Viseu Dão Lafões Megalithic Route in Portugal joined the European Route of Megalithic Culture Network, a non profit cultural association that promotes the enhancement and conservation of the megalithic heritage in Europe and headquartered in Oldenburg, city in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany.
The Megalithic Routes association’s mission is to connect, through cultural routes, some of the oldest monuments in Europe, promoting not only the archaeological sites themselves, but also the landscapes, culture and communities that surround them.
This initiative recognised by the Council od Europe which involves museums, geoparks, researchers and tourist entities from countries such as Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the Netherlands welcomed in its network, the Intermunicipal Community (CIM) Viseu Dão Lafões, which proposed this adhesion.
In a statement sent to the press CIM Viseu Dão Lafões explains that joining this international network had the support of the University of Algarve and was approved during the annual General Assembly of the network, which is dedicated to the protection of this millennial legacy.
The Viseu Dão Lafões Megalithic Route is a 500 - kilometres path through 15 municipalities in the Viseu Dão Lafões Intermunicipal Community in Portugal. It features 26 dolmens, some of which are classified as historical monuments, offering a journey through Central Portugal’s megalithic heritage. The route also highlights the region’s strong identity, with museums, associations, and cultural centres preserving and interpreting this rich patrimony.
In parallel with joining this network, CIM Viseu Dão Lafões revealed that a procedure was also opened for the National Classification of 18 Megalithic Monuments of the Viseu Dão Lafões Group, the so - called “Viseu Group” , in a decision that was published in May in the Official Gazette and which guarantees the legal protection of this heritage, under the terms of the Basic Law od Cultural Heritage, while the formal classification process is developed.
Executive Secretary of CIM Viseu Dão Lafões, Nuno Martinho said that the entry of the Viseu Dão Lafões Megalithic Route into the network is another decisive step in the strategy of affirming Viseu Dão Lafões as a destination of excellence for cultural and heritage tourism.
This is an international recognition that place this route in a network of excellence, dedicated to safeguarding a common European legacy. It is a source of pride and, at the same time a responsibility that CIM Viseu Dão Lafões embraces with determination.
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