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Cycling the Limes

Cycling is part of the daily routine in the Netherlands. So, this way of moving has taken over the way of access heritage as well. The Roman limes are visitable in the Netherlands following a 200km long bike lane.

Archaeological Visits From Your Sofa

Travelling and visiting museums and archaeological sites is complicated nowadays. But internet offer us several options, created by specialists so we can enjoy these wonders without leaving the safety of our houses

Convento do Carmo: A Roofless Survivor

In the heart of ancient Lisbon, a roofless convent stood still.

Mining Above The Surface

In the so called “silver city” of Freiberg, art imitates life…

About Empty Streets and Innovative Places

Stories of innovation and inspiration to revitalize heritage. Apolda – a little-forgotten town in Thuringia, Germany, awaits its visitors.

Rijeka

I visited Rijeka (and Croatia) for the first time 3 years ago. I was surprised by two characteristics of the city…

The Bernina Railway

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The Bernina Railway is an international line connecting St. Moritz, in the Swiss canton of Grisons, with the Lombard town of Tirano, Italy. Completely opened in 1910, it’s one o…

OPEN CALL

The call for applications for the fifth cycle of European Heritage Times volunteers is open.

Who can participate

Applicants shall be aged between 22 and 35 years and shall be interested to report about heritage related issues as well as to share their personal impressions and experiences about European heritage in text, photo or video.

The applicants shall not necessarily be of European origin, but shall be based in the moment of their application in a European country. With their application they commit to participate at the European Heritage Times Introduction and Training Seminar and actively participate in European Heritage Times for at least one year.

How to participate

The application shall content CV (with photo), a motivation letter describing the applicant’s relationship to heritage and at least two examples of stories, reports or other kinds of documentary, journalistic or artistic expressions the applicant has produced earlier – they have not necessarily to be thematically linked to heritage. At least one of them should be a written text; the other one(s) can be text, photo or video.

The applications shall be sent to info@europeanheritagetimes.eu.

The deadline for application is January, 6th, 2021. Earlier applications are appreciated.

After having received the applications the selection process will start which will include a skype interview.

Introduction and Training Seminar

The selected volunteers will be invited to the fifth European Heritage Times Introduction and Training Seminar that will take place in March 2021 in the transboundary German-Czech Historic Mining Landscape Ore Mountains which had been in July 2019 inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Board and accommodation during the seminar will be covered by European Heritage Volunteers; the participants are kindly asked to finance their travel costs from their home to the seminar venue and back themselves. For participants which will need visa to enter Germany the necessary invitation will be provided.