L'Aquila is the Italian Capital of Culture 2026. This was announced by the Minister of Culture, Gennaro Sangiuliano, during the proclamation ceremony held yesterday in Rome. The winning city, thanks in part to the state contribution of one million euros, will be able to enhance, for the period of one year, its original features and the factors that determine its cultural development, understood as an engine for the growth of the entire community. Commenting on the choice, Minister Sangiuliano said, "All the cities that participated in the competition should be Capitals of Culture, and personally I would like them all to be awarded for their beauty. Italy has great wealth and so many places that deserve a trip. I congratulate the city of L'Aquila, which will best represent our nation in 2026, and I fully welcome the idea of finding as of now, for the next call, the necessary resources to award all the finalist cities so that these projects will live on for a long time”.
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