The "Livorno: Crossroads of cultural itineraries and maritime pilgrimage routes" conference
will take place on Saturday 19 November 2022 at the Fortezza Vecchia in Livorno, Italy.
Co-organised by theAssociazione Costiera di Calafuria, the Confraternita di San Jacopo di Compostella and the Comunità toscana il PellegrinoThe conference "Livorno: Crossroads of cultural itineraries and maritime pilgrimage routes" focuses on the role that the city and region of Tuscany have played throughout history as intersections of important pilgrimage routes and cultural itineraries, both by land and by sea.
During the first session, historians and experts from Italy and abroad will discuss the research carried out on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and present the evolution of the lesser-known land and sea routes.
In the afternoon, Via Francigena and Destination Napoleontwo cultural routes labelled by the Council of EuropeIn addition, a series of workshops and presentations will be held on the opportunities offered by the cultural routes in terms of the sustainable development of the areas they pass through and the promotion of European cultural cooperation. Napoleon's presence in the town is remembered from his visit on 27 June 1796, when he came to meet the governor of Livorno, Francesco Spannocchi Piccolomini.