On 13 December, the official ceremony marking the accession of the town of Herceg Novi, Montenegro – a member since 2022 – to the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities took place. The official ceremony marking the accession of the town of Herceg Novi – a member of the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities and Destination Napoleon since 2022 – took place on 13 December […]
MED-Routes: Strengthening sustainable cultural tourism in the Mediterranean (MED) through the creation of eco-itineraries within the European Cultural Routes. We are delighted to announce that the project «MED-Routes – Enhancing MED sustainable cultural tourism through the creation of eco-itineraries within European Cultural Routes», of which Destination Napoleon is an associate partner, has been officially approved! The project, proposed
On 2 December 2023, the ceremony marking the city of Monza’s accession to the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities took place at Villa Reale in Monza, Italy. 2 December is a date that recurs frequently in Napoleon’s history and life: on 2 December 1804, Napoleon and Josephine
On 1 December 2023, in the First Tapestry Room of Palazzo Reale, an official ceremony was held to mark the accession of Palazzo Reale in Milan, Italy, to the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities, which formalised its membership of our European network at the start of 2024. The meeting took place in the presence of Tommaso
From 2 December 2023 to 20 January 2024 at the Théâtre de Nesle in Paris, France. Written and directed by Nathalie Ganem, the play highlights France's and the French people's missed rendezvous with Napoleon Bonaparte and his destiny. On 21 June 1815, after his defeat at Waterloo, the Emperor returned to France.
Play: "Rendez-vous à l'Élysée" (Rendezvous at the Élysée Palace) Read More »
The exhibition on General Thévenet will run from 24 November 2023 to 16 December 2023 at the Maison de la Mémoire in Coudekerque-Branche, France. To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of General Thévenet, the town of Coudekerque-Branche has organised an exhibition on this historic figure, who was mayor of the town from 1826 to 1827.
The second illustration competition organised by Fábrica das Histórias – Casa Jaime Umbelino in partnership with the Rota Histórica das Linhas de Torres. Fábrica das Histórias – Casa Jaime Umbelino (FH-CJU), the cultural centre run by Torres Vedras Town Council, in partnership with the Rota Histórica das Linhas de Torres, presents the second edition of
Torres Vedras: illustration competition on the theme of the Resistance Read More »
Find out about the preview screenings and events organised by our members to mark the release of Ridley Scott’s film *Napoleon*. To mark the release of Ridley Scott’s film *Napoleon*, starring Joaquin Phoenix in the title role and Vanessa Kirby as Joséphine de Beauharnais, our member cities have organised screenings of the
Napoleon by Ridley Scott and Destination Napoleon Read More »
The Battle of Hanau took place 210 years ago in what is now the Lambboy-Tümpelgarten district: on 30 and 31 October 1813, the French Emperor Napoleon secured his final victory on German soil. That is why the name «Hanau» also appears on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Around 15,000 soldiers died on