The European Federation of Napoleonic Cities is pleased to present its first activity report, covering the period 2021-2022. In 2021, the bicentenary of Napoleon's death provided an opportunity for the Fédération Européenne des Cités Napoléoniennes and Destination Napoleon, a Cultural Route certified by the Council of Europe, to raise the profile of [...].
11 November 2022. Herceg Novi, Montenegro. The French Ambassador to Montenegro, Christian Thimonier, paid an official visit to Herceg Novi on 11 November 2022, to mark World War I Armistice Day. He spoke to the President of the Municipality, Stevan Katic, and his staff about the cultural links between Montenegro and Montenegro.
The conference “Livorno: Crossroads of cultural itineraries and maritime pilgrimage routes” will take place on Saturday 19 November 2022 at the Fortezza Vecchia in Livorno, Italy. Co-organised by the Associazione Costiera di Calafuria, the Confraternita di San Jacopo di Compostella and the Comunità toscana il Pellegrino, the conference “Livorno: Crossroads of cultural itineraries and maritime pilgrimage routes" will take place at the Fortezza Vecchia in Livorno, Italy.
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Two cloned lime trees from the Napoleonic era were planted in Petrinja, Croatia, on 20 October 2022. To mark the European Heritage Days, two lime trees were planted on the morning of 20 October 2022 in front of the Vrata Zrinske Gore ecological centre in Petrinja by H.E. Gael Veyssiere, the French Ambassador to Croatia, and Mrs Magdalena
FECN General Assembly, 23 September 2022 Vincent Chauvet, Mayor of Autun, succeeds Charles Bonaparte as President of the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities Vincent Chauvet was elected President of the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities at the General Assembly on 23 September 2022. He succeeds Charles Bonaparte, who founded the Federation in 2004.
On 9 September 2022, the town of Slunj in Croatia joined the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities. In September 2022, we were delighted to welcome the town of Slunj, Croatia, as a member of the Fédération Européenne des Cités Napoléoniennes. Slunj was marked at the beginning of the 19th century by a brief
The 6th issue of INVADE, the magazine published by the Torres Vedras Lines Historic Route Association, is out. Available in English and Portuguese, it includes information on the NAPOCTEP project, an interview with José António Faria e Silva from the Military Tourism Association and the GeoWigo digital project.
From 16 to 18 September 2022. Coudekerque-Branche, France. As part of the European Heritage Days in France, the town of Coudekerque-Branche is organising a multi-epoch camp at the Vernaelde farm from 16 to 18 September 2022. Activities on offer for the Napoleon period covering the Revolution and the 1st Empire include:
Passionate about Napoleonic history and cycling, Adam D'Arcy has been Destination Napoleon's ambassador in Cork, Ireland since 2022. Originally from Limerick, Ireland, Adam D'Arcy studied architecture at Technological University in Dublin and worked in Berlin before settling in Cork. He works as an architect in a small practice and is
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