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• Local Communities Showcasing Art Together
  The Yard Gallery of Kaunas is a fascinating and innovative event that was created from scratch. The festival space reuses derelict and neglected inner courtyard space in the city center by transforming the yard into an open air gallery. Moreover, the walls of the gallery are painted with the portraits of the old residents of the now neglected space, providing a historic link to the culture and the roots of the community. Kaunas is showing that urban space, even when it is not being used can provide a use for the tourism of the city. Creative cultural innovations provide an alternative use of space and enable derelict urban space to be given new life. 67 Find out more at: https://visit.kaunas.lt/en/see-and-do/sights/museums-and-galleries/gallery/yard-gallery/
• Public Light Weeks
  As part of a local tradition, the “Essen Light Weeks” have been a recurring theme for the city since the late 1920s. Using light art which illuminates the city centre with light motifs every year from November to January, the festival welcomes around 66 400 000 visitors each year and has become the second largest light art festival in Germany. Each year, around twenty international artists present sculptures, installations and 3D video mappings projected onto historical buildings, thus demonstrating the city’s rich heritage.   Find out more at: https://www.visitessen.de/essentourismus_tourismusinformation/sehenswuerdigkeiten_1/sehenswuerdigkeit_178813.en.jsp
• Street Art Walking Tour
  In the last few years, the city has been brought to life with vivid street art and murals, regenerating many old walls, industrial fixtures and streets that have lacked character. The Cork City Street Art walking tour offered to domestic and foreign visitors is available as an interactive map through the Cork City Council website. This tour showcases a selection of the wonderful street art in Cork city centre, focusing on the electrical-box art which was created by volunteers from the People’s Republic of Cork (PROC) and Mad About Cork. Many art works depict messages of welcome to visitors from different countries in their own languages.  Find out more at: https://www.corkcity.ie/en/things-to-do/attractions/ardu-murals/   http://arducork.ie
• Kirk Gallery and Street Art
  The Kirk Gallery in Aalborg features international contemporary art. The showcased artists are all selected to bridge the gap between fine art and urban contemporary styles. Launched in 2014, the gallery aims to bring art out in the open and into the streets, adding beautiful art to the everyday lives of all citizens and not just to the few visiting the gallery. The project breaks away from a museum setting and makes street art of the highest calibre with fine art roots accessible to the public. This “Out in the Open” project has greatly helped provide access to art for the community and residents as well as demonstrate and innovative rethinking of the traditional gallery concept.   Find out more at: http://www.kirk-gallery.com/murals_798.html
• Dokk1 Library
  Library lovers have a reason to is it Denmark: the DOKK1 at the Aarhus harbour was crowned the best public library in the world 2016 by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). The futuristic building opened in June 2015 as part of the transformation of the industrial port environment into a new and lively city environment. The city’s new central library is the largest public library in Scandinavia. It has books and workspaces like most public libraries but services other functions for the community by housing meetings, performances, art installations and places for kids to play.  Find out more at: https://www.dokk1.dk/english/about-dokk1
• Seville “Creative City of Music” by UNESCO
  Seville’s history and cultural heritage is tightly interwoven with the music at the very heart of its cultural identity as a city. Much to the delight of tourists and residents, this has resulted in Seville playing an active and creative role in shaping the future of this musical tradition. The city showcases its cultural heritage of music is a variety of different formats demonstrating that it is multidimensional in its creative use of history and tradition to shape the future of the city’s identity. As a creative city of music, Seville envisions a future where it is able to Find out more at: https://citiesofmusic.net/city/seville/ 63
• Taranto Regeneration Urban and Street
  Also known as T.R.U.St., the Taranto Regeneration Urban and Street project is transforming the city into an open air museum. Through the power of street art, T.R.U.St is a permanent festival of urban art, which aims to promote contemporary arts and to requalify, enhance and develop new forms of art and communication applicable in an urban context. T.R.U.St aims to transform Taranto into a museum with free access - site-specific and community-specific, oriented to perceive and respect the spirit of the places and the community: artistic workshops for children, exhibitions, meetings with citizens, musical concerts, alongside the works and activities of the international artists who make up the future line-ups of the festival. Find out more at: http://www.progettotrust.it/ 62
• The European Region of Gastronomy
  The Aarhus region is a gastronomic powerhouse that celebrates fresh, local ingredients, home-made specialties and good taste. Passionate chefs and enthusiasts in agriculture and fishing have together developed a food culture with a focus on quality and food experiences that pamper both the taste buds and the soul. In recognition of its great efforts, the Aarhus- region in 2017 was awarded the permanent, honorary title of European Region of Gastronomy. In restaurants, restaurants and cafés throughout the city, you can taste, enjoy and experience exciting dishes with organic and sustainable ingredients. And here's something for everyone, whether you're for casual ‘fine dining’ at a Michelin-starred restaurant, a cosy dinner at a local inn, delicious open sandwiches or casual street food at communal, long tables. 60 Find out more at: https://www.europeanregionofgastronomy.org
• SASMob
  For its Smart Alliance for Sustainable Mobility proposal, Szeged has received funding from the Urban Innovative Actions Programme within Mobility Theme in 2018. SASMob is based on two interconnected pillars: Employers’ mobility pledges coupled with a data driven intelligent transport system. The SASMob project aims to tackle congestion, poor air quality and noise exposure by building a data-driven intelligent transport system based on a structured multi-governance model with both public and private companies and transport providers. The mobility pledges have adapted a successful practice by creating cooperation agreements between the urban authority and local employers in order to change institutional working arrangements and influence individual behaviour. The used sensor is unique in Europe: It analyses camera images of passing vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians and it analyses WiFi signals from smart phones. Connecting these two types of data helps to provide a full picture of mobility in the city. Besides SASMob, the city and its partners are participating in different mobility related research and action projects including Low-Carb and SUMI. Find out more at: http://sasmob-szeged.eu/en/ https://uia-initiative.eu/en/uia-cities/szeged
• The Fairy Tale Castle, in a thematic park
  The Fairy Tale Castle is one of the thematic areas in Sazova Science Culture and Art Park, that is one of Eskisehir’s thematic parks. Activities with the robotic legendary heroes are offered to visitors, in order to enable children to grow up as individuals. They can also express themselves through interactive games, that will allow them to get to know life, people, and to develop problem solving and creative thinking skills by using fairy tales, creative drama and current education methods.   Find out more at: https://www.eskisehir.bel.tr/sayfalar.php?sayfalar_id=57
• Digital Art Experiences
  has some great examples of visitor attractions that have embraced the digital world and enhanced the visitor experience through online resources and tools for digital art experiences. For instance, Crawford Art Gallery houses a collection of over 3,000 works, ranging from 18 century Irish and European painting and sculpture, through to contemporary video installations. The museum’s building dates back to 1724, welcomes over 250,000 visitors a year and is free to enter. Its tours and outreach programmes take place not only in the gallery but on the streets, in schools, in health settings and in a range of community venues. During the pandemic and the gallery’s closure, the Crawford Gallery created a 3D tour online, allowing visitors to explore each floor, one-by-one from the comfort of their own homes. Their online resources include some focused activities for children, including the ‘Colour our Collection’ programme and the ‘Talking Pictures’ section of the website, both of which allowed children to engage with, and learn more about, the gallery’s artworks remotely.  Find out more at: https://crawfordartgallery.ie   https://libguides.ucc.ie/blog/Special-Collections-and-Archives-Launches-its-First-Colouring-Book
• The Realization of the Taranto Ecosystem Platform
  The Taranto Ecosystem Platform is an initiative of the municipality of Taranto that is included under the project "Taranto 2030: Taranto Ecosystem - Economic, ecological and energy transition strategy". The initiative aims to create a digital service platform through which information can be created, shared, and processed to improve the overall quality of life for residents, tourist, and businesses. The platform offers a wide range of services that enable the municipality to better plan ahead while maintaining steady dialogue with all stakeholders involved. Throughout the city, various cultural places have been identified to become “smart spaces” and will facilitate the interaction of the tourist by providing contextual multimedia information for a broad and correct use of the tourist resource. Thanks to these interactions, the Platform will acquire information that may be useful to the administrators of tourism resources for an improvement of the territorial tourist offer. This information will be acquired and distributed in a selective and controlled manner among the categories of users of the system through the Platform. 53 Find out more at : https://www.comune.taranto.it/news-in-evidenza/1531-transizione-ecologica-economica-ed-energetica-per-far-diventare-taranto-una-citta-resiliente-entro-il-2030
• Gijón Smart Cities Knowledge Chair
  The Gijón Smart Cities Knowledge Chair promotes the development of technologies and infrastructures that guarantee an improvement in the quality of life for residents, an efficient and sustainable use of resources, and active citizen 50 participation. Initiatives are then implemented in different areas such as smart grids, sustainable buildings, information processing and management, and efficient mobility. The Gijón DemoLab space, is a part of this Chair, where companies can test the compatibility of their IoT technology with the city’s network. All of this belongs to the “Integrated City Hall-City Management” project, where an IoT neutral communications network is being deployed, which includes communication and control points in the public lighting network, establishing a 6LowPAN mesh network, an IoT network management system and platform. Find out more at: https://gijondemolab.es/
• CONNECTED ESSEN
  Via CONNECTED.ESSEN, the city has aimed for various projects in seven fields of action such as smart economy, science and research, smart education, smart environment, smart mobility and infrastructure, smart health, smart services, smart living and neighborhoods. One of the projects that will also benefit the tourism sector is the establishment of areawide high-speed internet by 2025.   Find out more at: https://unsere-smartcity-essen.de/
• World Heritage App and Portal
  The Seville World Heritage app allows tourist and residents alike to experience the world heritage sites in Seville in a digital and barrier free environment. The app offers rich descriptions of the world heritage site, the types of architecture and the historical context of all 187 patrimonial elements of the site and it’s 8 surrounding districts. In doing so the city is transporting its historic heritage into a digital space that enables greater access to the information and a virtual space for cultural communication to transpire. Find out more at: http://sig.urbanismosevilla.org/Sevilla_Patrimonio_Mundial/index.html?lang=en
• Green transport via Lublin City Bike and canoe trips
  Lublin follows global trends by implementing environment-friendly measures such as green transport. Several shared mobility systems operate in the city. For locals and for tourists alike, the Lublin City Bike is offered which is served by a network of bicycle paths besides electric scooters. Many of Lublin’s city guides offers sightseeing tours by bike – either own or rented. Additionally, people have the chance to visit Lublin from a different perspective by using canoeing trips along the Bystrzyca River. Find out more at: https://loginlublin.pl/en/lublin-city-bike-lrm/ https://lublininfo.com/en/discover-lublin/canoes-lublin/
• Cycle Path Network via ESSEN.Erfahren App
  Over the years, the city has extended its cycle path network of more than 300km. By implementing two-thirds of the routes as footpaths and cycle paths, the city has put an emphasis on safety and prioritizing cyclists. While Essen has transformed former routes of the colliery railways into new cycle paths, it has also helped cyclists keep track of the wide range of offers such as tour tips, bike shops and rental stations, e-bike charging stations as well as restaurants via the app ESSEN.Erfahren. Find out more at: https://www.essen.de/leben/mobilitaet/radfahren_1/radfahren_in_essen__.de.jsp
• Sustainable Transports via share scheme
  To make the city more attractive, Cork strives to reduce dependency on private cars while increasing the appeal of sustainable transport options. Thus, the city of Cork has introduced a bike share scheme that is a cheap and environmentally friendly way to get around town. 36 bike stations throughout the city are offering 330 bikes for hire and cycling has risen faster than any other transport mode in Cork over the last decade. Additionally, there is an ambition to grow the cycle lane infrastructure to 350km of primary/secondary cycling routes along with the development of multiple Greenways linking the city to the countryside and harbour. These lanes and Greenways give locals and visitors a real alternative to driving and are complemented by a map of Cork’s best cycling routes. Launched in 2019, the map gives locals and visitors a source of inspiration and highlights the 8 Greenway routes that are ideal for a stress-free commute and offer perfect itineraries for the entire family. 40 Find out more at: https://www.corkcity.ie/en/council-services/services/roads-and-traffic-management/coca-cola-zero-bike-scheme/   https://corkcyclingcampaign.com/projects-campaigns/extended-bike-scheme/
• Green Belt Project
  The Green Belt Project was born with the aim to increase the number of green areas and improve the air quality through the creation of a green belt that will embrace the city and make the environment healthier and the city center more livable. In particular, the Project envisages the planting of one million new trees, the redevelopment of large urban parks, the enhancement of natural ecosystems and the reclamation of polluting territories. The intervention aims to: Enhance and increase the supply of green areas; Mitigate the impact of pollutants in the various districts of the city and in those most exposed; Create a network of green areas equipped for the system of sports facilities for the XX Mediterranean Games. The function of the Green Belt is also linked to the enhancement of the scenic beauty of the Taranto area, the use of the coast in terms of sustainable tourism and the creation of territorial facilities related to holding events and large outdoor events Green Belt will constitute a real "connective ecological infrastructure", not only physical but also social. The project was launched at the end of 2021 with the planting of the first 6,000 trees which, on average, can absorb about 90 tons of carbon dioxide per year. Once the project is completed, the Green Belt will be able to absorb an average of 15,000 tons of CO2 per year. 36 Find out more at:https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_7800
• Greening of buildings and spaces
  The city endorses the installation of green walls on windowless and balcony-free facades of about 20 panel blocks. They will be adapted depending on the tastes and objectives of the municipality and local residents. Proposing the greening of one of the central buildings will serve as a communication message to the world and to the residents about Szeged's commitment to a climate-conscious future. Additionally, the construction of extensive green roofs on the roofs of 30 prefabricated buildings has been foreseen (about 150 staircases). This could prove to be very effective: it would reduce the energy consumption of the building for heating and cooling purposes and create a more pleasant indoor climate. Green roofs will also help to reduce the heating and cooling energy demand of a building by 8-45% per year – depending on the existing insulation. Find out more at: https://www.gbig.org/places/65044 https://www.themayor.eu/en/a/view/szeged-wants-to-become-the-greenest-city-of-hungary-2836
• Egholm Eco-Island
  Within 5 mins from the city center of Aalborg, visitors can reach Egholm eco-island which covers over 605 hectares of natural beauty. The Island has ongoing initiatives concerning conservation, getting a better understanding of the local fauna and flora as well as aiding the local agricultural transition. Here it will be possible for locals and visitors to buy sustainable agricultural products that have been locally sourced and cultivated on the island.   Find out more at: https://www.enjoynordjylland.com/north-jutland/plan-your-trip/egholm-gdk596256
• "Close to the City, Close to the Heart / Around Zagreb" Campaign
  Zagreb’s popular picnic spot, Medvednica Nature Park, has had a sustainable tourism certificate (European Charter for Sustainable Tourism – ECST, EUROPARC) since 2014. Nature Park Medvednica, the public institution operating the protected area, implemented the Central Europe Eco-Tourism: tools for nature protection (CEETO) project, developing common tools for sustainable management of protected areas, and tools for the sustainable use of natural resources in relation to tourism activities (car counters, video cameras, surveys of visitor structure and habits). The dedicated promotional campaign “Close to the city, close to the heart / Around Zagreb” was launched to promote Zagreb and the wider area, with a focus on outdoor activities, health, safety, sustainability and compatibility with the local offering. Find out more at: https://ceeto-network.eu/ https://www.aroundzagreb.hr/?lang=hr 32
• LIFE WATERCOOL
  The climate in Seville and southern Spain can get extremely hot and as a result of climate change the average temperature is expected to rise by 4.5 degrees. In order to tackle the increased demand on water resources, Seville has developed the WATERCOOL project which aims to develop and test innovative solutions to combatting these rising temperatures. The objectives of the project are to develop a grid based water management system, improve urban climate by decreasing the average temperatures, develop new tools for collaborative management, engage new cities and citizens to increase participation in the project, and to create a framework for integrating all stakeholders. Find out more at: https://lifewatercool.com/en/
• Chroma Light Show
  Polychromes found on the portals of Notre-Dame d'Amiens cathedral during restoration work reveal the use of bright colours on all sculptures from the 13th century onwards. This revelation led to the creation of the ‘CHROMA’ light show. Through the magic of light, CHROMA is an invitation to step back in time, to immerse oneself in a world close to that of medieval pilgrims. With over 1,200,000 spectators since 2017, the show has enabled Amiens to broaden its audiences and strengthen the appeal of its territory by showcasing its remarkable heritage. 51 Find out more via: https://www.visit-amiens.com/chroma-colourful-show-lights-notre-dame
• Dublin city culture company
  Dublin was one of the first European Cities to set up a dedicated Culture Company to help drive cultural participation in the city. Dublin City Council Culture Company runs cultural initiatives and buildings across the city with and for, the people of Dublin. They collaborate with people, communities, cultural organisations, businesses and Dublin City Council to embed cultural experiences and increase cultural participation throughout Dublin. Dublin City Council Culture Company was incorporated in March 2018. Its vision is for a Dublin where culture connects everyone and everything. Their mission is to connect people through culture and conversation to ignite imaginations and experiences. Since its inception in 2018 the Culture Company has run hundreds of cultural workshops. Find out more via: https://www.dublincitycouncilculturecompany.ie