Category: General
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Valle Sabbia (IT): Rocca d’Anfo fortress becomes FORTE CULTURA station on Lake Idro
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In February 2025, Giovanmaria Flocchini, President of the mountain municipality of Valle Sabbia, signed up to the FORTE CULTURA network. The aim is to further develop and valorise the mountain fortress for tourism…
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Msida (MT): University of Malta becomes FORTE CULTURA member
With the Department of Tourism Management of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accounting at the University of Malta, FORTE CULTURA has a strong partner…
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Creative tourism and fortified cultural heritage: a new approach to sustainable tourism
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by Filippo M. Cailotto, Creative Tourism is an innovative approach that goes beyond passive sightseeing and promotes new perspectives through immersive and participatory experiences.
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Announcement: FORTE CULTURA Congress 2025 – Shaping the future of fortified cultural heritage
European Cultural Heritage Experts to Gather in Italy to Explore Sustainable and Inclusive Tourism for Fortified Sites Forte di Bard, one of Europe’s most prestigious fortified heritage sites, will host […]
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Daugavpils (LV): Daugavpils Fortress becomes FORTE CULTURA station in Latvia
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Daugavpils Fortress (Dünaburg, Dwinsk) is located on the banks of the Daugava River in southeastern Latvia. It was built in 1810-1878 and, as a fortified ideal city with an area […]
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FORTE CULTURA Guide Workshop in Büdingen (DE)
Büdingen tour guides train for the FORTE CULTURA certificate (Photo: Arnika Haury) On the initiative of the Büdingen tourist information centre under the direction of Arnika Haury, around 20 tour […]
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Fortress Study Group CIO (UK) and FORTE CULTURA agree on co-operation
The Fortress Study Group CIO (FSG) was founded in the UK in 1975 and is a registered charity dedicated to the study and preservation of fortifications from the artillery era […]
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10 years of FORTE CULTURA – Anniversary Congress in Kostrzyn nad Odrą (PL)
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of FORTE CULTURA, 60 participants from 9 countries came together at the founding location Kostrzyn nad Odrą (PL) to celebrate the anniversary. The two-and-a-half-day congress programme consisted of two conference parts and exciting excursions to the fortress heritage in the German-Polish Oder-Warthe region.
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Šibenik(HR): FORTIC project and EFFORTS Congress 2024
The EFFORTS Annual Congress 2024 took place as part of the FORTIC (Interreg Italy – Croatia) project at St John’s Fortress in Šibenik (HR). 40 participants from 9 countries took […]
