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Let us inform you about the events that the month of February 2024 brought to the European Cultural Route of Sts. Cyril and Methodius (ECRSCM).

Certified Council of Europe Cultural Routes have the opportunity to participate in thematic working groups made up of representatives of each route to discuss mutual support in defined areas.

Last year, at the Advisory Forum of Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe in Lodz, route managers agreed to create a new Cultural Tourism Working Group to help cultural routes develop tourism products and establish cooperation with tour operators. The Cyril and Methodius Route, together with 8 other cultural routes (Le Corbusier Destinations, Historic Cafés, Cemeteries Route, Via Regia, Via Romea Germanica, Transromanica) became a member of this working group and together they will prepare a tourism strategy or a guide for the creation of a tourism product for the Cultural Routes of Council of Europe.  The coordinator of the group is Miguel Ángel Martín Ramos, President of the Emperor Charles V Route from Yuste, Spain. The initial online meeting of this working group was held on 9 February 2024, with the aim of sharing experiences and expectations in developing the cultural tourism product. For further communication in the development of the tourism strategy, each Route sent information on the current state of operation of the tourism product.

Last year, the Cyril and Methodius Route also became a member of the Sustainability Working Group, coordinated by Stefanie Bishof, manager of the Hansa Route from Lübeck, Germany. The aim of this working group is to implement principles to increase the sustainability of cultural routes as well as environmental friendliness. For example, the group is working on guidelines for resource efficiency within the routes, awarding prizes for route sustainability activities or sharing good practices. Representatives of the ECRSCM secretariat participated in the online meeting of this working group on 28 February 2024.

The representatives of the working groups Sustainability, Cultural Tourism and others such as Cooperation and Communication are planning to meet at a joint meeting in Brussels on 19-20 March 2024 at the European Travel Commission (ETC) headquarters, where they will prepare to enrich the programme of the Training Academy of Cultural Routes held on 4-7 June 2024 in Brindisi, Italy with their outputs. In Brussels, they will also discuss how to involve Cultural Routes members in transnational cooperation and working groups. 

The trail of the Cyril and Methodius Route which that passes through the Moravian-Silesian Region, will become part of the app for hikers and bikers (called in Czech: Na kole i pěšky) from April this year. In order to spread awareness of the existence of the trail, the Moravian-Silesian Region has decided to add it as a point of interest to the above-mentioned app, which is widely used by both hikers and tourists who like to explore the corners of the Czech Republic by bike. From April onwards, just download the app, enter the Cyril and Methodius Route and discover the beauty of the hiking trails lined with sacral monuments referring to the legacy of the Saint brothers.  

Spring pilgrimage along the Cyril and Methodius Route from Kopčany (Slovakia) to Mikulčice (Czech Republic) will take place for the general public o Sunday 28 April 2024 at 10 a.m. Invited are all those who are interested in walking along the flat, 7 km long walking route in the footsteps of the legacy of Great Moravia with guides. If you are interested in participating, please contact the secretariat: info@cyril-methodius.eu

Via Francigena - the pilgrimage route from Canterbury to Rome. The Cyril and Methodius Route, following in the footsteps of the legacy of Constantine-Cyril and Methodius. What do they have in common? They both carry the recognition of the Council of Europe and, in addition, one of the walking trails of the Cyril and Methodius Route runs through Italy from Fucecchio towards Rome, following the Via Francigena. We therefore invite you to the television premiere of the Czech film documentary Every Step Counts: Rome about the journey along the Via Francigena by Tadeáš Daňek. The premiere on the Czech Television (ČT2) on Easter Sunday 31 March at 15:05.

The trail of the Cyril and Methodius Route in Italy can be found on the website: https://www.cyril-methodius.eu/italy-trails/

From the document "Every Step Counts: Rome"

Evropská kulturní cesta sv. Cyrila a Metoděje, I.A.L.E.

J. A. Bati 5520, 760 01 Zlín, Česká republika

Tel: +420 733 161 674

E-mail: info@cyril-methodius.eu

Web: www.cyril-methodius.eu

Evropská kulturní cesta sv. Cyrila a Metoděje is an interest association of legal entities based in the Czech Republic, founded in 2013. It promotes the living Cyrillo-Methodian legacy and values based on respect and dialogue between people of different cultures and faiths.  As a cultural tourism product, the Cyril and Methodius Route was awarded the title of a Council of Europe Cultural Route in 2021. The European Cultural Route of Sts. Cyril and Methodius is responsible for its management and marketing.

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