Discover the Napoleonic heritage activities of our Portuguese members. The 2023 diaries of the Napoleonic Routes in Portugal invite you to take part in various activities designed to discover and promote the tangible and intangible cultural heritage associated with the history of the Napoleonic invasions of Portugal. The routes cross a wide range of territories, giving them a unique identity [...]
A cruise through history in Coudekerque-Branche (FR) on 17 June 2023. On 17 June 2023, the town of Coudekerque-Branche organised a cruise on the Canal de Bergues, exploring the history of Napoleon. As the cruise progressed, Régis Jonckheere, dressed in period costume, retraced the history of the Boulogne camp and explained
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Sunday 9 July 2023 at the Ligny 1815 Museum, Sombreffe (BE). Digging in the earth! Archaeology in the service of the Napoleonic period The Ligny 1815 Museum has organised, in partnership with the Souvenir napoléonien (Délégation de Belgique) and with the support of the Fondation Napoléon, the conference "Fouillons la terre! Archaeology for the Napoleonic period
Every three years, certified cultural routes such as Destination Napoleon are assessed to renew their "Council of Europe Cultural Route" certification. The renewal of certification by the Steering Committee of the Enlarged Partial Agreement is the final stage in an evaluation process lasting more than 6 months, which aims to
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Conference organised by the Historic Coffee Route on 30 June 2023 at the Gallerie d'Italia, Turin (IT). The "Route of Historic Cafés - tangible and intangible heritage" conference was held on 30 June 2023 at the Gallerie d'Italia in Turin, co-organised by the Route of Historic Cafés, a Cultural Itinerary certified by the Council of Europe.
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The "Plon-Plon, un Bonaparte rouge et or" exhibition will run from 24 June to 2 October 2023 at the Palais Fesch-Musée des Beaux-Arts in Ajaccio, France.
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Our website has been enriched with a new visibility kit for Destination Napoleon. Alongside Destination Napoleon and our members' brochures, discover 3 smartphone applications dedicated to the members of Lucca, Ajaccio and the Spanish cities of the FECN, as well as the new material produced thanks to the Destination Napoleon France project. This project, funded by
In 2022, the French Ministry of Culture granted the FECN financial support to strengthen Destination Napoleon's presence in France, through the production of specific communication and visibility material, prepared in strict collaboration with the French members. As part of this project, the team was able to produce
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The town of Fleurus in Belgium has reopened the doors of the Château de la Paix. After a lengthy restoration of the building, the town of Fleurus has reopened the doors of the Château de la Paix, where Napoleon stayed after his victory on the battlefield of Saint-Amand - Ligny in 1815. The memory of
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