On 13 and 14 September the second partnership meeting of the project “From Europe to Turkey on Foot (Preparation of a European cultural route between Europe and Turkey)” will take place in Thessaloniki (Greece).
Read More“The Vie Francigene in Puglia, from vision to opportunity for a sustainable territorial development” is the title of the dissertation discussed by Alessandro Caterino in the month of July, at the University of Bologna. The dissertation is focused on the Via Francigena in Puglia and on the governance of the project: an example of good practice, which sees the Puglia, through the Via Francigena, at the centre of an international project, tied to the sustainable territorial development.
Read MoreChamplitte adheres to the European Association of the Vie Francigene. In 2012, during the people’s walk “Pas à Pas”, the Via Francigena became very well known in this region of the Haute-Saone, in Franche-Comté.
Read MoreSince November 21st, 1986, the department of the Haute-Saône, Champlitte in France and the municipality of San Rafael in Mexico are coupled. Both cultures have strong links, since the departure first inhabitants of Champlitte towards Mexico in 1833. It is around this real human adventure based on the exchange that is going to be celebrated all year round this anniversary. The events included : exhibition, colloquium, concerts, literary meetings.
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After the latest agreement between the Region Emilia-Romagna and the Episcopal Conference Emilia-Romagna, it has been decided to establish a permanent round table on the theme of religious tourism. Tomorrow the new workgroup, to which the European Association of the Vie Francigene takes part, will take office in Bologna.
Read MoreThe Via Francigena is an historical path, which firstly lead from Canterbury to Rome and then to Jerusalem. It has been travelled during the Middle Ages by pilgrims and crusaders, and it passed through the whole region of Puglia, starting from the Dauni Mountains.
Read MoreThe title of the event gives notice of the union between history and art. The event is organised and represented by the public Theatre of Puglia and it foresees the depiction, with the combination of music and dance, of the holy and profane theme (according to current vision of the pain culture) of the theatre mysteries. These had a great circulation during the Middle Ages, and were the representation of the holy themes of Christianity for the popular and uneducated class, according to the so-called “Biblia pauperum”.
Read MoreWhat to do in Puglia, five things to do on the Dauni Mountains, from renting a car to have dinner in a bibliocafé, to admire the boundless landscapes.
Read MoreIt is during July that my desire to leave, to get on the ‘way’ arrives. The destination? Almost always I decide in the spring, although the journey in my head begins much earlier.
Read MoreIn order to celebrate the XV anniversary of the Association, the EAVF launches a new call for paper "Via Francigena" in cooperation with the University "Cattolica del Sacro Cuore" of Milano. The Via Francigena is playing an important role to support local development from diffrent point of views: social, cultural, sustainable, economic.
Read MoreOn 15 and 16 June the IXth European meeting among the Regions of the Via Francigena, cultural route of the Council of Europe, took place in Brussels, at the Emilia Romagna Region EU liaison office.
Read MoreThe experience on the road of Massimo and Cristina, narrated in a brilliant and captivating way through their logbook. The experience started on the 2nd June.
Read MoreThe most famous European cultural itineraries are: the Santiago de Compostela path, which passes through France and Spain, and the Via Francigena, which passes through the whole Europe. In addition to these there are other paths, such as the one of San Francesco, the one of San Benedetto, but also the ones that have been historically travelled by people for different reasons. The number tends to raise because there is an increasing demand for “slow walks”.
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The updated version of the Guide on EU funding for the tourism sector (2014-2020) published by the European Commission.
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