"As the 2026 Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue (MCCD), Matera will be hosting a year-long farrago of artist residences, exhibitions, workshops, film screenings and live performances, exploring the theme of 'Terre Immerse', meaning 'immersed lands.' Immersive is exactly the adjective that will spring to mind for visitors as they gently succumb to the incomprehensible patchwork of streets and alleys in what is still a remote region of southern Italy."
"As Canada's oldest national park, Banff has long been renowned for its skiing. Almost too renowned, in fact. Not for the immense crowds (it can get busy, but this is no Aspen or Park City) but for the fact that the piste overshadows the equally beguiling joys of horseback riding, rock climbing, canoeing and hiking in the warmer months. Speckled with turquoise lakes, forested valleys and alpine-style meadows, a new way to explore the region is by a train route, launching in 2026, that connects Banff with Jasper National Park. Run by Rocky Mountaineer, the journey is available only betwee"
Seven wonders for 2026 highlight destinations offering history, culture and nature. Matera serves as the 2026 Mediterranean Capital of Culture and Dialogue with a year-long program of residences, exhibitions, workshops, film screenings and performances under the theme 'Terre Immerse' (immersed lands). Matera features Palaeolithic caves once inhabited until the 1950s, some converted into luxury hotels, along with winding stairways, vertiginous gorges, rock-strewn ravines and Baroque palazzi. Banff National Park, Canada's oldest national park, pairs famed skiing with horseback riding, rock climbing, canoeing and hiking amid turquoise lakes, forested valleys and alpine meadows, and gains a new Rocky Mountaineer train connection to Jasper in 2026.
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