Nice, already a candidate in 2013, is embarking on the race to be European capital of culture in 2028, mayor LR Christian Estrosi said on Thursday. "
We have made culture a priority of the mandate
", assures Christian Estrosi, who has just started his third mandate, in an interview published in a local edition of
Point,
extolling in particular the "
richness
" of the heritage of his city. Bourges, Rouen, Clermont-Ferrand and Saint-Denis are already in line to be European capital of culture, as Marseille had been in 2013 or Lille in 2004. Nice is already a candidate for inclusion on the heritage list. world of Unesco and Christian Estrosi assures the weekly that this dossier examined on July 20 has "
every chance of being selected
”.
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To support Nice's candidacy for the title of European Capital of Culture, also mentioned in
Nice-Matin on
Thursday, the elected official quotes in
Le Point
an investment plan of more than 100 million euros over five years: “
It includes a plan for the renovation of our museums, the development of three new performance halls in remarkable heritage elements, the transformation of 109 into a third place, the renovation of the Opera, the relaunch of the studios of the Victorine, but also the implementation of education in the various arts in the city's 160 schools
”.
Asked about the need to build a new exhibition and convention center, Christian Estrosi assures us that the Covid-19 crisis has not made the project obsolete.
“
The tourism of the world before is mass tourism from which we have already moved away before the Covid.
Tourism focused on culture, the environment and major international events, is tourism after,
”he explains.
Christian Estrosi has planned the controversial demolition in 2022 of the Acropolis Palace and the National Theater in Nice to create a wooded park in the city center.
Nice is also targeting chic tourism with around 2,000 high-end hotel rooms in four- and five-star establishments under construction in the city and its surroundings.