ENPP decided to hold the 1st European Conference on Tourism and Peace in September 2018 in Leipzig, Germany, after having obtained from Mr. Amr Al-Ghaffar, Tourism and Peace Senior Advisor of the Secretary-General of World Tourism Organization, the confirmation of the support of this organization of the United Nations. Details of this support will be […]
At the invitation of MEP Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, an ENPP delegation composed of Eduardo Basso, President of the Board and Apolónia Rodrigues, coordinator of Places of Peace Route, participated in the Conference “Trends & Dynamics_17 – Mega Drivers for Future Tourism”, a conference promoted in Lisbon for the third consecutive year by that Portuguese […]
In his book “From Lusitânia to Portugal – Two thousand years of history” recently published in Portugal on the main events which marked the history of Portugal Prof. Diogo Freitas do Amaral makes a reference to the ENPP when it addresses the issue of the Portuguese Liberal Wars of the early nineteenth century and the […]
The Association for the Promotion of Altranstädt Castle (Germany), as a member of the European Network of Places of Peace, commemorated the Poppy Day and at 11am last November 11 some members of the association met at the memorial of the fallen soldiers of the First World War and put down a container decorated with […]
Youth Forum Romania, member of ENPP and headed by Ms. Lidia Stoichici, met last week in Bucharest with Ms. Steliana Cojocariu, counselor of the Ministry of Tourism of Romania. The meeting analyzed the current state of development of our Network and Places of Peace Route in that country and in Europe, with special emphasis on […]
On November 7, the President of ENPP, Eduardo Basso, met with the Mayor of the village of Alcañices (Spain), Mr. Jesus Más in order to develop the work of ENPP and Places of Peace Route in this spanish village where was signed the famous “Treaty of Alcañices” between the King Denis of Portugal and King […]
On 28 November an ENPP delegation will visit the European Parliament (EP) in Brussels for a presentation of Places of Peace Route during the meeting of the EP Intergroup “European tourism development, cultural heritage, Ways of St. James and other European Cultural Routes” at the invitation of Spanish MEP Francisco MILLÁN MON, co-chair of that […]
The Association for the Promotion of Altranstädt Castle in Germany, a founding member of ENPP, had the initiative to plant a “Luther tree” in the gardens of that Castle, with the support of the Markranstädt Municipality to which this castle located 15 Kms far from the city of Leipzig belongs. The plantation of this tree […]
ENPP and its members spread throughout Europe have been paying increasing attention to the educational work of young Europeans. The last example comes from Germany where the Hubertusburg Castle Friendship Association, a member of ENPP, has established a collaboration protocol with the schools of the town of Wermsdorf where the Castle is located, which witnessed […]
Places of Peace Route has submitted its application for Cultural Route of the Council of Europe during the 7th Advisor Forum on Cultural Routes held from 27 to 29 September in the city of Lucca, Italy. In its application form, which received the commitment of all its members, the Route states that “its theme – […]
