Editorial:
“For almost half a century, Europe was divided into East and West by the "Iron Curtain", a border stretching from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea. The Iron Curtain Trail invites people to retrace and experience the former division of the continent on a 6,800 km cycle track along the length of the former border, combining European culture, history and sustainable tourism. The Iron Curtain Trail thereby contributes in a lively and very practical way to the creation of a genuine European identity.”
Michal Cramer MEP
Addressing the 1st Workshop of Cult-RInG project in Riga, Latvia, 16 November 2017, organised by project partner Vidzeme Tourism Association
NB:
In 2005, following the initiative of Green member Michael Cramer, the European Parliament recognised the "Iron Curtain Trail" as a model project for sustainable tourism and called upon the Member States for support.
In Cult-RInG project the aim is to upgrade it to a cultural route.
In this issue:
- Assessment of the benefits of existing cultural routes and lessons for the development of new routes, improvements and extensions
- 1st Interregional Thematic Workshop on Assessment of existing cultural routes held in Riga, Latvia
- Cult-RInG Project represented at high-level Culture Forum
- European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018
- Next events and meetings.
