Events, projects and other relevant information from Cemeteries route.

Events, projects and other relevant information from Cemeteries route.

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.

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.

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.

Events

Many events occur at Significant Cemeteries of Europe. Check the most important listed here and visit the cemeteries.

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.

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