Itinerarios culturales: News 2022
Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe: Season’s Greetings
On behalf of the Secretariat of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe (EPA) and the European Institute of Cultural Routes (EICR) Au nom du Secrétariat de l'Accord Partiel Elargi sur les Itinéraires culturels du Conseil de l'Europe (APE) et de...
European Parliament: The Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe (EPA) featured in Resolution on the “Implementation of the New European Agenda for Culture and the EU Strategy for International Cultural Relations”
On 14 December, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the implementation of the New European Agenda for Culture and the EU Strategy for International Cultural Relations (2022/2047(INI)), that assesses the successes and challenges of EU cultural policies within and outside the EU and...
Spain: Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe Programme at the UNWTO Meeting of Experts on Cultural Tourism
On 1-2 December, at the invitation of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Comunidad de Madrid, the Secretariat of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe joined a meeting of 18 experts from all around the world to debate the challenges and trends of cultural tourism. Mr. Ion...
European Commission: The EPA Secretariat discusses cooperation with the European Heritage Label in Brussels
On 29 November, a meeting between the European Heritage Label initiative of the DG.EAC, the Directorate-General of the European Commission responsible for EU policy on education, youth, sport and culture, and the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe took place at...
France: The Ministry of Culture makes a voluntary contribution to the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes
The Ministry of Culture of France has made a voluntary contribution of EUR 103 000 to the budget of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe (EPA) to further support the activities of the programme. The agreement was officialised on 23 November 2022 during a...
Strong growth among the Cultural Routes of the Council Europe networks in 2021: +400 new institutional network members (source: online Database)
The Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe Programme saw a remarkable growth in the number of new network members each year. In 2021, more than 400 new institutional joined the 48 Cultural Route of the Council of Europe networks. Up-to-date information for 2022 will soon be available. The...
EUR 10.3 Million of EU funding awarded to the Cultural Routes of the Council Europe during 2021
In 2021, the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe received a total extra-budgetary funding from the European Union of EUR 10.3 million to support of different project initiatives. In addition to their ordinary budgets, Cultural Routes secured additional funding, for the most part European...
Lebanon: The Minister of Tourism presents the “Wine Tourism Lebanon” Initiative with the participation of “Iter Vitis”, Cultural Route of the Council of Europe
On 17th November, “Wine Tourism in Lebanon” was launched within the framework of the cooperation agreement between the Lebanese Ministry of Tourism and 100%Liban at Mea Training Conference Center, Beirut, Lebanon. The event was co-organized by Lebanese Ministry of Tourism and 100%Liban, in...
Switzerland: The Federal Office of Culture makes a voluntary contribution to the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes
The Federal Office of Culture of Switzerland made a voluntary contribution of EUR 10,000 to the budget of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe (EPA) to further support the activities of the programme. The agreement was signed on 15 November by Mr. David...
Iron Age Danube Route : Certification ceremony held in Zagreb, Croatia
On 3 November, the Iron Age Danube Route was awarded the certificate as a “Cultural Route of the Council of Europe” at an award ceremony in Zagreb, Croatia. The Cultural Route gathers 30 members from 7 countries of the Danube region: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany,...
2023 Annual Advisory Forum: Preparatory visit to Łódź, Poland
On 25-27 October, Mr. Stefano DOMINIONI, Executive Secretary of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes (EPA) and Director, European Institute of Cultural Routes visited Łódź, Poland in preparation for the 12th Annual Advisory Forum on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe to be held...
Organisation of Ibero-American States (EPA Observer): Technical Conference of the Euro-Ibero-American Cultural Cooperation on Cultural Routes in Guadalupe, Spain
On 26-28 October, the 2nd meeting of the Euro-Ibero-American Cultural Cooperation, dedicated to the analysis of sustainability, cohesion and social inclusion in territories through Cultural Routes, took place in the Auditorium of the Royal Monastery of Guadalupe, Extremadura, Spain. The...
Czech Republic (EPA Observer): EPA Vice Chair meets with Members of the European Parliament and Representatives of the Cyril and Methodius Route in Strasbourg
A meeting between the EPA Governing Board, Czech Republic authorities and Cyril and Methodius Cultural Route (certified in 2021) representatives took place in Strasbourg, at the Council of Europe headquarters on 18 October. The meeting was held in the framework of the exhibition “Cultural Route...
11th Cultural Routes Annual Advisory Forum: 400 stakeholders, 100 speakers from across Europe met in Chania, Greece on 5-7 October
Photo descriptions from left to right, top to bottom: Photo 1: Ms. Lina MENDONI, Minister of Culture and Sports, Greece, Mr. Bjørn BERGE, Deputy Secretary General, Council of Europe, Ms. Olympia ANASTASOPOULOU, Secretary General for Tourism Policy and Development, Ministry of Tourism, Greece, Ms....
“Best Practice Awards” for 5 Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe at the 2022 Annual Advisory Forum in Chania, Greece
On 7 October, the Award Ceremony “Best Practices of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe” was celebrated in Chania (Crete), Greece. The ceremony took place in the framework of the closing ceremony of the 11th Cultural Routes Annual Advisory Forum, awarded by the EPA Governing Board and...
Certification Ceremony held during the Annual Advisory Forum in Chania, Greece: European Fairy Tale Route, Historic Cafés Route and Women Writers Route
On 5 October, the Certification Ceremony of the Historic Cafés Route, the European Fairy Tale Route and the Women Writers Route as “Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe” was celebrated in Chania (Crete), Greece. The ceremony took place in the framework of the opening of the 11th Cultural...
Albania, Lebanon and North Macedonia welcomed as new member States of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe at the 2022 Annual Advisory Forum in Chania, Greece
On 5 October, the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe welcomed Albania, Lebanon and North Macedonia as its three new member States who joined the Agreement in 2022 on the occasion of the 11th Cultural Routes Annual Advisory Forum held in Chania, Greece from 5 to...
European Route of Historic Thermal Towns: International Congress on Thermal Tourism in Ourense, Spain
Top photo, from left to right: Mr. Miguel MIRONES, President of ICTE and Spanish Spa Association; Mr. Thierry DUBOIS, President of ESPA European Spa Association ; Mr. Gonzalo PÉREZ JÁCOME, Mayor of Ourense; Mr. Alfonso RUEDA, President of Xunta de Galicia; Mr. Manuel BALTAR, President of European...
Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe: New publications 2022/2023
The Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe (EPA) and the European Institute of Cultural Routes (EICR) are pleased to announce the new publication on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe 2022-2023 in time for the . 11th Cultural Routes Annual Advisory Forum in...
Upcoming Event : 11th CULTURAL ROUTES OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE ANNUAL ADVISORY FORUM, Chania, Crete (Greece), 5 - 7 October 2022 (στα ελληνικά παρακάτω)
The Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe and the European Institute of Cultural Routes, in cooperation with the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports, the Hellenic Ministry of Tourism, the Greek National Tourism Organization, the Region of Crete, the...
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