Discover the activities organised by our Portuguese members relating to Napoleonic heritage. The 2023 programmes for the Napoleonic routes in Portugal invite you to take part in a range of activities designed to explore and promote the tangible and intangible cultural heritage associated with the history of Napoleon’s invasions of Portugal. These routes span numerous regions, giving them a distinct 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 along the Bergues Canal to explore Napoleonic history. As the boat sailed along, Régis Jonckheere, dressed in period costume, recounted the history of the Boulogne camp and explained
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Sunday 9 July 2023 at the Ligny 1815 Museum, Sombreffe (BE). Let’s dig into the earth! Archaeology in the service of the Napoleonic period The Ligny 1815 Museum, in partnership with the Souvenir Napoléonien (Belgian Delegation) and with the support of the Fondation Napoléon, organised the conference «Let’s dig! Archaeology in the service of the period’
Every three years, certified cultural routes such as Destination Napoleon are assessed with a view to renewing their «Council of Europe Cultural Route» certification. The renewal of certification by the Steering Committee of the Enlarged Partial Agreement is the final stage of an evaluation process lasting more than six months, which aims to
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Conference organised by the Route des Cafés Historiques on 30 June 2023 at the Gallerie d’Italia, Turin (IT). The conference «Route des Cafés Historiques – Tangible and Intangible Heritage» took place on 30 June 2023 at the Gallerie d’Italia in Turin, co-organised by the Route des Cafés Historiques, a Cultural Route certified by the Council
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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 updated with a new promotional pack from Destination Napoleon. Alongside brochures from Destination Napoleon and our members, discover three smartphone apps dedicated to members in Lucca, Ajaccio and the Spanish towns of the FECN, as well as the new material produced as part of the Destination Napoleon France project. This project, funded
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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