The impressive Suomenlinna Fortress hosted this year's EFFORTS (European Federation of Fortfied Sites) board meeting. In addition to a hybrid meeting to coordinate current and future activities of the network, the main focus was on...

Kulturerbe Festungsmonumente – ein Baustein in der Geschichte der DEMOKRATIE-BEWEGUNG in Europa 8. – 10. April 2024, Strasbourg (FR) Die Geschichte der Demokratie ist die Geschichte des Umbruchs, der Revolution,…

Die FORTE CULTURA Mitgliederversammlung 2024 fand am 8. April 2024 in Straßburg im Gebäude der Collectivité européenne d’Alsace (Europäische Gebietskörperschaft Elsass) statt, mit Blick auf Teile der Festungsanlagen von Straßburg.…

For the second time after a long coronavirus break, the International Tourism Exchange - ITB - 2024 took place at the exhibition centre under the Radio Tower in Berlin at the beginning of March.

(Photo: ©Hagai Agmon Snir) Bard Fortress is one of the masterpieces of fortress architecture from the first half of the 19th century. After Napoleon had completely destroyed a previous fortress, Carlo Alberto...

Join the third edition of the Night of Fortresses – online applications are open until mid-April! The Night of Fortresses, an event that connects and promotes programs at fortification locations…

The fortified ideal town of Sabbioneta was built between 1554-1571 and is one of the first of its kind in Europe. It was also the first autonomous town foundation of the Renaissance. The city wall in the form of...

23 participants from 6 countries met at the first FORTE CULTURA Online Member Meeting (OMM) at the end of November to discuss current projects and activities in their fortress locations. Filippo Cailotto held...

Oleg Pogorelets, director of the Ukrainian fortress Medzhybizh, and Dirk Röder (FORTE CULTURA), met at the German-Polish border to exchange news and discuss upcoming activities. Oleg reported on the war...

Thanks to funding from the Aktion Mensch lottery totalling €4,674.50, a new circular route in plain language has been established at Fort Gorgast. In the project of the "#1 Barrier...

27 members and guests met at Fort Gorgast for the annual conference of the BDB Brandenburg district group. Introduced by welcoming speeches from Tino Krebs (Golzow district director), guest lectures by Dirk Röder and...

The 10-day fortress tour led by Dr Hans-Rudolf Neumann included fortress monuments in Rome and the province of Latio, including areas of the Campo Trincerato fortress ring in Rome, Castel Sant'Angelo and Vatican City, Vejano, Ostia,...