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Italian Sea Capital 2027 candidacy competition

Overview

Several Italian municipalities are competing for the title of ‘Capitale italiana del mare 2027’ (Italian Sea Capital 2027).

Initial candidates included Trapani, which submitted its bid with support from the Port Authority of the Western Sicilian Sea and local commerce organizations to focus on logistics and the blue economy. Vico Equense also entered the competition, emphasizing sustainable tourism and environmental protection.

Agropoli and Bari have officially submitted their candidacies. Agropoli’s proposal, titled ‘Agropoli mare 2027 – Cinque rotte, un solo programma’, seeks to integrate environmental protection, culture, sports, and the blue economy, potentially leveraging synergies with America’s Cup regattas in nearby Naples. Bari’s bid, themed ‘Mare, capitale di Bari - Vivere la costa, connettere le rotte, custodire il futuro’, focuses on coastal regeneration and the city’s maritime economy, which supported approximately 18,000 jobs in 2024.

Castellabate has also joined the competition with its ‘Radici del Mare’ (Roots of the Sea) project. This initiative is built upon four pillars: marine environment and biodiversity, culture and maritime villages, underwater archaeology, and innovation and the blue economy. Mayor Marco Rizzo stated the project aims to create long-term public utility works and scientific interventions to transform coastal resources into drivers for sustainable development.

Entities

Castellabate · Fondazione UniVerde · Libero Consorzio Comunale di Trapani · EcoDigital · Venice

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 7 sources
    Castellabate bids for Italian Sea Capital 2027 title

    Castellabate has launched its ‘Radici del Mare’ project to bid for the title of Italian Sea Capital 2027, focusing on biodiversity, maritime culture, archaeology, and the blue economy.

  2. [CULTURE] 4 sources
    Agropoli and Bari bid for Italian Capital of the Sea 2027

    Agropoli and Bari have officially submitted their bids to be named the Italian Capital of the Sea in 2027, focusing on maritime economy, environmental protection, and coastal regeneration.

  3. [CULTURE] 15 sources
    Trapani and Vico Equense vie for Italian Sea Capital 2027 title

    Italian cities like Trapani and Vico Equense are competing for the 2027 Italian Sea Capital title, while the Lega Navale Italiana reports rising youth engagement in maritime culture.

Sources

battipaglia1929.it · borderline24.com · cilentano.it · dentrosalerno.it · egnews.it · goldelnapoli.it · holidaycoast.it · ilgiornaledisalerno.it · infocilento.it · informazionequotidiana.it · lacittadisalerno.it · lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it · latorre1905.it · lecodellitorale.it · metropolisweb.it · positanonews.it · puglialive.net · quotidianodibari.it · sardegnalive.net · tempostretto.it · trapanisi.it · unionesarda.it · unmondoditaliani.com · vetrinatv.it · we-news.com

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