On 9 September 2022, the town of Slunj in Croatia joined the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities. It was with great pleasure that we welcomed the town of Slunj, Croatia, as a member of the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities in September 2022. Slunj was marked at the start of the 19th century by a brief […]
The 6th issue of the magazine of the Torres Vedras Historical Route Association, INVADE, is out. Available in English and Portuguese, it includes information on the NAPOCTEP project, an interview with José António Faria e Silva from the Military Tourism Association and the GeoWigo digital project.
From 16 to 18 September 2022. Coudekerque-Branche, France. As part of the European Heritage Days in France, the town of Coudekerque-Branche is organising a multi-epoch camp at the Vernaelde farm from 16 to 18 September 2022. Activities on offer for the Napoleon period covering the Revolution and the 1st Empire include:
Adam D’Arcy, who is passionate about Napoleonic history and cycling, has been the Destination Napoleon ambassador in Cork, Ireland, since 2022. Originally from Limerick, Ireland, Adam D’Arcy studied architecture at Dublin Institute of Technology and worked in Berlin before settling in Cork. He works as an architect in a small practice and is
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The city of Almeida is organising a series of events around the Napoleonic era from Thursday 26 to Sunday 28 August 2022.
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The conference was dedicated to the 215th anniversary of the establishment of peace between Napoleonic France and the Russian Empire, adding to the series of events, exhibitions and conferences held in other cities. The speakers' reports reflected, among other things, the role of Russian diplomacy in the negotiations at Tilsit. Questions of culture, everyday life, fashion and lifestyle were posed in the context of the main characters of this historical event: Queen Louise of Prussia, Alexander I and Napoleon I.
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Welcome to the city of Herceg Novi, the first member city of the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities in Montenegro.
After several months with the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities, Arianna Duri has just completed her internship. How time flies! On her departure, she shared the following testimonial with us: Working for the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities and Destination Napoleon has been a real eye-opener for me.
On Thursday 5 May 2022, the first Europeana online exhibition, 'Napoleon and 19th century town planning', will be launched. As part of the European Destination Napoleon Week.