News & Announcements

DETOUR project was featured as a best practice at the Council of Europe Advisory Forum on Cultural Routes, held in Cappadocia (Türkiye) on 22 – 24 October 2025.

From 18 to 20 October 2025, the Italian city of Viterbo hosted the first DETOUR “Train the Trainers” workshop for the Italian key tourism stakeholders. The event brought together 12 tourism, culture and cross-sectoral professionals from across Italy for three days of workshops, field activities, and group sessions focused on digital and green transition, environmental awareness, accessibility, and sustainability in tourism.

The European project DETOUR was featured at the conference “La Via Francigena nel Lodigiano: a road connecting past and future”, held on 11–12 October 2025 in Orio Litta (Lombardy, Italy). The event, organisedby the European Association of the Via Francigena (AEVF) with the support of Lombardy Region, brought together institutional representatives, experts, and local communities to explore the cultural, social, and economic value of the cultural itinerary of Via Francigena, particularly in the context of Catholic Jubilee 2025.

On 9 October, the European Association of the Via Francigena (AEVF) took part in TTG Travel Experience, one of the leading international tourism exhibitions, presenting the DETOUR project at the stand of Confartigianato, the Italian organization supporting artisans, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and professionals in the tourism sector.

DETOUR was featured at the 18th International Conference for Cultural Tourism in Europe, held in Sibiu, Romania, on 1–4 October 2025. The conference, organised by the European Cultural Tourism Network (ECTN), with the support of Sibiu County Tourism Association, is one of the most relevant international event focused on cultural tourism.

Pavia has just hosted the international meeting of DETOUR – Developing resilient tourism ecosystems along Mediterranean routes, a European project funded under the Single Market Programme (SMP) and coordinated by the Municipality of Fidenza. The event was facilitated by the Chamber of Commerce and the Municipality of Pavia, with the support of the Tourism Councillor Angela Barbara Gregorini.

The DETOUR Project – Developing Resilient Tourism Ecosystems along Mediterranean Routes – is pleased to announce the launch of a Call for Expression of Interest for the participation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in a comprehensive Training and Mentoring Programme focused on sustainable tourism, digital transformation, and climate resilience.

Tourism professionals, industry associations, public bodies, and local stakeholders are invited to apply for the “Train the Trainers” program, an innovative training initiative launched within the framework of the European project DETOUR – Developing Resilient Tourism Ecosystems along Mediterranean Routes.

We are pleased to announce the launch of the official DETOUR YouTube channel, which presents videos in multiple languages to highlight the project’s objectives and ongoing activities.

The DETOUR project recently held a series of informative sessions—Info Days—in Italy, Greece, and Türkiye to introduce the opportunities available to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating along the cultural routes included in the initiative.

On January 22–23, 2025, the kick-off meeting of the DETOUR project was hosted by the Antalya Provincial Tourism Management (ATM) with support from the Culture Routes Society (CRS).

Launched on November 1, 2024, DETOUR (Developing Resilient Tourism Ecosystems along Mediterranean Routes) is a three-year initiative co-funded by the European Union under the Single Market Programme (SMP), with a total budget of €2 million.