3 September 2024 in Ierapetra, Greece – The Greek municipality of Ierapetra has officially joined the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities. The signing ceremony for the membership certificate took place in the presence of Charles Bonaparte, Honorary President of the Federation, at the Khale Fortress. It was welcomed by Emmanuel Fragoulis, Mayor of Ierapetra, […]
The European Federation of Napoleonic Cities welcomed me as an intern for just over three months. This period, this internship, was a real life experience, and having already worked for 14 years, I wasn't expecting it at all. But as the months went by, I discovered the Destination Napoléon Cultural Route.
Thanks to the partnership between the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region and the town of Autun, the railings at the Lycée Bonaparte were reinstalled on 25 June 2024, after a three-year absence. The preservation and safeguarding of Napoleonic heritage is one of the missions of the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities and Destination Napoleon, and this restoration project
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The History Festival in the city of Lucca, Italy, took place from 21 to 23 June 2024. The second edition of the Lucca Historiae Fest, organised by the city of Lucca, took place from 21 to 23 June 2024. The festival aims to help residents and visitors to Lucca rediscover important chapters
From 19 to 21 June 2024 in Villers-Cotterêts - Hauts de France region. As part of the Erasmus+ programme "From d'Artagnan to Napoleon: step by step, the Europe of Alexandre Dumas", the Route européenne d'Artagnan organised a seminar, with the support of the Communauté de Communes de Retz en Valois, in Villers-Cotterêts - Hauts de France Region.
From d'Artagnan to Napoleon: step by step, Alexandre Dumas's Europe" seminar Read More »
On this first day of summer, our friend and colleague Massimo Tedeschi has passed away. The European Federation of Napoleonic Cities – Destination Napoleon is deeply saddened by this loss.From the very beginning of the Council of Europe’s Cultural Routes programme, Massimo was committed to the cause, convinced that Cultural Routes are unique tools for building bridges
19 and 20 June 2024 in Vilnius, Lithuania. The Department of Cultural Heritage of the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture, in cooperation with the Enlarged Partial Agreement (EPA) and the European Institute of Cultural Routes, organised a training seminar on the Council of Europe’s Cultural Routes for national partners in Vilnius. The
The first conference dedicated to Napoleonic museums and battlefields was held at the Sorbonne University, Paris (FR), on 20 June 2024. The celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities gave rise to the European conference: »Museums and Battlefields: Challenges and Opportunities in the Transmission of’
On 18 June, Vincent Chauvet, Eleonora Berti, Jacques-Olivier Boudon and Sandro Debono took part in the opening of the new exhibition galleries at the Ferme de Hougoumont, within the Waterloo 1815 Battle Site, on behalf of the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities – Destination Napoleon. The new exhibition galleries feature two large-scale models
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