European Heritage Label Bureau - EHL Bureau

09/06/2026

Discover St Paul’s Catacombs – 2025 EHL Awarded Site 🇲🇹

What if coexistence was part of Europe from the very beginning?

At the St Paul’s Catacombs, different cultures and beliefs shared the same space 🤝

Here, you’ll find:

➡️ Jewish
➡️ Christian
➡️ Polytheistic burials

A rare glimpse into early Europe, where , and were already shaping society 🌍.

✨ Discover Europe through its stories.

09/06/2026

Discover St Paul’s Catacombs – 2025 European Heritage Label Site 🇲🇹

The St Paul’s Catacombs offers a unique perspective on early European society and the roots of its core values.

The site contains burial complexes from Jewish, Christian and polytheistic traditions within the same space, a rare example of religious coexistence in the Roman world. This reflects early expressions of values such as tolerance, equality and non-discrimination.

Beyond its religious significance, the site also provides evidence of communal practices, artistic expression and even scientific knowledge, through funerary art, inscriptions and depictions of medical tools.

St Paul’s Catacombs stand as a testament to the multicultural character of Malta and to the broader processes that shaped European identity, including the spread of Christianity and the evolution of shared cultural practices.

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08/06/2026

Discover Bosco delle Querce – 2025 EHL Awarded Site 🇮🇹

⚠️The Bosco delle Querce stands on what was once the site of a major environmental tragedy. After a toxic dioxin leak, this area was transformed from contamination to a living, breathing park 🌳

This event led to the creation of the EU’s Seveso Directive 🇪🇺
➡️ shaping how Europe manages industrial risks
➡️ protecting people and the environment

♻️ Today, Bosco delle Querce is a powerful symbol of , and .

08/06/2026

08/06/2026

🌊 Today, on , we celebrate not only the beauty of our seas, but also the stories they hold beneath the surface.

In the middle of the Atlantic, the Site Azores Underwater Cultural Heritage preserves a unique underwater archive of Europe's shared past. Across 30 diveable archaeological sites, shipwrecks, anchors, artillery pieces and other remains tell the story of five centuries of navigation, trade, migration and cultural exchange between Europe, Africa, the Americas and Asia.

⚓ Positioned at the crossroads of major Atlantic routes, the Azores became a meeting point for people, goods and ideas, helping shape the interconnected Europe we know today.

As we celebrate our oceans, let us also remember the importance of protecting the cultural heritage they safeguard.

🌍 Europe starts here — above and below the waves.

05/06/2026

Discover Bosco delle Querce – 2025 European Heritage Label Site 🇮🇹

The Bosco delle Querce is a powerful example of how Europe can transform environmental crisis into long-term progress.

Developed on the site of the Seveso disaster, where a dioxin leak caused severe contamination, the park is the result of an ambitious environmental recovery and remediation project. Its creation marked a turning point in how industrial risks are managed in Europe.

The event directly led to the adoption of the Seveso Directive (82/501/EEC), a cornerstone of EU environmental and industrial safety policy, which continues to shape regulatory frameworks across Member States.

🇪🇺 Today, Bosco delle Querce represents ecological regeneration, but also regulatory innovation and collective responsibility. It stands as a tangible example of how European cooperation can turn tragedy into sustainable transformation.

On this World Environment Day, it reminds us of the importance of prevention, resilience and forward-looking environmental governance.

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The Bosco delle Querce Park has an extraordinary European relevance...

02/06/2026

Discover Free Speech Space – 2025 European Heritage Label Site 🇨🇿

The Free Speech Space is a network of memorial sites that highlights the struggle for freedom of expression and access to information under 20th-century totalitarian regimes.

Rooted in the historical experience of the Czech nation, these sites document the diverse strategies used to resist censorship and control, from underground information networks to acts of intellectual and cultural defiance.

Together, they contribute to a deeper understanding of European history and the importance of safeguarding fundamental rights. The values embodied by these sites — , access to and democratic participation — remain central to European integration today.

🇪🇺 Free Speech Space stands as a reminder that these freedoms must be actively protected and upheld.

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02/06/2026

Congratulations to Leipziger Notenspur on this well-deserved recognition! 🎉
As a European Heritage Label site, we are delighted to see this inspiring project receive support through the European Heritage Days programme. We look forward to seeing Jewish musical heritage brought to new audiences and generations through such creative and meaningful initiatives.
Wishing the team every success for the implementation ahead!

The initiative supports innovative heritage actions that strengthen young people’s engagement with Europe’s shared cultural heritage and promote intercultural dialogue across borders.

02/06/2026

Discover Rashi of Troyes – 2025 EHL Awarded Site 🇫🇷

📖 Ideas can travel further than borders.

At Rashi of Troyes, one man’s teachings shaped Europe for centuries

From the 11th century, Rashi’s students gathered here then carried his ideas across Europe: 📍 France,📍Germany, 📍 Italy and 🌎 beyond

📚His writings spread through manuscripts and early printing, influencing generations of thinkers 📚

But his legacy goes further. His values still resonate today: , , and 🕊️

01/06/2026

Discover Varkaus – 2025 EHL Awarded Site 🇫🇮

🏭 Industry didn’t just build cities, it built societies.

At the Industrial Heritage of Varkaus, you’ll find the story of how industry shaped modern Europe.

In a remote part of Northern Europe, this community grew through:

➡️ resilience
➡️ innovation
➡️ and knowledge shared across borders

Facing global changes and challenges, Varkaus adapted turning industry into a foundation for social progress and welfare

It’s a powerful reminder that Europe’s industrial past is also a story of cooperation and transformation

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