The City Council approved, by a specific resolution, the inclusion of the “National Arts Award – 20th Edition, L’Aquila 2026” into the official program for L’Aquila, Italian Capital of Culture 2026, accepting the project proposal put forward by the Academy…
The city of L’Aquila, the 2026 Italian Capital of Culture, took center stage at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale with Mayor Pierluigi Biondi’s participation in the event “Intelli_Gens Demopratica – Meeting of the Coordinators of Demopratic Projects,” promoted by Cittadellarte…
Following the huge success of the first edition, “L’Aquila Città di Montagna”—the event celebrating the capital of Abruzzo and its mountainous surroundings—returns to Piazza Duomo in L’Aquila from October 23 to 26. Discover everything that awaits you at “L’Aquila Città…
“Tourism operators and national and international buyers are paying close attention to L’Aquila and the event that will see it take center stage in a few months as the 2026 Italian Capital of Culture.” This is according to the Councilor…
L’Aquila, September 21, 2025 – The mayor of L’Aquila, Pierluigi Biondi, accepted the “Eccellenze culturali d’Italia” award today in Giardini Naxos, in the province of Messina. The award was presented to the city as part of Naxoslegge—the Festival of Storytelling,…
L’Aquila, September 4, 2025 – To promote the artistic and creative talents of the L’Aquila region and project them onto the international stage: this is the goal of the project “Ecosystem of Cultural and Creative Enterprises and Internationalization: Twinning with…
The City Council has approved the cultural project proposals contained in the dossier titled “L’Aquila: A Multiverse City,” which were selected by the oversight committee—which met for the first time on August 25—and will be funded through the one million…
Nearly 4,000 people visited the Info Points between July and August: visitors from all over Italy and abroad. All the shows and concerts are sold out. Data confirming L’Aquila as the ideal Italian Capital of Culture for 2026 L’Aquila, September…
As part of the 731st edition of the Perdonanza Celestiniana—a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2019—the traditional welcoming ceremony for delegations from L’Aquila’s sister cities took place this morning in the “Tullio De Rubeis” Council Chamber of Palazzo…
Another step forward toward 2026, the year in which L’Aquila will be the Italian Capital of Culture. The City Council has, in fact, approved the draft mandatory guidelines submitted by the Ministry of Culture, which set forth the procedures and…