
Kuressaare · Estonia · 2024
Source: Kuressaare 2024 — Pre-selection
Bid book (pre-selection). A city's first application for the title, judged by the selection panel to make the shortlist. Evidence of intent: what a city promised, not what it delivered.
Kuressaare, capital of Estonia's largest island Saaremaa, seeks the European Capital of Culture 2024 title to promote integrated regional development, strengthen community cooperation across the island and neighboring Baltic archipelagos, and establish itself as a cultural center