The conference "European Silk Road", organized by the Association "Faro Trasimeno" in collaboration with the Italian seat of the Council of Europe, took place on 18 December at the Church of San Felice Papa in Castiglione del Lago. As a further step towards certification by the Council of Europe of this new cultural route, the gathering singled out Umbria among the regions interested in the project’s development, thus placing it in a broader historical and cultural context. Luciano Giacché, coordinator of the Faro Trasimeno heritage community, opened the conference, followed by the Director of the Italian Representation of the Council of Europe based in Venice, Luisella Pavan-Woolfe and Silvia Cappellozza, researcher at CREA-AA, who introduced the concept of sustainable sericulture in Italy, shedding light on environmental and socio-economic issues. The European Silk Route project aims at promoting new cultural paths enhancing the development of a participatory and sustainable cultural tourism. It is gradually including a growing number of Italian and European regions. Among those present were Matteo Burico, mayor of Castiglione del Lago, Professor Manuel Vaquero Piñeiro of Perugia University and Mariella Morbidelli of the Faro Trasimeno Association.
Welcome to the Council of Europe Office in Venice
I would like to welcome you to the website of the Office of the Council of Europe in Venice. The Office supports Headquarters in the organisation of activities that span from culture and cultural heritage to training on human rights and democracy. I kindly invite you to surf through our website. Here you will find information on our past and present activities, news and articles about the Office and the Council of Europe. Venice is actively involved in Council of Europe activities. Venice is a member of the Council of Europe Intercultural Cities Network. The network supports cities in reviewing their policies through an intercultural lens and developing comprehensive strategies to help them manage diversity positively. Venice is also one of the four Faro Convention laboratories in Europe. Here the Council of Europe is testing how civil society and local authorities put into practice this relatively young Convention on democratic participation to cultural heritage. Venice participates in the Jewish Heritage Route. This important European cultural route certified by the Council of Europe, goes through the city and stops at its 500 years old ghetto and historic Jewish cemetery. In other words, Venice is a workshop and a test site for significant Council of Europe policies and programmes. Furthermore, the European Commission for Democracy through Law - better known as the Venice Commission, as it meets in Venice - is the Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional matters.
Mario Schwetz
Director Council of Europe Office in Venice
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