Castle Road represented at European Cultural Forum in Cappadocia
Castle Road was prominently represented at the
14th Advisory Forum on Cultural Routes, organized by the Council of Europe and held in Cappadocia (Turkey). Honorary Consul
Mag. Andreas Bardeau, Chair of Castle Road, and Nina Peischl, Project Manager of the EU project Castle Road 2.0 for Burgenland, participated in the three-day conference and used the opportunity for an intensive exchange with representatives of other European cultural routes.
"The encounters and conversations with other cultural routes were extremely inspiring and motivating,” says Nina Peischl. "Our shared goal is to achieve certification of Castle Road as an official Cultural Route of the Council of Europe – an important step towards increasing the international visibility of our historic sites.”
Mag. Bardeau also emphasized the importance of European cooperation:
"Our region holds an exceptional cultural heritage. Recognition by the Council of Europe would be a strong signal that we are jointly preserving this heritage across borders and making it accessible to the public.”
With more than
40 members and growing interest from Croatia and Hungary, Castle Road continues to develop into a significant European cultural axis. Further steps are already planned – including a scientific conference in 2027 in Burgenland, where young people are expected to play a stronger role in raising awareness of shared cultural heritage.
