Dear Colleague,

You are cordially invited you to the FORTE CULTURA Malta Symposium 2026 which is being held in Valletta Malta on 14 to 17 October 2026. The subject is Fortified Heritage for Tourism and Leisure.

Attendance to the Symposium is free. For more information and to register click here. Or write to maltasymposium@forte-cultura.eu.

The Symposium will include presentations by heritage experts. It will be an excellent opportunity for you to network and share your thoughts and ideas with like-minded people.

Should you wish to share your expert knowledge and experience on fortified heritage, you are welcome to give a presentation at the Symposium. You can show your intention to present through the same registration form.

You will also have the opportunity to be part of organised visits to fortified heritage sites in Valletta and beyond. Each site is a case study that offers lessons in relation to management, funding and/or conservation.

(1) Fortified heritage includes fortification lines, individual fortresses, fortified towns, citadels, castles, fortified palaces, fortified landscapes and defence lines.

(2) The University of Malta offers a broad range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in all fields of knowledge including programmes on tourism, cultural management and heritage conservation.

(3) FORTE CULTURA is a European Cultural Route of fortified heritage that connects cities and regions through their tangible and intangible legacies of fortifications. It interprets bastions, fortified cities, defensive lines and bunkers as evidence of the evolution of military architecture and as contemporary spaces for culture, learning and dialogue.

The Symposium is organised by University of Malta in collaboration with FORTE CULTURA.