Events, projects and other relevant information from Cemeteries route.

Free guided tours at the New Cemetery of Belgrade 2026

This autumn, visitors can explore the cultural and historical heritage of the New Cemetery of Belgrade through four free guided tours.

European Cemeteries Route Receives ECTN Award for Sustainable Cultural Tourism

On 24 September 2026, the European Cemeteries Route received first place at the ECTN Awards for its initiative Significant Cemeteries for Sustainable Europe.

European Cemeteries Route Receives the Inspiring Practice Award 2026

On 25 September 2026, the European Cemeteries Route was recognised with an Inspiring Practice Award during the closing session of the 15th Advisory Forum on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe in Yerevan, Armenia.

ASCE President at the Cultural Routes meeting in Slovenia 2026

On September 14–15, 2026, ASCE President Lidija Pliberšek attended the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe meeting on the Slovenian coast, dedicated to cooperation, sustainable tourism, and the future development of Cultural Routes.

Arts and Crafts at Piratello Cemetery

On 31 October 2026, the Piratello Monumental Cemetery in Imola, Italy, will host "Arts and Crafts at Piratello Cemetery," a special guided tour held as part of the 23rd National Urban Trekking Day.

Poetry and music at Mühlau Cemetery 2026

On 25 July 2026, a special event titled “The Moment of Eternity” took place at Mühlau Cemetery in Innsbruck, Austria.

Exhibition “Rasos: A Living Cemetery”

Step inside a unique retrospective celebrating more than two centuries of history, art, and biodiversity at Rasos Cemetery.

Music and Reflection at Piratello Cemetery

On 13 September 2026 at 6:30 PM, the Piratello Monumental Cemetery in Imola, Italy, will host Fugace, an evening combining a silent walk through the cemetery with a classical music performance.

Invitation to the 27th Cemeteries Colloquium

Date and time: 8 May 2025, University of York (UK)

2nd International Conference on Universities and Cultural Routes

The European Institute of Cultural Routes (EICR) and the Università della Svizzera italiana, supported by the Compostela Group of Universities, are hosting the 2nd International Conference on Universities and Cultural Routes on 12–13 November in Lugano, Switzerland.

Invitation to NEPHESH | Protecting the Shadow

A cemetery is more than a final resting place; it is a repository of stories waiting to be heard.

Silent Disco at Vienna Central Cemetery: Event Highlights

On 17 April 2026, Vienna Central Cemetery hosted its first silent disco, transforming the cemetery church into an unexpected cultural space where silence and music coexisted.

Video of Europe’s Cultural Routes in Italy

The Italian Ministry of Culture has unveiled a new one-hour video dedicated to the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe that run across Italy.

Events at Kensal Green Cemetery 2026

Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery invite you to take part in several interesting events at Kensal Green Cemetery in London, United Kingdom.

V Meeting of Managers of Cultural Itineraries of the Council of Europe

From March 23–25, 2026, cultural heritage professionals gathered in Huelva, Spain, for the V Meeting of Managers of Cultural Itineraries of the Council of Europe.

Silent Disco at Vienna’s Central Cemetery

On 17 April 2026, the Vienna Central Cemetery transforms into an extraordinary cultural stage, hosting a Silent Disco inside the stunning Church of St. Charles Borromeo.

2nd Conference of the University Network for Cultural Routes Studies: Call for papers

The European Institute of Cultural Routes invites you to the 2nd Conference of the University Network for Cultural Routes Studies, held on 12–13 November 2026 in Lugano, Switzerland.

Invitation to the 3rd European Symposium on Drugs and Colors

The Aromas Itinerarium Salutis Association – The European Route of Historic Pharmacies and Medicinal Gardens invites you to participate in the 3rd European Symposium on Drugs & Colors.

Severed: A Tribute to Peace

A moving video with a powerful message of peace, memory, and reflection.

Theatrical performance at Certosa Monumental Cemetery

In July and August 2025, the Certosa Monumental Cemetery in Bologna turned into a stage for "Pen, Bread and Justice", a theatrical play celebrating equality, solidarity, and civic responsibility.

Photo exhibition "Significant cemeteries for sustainable Europe"

Pogrebno podjetje Maribor, presiding member of ASCE, has prepared a special photo exhibition at Pobrežje Cemetery in Maribor, Slovenia.

Commemorative tree-planting event at the Kalavryta Cemetery

On November 8, 2025, Kalavryta Cemetery will host a commemorative tree-planting event honoring those who lost their lives during World War II.

Guided walk "The Piratello in the Feminine"

On 31 October and 1 November 2025, visitors in Imola, Italy, are invited to join a special guided walk through the historic Piratello Cemetery.

WDEC 2026: Quality education

The Week of Discovering European Cemeteries 2026 will be held May 22–31, highlighting cemeteries’ role in supporting and promoting quality education.

Lisbon's 4th Cultural Week in Cemeteries

From 18 to 26 October 2025, Lisbon and its surrounding areas will host the 4th Cultural Week in Cemeteries, celebrating Portugal’s rich cemetery heritage.

Poetry and music at Mühlau Cemetery

On July 26, 2025, Mühlau Cemetery in Innsbruck, Austria, hosted a special evening of poetry and music.

European Cemeteries Route featured at 2025 Madrid Book Fair

During the Week of Discovering European Cemeteries 2025, a special exhibition showcased several of Europe’s Cultural Routes, celebrating their cultural and historical significance.

3rd memorial evening at Eastern Cemetery in Innsbruck

In October 2024, the third "Quo Vadis Fundamentum" memorial evening was held at the Eastern Cemetery in Innsbruck, Austria.

Events at Kensal Green Cemetery 2025

This summer, history lovers and curious minds are invited to explore the rich heritage of Kensal Green Cemetery through two special events.

WDEC 2025: Gardens of 80

The Week of Discovering European Cemeteries 2025 will take place from 30 May to 5 June, offering a unique opportunity to explore the cultural and social significance of cemeteries across Europe.

Invitation to the 26th Cemeteries Colloquium

Date and time: 23 May 2025, University of York (UK)

International Conference on Cultural Routes in Nova Gorica

From April 14 to 16, 2025, ASCE President Mrs. Lidija Pliberšek participated in the International Conference "Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe: Recognition and Preservation of Cultural Heritage in Cross-Border Regions".

Cemeteries for sustainable Europe 2025: Peace, justice and strong institutions

The "Gardens of 80" project will expose European cemeteries as memorial spaces that celebrate peace, inclusion, and justice, supporting the goal 16 of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Cemeteries for sustainable Europe 2024: Environmental sustainability and climate change

The theme for the Week of Discovering European Cemeteries 2024, "Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change," was developed as part of the ASCE initiative "Cemeteries for Sustainable Europe."

Guided tour “In the Embrace of Silence”

On November 7, 2024, the Dubovac Catholic Cemetery hosted a guided tour titled "In the Embrace of Silence", part of the Karlovac Fog Festival.

New Guillotière Cemetery at WorldSkills Lyon 2024

During the WorldSkills Lyon 2024 event, the city of Lyon will feature two distinct workshops at the New Guillotière Cemetery, providing an innovative approach to education and skill development.

Lisbon's 3rd Cultural Week in Cemeteries

From October 5 to 13, 2024, the 3rd Cultural Week in Cemeteries will take place in and around Lisbon, celebrating Portugal's cemetery heritage.

European Cemeteries Route receives Best Practice Award 2024

At the 13th Annual Advisory Forum of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, held in Budapest, Hungary, from September 25 to 27, 2024, the European Cemeteries Route received the Best Practice Award 2024.

ASCE President at the all-Slovenian Cultural Routes meeting

On October 10, 2024, ASCE president attended the all-Slovenian meeting of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, organized by the Faculty of Tourism at the University of Maribor.

Halloween at the Newtown Road Cemetery

This Halloween, the historic Newton Road Cemetery in Rushden, England, became the stage of an original event that blended slow tourism with an educational note.

1st International Conference on Universities and Cultural Routes

The European Institute of Cultural Routes invites you to participate in the 1st International Conference on Universities and Cultural Routes, taking place this November in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Poetry reading at the Cemetery of Mühlau

On June 15, 2024, the event “Living in the light of eternity” took place at the Cemetery of Mühlau in Innsbruck, Austria.

Art installation at the Laeken Cemetery

The Epitaaf association, member of ASCE, invites you to see a unique art installation at the Laeken Cemetery in Brussels, Belgium.

"The whisper of the (paper) models" event and a literary contest

Attend a special event at the Cemetery agli Allori in Florence, Italy, on June 10, 2024, and participate in an engaging literary contest.

WDEC 2024: Environmental sustainability and climate change

This year's WDEC will focus on cemeteries' dedication to environmental sustainability and fight against climate change.

"Cimitero dal Vivo": a unique way to discover Ravenna's Historic Cemetery

An innovative format that includes a digital game R-Tales, a new digital map, and a live show with music, theater, and performance.

Accessibility of cemeteries

Share your examples of good practices regarding accessibility challenges in your cemetery.

25th Cemeteries Colloquium: Call for papers

The Cemetery Research Group invites you to participate in the 25th Cemeteries Colloquium, taking place on the 24th May 2024 in York, UK.

30th EAA Annual Meeting: Call for papers

The Iron Age Danube Route invites you to participate in their session at the 30th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists in Rome, Italy.

2nd memorial evening at Eastern Cemetery in Innsbruck

At the end of October 2023, the second event of the "Quo Vadis Fundamentum" took place at the Eastern Cemetery in Innsbruck, Austria.

International Conference in Athens: Call for paper

We invite you to participate in the International Conference on Cemetery Studies, taking place from 18 to 20 April 2024 in Athens.

International congress: "Heritage, a shared responsibility"

From 9 to 11 November 2023, Cementiris de Barcelona participated in the international congress in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

2° Cultural Routes Academic Workshop

We invite you to attend the 2° Cultural Routes Academic Workshop, which will take place online on 7th December 2023.

The longest outdoor gallery in Vienna

A large photo exhibition, created as part of the project "Biodiversity in the Cemetery", is now on display at the Vienna Central Cemetery.

Highlights from the Cemetery Conference in Varaždin

On September 14 and 15, 2023, the 1st scientific and professional conference on cemeteries took place in Varaždin, Croatia.

"Nachklang" Concert at the Vienna Central Cemetery

A biennial celebration of music and remembrance with over 4.400 attendees.

ASCE president at the Cultural Route Certificate Ceremony

ASCE president, Mrs Lidija Pliberšek, attended the Cultural Route Certificate Ceremony at the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia.

Insights from the Certification Training Seminar in Luxembourg

ASCE president, Mrs. Lidija Pliberšek, unveiled the organizational journey of ASCE and European Cemeteries Route.

Participation in an international workshop

In 2022, European Cemeteries Route participated in an international workshop entitled "Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe: Cultural Heritage, Landscape and Tourism".

The Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe's 10th Training Academy

ASCE president, Mrs Lidija Pliberšek, participated in the 10th Training Academy of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe in France.

An international conference in Turin

Join the international conference "Around Cemeteries: a space of dialogue across generations and cultures" on 30 and 31 May 2023. Online participation is possible.

Webinar "Jewish cemeteries as visitor destinations across Europe"

Join this interesting free webinar on 24 May 2023.

A great day at the Milan Monumental Cemetery

A glorious spring day on the 2nd of April 2023 marked the unveiling ceremony of the restored Maciachini’s family tomb at the Milan Monumental Cemetery.

Online seminar "Dark Events: A New direction in events research?"

On 28 April 2023, join the first of three online seminars on the theme of "dark events". Participation is free.

Webinar "Heritage and cultural tourism for Historic Cemeteries: an international Teaching Project"

You are invited to join the webinar on 30 March 2023, at 5 p.m.

Restoration of Maciachini’s family tomb

On April 2, 2023, the official unveiling of the restored Maciachini’s family tomb will take place at the Milan Monumental Cemetery in Italy.

Stories vs. Stories: The added value for managing the cultural tourism

Article by manager of European Cemeteries Route, Mr Dušan Vrban, presented at the international workshop "Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe: Cultural Heritage, Landscape and Tourism".

WDEC 2023: Cemeteries for health and wellbeing

From 26 May to 4 June 2023, the Week of Discovering European Cemeteries will celebrate the life-enhancing properties of the cities of the dead.

150 years of Kozala Cemetery

1872 is the year when the Kozala Cemetery in Rijeka (Croatia) has become a communal cemetery of public interest.

Success of the meeting "Mirogoj: challenges of heritage preservation"

The event that took place on October 27, 2022, received many positive responses and organisers would like to thank everyone involved for their participation.

Memorial evenings at Eastern Cemetery in Innsbruck

Every year, a memorial evening will take place at Eastern Cemetery in honour of people who, during their lifetime, left an important mark on society in terms of togetherness, mindfulness, and peace.

Terrassa Cemetery in the documentary "The children of the flood"

The Terrassa Cemetery was one of the shooting locations for a documentary about Spain's worst flash flood that occurred in 1962.

Final event of the FAB Routes project

On November 29, 2022, the final event of the project "FAB Routes: Digital Skills to Promote EU Cultural Routes" will be held in the city of Forlì, Italy.

Events at cemeteries in Rennes

From October 28 to November 1, 2022, the 6th edition of the "Toussaints Musicales Rennaises" took place at the cemeteries in Rennes, France.

The ASCE AGM 2022 overview

An overview of the ASCE Annual General Meeting and Conference 2022, that took place from 15 to 17 September in Belgrade, Serbia.

Successfully evaluated as a Cultural route

To retain the label of Cultural Route of the Council of Europe, European Cemeteries Route has been evaluated in the framework of a three-year evaluation-cycle by European Institute of Cultural Routes.

Best practice award 2022

European Cemeteries Route project Schools on cemeteries received the Cultural Routes Best Practice Award by the Secretariat of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe (EPA).

Significance of AGM for European Cemeteries Route

Why is the Cultural routes of Europe program and the regular evaluation so important from the management perspective

Throughout the recent ten years we have been evaluated 3 times. Always with success and observed as one of the routes that performs really well.

Plečnik's Žale on the UNESCO list

Plečnik's Žale were recognized as a site of exceptional universal value and were included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Events during the WDEC 2022

From the 30th of May to the 5th of June this year's Week of Discovering European Cemeteries will take place in cemeteries all over Europe.

WDEC 2022: Schools on Cemeteries

Schools require various programs to help children learn about society and culture, and cemeteries can offer an unexpected yet powerful experience.

Photo book "Crossroads of diversity"

37 photographs from 32 cities from 15 countries. Images of cemeteries that are so distinctive and unique, but still speaking the same language. Language of diversity.

20 years of tourism

All in vain is the amazingly preserved cultural heritage of the cemetery, if its sparkling stories of love, wars and discoveries are not joyfully talked about, touched and remembered.

Cemetery Tourism Study

The publication “Cemetery Tourism Study” aims to discover the model for future valorization of the Jewish part of the City Cemetery Škaljari, through the prism of cultural practice and tourism.

The meaning of cemeteries changes

Tradition meets alternative, analog meets digital, cemeteries support environmental protection and are an important part of our daily living.

SunCemet photo exhibition

Any walk among the significant cemeteries of Europe reveals it. The unexpected touches of humanity. Fragile and emotional, yet strong and rational.

Virtual Guide to the Zadar City Cemetery

City Cemetery of Zadar has its own mobile application.

Mirogoj on the “Most Endangered” list

The Ministry of Culture and Media of Croatia nominated the Cemetery Complex of Mirogoj to the 7 Most Endangered Programme 2021.

2020: a journey of slow-down exploring

There we go, European Cemeteries Route is heading for teen-age. Just small enough to be cute and adorable while big enough to have its own stand in today’s velocity times?

That thin red line from AGM in Ghent

by Dušan Vrban

Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe received the 2019 Carlos V European Award

Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe programme, part of which is also the European Cemeteries Route, has been awarded with the prestigious Charles V European Prize.

European Cemeteries Tour 2020

First ever European Cemeteries Tour will take place from 13 to 15 May 2020.

Cultural routes activity report for 2018

Take a look at highlights of activities that took place all over Europe in 2018.

European Cemeteries Route at ITB Berlin

Presented at the stand of Kulturrouten des Europarats in Deutschland.

Cemeteries cultural heritage dedicated website

Rijeka cemeteries, managed by KD Kozala, exposed a new way of dealing with communications regarding cultural heritage of cemeteries.

Let's talk stories

Share the stories from your local cemetery with the world.

2019: Growing and achieving more together

10 years are passing by since the beginning of our route.

Developing official local guides list

Connecting the cemetery story tellers with stories lovers.

Cemetery tourism: A self-conscious tourism

by Ioanna Paraskevopoulou

Call for Independent Experts on Cultural Routes

Expert in culture and ready to work for Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe? Check out this call for independent experts.

Workshop in Bologna

Expanding the knowledge and teams collaboration.

Website refresh

A never-ending task. And you can help out.

Success in regular evaluation by EPA

To retain the label of Cultural route of the Council of Europe, European Cemeteries Route has been evaluated in the framework of the 2017-18 three-year evaluation-cycle by European Institute of Cultural routes.

Regular Evaluation Governing Board meeting

Luexmbourg, April 18th

First European Cemeteries route info point

Installed at Pobrežje cemetery in Maribor, Slovenia.

Symposium 2017, Ljubljana: Digital technologies

Join us for 2 days and participate with your questions or comments in Ljubljana Hotel Trend Austria from April 6-7.

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