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<\/p>\nLl\u00edria is currently savouring one of the sweetest stages of its rich multicultural history. The city that we all associate with a \u201cSymphony of Cultures\u201d for its brilliant Iberian, Roman, Arab and medieval past, and wrapped in the best chords of its prestigious bands, was recognized on October 31 by UNESCO as \u201cCreative City of Music\u201d. The capital of Camp de T\u00faria proudly and responsibly assumed thereby the mission of raising the flag of Valencian music in the presence of the most important educational and cultural organization on the planet.<\/p>\n
This year, the Edetanian city has earned the affection, respect and admiration of large cities from the five continents, with which it shares an ambitious common project, that is, to promote culture as the best way of local development through education and international cooperation and under the principles of sustainability, solidarity and equality defended by the 2030 Agenda.<\/p>\n
The arrival of Ll\u00edria to this Network has by no means gone unnoticed, despite being one of the least populated cities among the 247 members. In September, the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, set Ll\u00edria as a world example in her opening speech at the III Meeting of Creative Cities held in Beijing.<\/p>\n
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Azoulay wished to recognize the solidarity effort of the city at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic: \u201cThe resilience and solidarity of our network were left for us to see in action in the city of Ll\u00edria (Spain), UNESCO Creative City of Music, a fact that invited its professional and amateur musicians to offer a concert from their balconies and served as an example for other cities\u201d.<\/p>\n
The UNESCO president meant the international initiative “Windows of Music and Hope”, which was promoted from Ll\u00edria to unite the peoples through Beethoven\u2019s music during the worst moments of the health crisis.<\/p>\n
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Significant international impact<\/strong><\/p>\n This action was widely reflected at the time on the official UNESCO website and its social networks, reaching visibility of about five million people worldwide. And it has not been the only Edetanian initiative that UNESCO has valued throughout this year.<\/p>\n At the beginning of June, as soon as the health authorities allowed it, Ll\u00edria was a pioneer by promoting a multi-artistic streaming show, in collaboration with Bogot\u00e1 and Leiria, also Creative Cities of Music: \u201cThe awakening of the Arts\u201d. This event was organized by the Ll\u00edria City Council, with the impulse of Turisme Comunitat Valenciana and the Institut Valenci\u00e0 de Cultura. It took place on June 6 in front of the Esgl\u00e8sia de la Sang and was a tribute to all the victims and those affected by the first wave of the pandemic after the end of the national mourning decreed in Spain. In the same way, it served to enhance the value of culture in times of crisis, connecting music, film, dance, theatre and design with historical heritage in an innovative show that can still be seen on the municipal YouTube channel.<\/p>\n