The Saint Martin of Tours European Cultural Route links many European towns which were part of the life of Saint Martin, as well as those with a significant architectural heritage linked to his veneration. These sites also have an intangible heritage that is still very much alive. Learn more about the legends and traditions that […]
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Jewish heritage is an integral part of European history and culture. Much of it is rooted in Europe, with a story of migrations, persecutions and precariousness; but also of exchanges, humanism and a profusion of mutual enrichment. Learn about the Jewish heritage in Europe. On this route you will discover synagogues, cemeteries, baths, Jewish neighborhoods, […]
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Palaces and piazzas, pleasure gardens, inns and hotels, concert halls and opera houses, cities, churches and landscapes: is there a better way to learn about and experience Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s life and music than by retracing his footsteps through Europe, visiting some of the most significant music, art and architectural venues of Europe’s cultural heritage?
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Palaces and piazzas, pleasure gardens, inns and hotels, concert halls and opera houses, cities, churches and landscapes: is there a better way to learn about and experience Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s life and music than by retracing his footsteps through Europe, visiting some of the most significant music, art and architectural venues of Europe’s cultural heritage?
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The Pyrenees region is rich in iron ore and has a centuries-old iron-making tradition. This activity has produced economic wealth and has left a great deal of evidence of its past glories. Forestry, mining and processing factories have left substantial traces in both the rural and urban fabric of the mountain range. You can see […]
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The Phoenicians’ Route is the network of the great nautical courses which Phoenicians used from the twelfth century B.C. as their main trade and cultural lines of communication in the Mediterranean Sea. These routes became an integral and basic part of Mediterranean culture. Nowadays, Phoenicians are the intercultural model on which a “Cultural route of […]
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The Routes of El Legado Andalusi are historical and traditional roads travelled along by historical travellers in years gone by and take in more than two hundred towns throughout the Iberian Peninsula. The Legacy of Al-Andalus is a public foundation of the Andalusia regional government. Its aim is to promote and disseminate the cultural patrimony […]
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The route follows the path taken by Sigeric, Archbishop of Canterbury, who travelled to Rome in 990 to meet Pope John XV and receive the investiture pallium. The 79 stages recorded in the Archbishop’s succinct diary of his journey have made it possible to retrace the key stops on this, the shortest route between the […]
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Following in the footsteps of the Vikings, you immerse yourself in a fascinating culture that you can experience across numerous countries. The Viking Cultural Route is a far-reaching and significant cross border collection of sites, stories and heritage relating to the shared Viking legacy of Europe and beyond. In particular, a variety of events such […]
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What started as a network between German merchants developed into an impressive league of cities that for several centuries kept power and control over trade and markets related to the Baltic Sea. The HANSE is a unique medieval network of cities that revived in 1980. The Hanse could be seen as a medieval forerunner to […]
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