Fribourg and Montreux have joined UNESCO's Creative Cities Network (CCN).
Fribourg was admitted in the "Gastronomy" category and Montreux in the "Music" category, their respective administrations announced on Thursday. This is the first time that Swiss cities have joined the CCN.
Both cities had to submit a four-year action plan to be accepted into the network. The action plan for Fribourg, which is famous for its tradition of the bénichon feast, "focuses on innovation in gastronomy", explained the city administration in a press release.
The main thrusts of the plan are to strengthen Fribourg as a place of innovation and research in the agri-food sector; to promote education and professional integration and reintegration through gastronomy; and to ensure that gastronomy continues to be a key marketing tool for the city, the document stated. ...