A Borderless Celebration: Nova Gorica and Gorizia Open the European Capital of Culture

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Artists of all kinds and thousands of visitors to Bevko Square ensured the noisy opening of the European Capital of Culture of the two Gorices. Finally, not only in Ljubljana, many performers were united.

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You may not know these two cities, but Nova Gorica in Slovenia and Gorizia in Italy are this year named European Capitals of Culture 2025. These two cities, which, in the time of the Habsburgs, were one, are back on the path of unity for this event created 40 years ago by the European Union.

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Nova Gorica and Gorica will join forces today, on the occasion of the Slovenian cultural holiday, with a celebration and the official start of an artistic program.

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A Borderless Celebration: Nova Gorica and Gorizia Open the European Capital of Culture

NOVA GORICA, Slovenia, Feb. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At Europe Square, the symbolic heart of both cities, the European Capital of Culture will be officially inaugurated. As night falls, the spotlight will move to the open-air stage in front of Nova Gorica's municipal building, where an unforgettable cultural spectacle will take place. More about the official opening Over the coming months, GO! 2025 will bring a thousand unforgettable events …

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With an artistic spectacle, Nova Gorica and Gorizia become the European Capital of Culture

Nova Gorica – With an artistic spectacle in Nova Gorica, this year’s first cross-border European Capital of Culture (ECOC), connecting Slovenian Nova Gorica and Italian Gorizia, officially began on Saturday, the Slovenian cultural holiday. The artistic performances were woven around the 1990 Eurovision winner Insieme (Together) by Toto Cutugno and the Soča River as the scene of bloody battles in the First World War, which should never repeat. “N…

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With a ceremony at Nova Gorica Station Square, the Capital of Culture Year was officially opened on Saturday afternoon. Presidents of Slovenia and Italy stressed the historical importance of the joint project of the two neighbouring cities. "For the first time in history, the Capital of Culture brings together two cities, two countries and two peoples," said Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar. Nova Gorica and Gorizia take the title of Capital…