Toledo steps on the accelerator to become European Capital of Culture in 2031

The city of Toledo is intensifying its work to obtain its designation in 2031 European Capital of Culturea dream that cities like Burgos, Granada, Cáceres, Jerez, Oviedo and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria also aspire to. The mayor of Toledo, Carlos Velázquezannounced this Tuesday that the second phase of the application under the nomination of “Strategic Design”, which provides for the creation of eleven tables work in which all those who feel or think they have something to say and to contribute will participate”, to establish a cultural strategy capable of making Toledo a cultural reference and which “generates quality visitors, because culture, obviously, generates and attracts quality tourism.

The tables, as the mayor explained, will be dedicated to the following objectives: cultural programming; infrastructure; cultural heritage; natural heritage; the cultural and creative industries and their professionals; tourist activity; social economy; business and entrepreneurship; population and citizenship; educational community; the third sector and social entities and health, well-being and physical activity.

In addition, a website for the capital was officially presented, www.toledoluzdeeuropa.com, which has a direct link from the Toledo City Hall page and where all the cultural programming of the entire city will be displayed “and which will also serve to clarify what these objectives, challenges and opportunities are for Toledo as a candidate and which we will also integrate.

“Light of Europe”

The objective, according to the mayor, is to place the city of Toledo at the top in cultural matters with the participation of all the city’s cultural agents. “Whatever happens, we are going to work to achieve it and this is the way to achieve it,” said Velázquez, who wants to “put culture in the place that a city like Toledo deserves,” a goal that is continued, In addition, this culture is deployed in all sectors of the City Hall and becomes the backbone “of a Toledo that we want in the future, a city project that we all share”.

Hence the “claim” used for this candidacy “Light of Europe”, “because we want Toledo to become the Light of Europe again thanks to culture, which we already were and we are convinced that we will be again.”