| Magnus 2008 GMBM Hotel Magnus Klause*** is located in the pleasant Main Square of Mariazell in Styria, Austria, next to the Basilica. Mariazell is a “jewel box town” nestled in the mountains, one of the best known Marian shrines in Central Europe and a famous pilgrimage site. It is only 370 km from Budapest. |
The European Historic Thermal Towns Association (EHTTA) Since 2010 it has been certified by the Council of Europe to manage the European Route of Historic Thermal Towns, as part of the Cultural Routes programme. The EHTTA was founded in 2009 in Brussels (Belgium) by six Founder Members – Acqui Terme (Italy), Bath (UK), Ourense (Spain), Salsomaggiore Terme (Italy), Spa (Belgium), and Vichy (France). Many of these towns were involved in the 3-year long co-operation project called “Thermae Europae” (Culture 2000 Programme) which aimed to valorise and preserve thermal cultural heritage in Europe, and were keen to continue working together by establishing a permanent network. As a result, EHTTA was established as a non-profit association based on the need to encourage protect and enhance thermal, artistic and cultural heritage throughout Europe. In 2010 it was certified by the Council of Europe as a European Cultural Route, one of 40 across Europe. |
| European Cultural Route of Saints Cyril and Methodius (ECRCM) European Cultural Route of Saints Cyril and Methodius (ECRCM) is an association devoted to the development and promotion of the Cyril and Methodius Route (a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe), aiming to raise awareness of common European heritage through a coordinated network of partners from various European countries. It contributes to the development of cultural cooperation throughout Europe, illustrating our common culture and heritage related to the legacy of Saints Cyril and Methodius. |
Romweg – Abt Albert von Stade e.V. In October 2007, the Italian anthropologist Giovanni Caselli and the retired German pastor Uwe Schott had the idea of exploring the Rome Way of Abbot Albert von Stade. Uwe Schott located the 28 stage towns in Germany mentioned by Abbot Albert in his itinerary (Itinerar) of 1237 and Giovanni Caselli located the stage towns in Italy. After countless discussions and meetings, representatives from these places decided to found support associations for Germany and Italy. The aim is to raise awareness of the Via Romea. In Germany the “Romweg Abt Albert von Stade” e.V. and in Italy the “Associazione Italiana della Via Romea Germanica” were founded. Within the framework of the recognition procedure as a European Cultural Route, the Austrian pilgrim association “JERUSALEMWAY” has been won as a third cooperation partner. These three partner associations founded the European Association of the Via Romea Germanica in order to clear the way for recognition as a European Cultural Route. |
| Asociación Camino Miñoto Ribeiro The Miñoto Ribeiro Way is one of the oldest routes which linked the north of Portugal with the town of St James the apostle. Its major part still leads along the same trails, ancient Roman roads and medieval tracks. It has got this relational character, going back to really ancient times; connecting ancient ruins and prehistoric settlements, an abundance of megalithic sites and tombs, which all remind us of the primitive inhabitants of these places. It encompasses, among other characteristics, the four distinctive elements which bestow it this very unique character:
Camino Miñoto Ribeiro Association is the association of municipalities of this way. We are a non-profit association, founded in 2014, whose objective is to restore, promote and achieve the recognition of Camino Miñoto Ribeiro as an official Jacobean route to Santiago de Compostela. |
| Asociación de Amigos do Camiño de San Rosendo e da Rainha Santa The Association is a non-profit entity aiming to promote and develop the Camiño Xacobeo de San Rosendo, which starts in Braga, Portugal, and leads to Ourense in the north of the country. The route was recognised as an official route of the Camino de Santiago in 2021. The association coordinates the activity of public and private partners to promote the historical, natural, gastronomic, thermal and other cultural heritage of the route in Portugal and Europe, undertakes research initiatives and enhances the infrastructure of the path. |
| Asociación de Amigos dos Museos de Galicia Set in 1975, the Asociación de Amigos dos Museos de Galicia has been a pioneering group in the promotion and dissemination of museums practice in the region, aiming to raise awareness on the important social role of cultural heritage institutions. The association, set in the city of A Coruña (English way) maintains an important programme of cultural activities including conferences and talks, educational tours, competitions, documentary projection, exhibitions, etc. It also organizes study visits to heritage sites across Galicia and a number of training courses. |
Asociación de Casas-Museo y Fundaciones de Escritores Set in 1998, ACAMFE is a network gathering up to 45 writer’s home and literary heritage institutions across Spain and Portugal representing the legacy of the most prominent authors in the Peninsula. The association encourages collaboration and exchange between these institutions and cultural agents, joining forces for the promotion, knowledge and appreciation of this particular type of cultural heritage. |
| Axencia de Xestión Xacobeo SA The Xacobeo SA agency is responsible for the implementation of activities linked to the management of the common services of the network of pilgrim inns in the region of Galicia, as well as to the coordination of actions related to Camino de Santiago. It proposes, plans and programs actions for the promotion and organization of events during the Jacobean Holy Years. It also supports the different departments, entities and commissions of the Galician regional government to develop their actions in this area. |
| Concello de Allariz Allariz is a town and municipality in the province of Ourense, Spain, with a population of 6.188, located 15 Km away from the provincial capital city. The River Arnoia crosses the municipality from east to west. The surrounding hills are covered with pine and native oak. The valley itself is very fertile and the river banks are lined with trees. Because of its picturesque location, it is a sought-after location for summer houses. Allariz is also renowned for its effort in traditional architecture conservation, linked to the figure of king Alfonso X of Castile (13th century) and the splendor of the Galician-Portuguese troubadour poetry, expanded and enhanced across the Ways to Santiago. |
| Concello de Amoeiro Amoeiro is a municipality in the province of Ourense, Spain, with a population of 2.264, located a few kilometers North from the provincial capital city. It is traversed by the Silver Route of Camino de Santiago.The main monumental attraction of the municipality is the religious architecture, with numerous Romanesque buildings from the 12th century. The church of Santa María de Fontefría is of particular relevance, in whose atrium a granite sarcophagus from the period before the 11th century was discovered. Civil architecture is represented by manor houses and the remains of a medieval castle based on an old Celtic fort. The Trasalba pazo was the birthplace of the famous Galician novelist and essayist Ramón Otero Pedrayo. |
| Concello de Celanova Celanova is a town and municipality located in the province of Ourense, near the border with Portugal. The municipality has 6,020 inhabitants, and lies 23 Km away from the provincial capital. The Monastery of San Salvador de Celanova is the most important building in a well-preserved historical center, considered the most perfect Galician Baroque church. It was founded by St. Rudesind (San Rosendo) in 936. In the garden of the monastery can be found the pre-Romanesque chapel of San Miguel, one of the oldest in Spain.The Municipality, which boast the literary heritage of numerous writers (including Manuel Curros Enríquez, Celso Emilio Ferreiro and Xosé Luis Méndez Ferrín) has been working for years to revive the Way of San Rosendo and the Holy Queen, which goes from the north of Portugal to Santiago de Compostela through the valleys of the rivers Cávado, Limia, Arnoia and Miño. A Portuguese-Galician territory that treasures valuable heritage remains, ranging from the Ice Age to the present day, following the Roman road Vía Nova, Geira for the Portuguese. After the discovery of the tomb of the Apostle Santiago, the route that runs through the municipalities of Baixa Limia and the Lands of Celanova to Ourense, was consolidated as a pilgrimage route to Compostela for residents of the region and northern Portugal. |
| Concello de Folgoso do Courel Folgoso do Courel is one the three municipalities part of the UNESCO global geopark of Courel Mountains, one the most prominent natural monuments in Spain. The municipality of Folgoso extends over a rural area among mountains, peaks and valleys with little population but important environmental spots such as the Devesa da Rogueira or the glacial lagoon of Luceza. Traces of the Roman occupation are found all across the territory linked to gold-mining, along with pre-roman hill settlements and traditional villages built with slate. The region, defined by exuberant nature and its long history, is crossed to the North by the French Way and, to the South, by the Winter Way. The headquarters of Fundación Uxío Novoneyra is set here. |
| Concello de Monterrei Known for being part of the eponymous wine producing area, a young Designation of Origin, the town of Monterrei, on the banks of river Támega, is located in the Southeast of Galicia, very close to the Portuguese border and crosses by the Silver Way. Its castle and walled city, built in the 12th century, are one of biggest and best examples of fortified architecture in the Northern Peninsula. They also play an important role in the cultural and literary history of Galicia, as this is the place where the first printing press in the region was set. |
| Concello de Noia Known as “little Compostela” due to its gothic style of architecture, the coastal town of Noia is located in the estuary of the Ria de Muros-Noia, only 36 km away from santiago. Its historic center, located just in-between the blue ocean and green wilderness makes Noia a must-rest stop for pilgrims on their way along the Camino de Santiago path and it has recently been included as one of the variants of the English Way.The town is rich in cultural heritage, also literary one. It was the birthplace of distinguished poets Antón Avilés de Taramancos (1935, Noia – 1992, A Coruña) and María Mariño (1907, Noia – 1967, Folgoso do Courel), praised on the Day of Galician Letters, a festivity that celebrates Galician language and its writers. Two sculptures commemorating their importance in the history and culture of the town can be found in the Gardens of Felipe de Castro, right by the City Council building. |
| Deputación Provincial da Coruña Governing and administrative body for the Province of A Coruña, which accounts for 41% of Galicia’s total population and 26% of its territory. Santiago de Compostela (the destination of the Way of Saint James) lies in this province, which comprises the whole of the English Way, the Way of Fisterra and Muxía, and the Sea Way of Arousa and river Ulla. |
| Deputación Provincial de Lugo Governing and administrative body for the Province of Lugo, which accounts for 12% of Galicia’s total population and 33% of its territory. It is traversed by the Primitive, Northern, French and Winter Way. |
| Deputación Provincial de Ourense Governing and administrative body for the Province of Ourense, which accounts for 11% of Galicia’s total population and 25% of its territory. It is traversed by the Silver and the Winter Way. |
| Fundación Curros Enríquez Manuel Curros Enríquez, the most representative civil poet of Galician literature in the 19th and early 20th centuries and prominent figure of the Rexurdimento, was born in 1851 in the Galician village of Celanova, close to the border with Portugal and 15 km away from what today is the Silver Way to Santiago de Compostela. His house, owned by the local council, is home to the foundation created to celebrate his memory and the other famous writers and poets born in the area, such as Celso Emilio Ferreiro or Xose Luís Méndez Ferrín. The venue, open to visitors since 2004, is therefore known as the “Poets’ house” and promotes the vast literary heritage of the area.The Poets’ House organizes guided tours through its facilities and surrounding venues, along with temporary exhibitions and other cultural activities (book presentation, poetry readings…). The foundation is particularly engaged with the promotion of the municipality and its influence area, designing and implementing cultural and heritage tours for locals, visitors and schools. |
| Fundación Eduardo Pondal Many of the legends and myths that come to our mind when thinking about Galician and its Celtic character, were firstly imagined and depicted by Eduardo Pondal, Galician writer and scholar from the 19th century and one of the highlights of Rexurdimento. His native region, the Costa da Morte (the “Death Coast”) is a rocky Atlantic coastal area that extends between the Fisterra-Muxía Way and the English Way, a land full of legends and home to traditional rural and seafaring communities.In the village of Ponteceso visitors can find his birthplace along with the headquarters of the Foundation, set to preserve his legacy and memory. This cultural institution of public interest founded in 2008 is devoted to the sustainable socioeconomic of the area, providing life-long learning opportunities and cultural activities to its community and visitors. |
| Fundación Manuel María de Estudos Galegos 20 kms away from the city of Lugo and the trails of the Primitive Way to Santiago de Compostela is the writer’s home of the Galician writer Manuel María (1929 – 2004). The house, today turned into a museum, is managed by the Manuel María Foundation, a cultural institution set in 2007 to preserve the memory and legacy of this poet, honored with the Galician Literature Day in 2016. From his house-museum in Outeiro de Rei several routes explore the territory of A Terra Chá, his native land and a central theme in many of Manuel María’s poems. |
| Fundación Otero Pedrayo The memory of Ramón Otero Pedrayo, the “Patriarch of Galician Letters” is celebrated and promoted by the cultural foundation created upon his will and recognized by Spanish Ministry of Culture in 1979. The author, one of the most singular Galician intellectuals of the early generation of the first decades of the 20th century (along with Castelao, Risco and others) bequeathed his work and properties to Galician people, including the familiar manor house of Trasalba, in the municipality of Amoeiro, a few kilometers away from the Silver Route. The building, an example of Galicia traditional big country house and with great heritage value, is the headquarters of the Foundation: a museum open to visitors with an important collection of artworks and Pedrayo’s magnificent library.The foundation maintains important publishing activity, promotes the ”Association of Friends of Otero Pedrayo” and carries out a series of activities around the annual festival held the last Sunday of June in the writer’s home, where the Trasalba Award is presented to a singular person of Galician culture. |
| Fundación Rosalía de Castro Rosalía de Castro was, along with writers Manuel Curros Enríquez and Eduardo Pondal, the main figure of the Rexurdimento, the Renaissance of Galician culture and language in the 19th century. A relevant European Romantic poet whose works, still widely read, have been translated to several languages; she is undoubtedly the best-known character of Galician culture, nationally and internationally. Because of her social and cultural relevance her name can be found in many places around the world and even the star HD149143 was named after her in 2019 following a decision of the International Astronomical Union.Rosalía was born in the village of Padrón, only 25 km away from Santiago de Compostela, where one can visit her birthplace, nowadays a beautiful house-museum managed by the Foundation named after her. The Foundation Rosalía de Castro also organizes different cultural and educational activities through the year, such as the summer literature festival “Abride a Fiestra”, exhibitions, poetry readings, etc. |
| Fundación Vicente Risco The Vicente Risco Foundation has its headquarters in San Lourenzo street in the village of Allariz, located in one of the branches of the Silver Way. The house belonged to Risco’s wife, Carme Fernández, and today is owned by the local council. It is runneds by the Foundation named upon this Galician intellectual in order to safeguard the bibliographic, documentary and paint collection of Vicente Risco and his son Antón. The venue also houses an interesting collection of artworks by artists such as Castelao, Pesquera, Conde Corbal, Delaunay, Cándido Fernández Mazas and Acisclo Manzano, among others.Throughout the year the Foundation organizes different cultural activities related to music, film and literature, such as a cycle of chamber music, book presentations and temporary exhibitions. |
| Rede Aldear Rede Aldear is a non-profit association that acts to develop rural areas through the promotion and integration of cultural projects. The organisation coordinates a network of partners to create educational and cultural activities, promote heritage and strengthen the community in the rural provinces of Galicia. |
The Vía Künig Cultural Association was created in 2019 with the aim of studying and promoting the pilgrimage routes to Santiago, specifically the Vía Künig and the Primitive Way. It is part of the Galician Federation of Associations of the Camino de Santiago and the Associations of the Camino de Santiago of the Xunta de Galicia. The Association manages the Study Center of the Vía Künig – Camino Primitivo. Composed of specialists in History, they are in charge of studying in detail all the documentation referring to these Paths as well as the cataloging and analysis of archaeological and artistic remains. His field of work also includes both the Künig Pilgrim’s Guide and the figure of the Servite monk. Another important aspect in his informative work through scientific articles and in other media. The Association promotes various cultural activities such as talks, conferences, walks, walks, pilgrimages, video projections, cultural excursions, trips… and collaborates with the competent authorities to study, recover, conserve, promote, disseminate all the elements related to these Ways of Santiago and its related artistic, cultural and archaeological heritage. |
| Xunta de Galicia – Consellería de Cultura The Ministry of Culture, Education and University Planning is the department of the regional government of the Autonomous Community of Galicia most directly related to the topic of pilgrimage, which is the primary concern of the Xacobeo SA Management Agency. |
Created in 2019, the association promotes various walking routes in France such as GR7, GR67, GR6 with a special emphasise on heritage, culture and history, connecting territories , visitors and local communities. The route, symbolizing the arrival of silk to the French area of Cévennes, passes through the territory of the Cévennes National Park and a great part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site – Cultural landscape of Mediterranean agropastoralism. UNESCO Ambassador 2022, the association also works on accessibility issues, letting disabled people enjoy the routes. |
The BPT is a registered charity formed in 2014 that aims to promote pilgrimage in Britain by helping to develop and publicise new and old paths, as well as the practice of pilgrimage itself by making it open to all. Its core goal remains to advance British pilgrimage as a form of cultural heritage that promotes holistic wellbeing, for the public benefit. “Holistic wellbeing” includes physical, mental, emotional, social, community, environmental and spiritual health, and the BPT aims to make these benefits accessible to wide new audiences. Pilgrimage has the potential to promote community and diversity in Britain’s spiritual landscape, nurture the relationship with the land, and add meaning and purpose to people’s lives. |
Tatabánya, in Komárom-Esztergom County, is the site of the Vértes Agora. The organisation that operates the building is a complex leisure, culture and community sports facility, in which sport, culture and hospitality serve the needs of the residents and businesses of the city and the surrounding area, as well as tourists, in a mutually reinforcing way. It is also a venue for exhibitions, plays, performances and events. |
Due to folk sources Bodajk was named after Bodok, in other words Vertes-hills. Bodajk and its surroundings have been inhabited since ancient times, as it was explored already by the palaeo-men and they could make use out of all its natural features for their needs. Out of the historical people, the Avars and Romans had been living here for a long time. There are plenty of tangible proofs for this: Avar graves, numerous Roman artifacts, coins and the stone coffin found in 1920’s. This coffin can be found currently in front of one of Bodajk’s monumental buildings, the City Hall. The diverse and rich traditions of Bodajk are part of our lives and strengthen the love and respect of our closer community. The memories of our built environment, the city’s attractions, events and programs truly reflect the honour of our values. The city is run and developed by the municipality. |
Considered the oldest Hungarian pilgrimage site, the village’s church at the foot of the Bodok ridge, whose walls rest on the stones of the chapel of King St Stephen, and whose icon came from Passau, his wife’s hometown, to the foot of the Bakony. Over 200 years, the miraculous healings associated with the Bodajk shrine increased the number of pilgrims so much that construction of a huge, 15.000-seat, arcaded pilgrimage courtyard began in 1942, and was rebuilt from the ruins after the devastation of World War II. |
It is located in the north-western part of Fejér county, next to the main road 81, the Móri water and the Gaja stream, in a beautiful, romantic countryside. Bodajk is 4 km away, Székesfehérvár 13 km and Mór 11 km.Fehérvárcsurgó is one of the most important settlements in the region today. It has a population of 2050 inhabitants. It is a popular tourist destination thanks to the Gaja Valley Landscape Centre, the reservoir and the Károlyi Castle. The town is run and developed by the municipality. |
In 1992, with the support of the parish, the parishioners, the Bishopric and the city, a church was built in Oroszlány. The church complex consists of the church, the congregation hall and the parish. The carved crucifix above the altar and the baptismal font depicting the risen Christ were made by Szabolcs Baracza. The 180 kg large bell in the tower is dedicated to St Joseph, while the 60 kg small bell is dedicated to St. Michael. |
Oroszlány, as the district centre of five settlements (Bokod, Dad, Kecskéd, Kömlőd and Szákszend), is situated in the gentle, northern forested hilly area of the Vértes Hills.The good accessibility, the proximity of the motorway and the Vienna-Budapest axis provide excellent opportunities for tourism. Every year tens of thousands of people visit Oroszlány and its surroundings. The town offers high-quality catering and commercial establishments as well as accommodation facilities. The municipality is responsible for the operation and development of the town. Oroszlány (literally “Russian girl”, German: Ohreslahn) is a city in Hungary, Komárom-Esztergom county, Central Transdanubia region, located on the North-West flanks of the Vértes Mountains. It has a population of 20.487. The main tourist attraction of the town is the 18th-century Camaldolese monastery of Majk. Its first mention is from 1383 when the name Oroszlankew (modern Hungarian: oroszlánkő meaning lion/lion’s stone) appears and then it is mentioned in a 15th-century deed as Possesio Orozlankew of the Csák family. In 1536 the “Castle of Oroszlánkő” is mentioned and then it is not mentioned any more among the populated settlements during the time of Turkish occupation. What is certain is that the Turks set to fire the castles of Tata, Gesztes and Vitány in their 1543 campaign so the castle of Oroszlánkő may also have shared their fate. In the second half of the 16th and in the 17th century the castle and its surroundings are totally uninhabited that is the contemporary name Pusztaoroszlánkő (=barren lion’s stone). The area was repopulated by the then lords of the area, the Esterházys who settled Slovaks from the Pozsony (today Bratislava), Nitra and Trencin counties to the empty land. At this time, the ruins of the castle were still there but they were carried away piece by piece for building houses. After the fall of the Rákóczi’s War for Independence, the lord of the land, Antal Esterházy followed his ruler to exile so his land fell in the hands of the József Esterházy, who was loyal to the Habsburg court. At this time there were only 20 peasant families which increased to 598 living in about 200 houses by the 1820s. After the revolutions in 1848–49, despite the abolishing serfdom the peasants had to continue to work for and serve the nearby estate of the Esterházys. Due to the dire circumstances hundreds of people migrated from the region which was deteriorated by the following World Wars. During the communist era, the emphasis shifted towards the coalfields surrounding the town (the traces of mineral charcoal had already been discovered at the beginning of the 20th century). As a result of rapid industrialization, the city status was awarded in 1954 and the area of Oroszlány became one of the most important coal mining regions of the country. However it came to an end, all the mines have been closed down with the exception of the only running Márkushegy coal mine in Pusztavám. On January 29, 2011 a moderate earthquake struck only a few km from Oroszlány. 26 damage cases have been reported. It was essentially light damage like cracks in walls and fallen chimneys. The earthquake had a magnitude of 4.3 at a shallow focal depth of 5 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was located in Vertessomlo, a few km from Oroszlány. The earthquake was well felt in Budapest. |
Péliföldszentkereszt – Szalézi Lelkigyakorlatos Ház Péliföldszentkereszt is a nationally known pilgrimage site. Although its history dates back only about three centuries, it is one of the most visited shrines in Komárom-Esztergom county, an ancient pilgrimage site, situated at the foot of the 633 m high Gerecse and the 374 m high Öregkő mountain. The Visitatio Canonica describes the pilgrimage site as the place where, on 30 May 1730, a child born with a limp was miraculously cured. Péliföldszentkereszt is 4 km from the village of Bajót. It is first mentioned as Pél – Pély in 1265 in a document as a populous settlement. In 1291 it was the property of the Szentes-Magócs clan. Until 1371 it belonged to the Kanizsais, descended from the Osli clan, after which it became a royal estate, and in 1388 King Sigismund donated it to the then Archbishop of Esztergom, János Kanizsai. From then on, Péliföld became a church property. In the past, the house of the Knights Templar stood here, which probably fell into ruin before the Ottoman occupation, but the ruins of its medieval church still stood on the site of the present church in the early 1700s. Several pious hermits retired from the world among the ruins. In 1735, the church, which still bears Baroque features, was built on the site of the dilapidated church. Imre Eszterházy, who built the church, authorised two days of worship: on 3 May, the feast of the finding of the Holy Cross, and on 14 September, the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. From 1735 it was officially a place of pilgrimage. In 1763 the poor hermitage became vacant. In its place, Prince Primate Ferenc Barkóczy had a monastery built for the Nazarenes. Soon afterwards, a “tavern house” was built for the people who came to visit. The Nazarenes were active here between 1763 and 1770. Their memory is preserved by the letters “INNR” carved into the front of the red marble high altar. After the Nazarenes, Prince-Priest John Simor tried to settle the Palatine Order, first in 1866-67 and then in 1903-1906, but they too failed to establish themselves here and soon moved away. In November 1913, the shrine was taken over by the Salesians of Don Bosco, which brought stability and prosperity to the life of the shrine. The Hungarian Salesians’ Institute, named after St. Stephen, which was active in Italy from 1901 to 1913, had about 40 lower secondary school students and their Salesians teachers and tutors, who moved from the town of Cavaglia in Upper Italy to the ground floor monastery building of Holy Cross in November 1913. They also took over the running of a boys’ school for four classes of secondary school pupils. The Salesians priests, monk brothers and later the monk nuns took care of the shrine and the filias of Hazel. In 1925, a floor was added to the west front of the monastery. A part of the inner courtyard (quadrum) was converted into a dining room and a drama room. From 1925, it became the motherhouse of about 40 theologians of the Salesians. Around 1932, a Manzardine college was built north of the monastery (Don Bosco House). In 1943, a spacious one-storey pilgrimage house was also completed west of the monastery (Youth House). A Vocational School and a boarding school were run here from 1950-1981, after which the one-storey pilgrimage house became a prison, with its inmates working in the coal mines. The Manzard theology building became the hunting lodge of the local TSZ. In 1992, the Salesians reclaimed the confiscated monastic house and its facilities. |
The town of Tata, in Komárom-Esztergom County, is a real treasure trove for visitors. The town’s lakes, its castle and monastery, its Capuchin church are just some of the attractions that bring visitors from far and wide to Tata, who are interested in cultural and natural values, artists and water sports. The national profile of the town’s major events is now unquestionable. The town is run and developed by the municipality. Tata is located in the valley between the Gerecse Mountains and Vértes Mountains, some 70 km (43 mi) from Budapest, the Hungarian capital city. By virtue of its location, it is a railway and road junction. Motorway M1 (E60, E75) from Vienna to Budapest passes through the outer city limits, and the railway line Budapest–Vienna goes through the city. The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times; archaeological findings date back to 50,000 BCE. Later it was a Roman settlement. The first known mention of Tata is from 1221. Its castle was built by the Lackfi family and had its prime under Matthias Corvinus, who had it rebuilt in a Renaissance style. In 1526 when the disastrous battle with the Turks happened and Louis II died in the battlefield, Count György Cseszneky was the castellan of the Castle Tata. The plundering Ottoman army ransacked the area, but Cseszneky successfully defended the castle. During the Ottoman occupation, the castle of Tata was an important fortress. It was captured in 1543 by the Turks. During this period the castle had many different owners until it was burned down by the Habsburgs in retaliation for the Rákóczi’s War of Independence.[citation needed] In 1727, Count József Esterházy bought Tata and the surrounding villages. The town prospered, in 1765 it already had a secondary school. According to the article in the Pallas Lexicon about Tata in 1851, the town was a “pretty and developing village in the Tata district of Komárom comitatus; 895 buildings, 6925 mostly Hungarian residents (3633 Roman Catholics, 2518 Lutherans and 673 Israelites), centre of the district, with secondary school, railway station, post office. Tata and the adjoining village Tóváros (4257 residents) are built around a large lake, Tata on the hillside, Tóváros on the plain. Between them there is the Esterházy mansion and an old castle with archive and gallery including a painting of Leonardo da Vinci. The theatre was built in 1889. The mansion is surrounded by the beautiful English garden (140 hectares). In 1938, the village of Tóváros was annexed to Tata, which was renamed Tatatóváros for a short while; one year later it was named Tata again. During World War II, Tata was captured by Soviet troops of the 2nd Ukrainian Front on 19 March 1945 in the course of the Vienna Offensive. Tata was granted town status in 1954. |
Associazione Italiana della Via Romea Germanica In October 2007, the Italian anthropologist Giovanni Caselli and the retired German pastor Uwe Schott had the idea of exploring the Rome Way of Abbot Albert von Stade. Uwe Schott located the 28 stage towns in Germany mentioned by Abbot Albert in his itinerary (Itinerar) of 1237 and Giovanni Caselli located the stage towns in Italy. After countless discussions and meetings, representatives from these places decided to found support associations for Germany and Italy. The aim is to raise awareness of the Via Romea. In Germany the “Romweg Abt Albert von Stade” e.V. and in Italy the “Associazione Italiana della Via Romea Germanica” were founded. Within the framework of the recognition procedure as a European Cultural Route, the Austrian pilgrim association “JERUSALEMWAY” has been won as a third cooperation partner. These three partner associations founded the European Association of the Via Romea Germanica in order to clear the way for recognition as a European Cultural Route. |
The municipal territory of Galzignano Terme, connects a large flat area reclaimed with the western hills, up to the slopes of Monte Venda (601 m. above sea level), the highest of the Euganei; it is entirely included in the protected area of the Regional Park of the Euganean Hills. |
Pino Torinese (Ël Pin in Piemontese) is an Italian community of 8,379 inhabitants of the metropolitan city of Torino in Piemonte. It lies along the Way of Don Bosco, which extends over more than 160 km and leads from the center of Turin, with an evocative route first along the Po and then through the woods, to the Basilica of Superga and the Romanesque Abbey of Vezzolano (High Way), then entering splendid vineyards to reach Colle Don Bosco.This is a path for hikers, between art and landscapes, wines and good food, but also for all those who wish to know the spirit and history of the places crossed by Giovanni Bosco. |
Francesco Petrarca Literary Park and the Euganean Hills The Francesco Petrarca Literary Park and the Euganean Hills is an Italian cultural heritage site, belonging to the national network of Literary Parks and Terme e Colli tourist destination of the Veneto Region, near the city of Padua. This park is dedicated to Francesco Petrarca, an Italian writer, poet, philosopher and philologist, considered the precursor of humanism and one of the founders of Italian literature, especially thanks to his most famous work, the Canzoniere. |
GAL Patavino – Gruppo di Azione Locale Founded in 1994, GAL Patavino is a consortium of private and public partners for the management and implementation of community projects for the economic development of rural areas. The organization comprises 44 municipalities located in the area south-west of Padua and develops the initiatives in various sectors – agriculture, crafts, trade and tourism. |
Kòrai – Territorio, Sviluppo e Cultura – Scarl i.s. ETS Kòrai is a Sicilian cultural and creative company that has been operating since 2011 in the field of promoting cultural heritage and the territory with an innovative footprint and attentive to the issues of sustainability. They develop research, documentation, communication and use of tangible and intangible heritage projects for public and private entities. From the conception of initiatives under the UNESCO banner, Kòrai has developed a path increasingly aimed at the themes of the sustainable community, smart heritage, sharing economy and social innovation. Since 2017 it has been the Territorial Workshop “Itinerarium Rosaliae and Montepellegrino-Favorita-Northwestern coast of Palermo” of the Policoro Project – Diocese of Palermo. They deal with urban regeneration, territorial animation, cultural and tourist enhancement of cultural and human resources, creation of networks for the local development of the territories. |
Romea Strata European Association The Association was born with the aim of rediscovering and enhancing the Via Romea Strata, a pilgrimage, faith and culture route, which in the past started from the Baltic Sea to get to Rome , acting as a link between East and West. The intention is to make it accessible for pilgrims and walkers of the third millennium, enhancing the roots of Europe and overcoming the borders created over the course of history. AERS was formed in 2018 by 30 founding members from Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria and Italy , all countries crossed by the itinerary. The members work together to promote this great pilgrimage artery, enhancing its history, places of faith and spirituality, the religious and cultural heritage that characterizes it and the beauty of the landscape and naturalistic context where it is inserted and located. The AERS intends to enhance this vast road system by promoting knowledge of the historical, archaeological, artistic, architectural, literary and gastronomic heritage; making known an ancient “way of faith” and promoting the culture of gratuity, gift and hospitality that generates fruitful contamination between different people and cultures. The European Association was also born as a prerequisite for the application for certification of “Cultural Itinerary of the Council of Europe” and in 2019, on the occasion of the 9th Annual Advisory Forum on Cultural Routes organized by the Council of Europe in Sibiu (Romania), the AERS has nominated the Romea Strata to obtain this recognition, already assigned to the Camino de Santiago, the Via Francigena, the Camino di Sant’Olaf and the Via Romea Germanica. |
Mjøsmuseet is a regional cultural history museum with collections in Gjøvik, Toten and Minnesund. At our facilities, there are a total of over 100 historic buildings, several parks, gardens and cultural landscapes. We take care of archives, photography and objects. The building protection adviser and the Oppland Archives’ secretariat have been added to the museum. |
Association for the Route of St. Olav Ways (ACSOW) is an association of members based on the democratic values of the European Cultural Routes. The main purpose for ACSOW is to manage the status as a European Cultural Route. By facilitating for pilgrimage on the old thoroughfares towards the Cathedral of Nidaros and Trondheim, the association shall promote the common European heritage represented through the Route of St. Olav Ways. Furthermore, ACSOW will facilitate projects, publications, research and activities coherent with the St. Olav heritage in general. ACSOW will focus especially on Pilgrimage along the St. Olav Ways. The certification “Cultural Route of the Council of Europe” is a guarantee of excellence. The networks implement innovative activities and projects pertaining to the following fields of action: co-operation in research and development; enhancement of memory, history and European heritage; cultural and educational exchanges for young Europeans; contemporary cultural and artistic practice; cultural tourism and sustainable cultural development. |
The Lillehammer Museum Foundation (Stiftelsen Lillehammer Museum) is a superstructure for the six museums Maihaugen, Lillehammer Art Museum, the Norwegian Olympic Museum, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons Aulestad, Sigrid Undset’s Bjerkebæk and the Norwegian Post Museum, and the knowledge-center the Norwegian Crafts Institute. The Lillehammer Museum Foundation is a scientific institution whose purpose is to collect, preserve, document and disseminate knowledge about material and intangible cultural heritage, and to create interest in and increased knowledge of visual art and other visual forms of expression. Based on the collections, the foundation will conduct research and disseminate knowledge through exhibitions, publications, teaching and other forms of experiences and information. |
Asociación de Casas-Museo y Fundaciones de Escritores Set in 1998, ACAMFE is a network gathering up to 45 writer’s home and literary heritage institutions across Spain and Portugal representing the legacy of the most prominent authors in the Peninsula. The association encourages collaboration and exchange between these institutions and cultural agents, joining forces for the promotion, knowledge and appreciation of this particular type of cultural heritage. |
Sabrosa is a Portuguese village in the district of Vila Real, in the North Region, with 6361 inhabitants, subdivided into 12 parishes. On December 14, 2001, UNESCO included the Alto Douro Wine Region in the list of world heritage sites in the category of “Mixed Sites”, encompassing areas of the municipality. Sabrosa is also a municipality with strong links to Europe and especially France and Spain, with which it maintains twinnings with the towns of Cadaujac, land of vineyards, and Guetaria, birthplace of Juan Sebastián Elcano, companion of Fernão de Magalhães who finished the circumnavigation trip. |
Casa-Museu de Camilo e Centro de Estudos Camilianos With the aim of energizing the didactic and pedagogical action of the Casa de Camilo and making the most of the institution’s very rich heritage, in the fields of bibliography, handwritten documentation, much of it autograph, iconography and the plastic arts , the Municipality of Vila Nova de Famalicão promoted the construction of a vast building that includes an auditorium, reading rooms and temporary exhibitions, offices, reservations and cafeteria, among other spaces, in a large and beautiful complex conceived by the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira. |
| Asociatia Via Mariae The Transylvanian Way of Mary Association, official name Asociatia Via Mariae, was founded in 2012 with the purpose of coordinating the implementation of the Way of Mary in Transylvania. The aim is to build up a unified pilgrim’s way between the different religious and national traditions, and to create a network between these places. As a non-governmental organization, the role of the Transylvanian Way of Mary Association is to implement the concept of the Way of Mary and to organize the network of partners (churches, political actors and local governments, touristic, non-touristic companies, organizations/associations, local communities and volunteers). This route is built with the help of abovementioned entities and fundraising activities |
AiCES – Asociácia Informačných Centier Slovenska AiCES is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that operates as a civil interest association and represents more than 55 information centres in Slovakia. Within the framework of their activities, they provide free of charge information for the population, as well as domestic and foreign tourists about:
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Klub Slovenských Turistov: KST The Slovak Tourist Club (KST) is a civic association with legal personality, which was established on February 24, 1990. It has more than 22,000 members who are associated in 300 local KST departments and tourist clubs. One third of the membership is made up of children and young people, who are organized in almost 30 youth tourism sections (TOMs). KST trade unions and clubs, which are versatile or only for some type of tourism, develop a variety of activities in hiking, skiing, cycling, water tourism and alpine tourism. There is also cultural and social activity, camping and nature protection. Adults and young tourists alike have a number of license plates and performance badges. The magnet of TOM is the year-round attractive program, which includes a race of tourist fitness, as well as other very popular events, for example, the Fairytale Forest Road. The nationwide tourist calendar contains about 400 events organized throughout the country, many of which are traditional, such as summer and winter events, cruises, ascents and trips abroad. The Slovak Tourist Club maintains a nationwide network of marked trails. Meritorious activities are performed by tourists – KST markers, who take care of the maintenance and restoration of more than 13,000 km of marked hiking trails. It operates 5 Tatra huts, educates instructors and trainers for tourism using various non-motorized means of transport (hiking, skiing, water, alpine, cycling and equestrian tourism). |
Via Mariae, občianske združenie Via Mariae is a civic association involved with the development and promotion of the Central European Marian Way in Slovakia. In addition to the route Šahy-Staré Hory-Trstená that it part of the north-south diagonal that goes from Częstochowa (Poland) to Međugorje (Bosnia and Herzegovina), the association promotes four sections in the Danubian Lowland, namely Kolárovo-Nové Zámky, Rúbaň-Nové Zámky, Strekov-Svodín, and Bíňa-Svodín. |
This project has been funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under grant agreement no 101004887.
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Aleksandra has a Master’s Degree in Sociology and social research. After graduation, she also attended two advanced training courses in “Innovation in social enterprises”(2015) and in “Project Management”(2019). In her last experience she worked for 4 years in a social cooperative as Accessible travel and tourism manager where her main tasks were: implementation of new accessible tourism services; organisation of holidays option for users with disabilities; management of fundraising activity; participation in EU-funded projects; care and management of the PR and communication activities; start up and management of a new accomodation facility. Since October 2019 she has worked for Homo Viator San Teobaldo Foundation as a referent for EU projects related to Romea Strata and its implementation.
Fiorella Dallari has been a Professor of Alma Mater (PAM) since 1 November 2018, former associate professor of Political and Economic Geography since 2004 at the Rimini Campus of the Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna in the Department for Life Quality Studies. In 1972 she began his research activity in the Faculty of Economics and from 1980 on didactic activity in the geographic field (disciplinary sector M-GGR / 02), with a 1st level national qualification (2012). In the field of research, she deals with tourism geography, economic-political geography and regional geography. Currently his research topics are: Local and sustainable development; Heritage and sustainable tourism; Pilgrimages, cultural itineraries and tourist routes; cooperation and sustainable tourism; Heritage, social participation and citizenship; UNESCO Heritage and Religious Heritage.
Fiorella is also founding-editor of “AlmaTourism, Journal of Tourism, Culture and Territorial Development”, a scientific journal of the University of Bologna. Engaged in national and international research projects, she collaborates with UNESCO (UNITWIN Network “Culture, Tourism, Development”; UNESCO Italian Chairs “Territory, Sustainability, Tourism” – TEST, of which she is responsible for tourism; Mediterranean Unesco Chairs – MUNCH), ICOMOS (International Scientific Committee on Places of Religion and Ritual – PRERICO member and coordinator of the Prerico National Committee). For nearly twenty years she has collaborated and collaborates with some itineraries recognized by the Council of Europe (in particular, she is president of European Association of the Vie Francigene, the Via Romea Germanica and the Romea Strata Scientific Committees).
Author of over 150 publications, she received the Vallega prize for research on cultural-historical itineraries (2008).
Patrizia Battilani is a UNIBO Economic Historian. Her research focuses on cultural heritage valorisation, public history and economic history. She has been visiting scholar at the University of Sidney (2013) and Glasgow (2018 and 2019). She served as director of the Bachelor degree in Tourism Economics (2012-2016). She has experience on participating and managing national and international projects as Head of CAST, the UNIBO Center for tourism study. She is responsible for the UNIBO Unit of the Interreg Italy-Croatia project Recolor (Reviving and EnhanCing artwOrks and Landscapes Of the adRiatic). Between 2018 and 2019 she coordinated a transnational research on dissonant heritage focusing on the European cultural route ATRIUM. Her last publications include How to cope with dissonant heritage: a way towards sustainable tourism development in Journal of Sustainable tourism (2018) with A. Mariotti and C. Bernini.
https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/patrizia.battilani/en
Maria Laura Gasparini is a tourism professional with over 10 years of work experience in the travel and hospitality sector. She has a degree in Tourism Economics and Management from the University of Bologna and has specialised in the role of sustainability indicators as policy making tools. Her main research interests are sustainability monitoring, community-based tourism and regenerative tourism. She is currently Research Fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies in Tourism, Bologna University, where she is contributing to the management of several EU funded projects, such as rurAllure and Fab Routes, focused on cultural routes and rural development.
European projects and International relations advisor. With her extended work experience in international organisations and academic background in cultural management, Elena oversees international relations and manages European projects of the EAVF. A travel enthusiast, she spends her free time backpacking all over the world.
EAVF director. Leading the EAVF since 2013, Luca has extended work experience in international organisations and public bodies. With a background in art history and tourism, he is a freelance journalist, consultant, and a hiking enthusiast. Among his publications there are numerous articles in Italian internet media and a book “Via Francigena – una Strada Europea”.
rurAllure project officer for EAVF. Myra has a background in Italian Language and Culture, and has previously worked in the field of International Higher Education. She will be managing the rurAllure communication channels and contribute to the Thermal Heritage pilot. Myra has a great love for bike touring and the environment, and is the founder and president of environmental initiative Cycle 2 Recycle.
Romea Strata coordinator. has a Bachelor’s Degree in “Forest and Environmental Sciences and Technologies”. She worked at the “Regional Forest Service” in Veneto Region managing the administration of projects, as Director of extinguishing forest fire department and teaching courses in the
environmental sector. Since 2015 she works at the Pilgrimage office (now Homo Viator Foundation) managing the Romea Strata project. She traced the route, georeferenced it and collaborated in the realization of European projects for the Office.
FUN Technical Assistant for Heritage Management and Disseminations. Filmmaker and Writer he has studies on Cinema Direction and Laws. Guide to Novoneyra’s House Museum.
Raimondo Sinibaldi has been the Director and the legal representative of the Pilgrimage Office of the Diocese of Vicenza for ten years and the President and the legal representative of the Homo Viator Foundation, wanted by the Diocese of Vicenza. For thirty years he has accompanied groups of pilgrims in Biblical Lands and in significant places of pilgrimage, such as Rome, Santiago de Compostela, Częstochowa, Lourdes, etc. In particular, as far as the Holy Land (Israel-Palestine) is concerned, he has the official guide certification issued by the competent ecclesiastical authorities, having completed studies in the Theological Faculty of Vicenza and at the Jesuit Community in Jerusalem. He contributed to the ideation and promotion of the Romea Strata project.
Silvia has a Master’s degree in History of Arts and Conservation of Artistic Heritage, obtained at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. From 2009 to 2012 she worked at the Diocesan Pilgrimages Office with the task of organizing pilgrimages to the Middle East, managing the collection of books “Bible and the Holy Land”, organizing the international cultural event “Lymph of the Olive” and to coordinate volunteers. Since 2012 she has worked at the Girolomoni Cultural Foundation in the Marche Region, with administrative tasks, organization of events and editing of the magazine Mediterraneo Dossier dedicated to biology, religion and current affairs. Since 2019, she has worked for the Homo Viator – San Teobaldo Foundation where she has the task of managing pilgrimages, the communication of the Foundation and supporting the Romea Strata project.
FUN Technician on Sustainability and Environmental Awareness. PhD in Biology and MSC on Biodiversity and Conservation Biology. Experienced in Environmental Education (formal and non-formal, she has volunteered with organizations including the Max Planck Institute of Ornithology and the Doñana Biological Station (CSIC).
FUN Arts Director and Member of FUN Board. Technician on Cultural Management. Phd on Art Education and Political Sciences and Master in Digital Publishing. Between 2015 and 2019 she was the Deputy Mayor of the City Council of Santiago de Compostela and Cultural Policies Councillor and since 2019 opposition councillor.
FUN Junior Technical Assistant on Communications. Degree in Audiovisual Communications. Graphic design, audiovisual contents and DigitalMarketing tools.
FUN Technician on Cultural Management. Phd in History and Postgraduate in Digitization of Cultural Heritage. Trained on Heritage Management, Museums and Archaeology he is responsible for the management of the FUN Archives and guide at Novoneyra’s House Museum.
FUN Technician for Tourism Strategies and Internationalization. Phd in Journalism & Media and Postgraduate in Tourism Destination Marketing. More than 10 years of work experience in local tourism policies and strategies. Comms Officer for the European Cultural Route of Historic Thermal Towns (EHTTA) between 2016 and 2018 and certified SICTED Agent.
Responsible for Administrative task & management. Diploma in Social Work, specialized in Public administration and inclusion. More than 10 years of experience in management of various social care programs with different groups, developing and implementing projects of sociocultural social intervention.
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