Category: La Línea de la Concepción
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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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La Línea de la Concepción (ES): A Frontier Shaped by Fortifications
This week, the FORTE CULTURA Conference took place in La Línea de la Concepción, a location closely tied to the fortified landscape surrounding Gibraltar. Before turning to the key outcomes of the conference, lets revisit the local history with its fortifications—sites that offer a step directly into the layered history of this remarkable frontier.
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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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FORTE CULTURA Online Member Meeting 2025
Sharing Tools, Strategies and Good Practices On 16 December 2025, FORTE CULTURA held its annual Online Member Meeting (OMM), bringing together fortress managers, researchers and partners from across Europe to focus on communication tools, the EICR certification path and inspiring local projects. Speaker from 8 countries informed each other about current projects and activities in…
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Algeciras (ES): Workshop FORTE CULTURA® Regionalcluster Campo de Gibraltar
On the initiative of our member La Línea de la Concepcíon (ES), representatives of fortress monuments and tourism professionals from the Campo de Gibraltar tourism region met for the first time to discuss the topic of “Developing regional fortress tourism with FORTE CULTURA®”. The requirements and objectives for fortress tourism in the region were discussed…
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Madrid (ES): FORTE CULTURA® at the FITUR 2019
The Campo de Gibraltar stand at Spain’s largest international travel trade fair in Madrid was very busy. José Juan Franco Rodríguez, mayor of our network member La Línea de La Concepcíon, gave an impressive presentation of his fortress location La Línea and the European cultural route FORTE CULTURA® with information material and a vid- eo.
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La Línea de la Concepción (ES) becomes the first Spanish network member
Mayor José Juan Franco Rodríguez signed the membership documents in mid-October, making his town of La Línea de la Concepción the first Spanish member of the network. The town is located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula and was founded in the 18th century in response to the conquest of the Gibraltar Peninsula by…
