From 3 to 5 May 2024 in Plymouth, United Kingdom The Annual General Meeting of the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities 2024 took place from 3 to 5 May in Plymouth, United Kingdom. On the first day, participants had the opportunity to discover the city and take a boat trip to the Bay of Biscay.
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An interview on the Built with Bits project was broadcast by Onda Aranjuez Radio on 29 April 2024. On 29 April 2024, María del Pozo López, Director of the Aranjuez Cultural Landscape Foundation and FECN contact person, and teachers from Colegio Sagrada Familia FESD and Colegio Maestro Rodrigo
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Wednesday 10 April 2024 in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. On 10 April 2024, the town of Herceg Novi hosted a conference entitled "Napoleon's route: connecting cultural heritage in the Balkans", organised by the municipality in collaboration with the FECN-Destination Napoleon. The aim of the conference was to raise awareness of the
Thursday 4 and Friday 5 April 2024, at the Hôtel-Dieu Saint Jacques in Toulouse, France. Les chemins de Compostelle, Cultural Route of the Council of Europe, organised an international scientific event under the patronage of UNESCO, the French Ministry of Culture and the high patronage of Régions de France, which took place
The Italian town of Cuneo has joined the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities in March 2024. A new Italian member has joined the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities: the town of Cuneo. Following the armistice of Cherasco on 28 April 1796, the King of Italy ordered that "the town and square of
On 23 and 24 March 2024, the Lucca Gustosa gastronomic fair was held in Lucca, Italy. Destination Napoleon, the Council of Europe's Cultural Route founded by Charles Bonaparte in 2004, of which the city of Lucca is a member and vice-president for Italy, and Iter Vitis - the European Vineyard Trail, organised the event.
On 17 and 18 February 2024, the historic re-enactment of the Battle of Montereau took place in Montereau-Fault-Yonne, France. To mark the 210th anniversary of the Battle of Montereau, one of Napoleon's last military successes, the town of Montereau-Fault-Yonne organised a re-enactment to celebrate it. Thanks to 600 re-enactors
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Meeting for schools dedicated to discovering the Napoleonic heritage of Aranjuez, Spain. On Thursday 8 February 2024, the FECN's President Vincent Chauvet and Director Eleonora Berti presented Destination Napoleon, a Council of Europe Cultural Route, alongside Maria Davila, Councillor for Culture and Education at the European Commission.
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On Wednesday 7 February, the first working session between the eight partners of the MED-Routes project took place in Faenza, Italy. On 7 February 2024, Faenza hosted the first transnational meeting of the "MED-Routes - Enhancing MED sustainable cultural tourism through the creation of eco-itineraries within European Cultural Routes" project, an Interreg