The Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe (EPA Governing Board) renewed the Aeneas Route’s certification as Cultural Route of the Council of Europe for another five years. On May 6, 2025, the Aeneas Route Association … Read More
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Returning the Palladium: Aeneas and Diomedes’ Encounter
Benevento is an important overland stop mentioned by Procopius of Caesarea, even though it isn’t included in Aeneas’ Virgilian itinerary. The Byzantine historian, while narrating the occupation of Samnium by Belisarius in the second year of the Gothic War (535-553), … Read More
Archaeology, Art, and Theatre Mark the Final Phase of F.I.R.E.
The fourth edition of F.I.R.E. (Aeneas Route International Festival) ended on May 10–11 with a new format of decentralized events designed to promote the Virgilian Cities Network (Rete delle Città Virgiliane). The closing events took place in symbolic locations for … Read More
Fourth year collaborating with Liceo Virgilio: a journey along the Aeneas route
The collaboration between Liceo Statale Virgilio (a high school in Pozzuoli) and Aeneas Route Association has just ended, marking the fourth consecutive school year of this partnership. Following a presentation of Aeneas Route Cultural Itinerary, the eleven first-year classes of scientific, … Read More
Brindisi, the newcomer in the Network of Virgilian cities
The network of the cities linked to the biography and the work of Virgil has welcomed a new protagonist: the city of Brindisi, the final step of the existential path of Aeneid’s poet. The “Virgilian cities” network, a promotional vehicle … Read More
CORRIAMO NEL MITO (RUNNING THROUGH THE MYTH)
The 21st edition of the track event Corriamo nel mito (Running through the myth) called together 150 athletes who challenged themselves to go through a difficult and suggestive run – which passed near the Lucrine-Avernus lake front, naturalistic site not only … Read More
The Aeneas Route towards London: the Virgil Society joins up the network
On 16 February last, the Vice President of the Virgil Society in London, Prof. Carla Dionisotti, signed the “Letter of Intent” according to which the prestigious English Institution becomes “honorary partner” of the Aeneas Route Network as 45° Cultural Route … Read More
Award Ceremony for the Aeneas Route Association, 45th European Cultural Route certified by the Council of Europe
On 26 January 2022, the Aeneas Route Association received the prestigious award of Cultural Route of the Council of Europe. The award was presented at the Colosseum Archaeological Park by Stefano Dominioni, Director of the European Institute of Cultural Routes … Read More
On the steps of Aeneas The archaeological symposium of Edremit
The Archaeological Symposium was organised in the frame of the European project awarded by Aeneas Route Association, Edremit Municipality and Sapienza University called “On the Steps of Aeneas: a common cultural heritage between Turkey and Italy”. The event was an … Read More
The Aeneas Route, the journey between archeology and nature becomes a cultural itinerary certified by the Council of Europe
The mythical journey of the Trojan hero narrated by Virgil has been declared as the 45th cultural itinerary recognised at European level. Thefirst one, the Camino de Santiago was recognised in 1987. Aeneas Route crosses 5 Mediterranean countries (Turkey, Greece, … Read More