To mark the 220ᵉ anniversary of the Battle of Austerlitz, one of the most significant episodes of the First Empire, South Moravia will be hosting a vast historical re-enactment from 28 to 30 November 2025, bringing together almost 1,800 participants from some twenty European countries and beyond. A truly European event for living history enthusiasts, [...]
On 6 December 2025, the town of Autun will be holding the official inauguration of the restoration of the main entrance gates to the Lycée Bonaparte, a listed monument. The ceremony will take place at 10.30am on the Lycée's forecourt, and will highlight an exemplary project to preserve Napoleon's heritage. Declaration by
Detailed programme On Thursday 20 November 2025, the Palazzo Reale in Milan will host an exceptional meeting dedicated to the rediscovery and symbolic reconstruction of the Coronation of Napoleon King of Italy. Organised by the Palazzo Reale in Milan in collaboration with the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities, this event will bring together museums, researchers and curators to discuss the theme of the Coronation of Napoleon.
At the Lucca Comics & Games international festival, the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities - a Council of Europe Cultural Route - presented Napoleonic heritage from a new angle: that of comics and manga. An encounter between history, European culture and contemporary creation. Napoleonic heritage at the heart
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On 29 and 30 October 2025, the city of Birgu (Malta) hosted the seminar Malta in the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, organised by the Maltese Ministry of Culture as part of Malta's chairmanship of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers. This major event brought together
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The European Federation of Napoleonic Cities (EFNC) took part in the Council of Europe's 14ᵉ Consultative Forum on Cultural Routes, held from 22 to 24 October 2025 in Nevşehir, in the heart of Cappadocia. The theme of this annual event is «Cultural routes and landscapes: protecting heritage through sustainable cultural tourism".
On 20 October, the municipality of Arruda dos Vinhos, a founding member of the Rota Histórica das Linhas de Torres (RHLT), hosted the official celebration of the National Day of the Torres Lines. The event, which has become a key moment in the commemoration of Portugal's heritage, highlights the historical legacy and cooperation within the territories.
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On 20 October, to mark the tenth anniversary of the elevation of the Lines of Torres Vedras to the rank of national monument, the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities will receive the Wellington Prize, awarded to its Honorary President and founder, Charles Bonaparte. This distinction celebrates the federation's long-standing commitment to safeguarding and preserving Napoleonic cities.
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From 15 October 2025 to 26 January 2026, the Musée du Louvre is devoting an exceptional retrospective to Jacques-Louis David, to mark the bicentenary of his death. A central figure of neoclassicism, an artist involved in the political upheavals of his time and an emblematic painter of the Napoleonic epic, David shaped the visual imagination of an entire era. His
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