The Mediterranean in 2030

The FIFA World Cup in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, and the Winter Olympics in the French Alps.

Barcelona from Park Güell · Photo: Taisia Karaseva / Unsplash

2030

What is confirmed for 2030

A year of world sport around the western Mediterranean. Checked 31 October 2026.

The FIFA World CupSpain, Portugal and Morocco · June and July
The centenary World Cup is shared by Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with three opening matches in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay to mark a hundred years since the first World Cup in Montevideo in 1930.
Spain · Portugal · Morocco
The Winter Olympic GamesThe French Alps · February
The 2030 Winter Olympics are awarded to the French Alps, with the ice events on the Riviera in Nice.
The French Alps · Nice
Larnaca, European Capital of CultureCyprus · all year
Larnaca is Cyprus’s European Capital of Culture for 2030.
Cyprus guide

Other years

The years ahead

Events by yearAll the years, 2027 to 2040.
2027The America’s Cup in Naples, the World Ski Championships and the 1000 Miglia centenary.
2028Two hundred and fifty years of La Scala, and Formula 1 in Portugal.
2029A hundred years of the Monaco Grand Prix.
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.