Discover the must-see cities for your 2025 travel plans, featuring Agrigento, Quito, and Bukhara, each offering unique cultural experiences, architectural marvels, and exciting events.
We’ve looked at which countries should be on your travel wish list for 2025, but it’s time to get a bit more specific and note which cities around the world are worth considering when you’re planning next year’s holidays. Inclusion can be due to a major global event such as Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, or simply the fact that a place, like Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, is one of those rare and amazing cities that no one much has got around to visiting.
Here are the picks of 2025, as named by experts: Agrigento is officially a city but, with just 60,000 citizens, feels more like a town. So what makes this community in south-western Sicily such a draw in 2025? It beat nine other Italian destinations to be named Italian Capital of Culture 2025. Its drawcard is the spectacular World Heritage-listed Valley of the Temples. The striking Doric temples that dominate the skyline convey Agrigento’s former importance: it was a leading city of the ancient Mediterranean world. The temples are also considered among the world’s most extraordinary representations of Doric architecture. And in a bid to polish up its image for next year, Agrigento recently banned the sale of Mafia-themed souvenirs. Ecuador’s high-altitude capital has long flown under the travel radar, despite its UNESCO World Heritage-listed old town being Latin America’s best preserved colonial city. Now the city’s embrace of contemporary architecture is beginning to generate buzz, particularly the eye-catching IQON and EPIQ towers. Getting around is easier than ever thanks to the brand-new metro system. Visitors usually head to this fabled Silk Road city to explore Bukhara’s ancient urban heart. This year there’s another attraction. The very first Bukhara Biennial will run for 10 weeks and celebrate local artists as well as big names such as Antony Gormley and Marina Simao. Recently-restored historic buildings will host the key event
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