Located in Västergötland Province, Vara is twinned with six European cities and in 2012 it signed a friendship agreement with the Chinese city of Huangshan. The co-operation with its twinned cities consists of exchanges in the fields of trade, environment, culture, education, social insurance, public health, administration and human resources. The schools of Vara have contact with other schools in 11 different countries. In 2014, the city celebrated its 13th Europe Day and was awarded the "Friendship city for exchanges and co-operation with China" prize.
Avenue de l'Europe
