THE GR–IT WORLD HERITAGE CULTURE ROUTE
Four landscapes.
One shared heritage.
Discover Corfu, Zagori, Matera and Aspromonte through a cross-border journey connecting UNESCO heritage, living communities, accessible experiences and sustainable travel across Greece and Italy.
HERITAGE PLACES
Explore the four destinations
Each place has its own landscape, history and identity. Together they form a shared route built around conservation, cooperation, accessibility and responsible discovery.
Corfu
A Mediterranean city shaped by fortifications, exchange and living urban heritage.
Discover the Old Town, its Venetian urban fabric and the regeneration of St. Catherine of Karofyllatou as a place for cooperation, knowledge and new cultural services.
Zagori
Stone villages, arched bridges and mountain paths held together by community knowledge.
Explore a cultural landscape where restoration, climate resilience and year-round tourism meet at the Monastery of Profitis Ilias in Vitsa.
Matera
A rock-hewn city where dwellings, churches, water systems and community life form one landscape.
Discover the Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches through conservation experience, digital governance and new ways of interpreting fragile heritage.
Aspromonte
Ancient rocks, forests, villages and the living cultural identity of Greek Calabria.
Explore an accessible Geopark route supported by Braille information, open-source WebGIS, digital models, 3D reproductions and virtual experiences.
WHAT CONNECTS THE PLACES
Heritage becomes stronger when knowledge travels
Shared conservation
UNESCO sites, cultural landscapes and protected territories exchange methods for restoration, risk assessment, management and long-term care.
Accessible discovery
Clear information, inclusive routes, WebGIS, three-dimensional models and virtual experiences open heritage to wider and more diverse audiences.
Sustainable communities
Slower travel, distributed visitor flows, local participation and cross-border learning help heritage remain meaningful to the people who live there.
GREECECorfuZagoriITALYMateraAspromonte
FROM PLACES TO ROUTE
A cultural itinerary built through cooperation
The Heritage Links Route connects significant places without flattening their differences. It invites visitors to understand how urban heritage, mountain landscapes, rock-hewn settlements and geological territories can share knowledge while preserving their own identities.
CONTINUE THE JOURNEY
Choose a place. Follow the links. Discover a shared Europe.
Move between Greece and Italy through landscapes where heritage is protected, interpreted and kept alive by communities.
Project co-funded by the European Union, European Regional Development Fund (E.R.D.F.) and by National Funds of Greece and Italy.