European Institute of Cultural Routes (EICR) / Institut Européen des Itinéraires Culturels (IEIC)

European Institute of Cultural Routes (EICR) is the technical agency of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe programme. Institute assists the EPA on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe in the evaluation cycles of certified Cultural Routes and candidate networks to the “Cultural Route of the Council of Europe” certification. The Institute also gives advice to candidate networks to the “Cultural Route of the Council of Europe” certification and houses the documentary resources on the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe programme. It provides advice and assistance to routes networks and hosts visits by project managers, researchers and students. The European Institute of Cultural Routes also implements European projects promoting greater awareness of the existing links between cultural heritage, tourism, regional development and the environment, and coordinates a University Network.