La Rotta dei Fenici - Itinerario Culturale del Consiglio d'Europa

04/11/2026

🏛️ PHOEN-BRIDGE Project Kick-off Meeting in : Focus on the New Italy-Malta Phoenicians' Route Smart Way

On November 3rd, the Phoenicians' Route - Cultural Route of the Council of Europe - officially hosted the kick-off meeting of the PHOEN-BRIDGE project (“Phoenician Bridge – Enhancing heritage through regenerative and inclusive cultural tourism”) in Selinunte (Sicily, Italy).

As Lead Partner of this initiative, co-funded by the Interreg VI-A Italy-Malta Programme, the Phoenicians' Route is proud to collaborate with an outstanding network of partners:

🔹 Project Partners:
• Maltese Superintendence of Cultural Heritage
• Parco Archeologico di Lilibeo-Marsala

🔹 Associated Partners:
• Sicilian Region (Department of Tourism, Sport and Entertainment & Department of Cultural Heritage and Sicilian Identity, Superintendence of the Sea)
• Malta Tourism Authority
• Local Councils' Association Malta
• Port Regional Council

The meeting was highly operational, focusing specifically on the Ideation of a Sustainable IT-MT Smart Way model through successful practices and targets engagement.

A dedicated workshop was organized to drive forward the key components of this phase:

✔️ Knowledge pool creation
✔️ Ideation of the Sustainable/Regenerative IT-MT Smart Way model
✔️ Engagement of target groups and successful practices.

This meeting marks a milestone for cross-border cooperation, laying the concrete groundwork for strategic actions that connect, digitalize, and revitalize Mediterranean heritage.

Regione Siciliana Soprintendenza del Mare

04/11/2026

🎥 Short Video Competition Celebrating
40 Years of Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe

In 2027, the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe Programme will be 40 years old. To celebrate this milestone, the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes and the European Institute of Cultural Routes are organising a video competition inviting filmmakers to apply their creativity and diverse experiences in short videos that reflect the Programme’s history, beauty and impact.

The competition will highlight and exemplify how the Routes shape or have shaped communities and territories over the past 40 years, what they mean to people today, how they connect people through shared cultural heritage across borders, and how they help interpret the diversity of present-day Europe.

Who can enter❓

The competition is open to individual filmmakers and filmmaking teams. Entrants must be people or entities based in one or more member states of the Council of Europe or of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes.

The video must be a maximum 3 minutes, include English and/or French subtitles and be an original work created for the competition.

📆 Submission deadline: 30 November 2026

For further information ⬇️
https://www.coe.int/en/web/cultural-routes/-/short-video-competition-celebrating-the-40th-anniversary-of-the-cultural-routes-of-the-council-of-europe


Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe programme

04/11/2026

03/11/2026

From the deck, a day at anchor looks harmless. Below the surface the picture changes. Engines burn fuel, waste water has to end up somewhere, and an anchor dropped in the wrong place drags across the seabed. What boating leaves behind A 2020 paper in the journal Sustainability, by Ani Trstenjak, Sa....

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26/10/2026

The "Doña Blanca: Present and Future" project stands as an exceptional example of how the scientific research and the Phoenicians' Route - Cultural Route of the Council of Europe can work hand in hand to bring archaeology closer to society.

The research results from the Castillo de Doña Blanca (El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz) — one of the most significant and fascinating Phoenician archaeological sites in the Bay of Cádiz — come to life through a beautiful set of infographics designed for the general public.

Science, art, and public engagement unite to tell the story of the present and future of our cultural heritage.

A special thanks to the authors of the texts, Ana Mª Niveau-de-Villedary y Mariñas and Pablo Sicre-González, and to the illustrator Habana Sánchez Muñoz for this outstanding teamwork.

Shared knowledge is the first step toward preserving our history. 🌍🛡️

The full design is available at the following link:
https://rodin.uca.es/handle/10498/40352

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🇪🇸 El proyecto "Doña Blanca: Presente y Futuro" es un ejemplo excepcional de cómo el mundo de la investigación científica y La Ruta de los Fenicios - Itinerario Cultural del Consejo de Europa pueden colaborar para acercar la arqueología a la sociedad.

Los resultados de las excavaciones en el Castillo de Doña Blanca (El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz) —uno de los yacimientos fenicios más importantes y fascinantes de la bahía de Cádiz— cobran vida en un conjunto de infografías diseñadas para el gran público.

Ciencia, arte y divulgación se unen para contar el presente y el futuro de nuestra historia común. Un agradecimiento especial a los autores de los textos, Ana Mª Niveau-de-Villedary y Mariñas y Pablo Sicre-González, y a la ilustradora Habana Sánchez Muñoz por este extraordinario trabajo en equipo.

El conocimiento compartido es el primer paso para proteger nuestra herencia cultural. 🌍🛡️

El proyecto completo está disponible en el siguiente enlace:
https://rodin.uca.es/handle/10498/40352

> Grupo de investigación Phoenix Mediterránea
Universidad de Cádiz Ayuntamiento de El Puerto de Santa María Turismo El Puerto de Santa María

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Un grande ringraziamento ad Andrea Donda e a tutto il team di Argo - Progettare l'Europa per aver dato oggi grande visibilità alla Rotta dei Fenici all'interno dell'Europa Project Week 2026, attualmente in corso a Firenze. 🇪🇺🏛️

Ma il nostro grazie va soprattutto al loro costante supporto. Il team di Argo ci affianca da tempo nello sviluppo di strategie concrete a favore della valorizzazione dei territori aderenti al Network. 🗺️💼

Collaborazioni come questa sono fondamentali per far crescere e promuovere il nostro Itinerario Culturale riconosciuto dal Consiglio d'Europa.