Culture and nature

With more than 200 culture sites, Mondoeco lists major green festivals, music and theatre events that promote the synergy between culture, nature and landscape, providing a special setting to ecologically, culturally sensible and sophisticated travellers. Our maps display also sites from the network Culture Programme born to promote cultural dialogue, knowledge of the history, creation and dissemination of culture, the mobility of artists and their works, European cultural heritage. As well, we give visibility to the Ecomuseum that play and important socio-economic role of culture related to the local nature and landscape.

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Sites with cultural events listed in mondoeco

Following, you will also find a selection of news on festival and further cultural events focusing on local landscape and sustainable development.

News from Mondoeco

The Opera dei Pupi Siciliani

On 18 May 2001 UNESCO recognised the Opera dei Pupi as a masterpiece of the “oral and intangible world heritage”. The “Theatre” was selected by a jury of 18 members chaired by the Spanish writer Juan Goytisolo. The ancient Sicilian Puppet Theatre art had to endure more than...

nov 17, 2011 / Read more »

Italy for Prehistoric alpine pile dwelling sites

Since the 2010 Italy is taking part in the trans-national applications project for entries to UNESCO World Heritage list, with a proposal entitled "Prehistoric alpine pile dwelling sites". The project also involves Switzerland (the promoter of the candidature), France, Germany, Austria...

nov 10, 2011 / Read more »

Limassol Jazz Festival

In its second year running the Limassol Jazz Festival 2011 will be held from the 14th – 20th of November and consists of three main entities, Music (being the predominant), Open Workshops/Seminars & other art forms. The ‘Limassol Jazz Festival’ is an annual music & arts...

nov 08, 2011 / Read more »

Festival of British Archaeology

The Festival of British Archaeologyshowcases the very best of British archaeology, by presenting hundreds of special events organised and held by museums, local societies, national and countryside parks, universities, and heritage organisations across the UK. The Festival presents everyone the...

nov 05, 2011 / Read more »