The ECoC evidence base
Forty years of European Capitals of Culture in their own words: what cities promised, what they did, and what the evaluations found.
documents
cities
evaluations
bid books
title years covered
180 documents on Bid books
Maribor 2030
Maribor · 2030
Larnaka 2030
Larnaka · 2030
Leuven 2030
Leuven · 2030
Kiruna 2029 — Final selection
Kiruna · 2029
Lublin 2029
Lublin · 2029
Bielsko-Biała 2029
Bielsko-Biała · 2029
Katowice 2029
Katowice · 2029
Skopje 2028 — Final selection
Skopje · 2028
Bourges 2028 — Final selection
Bourges · 2028
Bourges 2028 — Pre-selection
Rouen 2028 — Pre-selection
Rouen · 2028
Rouen 2028 — Final selection
Broumov 2028 — Pre-selection
Broumov · 2028
Broumov 2028 — Final selection
Brno 2028
Brno · 2028
České Budějovice (Budweis) 2028
České Budějovice (Budweis) · 2028
Évora 2027 — Final selection
Évora · 2027
Liepāja 2027 — Final selection
Liepāja · 2027
Évora 2027 — Pre-selection
Faro 2027
Faro · 2027
Trnava 2026 — Pre-selection
Trnava · 2026
Trenčín 2026
Trenčín · 2026
Tampere 2026 — Pre-selection
Tampere · 2026
Tampere 2026 — Final selection
Oulu 2026
Oulu · 2026
Martin 2026 — Pre-selection
Martin · 2026
Žilina 2026 — Pre-selection
Žilina · 2026
Savonlinna 2026 — Pre-selection
Savonlinna · 2026
Banská Bystrica 2026 — Pre-selection
Banská Bystrica · 2026
Nitra 2026 — Pre-selection
Nitra · 2026
Alba Iulia 2026
Alba Iulia · 2026
Hlohovec 2026 — Pre-selection
Hlohovec · 2026
Hannover 2025 — Final selection
Hannover · 2025
Zittau 2025 — Pre-selection
Zittau · 2025
Ptuj 2025 — Pre-selection
Ptuj · 2025
Ptuj 2025 — Final selection
Piran 2025 — Final selection
Piran · 2025
Nürnberg 2025 — Pre-selection
Nürnberg · 2025
Nürnberg 2025 — Final selection
Nova Gorica 2025
Nova Gorica · 2025
Magdeburg 2025 — Final selection
Magdeburg · 2025
Ljubljana 2025 — Pre-selection
Ljubljana · 2025
Ljubljana 2025 — Final selection
Lendava 2025 — Pre-selection
Lendava · 2025
Hildesheim 2025 — Pre-selection
Hildesheim · 2025
Hildesheim 2025 — Final selection
Hannover 2025 — Pre-selection
Gera 2025 — Pre-selection
Gera · 2025
Dresden 2025 — Pre-selection
Dresden · 2025
Chemnitz 2025
Chemnitz · 2025
Kranj 2025 — Pre-selection
Kranj · 2025
Magdeburg 2025 — Pre-selection
Piran 2025 — Pre-selection
Vaslui 2025
Vaslui · 2025
Bodø 2024 — Pre-selection
Bodø · 2024
Tartu 2024
Tartu · 2024
St. Pölten 2024 — Final selection
St. Pölten · 2024
Narva 2024 — Final selection
Narva · 2024
Banja Luka 2024 — Final selection
Banja Luka · 2024
Bad Ischl / Salzkammergut 2024
Bad Ischl / Salzkammergut · 2024
Srebrenica 2024 — Pre-selection
Srebrenica · 2024
Bodø 2024
Dornbirn 2024 — Final selection
Dornbirn · 2024
St. Pölten 2024 — Pre-selection
Narva 2024 — Pre-selection
Banja Luka 2024 — Pre-selection
Kuressaare 2024 — Pre-selection
Kuressaare · 2024
Ploiești 2024
Ploiești · 2024
Tirana 2024 — Pre-selection
Tirana · 2024
Leeds 2023 — Pre-selection
Leeds · 2023
Debrecen 2023
Debrecen · 2023
Plungé 2022 — Pre-selection
Plungé · 2022
Klaipėda 2022 — Final selection
Klaipėda · 2022
Kaunas 2022
Kaunas · 2022
Klaipėda 2022 — Pre-selection
Jonava 2022 — Pre-selection
Jonava · 2022
Esch-sur-Alzette 2022
Esch-sur-Alzette · 2022
Constanța 2022
Constanța · 2022
Rokiškis 2022 — Pre-selection
Rokiškis · 2022
Novi Sad 2021
Novi Sad · 2021
Herceg Novi 2021 — Final selection
Herceg Novi · 2021
Timișoara 2021
Timișoara · 2021
Salamis (Salamina) 2021 — Pre-selection
Salamis (Salamina) · 2021
Rhodes 2021 — Final selection
Rhodes · 2021
Piraeus 2021 — Pre-selection
Piraeus · 2021
Messolonghi 2021 — Pre-selection
Messolonghi · 2021
Larissa 2021 — Pre-selection
Larissa · 2021
Iași 2021
Iași · 2021
Corfu 2021 — Pre-selection
Corfu · 2021
Delphi 2021 — Pre-selection
Delphi · 2021
Volos 2021 — Pre-selection
Volos · 2021
Tripolis 2021 — Pre-selection
Tripolis · 2021
Lesvos (Mytilini) 2021 — Pre-selection
Lesvos (Mytilini) · 2021
Ioannina 2021 — Pre-selection
Ioannina · 2021
Herceg Novi 2021 — Pre-selection
Kalamata 2021 — Final selection
Kalamata · 2021
Cluj-Napoca 2021
Cluj-Napoca · 2021
Elefsina (Eleusis) 2021
Elefsina (Eleusis) · 2021
Samos 2021 — Pre-selection
Samos · 2021
Târgu-Jiu 2021
Târgu-Jiu · 2021
Bacău 2021
Bacău · 2021
Baia Mare 2021
Baia Mare · 2021
Varaždin 2020 — Pre-selection
Varaždin · 2020
Zagreb 2020 — Pre-selection
Zagreb · 2020
Three Sisters 2020 — Final selection
Three Sisters · 2020
Split 2020 — Pre-selection
Split · 2020
Rijeka 2020
Rijeka · 2020
Pula 2020 — Pre-selection
Pula · 2020
Pula 2020 — Final selection
Limerick 2020 — Pre-selection
Limerick · 2020
Limerick 2020 — Final selection
Dubrovnik 2020 — Final selection
Dubrovnik · 2020
Osijek 2020 — Pre-selection
Osijek · 2020
Dublin 2020 — Pre-selection
Dublin · 2020
Zadar 2020 — Pre-selection
Zadar · 2020
Galway 2020
Galway · 2020
Three Sisters 2020 — Pre-selection
Osijek 2020 — Final selection
Venezia & Nordest 2019 — Pre-selection
Venezia & Nordest · 2019
Veliko Tarnovo 2019 — Final selection
Veliko Tarnovo · 2019
Sofia 2019 — Pre-selection
Sofia · 2019
Sofia 2019 — Final selection
Siena 2019 — Pre-selection
Siena · 2019
Siena 2019 — Final selection
Shumen 2019 — Pre-selection
Shumen · 2019
Ruse 2019 — Pre-selection
Ruse · 2019
Ravenna 2019 — Pre-selection
Ravenna · 2019
Ravenna 2019 — Final selection
Perugia 2019 — Pre-selection
Perugia · 2019
Perugia 2019 — Final selection
Plovdiv 2019
Plovdiv · 2019
Matera 2019
Matera · 2019
Lecce 2019 — Pre-selection
Lecce · 2019
Bergamo 2019 — Pre-selection
Bergamo · 2019
Lecce 2019 — Final selection
Mantova 2019 — Pre-selection
Mantova · 2019
Burgas 2019 — Pre-selection
Burgas · 2019
Varna 2019 — Final selection
Varna · 2019
Varna 2019 — Pre-selection
Cagliari 2019 — Final selection
Cagliari · 2019
Palermo 2019 — Pre-selection
Palermo · 2019
Caserta 2019 — Pre-selection
Caserta · 2019
Reggio Calabria 2019 — Pre-selection
Reggio Calabria · 2019
Urbino 2019 — Pre-selection
Urbino · 2019
Veliko Tarnovo 2019 — Pre-selection
Cagliari 2019 — Pre-selection
L'Aquila 2019 — Pre-selection
L'Aquila · 2019
Aosta 2019 — Pre-selection
Aosta · 2019
Siracusa & South-East 2019 — Pre-selection
Siracusa & South-East · 2019
Pisa 2019 — Pre-selection
Pisa · 2019
Gabrovo 2019 — Pre-selection
Gabrovo · 2019
Grosseto-Maremma 2019 — Pre-selection
Grosseto-Maremma · 2019
Cilento 2019 — Pre-selection
Cilento · 2019
Erice 2019 — Pre-selection
Erice · 2019
Eindhoven 2018 candidacy — application, part 1
2018
Eindhoven 2018 candidacy — application, part 2
Utrecht 2018 — Pre-selection
Utrecht · 2018
The Hague 2018 — Pre-selection
The Hague · 2018
Eindhoven 2018 — Pre-selection
Eindhoven · 2018
Leeuwarden 2018
Leeuwarden · 2018
Maastricht 2018 — Final selection
Maastricht · 2018
Valletta 2018
Valletta · 2018
Eindhoven 2018 — Final selection
Paphos 2017
Paphos · 2017
Córdoba 2016 — Pre-selection
Córdoba · 2016
Burgos 2016 — Final selection
Burgos · 2016
Donostia-San Sebastián 2016
Donostia-San Sebastián · 2016
Córdoba 2016 — Final selection
Plzeň (Pilsen) 2015
Plzeň (Pilsen) · 2015
Mons 2015
Mons · 2015
Riga 2014
Riga · 2014
Lund 2014 — Final selection
Lund · 2014
Marseille 2013
Marseille · 2013
Guimarães 2012
Guimarães · 2012
Tallinn 2011
Tallinn · 2011
Turku 2011
Turku · 2011
Essen / Ruhr 2010
Essen / Ruhr · 2010
Pécs 2010
Pécs · 2010
Linz 2009
Linz · 2009
Liverpool 2008
Liverpool · 2008
