Category: Network
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Naarden (NL) – Fortified Ideal City strengthens FORTE CULTURA network
Image: ©Nederlands Vestingmuseum FORTE CULTURA warmly welcomes Stichting Monumentenbezit as a new member of the European fortress heritage network. The Dutch heritage organisation will represent the fortified ideal city of Naarden, one of Europe’s best-preserved star-shaped fortified towns and an outstanding example of the close relationship between military architecture, urban planning and hydraulic engineering. Stichting…
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A Major Step Forward: FORTE CULTURA Submits Its Application to Become a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe
Today, FORTE CULTURA has reached an important milestone. After several months of intensive work by the Board, the Scientific Committee and many members of our network, we have officially forwarded the application documents for certification as a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe. This is an important moment for the whole FORTE CULTURA community.…
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Zuiderwaterlinie (NL) strengthens Europe’s fortified heritage within the FORTE CULTURA network
With the new membership of the Alliantie Zuiderwaterlinie, FORTE CULTURA gains a strong partner in Dutch fortified heritage. The Zuiderwaterlinie is known as the oldest, longest and most frequently used waterline in the Netherlands: a unique chain of historic fortified towns, forts, redoubts, dikes and inundation landscapes that defended the country with water for centuries.…
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Discover TripLeap: Interactive Family Adventures for Fortified Heritage
FORTE CULTURA is excited to announce a new partnership with TripLeap, a digital platform dedicated to transforming cultural heritage sites into interactive playgrounds for families. Following our successful collaborations with Reveel and SmartGuide, TripLeap brings a specialized focus on “meaningful gamification” to the European Cultural Route of Fortified Monuments.
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Discover SmartGuide: A New Digital Partner of FORTE CULTURA
FORTE CULTURA is pleased to welcome SmartGuide as a new digital partner for the European Cultural Route of Fortified Monuments. SmartGuide is a mobile-first platform that helps destinations, museums, tourist attractions and heritage sites turn every visitor’s smartphone into a personal digital guide.
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Fortified Ideal City Fredericia becomes first Member from Denmark
With the Fredericia Museum, FORTE CULTURA has gained a new partner for its cultural route and network. The museum represents the ‘fortified ideal city’ Fredericia in Denmark and strengthens the cluster of ‘ideal cities’, which now comprises six historic urban complexes.
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FORTE CULTURA visibility: an urgent request to all members
FORTE CULTURA is preparing its application for certification as a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe. This is an important step for the future of our network and for the European visibility of fortified heritage. At this stage, the active participation of all members is essential. A Cultural Route is not only a central…
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From Luxembourg with confidence: FORTE CULTURA moves closer to certification
On 28–29 April, FORTE CULTURA took part in the training seminar for candidate Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe certification at the European Institute of Cultural Routes (EICR) in Luxembourg. For us, this meeting was an important step forward. During the different sessions, the requirements of the certification process became even clearer: a Cultural…
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International Symposium History and Typology of Fortifications, Naarden (NL)
More than 50 participants from 10 countries gathered in the fortified town of Naarden at the initiative of Stichting Monumentenbezit, including representatives from the International Fortress Council, the Fortress Study Group, the German Society for Fortress Research, the New Holland Foundation, EFFORTS and FORTE CULTURA, or the Associacion Vauban. The guest of honour was Hyunuk…
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FORTE CULTURA Congress 2026, La Línea de la Concepción (ES)
The FORTE CULTURA Congress 2026 in La Línea de la Concepción (ES) was a fantastic event. Under the theme ‘From Cádiz to Europe: Fortifications and Sustainable Tourism’, 72 fortification and tourism experts from 17 countries came together. We have had four exciting days, packed with information, personal exchanges and fascinating excursions. We would like to…
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FORTE CULTURA Publishing Service GENERAL REPORT 2025
Over the past three years, the FORTE CULTURA Publishing Service has continued to grow. Today, we present a statistical overview of online content performance for all the years since 2012. This helps us better understand how interest in fortress heritage has evolved and how the platform contributes to promoting the goals of the FORTE CULTURA…
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From Cádiz to Europe: Join the FORTE CULTURA Congress 2026 in La Línea de la Concepción
From 21 to 24 April 2026, FORTE CULTURA will gather in La Línea de la Concepción, Spain, for its Annual Congress and General Assembly under the title: “From Cádiz to Europe: Fortifications and Sustainable Tourism” This year’s Congress will bring together fortress managers, heritage professionals, public authorities, researchers, heritage interpreters, cultural networks and local stakeholders…
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ALEA IACTA EST: the journey towards certification as a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe begins
The decision has been taken. On March 16, 2026, FORTE CULTURA officially notified the Executive Secretary of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe of its plan to apply for certification as a “Cultural Route of the Council of Europe” during the 2026–2027 Certification Cycle. This is more than a…
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Seminar “Cold War Bunkers – fortified heritage of the 20th century”, Strausberg (DE)
A successful Italian-German seminar on Cold War bunkers took place in Brandenburg on 21 March 2026 in Strausberg. In the postal bunker of the former GDR, participants and speakers took the opportunity to exchange experiences and presentations, using decommissioned government and state bunkers as case studies. The international event was organised and run by FORTE…
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Help Us Measure Our Impact: New FORTE CULTURA Data Form for Members
One of the main lessons we learn in management is summarised in this phrase: “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it”. Without numbers, even the best cultural route can’t pursue its goals. We all know that FORTE CULTURA sites welcome visitors, organise events and work with local businesses. But so far, we have…
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FORTE CULTURA at ITB 2026
This year, FORTE CULTURA once again took advantage of the world’s largest tourism fair in Berlin to intensify exchanges with fortress partners from all over the world. This allowed us to talk to various members at their stands about …
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Call for Papers: 2nd Conference of the University Network for Cultural Routes Studies (Lugano, CH)
The University Network for Cultural Routes Studies invites scholars and practitioners to submit papers for its 2nd International Conference, taking place 12–13 November 2026 in Lugano, Switzerland. The conference builds on the success of the 2024 edition in Santiago de Compostela and focuses on advancing research and collaboration around the Cultural Routes of the Council…
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“PEACE MUSEUM Bridge at Remagen” becomes new FORTE CULTURA station on the Rhine
The PEACE MUSEUM Bridge at Remagen is located in the towers on the left bank of the Rhine of a fortified bridge, the former Ludendorff Bridge. The railway bridge near Remagen was planned in 1912 and built between 1916 and 1918 during the First World War to transport troops through the Ahr Valley to the…
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A New Year for FORTE CULTURA: From Fortresses to Community
A new year is a good moment to pause and ask where we are going as a network. For FORTE CULTURA, 2026 will be important: we are preparing our application to become a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe and, at the same time, we want to grow as a real community, not just a list…
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