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

WHO ARE WE?

European Cultural Route of Saints Cyril and Methodius (ECRCM)

We are looking for what unites us. We consider the Cyril and Methodius legacy, which co-creates the European cultural environment, to be alive and current. With the help of a partner network, we carry out projects that help preserve and develop it even in the current conditions, as a product of international cultural tourism. The cultural route in the footsteps of the story of Constantine and Methodius brings knowledge and awareness through experience. We connect partners from locations through which the mission had passed (based on the journeys of the Apostles of the Slavs and their followers), in which the Cyril and Methodius tradition and education continued to spread after the fall of Great Moravia, or which are places of Cyril and Methodius veneration even today.

Kostel svatého Michala Archanděla, Nitra-Dražovce
Hlaholice, Mikulčice

Since 2013, the development of the Cultural Route has been managed by the Interest Association of Legal Entities – European Cultural Route of Saints Cyril and Methodius with the Permanent Secretariat based in Zlín, Czech Republic. At present, the Association has 19 members and 3 observers from 7 countries (CZ, SK, GR, SI, HU, BG, SRB) and is looking for other members and partners, especially in the Danube and the Adriatic-Ionian region. The rights and obligations of members are set out in the articles of association. The Route develops as a set of linear trails as well as an atomized network of points of interest. The Association is responsible for its management and marketing, supports cultural heritage research and thematic events. The Cyril and Methodius Route is an umbrella brand for various ECRCM activities, e.g. creating a transnational tourism offer such as the marked Cyril and Methodius trails.

International dimension

The legacy of Constantine-Cyril and Methodius is represented in all European macro-regions. However, the greatest potential for the development of the Route is in the Danube macro-region and in the Balkans, where the topic of the legacy of the Thessaloniki scholars, both in terms of tangible and intangible heritage, is still alive.

The Cyril and Methodius Route was selected by the EUSDR PA3 Steering Group as a new cultural route project with great potential in the Danube region.

Numerous places of interest and locations show the rich and diverse nature of the legacy of Constantine-Cyril and Methodius in all its manifestations – monuments of the cult of the Holy Brothers, secular expressions of respect for them, reflections on their work in the modern world.

Our main focus

  • NETWORKING - creating a network of members and partners
  • (CO)ORGANIZATION OF EVENTS - for members and the public - expert conferences, general assembly meetings, traveling exhibitions, workshops or hiking along Cyril and Methodius trails.
  • COMMUNICATION - presentations on websites, Facebook profiles, creation of newsletters, calendar of events, personal promotion at events, etc.
  • DATABASE CREATION AND PROMOTION OF CYRIL AND METHODIUS CULTURAL HERITAGE - database of tangible and intangible monuments, database of good practices, etc.
  • CREATION OF A NETWORK OF CYRIL AND METHODIUS TRAILS - mapping and marking of walking routes and cycle trails of the Cyril and Methodius Route
  • PROJECT ACTIVITY - preparation and implementation of development projects of the Cyril and Methodius Route from local to international level
  • ELABORATION OF CONCEPTUAL DOCUMENTS - creation of development strategy, marketing strategy, action plans of the Cyril and Methodius Route, etc.
studijní cesta NSK 16.-17.5.2019

ECRCM ASSOCIATION

The ECRCM network is run by an Interest Association of Legal Entities established under Czech law. In the following section we present the organs of the Association and "who is who".

MANAGING STRUCTURE
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ECRCM MEMBERSHIP

ECRCM finances its activities from membership fees and project grants. If you are interested in supporting the ECRCM and its goals, become our member.

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CULTURAL ROUTES

The Cultural Routes programme of the Council of Europe is governed by the Enlarged Partial Agreement with the participation of the Council of Europe.

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