A bridge to the future. (bridge of Avignon in Paris, France)

Europe | December 1, 1997| | Copyright

A stands for Avignon, the city in the heart of Provence that heads the list of nine cultural capitals chosen to represent Europe in the year 2000. Nine muses picked to inspire the Old World at the start of a new millennium and launch it into the future with its multicultural flags flying.

Sharing the honors with Avignon in France are Bergen in Norway, Bologna in Italy, Brussels in Belgium, Helsinki in Finland, Krakow in Poland, Prague in the Czech Republic, Reykjavik in Iceland, and Santiago de Compostela in Spain. The European Commission deliberately selected some ...

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