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IERAPETRA: Membership Ceremony

On 3 September 2024 in Ierapetra - Greece The Greek municipality of Ierapetra officially joined the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities. The ceremony to sign the membership certificate took place in the presence of Charles Bonaparte, Honorary President of the Federation, at the fortress of Khale. It was welcomed by Emmanuel Fragoulis, Mayor of Ierapetra, [...]

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The end of a course...

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.

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Autun: the gate at the Lycée Bonaparte makes a comeback

Thanks to a partnership between the Région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and the town of Autun, the gates of the Lycée Bonaparte made their return 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 is a major step forward.

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Lucca: Lucca Historiae Fest

The Lucca Historiae Fest, organised by the city of Lucca in 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 aim of the festival is to help Lucca's residents and visitors rediscover important pages in the history of the city.

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From d'Artagnan to Napoleon: step by step, Alexandre Dumas's Europe" seminar

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.

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Death of Massimo Tedeschi

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 touched by this loss.From the earliest stages of the Council of Europe's Cultural Routes programme, Massimo has been committed, convinced that the Cultural Routes are unique tools for building bridges between cultures.

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Destination Napoleon in Lithuania for the training seminar on the Council of Europe's Cultural Routes

19 and 20 June 2024 in Vilnius, Lithuania. The Cultural Heritage Department 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

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Museums and battlefields. Challenges and opportunities in the transmission of Napoleonic history in Europe

The first conference dedicated to Napoleonic museums and battlefields was held at the Sorbonne University, Paris (FR), on 20 June 2024. The 20th anniversary celebrations of the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities gave rise to the European conference: "Museums and Battlefields. Challenges and opportunities in the transmission of

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Braine l'Alleud: Inauguration of the new museum rooms on the Waterloo 1815 battlefield

On 18 June, Vincent Chauvet, Eleonora Berti, Jacques-Olivier Boudon and Sandro Debono took part in the inauguration of the new museum rooms at Hougoumont Farm, on the Waterloo 1815 battlefield, on behalf of the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities - Destination Napoleon. The new museum rooms feature two large-scale models of the battle of Waterloo.

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