Cyril and Methodius Route – Cultural Route of the Council of Europe

Cultural Route of the Council of Europe

Cyril and Methodius Route

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on the cultural history and cultural identity of the Slavs

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Cyril and Methodius Route

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The International Association European Cultural Route of Saints Cyril and Methodius holds its General Assembly in the Slavic apostles' birthplace - Thessaloniki

26th April 2023 – Zlín, Czech Republic / Thessaloniki, Greece
The European Cultural Route of Saints Cyril and Methodius is holding a General Assembly of its members in the Greek port city of Thessaloniki on 4 May 2023, with the participation of its members, partners and supporters. The City of Thessaloniki has been a member of the international association ECRSCM since 2015 and is hosting a meeting of its members for the first time.

The Cyril and Methodius Route aims to arouse the interest of school children in the Glagolitic alphabet, the heritage of Great Moravia


15th March 2023 – Zlín, Czech Republic

How to arouse the interest of today’s schoolchildren in the Glagolitic alphabet, the script that Constantine and Methodius brought to Great Moravia 1160 years ago? This will be the theme of the conference “THE WAY TO WRITING”, which will be organised by the European Cultural Route of Saints Cyril and Methodius in the Jesuit cellar in Staré Město near Uherské Hradiště on 23 March 2023.

Workshop with the theme of Glagolitic


13th December 2022

In the František Horenský Primary School in Boršice (Czech Republic), schoolchildren with the help of sculptor Daniel I. Trubač and ceramics artist Karel Žíla made metal stands and paper boxes, ceramic pots, plaster reliefs or their names in Glagolitic on 13 December.

Marking of another trail:
Svatý Kopeček - Velehrad


11th November 2022

The trail of the Cyril and Methodius Route from Svatý Kopeček to Velehrad represents an ideological connection between the beginnings of the church structure in the Great Moravian period and the present-day centre of the Moravian Church.

Focusing on ...

The Cyril and Methodius Route focuses on different activities that presenting variety of the cultural heritage of Saints Cyril and Methodius and their followers. 

Network of Slavic heritage

From the first Slavic script - Glagolitic - and the Old Slavic language to the present.

Network of locations

Interesting places connected with the spread of the Cyril and Methodius legacy.

Network of trails

Inspired by the journey of Slavic missionaries and their followers.

Network of events

Cultural and educational activities throughout the year.

Network of products

Tourism products - coordinated under the common logo of the Cyril and Methodius Route.

Network of institutions

Maintaining the heritage of Saints Cyril and Methodius.

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