Tag: Cultural Routes
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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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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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FORTE CULTURA at the 13th Training Academy of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe
From 2 to 5 June 2026, FORTE CULTURA will take part in the 13th Training Academy of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, taking place in Pécs, Hungary, and Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia. The Training Academy is one of the key annual capacity-building moments of the Cultural Routes programme. It brings together representatives of…
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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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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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A Call to All Members: Let’s Meet at the FORTE CULTURA Online Member Meeting 2025
Our network is built on connection — across borders, across disciplines, and across experiences. The Online Member Meeting (OMM) is where those connections come alive.
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FORTE CUTURA®: Application for certification as “Cultural Route of the Council of Europe” submitted
The application for certification of FORTE CULTURA® as a “Cultural Route of the Council of Europe” was submitted in Luxembourg just in time for the deadline. FORTE CULTURA® is thus officially a candidate for certification, alongside 15 other cultural route candidates. To be certified, cultural routes must meet defined criteria, which will be reviewed by…
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Brussels (BE): LRE Conference and LREXPO 2020
The Royal Museum of the Armed Forces in Brussels was an impressive venue for the Liberation Routes Europe (LRE) Annual Conference and Expo 2020. Dirk Röder represented FORTE CULTURA®. In addition to many new network contacts, there was also in-depth coordination in preparation for the co- operation between the two European cultural routes, which is…
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Brussels (BE): FORTE CULTURA© meets Liberation Route Europe
Fortress monuments and the Second World War have many points of contact. The European cultural route “Liberation Route Europe”, certified by the Council of Europe in 2019, leads along remembrance routes to the historical sites of the Second World War in Europe. Remy Praud (Director LRE) and Dirk Röder (European Fortress Tourism and Fortress Marketing…
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Berlin (DE): FORTE CULTURA® meets Route of Reformation
Following on from the discussions at the annual meeting of the cultural routes in Sibiu, representatives of the Routes of Reformation and FORTE CULTURA® met in Berlin to discuss interfaces and joint activities. Among other things, the possibilities for joint travel themes and routes were explored and co-marketing activities were discussed. Reformation and fortress construction…
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Sibiu (RO): 9th Annual Advisory Forum of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe
Around 80 representatives of European cultural routes, the Cultural Routes Institute from Luxembourg and the EPA* member states met for the annual meeting of the Council of Europe’s cultural routes in Sibiu, Romania.
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Görlitz (DE): 8th Annual Advisory Forum on Cultural Routes
Around 200 participants from over 20 countries met in Görlitz for the annual meeting of the European Institute of Cultural Routes.
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