In the hope that COVID ’19 pandemic will be overcome by spring 2022, the 5th Changing Cities international conference will take place in Corfu Island, 20-25 June 2022. The conference is organized by the University of Thessaly, Lab of urban Morphology and Design, Department of Planning & Regional Development, Volos, Greece, in co-organisation with Ionian University, Department of History, Corfu Island, Greece.