Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe Culture, heritage, tourism

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1 Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe Culture, heritage, tourism Cultural heritage and sustainable tourism as key contributors to local and regional development Committee of the Regions of the European Union Government of Cantabria Santander, 30 April 2015 Penelope Denu Director, European Institut of Cultural Routes (EICR) Executive Secretary, Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes (EPA)

2 Key dates 1987 Declaration of Santiago de Compostela Launch of the Cultural Routes Programme 1997 European Institute of Cultural Routes 2010 Adoption of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes th Anniversary 2013 Confirmation of the Enlarged Partial Agreement Resolutions CM/Res (2013)66 and (2013) Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe member states of the Enlarged Partial Agreement

3 European Institute of Cultural routes, Luxembourg

4 European Institute of Cultural Routes 1 documentary ressource and Information 2 monitoring certified networks 3 Missions quality observatory 5 advice and incubator for projects advice and assistance to cultural routes 4

5 New tools: the Institute s new website and a guide to design and management 5

6 Network of Studies on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe

7 29 Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe Santiago De Compostela Pilgrim Routes European Mozart Ways Hanseatic Sites and Monuments - Heinrich Schickhardt Route, Viking Routes Via Francigena - Phoenicians Route Vauban and Wenzel Routes Routes of El Legado Andalusi Pyrenean Iron Route - Cluniac Sites in Europe - European Route of Jewish Heritage Saint Martin of Tours Route - Routes of the Olive Tree - Via Regia Transromanica Iter Vitis European Route of Cistercian abbeys - European Cemeteries Route - Prehistoric Rock Art Trail - European Route of Historical Thermal Towns - Saint Olav Ways Casadean Sites - European Route of Ceramics Sur les pas des Huguenots et Vaudois Route des Megalithes ATRIUM, Art Nouveau Network, Via Habsbourg

8 The criteria for the certification CM/Res (2013) 67 European Theme Different kinds of action Europe s living culture and heritage Research Interpretation Narrative European citizenship Creation of new economies Sustainable tourism and development European Networks

9 Cultural Route of the Council of Europe: a definition A cultural, educational heritage and tourism co-operation project aiming at the development and promotion of an itinerary or a series of itineraries based on a historic route, a cultural concept, figure or phenomenon with a transnational importance and significance for the understanding and respect of common European values. Appendix to Resolution CM/Res(2013)66

10 Cultural Routes and Values of the Council of Europe Cultural Routes provide access to Europe s multicultural heritage and illustrate the ability to live together peacefully in diversity. Council of Europe (2008) White Paper on intercultural dialogue Living Together As Equals in Dignity

11 Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe: a second definition Cultural routes are not business organisations they can be considered as innovation hubs Resolution Res(2013)67 is specific about how routes should go about promoting European identity and shared heritage: o routes lend themselves to long-term European co-operation programmes in the fields of research, heritage enhancement, culture and the arts, cultural and educational youth exchanges, cultural tourism in Europe and sustainable cultural development; o such co-operation mobilises and brings together a large number of individuals, organisations, institutions and structures in Europe, and thereby contributes to the process of European construction.

12 Cultural Routes: tools for intercultural dialogue Cultural Routes must promote dialogue between urban and rural cultures, between regions in the south, north, east and west of Europe, and between developed and disadvantaged regions and promote dialogue and understanding between majority and minority, native and immigrant cultures Res/CM(2013)67

13 Activities in 2015: Cultural Routes Summer Seminar, Bad Iburg (Osnabruck), Germany With the Route of Megalithic Culture in the framework of the HECTOR programme

14 Activities in 2015 Annual Advisory Forum, Aranjuez, October 2015 theme partnerships

15 Tourism along the routes Hiking, biking, and weekending along the pilgrimage routes (Saint James Way, Via Francigena, Saint Olav, Saint Martin): Festivals, markets and celebrations in the 150 Hansacities and in the giant footsteps of the Vikings Classical music as a universal language Europe s earliest baby globetrotter, Mozart 15

16 Visit the ancient maritime civilisation of The Phoeniciansand meet a cult figure of the Mediterranean - the Olive Tree Join in the Jewish Heritage Daysand discover what Jewish culture means today See the medieval carvings close up with the Cluny Route sclunypedia, discover medieval hotels and quiet Romanesque churches to visit with Transromanica

17 The beauty of the vines with IterVitis, the story of historic vineyards and how they have shaped cultures and economies over centuries and See how our European ancestors shared skills and craftsmanship thousands of years ago, experience the long night of myths and legends along the Megalithic and Rock Art Trails Visit historic Thermal Townswhere the café societies met, experience the Art Nouveau style revolution and try painting on porcelain with the Ceramic route

18 Thanks for your attention Committee of the Regions Santander, Cantabria, 30 April 2015 Penelope Denu, Director EICR, Executive Secretary, EPA #culturalroutes #EICR