The Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe are subject of regular monitoring and three-year evaluation procedure through independent expert report and recommendations. This year, 10 certified Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe undergo the process of regular Council of Europe evaluation: the Viking Routes, Via Regia, the Cluniac Sites in Europe, the Routes of the Olive Tree, the European Route of Jewish Heritage, Transromanica, In the Footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson, the European Routes of Emperor Charles V, the Roman Emperors and Danube Wine Route, and Destination Napoleon.
Each year, the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe programme sees a growing number of cultural route networks applying for certification. For the 2018-2019 evaluation cycle, 12 applications were submitted: the Routes of Reformation, the European Route of Industrial Heritage, the Iron Curtain Trail, Liberation Route Europe, Le Corbusier Cultural Route, Places of Peace, Via Romea Germanica, the European Cultural Route of Saint Cyril and Methodius, the European Network of Historical Gardens, the European Pedagogues Route (Heloise), the European Route of Knowledge Francesco’s Ways and the Roman Roads in Europe. |