IGCAT advocates for food and landscape at the 14ᵗʰ Advisory Forum on Cultural Routes in Cappadocia

The International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism was honoured to participate in the 14ᵗʰ Advisory Forum on Cultural Routes, held in the breathtaking region of Cappadocia, Türkiye. The Forum, organised by the Council of Europe and hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Türkiye, was officially opened by Mr. Ali Fidan, […]
IGCAT shares strategies for stakeholder engagement and creative storytelling

How culture, heritage, and tourism can drive social innovation and sustainable development was the central focus of the 12th Training Academy on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, held in Torres Vedras, Portugal, from 11 to 13 June 2025. IGCAT was honoured to be invited to contribute to this exclusive event, dedicated to “Cooperation and […]
Food in the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe

IGCAT is honored to acknowledge the participation of our President, Dr. Diane Dodd, at the 13th Advisory Forum of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe in Visegrád (25 – 27 September 2024), hosted by Stefano Dominioni, Executive Secretary of the European Institute of Cultural Routes (EICR). Dr. Dodd shared insights from the European […]
Creating cross-sectoral connections to support sustainable recovery

IGCAT experts and stakeholders in food, culture, wellness, nature and many other sectors from over 30 countries around the world took part in the webinar Spring into Recovery: resilience, recovery and raising excellence in tourism, held on 18-19 May 2021. Organised by IGCAT and hosted by the Slovenian Tourism Board, in the framework of Slovenia, […]
Iter Vitis Caucasus begins with honourable principles

Iter Vitis is a cultural route of the Council of Europe dedicated to wine landscapes and the heritage of wine production that has forged civilisations. This Cultural Route unites different wine producing countries including France, Croatia, Israel, Spain, Portugal, Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. It is a point of discovery for Europe’s heritage taking a journey […]
Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe – Experts’ Meeting

Experts working on the evaluation of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe have been invited to a joint-working-meeting at the European Institute of Cultural Routes in Luxembourg. It is an opportunity for the experts to meet Stefano Dominioni, the new Director of the European Institute of Cultural Routes and Executive Secretary of the […]