The Mediterranean in 2027

The America’s Cup in Naples, the World Ski Championships and the 1000 Miglia centenary.

The Bay of Naples and Vesuvius · Photo: Christopher Pap de Pestény / Unsplash

2027

What is confirmed for 2027

The America’s Cup comes to Italy for the first time, the 1000 Miglia turns a hundred, and Formula 1 returns to Portugal. Checked 31 October 2026.

The 38th America’s CupNaples, Italy · spring and July
The oldest trophy in international sport comes to Italy for the first time, raced in the Bay of Naples. Challenger racing begins in the spring; the Match is scheduled to start on 10 July 2027 and to be decided by the weekend of 17 and 18 July.
Naples guide · Sailing regattas
FIS Alpine World Ski ChampionshipsCrans-Montana, Switzerland · February
The world championships of alpine skiing, in the Swiss Alps above the Rhône valley.
Crans-Montana guide
The 1000 Miglia centenaryBrescia, Italy · late May
Classic cars retrace the great Brescia–Rome–Brescia road race of 1927 to 1957; in its centenary year it returns to the original 1927 route. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗︎
The events calendar
The Portuguese Grand PrixPortimão, Portugal
Formula 1 returns to the Algarve circuit for 2027 and 2028. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗︎
Formula 1 in Europe
Évora, European Capital of CultureAlentejo, Portugal · all year
The walled city of the Alentejo, a World Heritage Site, is a European Capital of Culture for 2027.
Portugal guide
New nonstop flightsFrom the United States · from spring
New routes for summer 2027 include United to Olbia, Catania, Ibiza, Valencia, Marseille and Ljubljana, American to Nice and Porto, Alaska Airlines to Athens and Delta from Boston to Venice.
Nonstop flights from the USA

Other years

The years ahead

Events by yearAll the years, 2027 to 2040.
2028Two hundred and fifty years of La Scala, and Formula 1 in Portugal.
2029A hundred years of the Monaco Grand Prix.
2030The FIFA World Cup in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, and the Winter Olympics in the French Alps.
2031Victoria, Gozo, a European Capital of Culture.
2032UEFA Euro 2032 in Italy and Türkiye, and a century of the Venice Film Festival.
2033The 2,000th anniversary of the Resurrection, in Rome and Jerusalem.
The events calendarThe great events that come round every year.

The Mediterranean Season Letter

Where to be, every season

Four letters a year, one for each season: the Mediterranean from spring to autumn, and Beyond the Mediterranean, into the Alps, in winter. The one best hotel to book, and the events worth crossing a sea for.