Discover a wide range of cultural events in historic fortress monuments. A wide variety of topics are covered.

For the commemorative year 2024-2025, FORTE CULTURA members are organising commemorative initiatives to raise public awareness of this part of history in fortresses. -> Remembrance sites and memorials

Discover from March to October Exciting events in historic fortresses throughout Europe. Experience music, re-enactments, festivals and much more in the fascinating settings of historic fortress monuments. -> European fortress summer

War belongs in a museum - Kehl-Neumühl camouflage bunker (DE)

Kehl-Neumühl camouflage bunker Elsässer Str. 18, Kehl, Germany

End and beginning - On 8 May 2025, 80 years will have passed since the end of the Second World War in Europe. When the guns finally fell silent, more than 60 million victims were mourned. To commemorate this day and its significance for Franco-German friendship and a united Europe, the team in charge of the camouflage bunker will open the [...] on 8 May 2025.

Day of Castles & Palaces - Water Fortress Ziegenhain (DE)

Ziegenhain water fortress Paradeplatz 7, Schwalmstadt, Germany

The water fortress Ziegenhain invites you to an interesting programme around the parade ground on the Day of Castles & Palaces on 27.04.2025! An intact moat surrounds the old town centre of Ziegenhain and is still a visible sign of the water fortress today. Between 1537 and 1546, Landgrave Philipp had Ziegenhain expanded into a mighty fortress with walls, roundels and a moat. [...]

NAPOLEONICA - the reserve army at Forte di Bard (IT)

Forte di Bard Bard, Italy

Three days of events to mark the great historical re-enactment of the passage of Napoleon Bonaparte and his troops in May 1800 during the second Italian campaign. More than 300 actors from all over Europe are expected to take part in the re-enactment, offering the public a fascinating and immersive experience. The event is sponsored by the Associazione Forte di Bard in collaboration [...]

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