EFTR NEWS AND ACTIVITIES
EFTR NEWS
AND ACTIVITIES
2025
11/06/2025
GREEN TALES Project National Conference –
The European Fairy Tale Route Association is pleased to announce that the GREEN TALES Project National Conference will be held in Rome on 11 November 2025, from 11:00 to 13:00. The event will be hosted by Roma Tre University, Department of Education, and it will bepossible to participate both in person and online. Those wishing to follow the conference online can access it via the following link: CSUPP -Green Tales Final Conference.
Discover the results and future prospects of GREEN TALES — a project dedicated to promotingsustainability and environmental awareness through storytelling and education in primary schools.
10/23/2025
EFTR attends the Cultural Routes Forum in Cappadocia
From 22 to 24 October 2025, EFTR President Marina D’amato attended the 14th Annual Advisory Forum on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, held in the unique landscape of Cappadocia, Türkiye.
The event gathered representatives from certified routes, institutions, and cultural organizations to discuss how heritage and landscapes can be protected through cultural and sustainable tourism.
The President represented the European Fairy Tale Route, highlighting the role of storytelling and imagination in connecting people, places, and heritage across Europe.
More about the Forum: coe.int
10/23/2025
EFTR to take part in the Cultural Routes Seminar in Malta
On 29–30 October 2025, the European Fairy Tale Route will participate in the seminar “Malta in the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe”, which will be held in Birgu as part of Malta’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
The event will bring together representatives from several certified Cultural Routes to share experiences and explore new forms of cooperation between Europe and the Mediterranean.
EFTR President Marina D’Amato will present the network’s activities and future projects, highlighting how fairy tales can connect communities and promote cultural dialogue across Europe.
10/12/2025
EFTR participates in the conference “Nel nome di Pinocchio”
On October 15, the European Fairy Tale Route will take part in the conference “Nel nome di Pinocchio: la missione della Fondazione Nazionale Carlo Collodi” organized by the Fondazione Carlo Collodi. The event, held at the Conference hall of the Fondazione Carlo Collodi, is organized with the patronage of UNICEF Italy, the European Fairy Tale Route, the European Route of Historic Gardens, and the European Society of Culture (SEC).
The conference will explore the mission and cultural heritage of the Foundation dedicated to Carlo Collodi, the creator of the beloved fairy-tale character Pinocchio.
EFTR is proud to support this initiative celebrating the European fairy-tale heritage.
Participation will be possible bo via Zoom at the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86087109128.
Programme – Nel nome di Pinocchio_15 ottobre
10/02/2025
EFTR at the Sibiu Conference on Cultural Tourism | October 2025
We are pleased to announce that Prof. Marina D’Amato, President of the European Fairy Tale Route (EFTR), participated (October 2nd) in the international conference “Visitor Experiences and Authenticity for Sustainable, Smart and Resilient Cultural Tourism Destinations” organized by the European Cultural Tourism Network in Sibiu.
Her intervention, entitled “European Fairy Tale as Universal Cross-Border”, emphasized the unifying power of fairy tales in promoting cultural sustainability, cross-border cooperation, and the enhancement of authentic visitor experiences.
Until 30 November 2025
The Struwwelpeter Museum is hosting a special exhibition dedicated to Hans Christian Andersen.
Visitors are invited to explore Andersen’s legacy through rare exhibits, stories, and artistic interpretations that shed new light on one of the world’s most beloved fairy-tale authors.
More information here: https://www.struwwelpeter-museum.de/sonderausstellungen/
1 – 4 October 2025 (online event)
The Cambridge Research Network for Fairy-Tale Studies is hosting an online symposium titled “Troubling Wonder”.
Over four days, scholars and enthusiasts of fairy tales and narrative studies will gather in virtual sessions to discuss themes related to wonder, ambiguity, and tensions within fairy tales.
You can explore the detailed programme here: https://cambridgefairytalenetwork.wordpress.com/2025-symposium/
The event is free and open to all, but registration is required:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cambridgefairytalenetwork/1859086
16 September 2025
July 15, 2025
4th informal meeting of the European Fairy Tale Route, where participants shared their activities and projects
Conference| L’Europe entre géopolitique et identité culturelle
We are pleased to announce that Prof. Marina D’Amato, President of the European Fairy Tale Route (EFTR), will participate in the upcoming international conference “Europe between Geopolitics and Cultural Identity” organized by the Société Européenne de Culture (SEC).
Her talk will be held on June 13, 2025, in Brussels, and will highlight the role of fairy tales in fostering shared heritage and intercultural dialogue.
More info and the full program here.
Call | Beyond the Magic Mirror
The call is now open for the international conference Beyond the Magic Mirror: Imagination, Politics, and Media, organized by the European Fairy Tale Route in collaboration with San Raffaele University Rome.
The conference will take place on October 16, 2025, in hybrid format.
The physical venue will be announced in the coming weeks.
The event will explore the role of mythical and fairy-tale narratives in shaping collective identity and contemporary political imaginaries, with particular attention to the symbolic transformations brought about by media and digital technologies.
Deadline for abstract submission: 30 June 2025
Full call available: Call Mirror 2025 – Appel Miroir 2025
Contacts: info@europeanfairytaleroute.eu | edmondo.grassi@uniroma5.it
March 10, 2025
3rd informal meeting of the European Fairy Tale Route, where participants shared their activities and projects.
February 22, 2025 – Elena Benazzi’s online course: “Reading Aloud for Children”, inspired by Fiabe sonore. More information here…
February 10, 2025
2nd informal meeting of the European Fairy Tale Route, where participants shared their activities and projects.
February 5, 2025
President Marina D’Amato participated in the inauguration of the exhibition:“From The Via Francigena to the Camino De Santiago – The Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe”,organized by the Lazio Region and the Autonomous Community of Galicia, held at the WeGil building in Rome, Italy.
2024
November 26, 2024 – 1st informal meeting of the European Fairy Tale Route, where participants shared their activities and projects.
November 23, 2024 – Speech by President Marina D’Amato at the international conference titled “Giufà and his stories, the Mediterranean and beyond: the clever, the fool, the wise” organized by Illustramente, held at Palazzo Firenze in Rome.
November 11, 2024 – President Marina D’Amato participated in the Festival of Diversity in Cultural Expressions of the World, titled “The Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe Crossing the Tuscany Region: Perspectives and Accessibility” held at Palazzo Coppini in Florence.
October 26, 2024 – Online Conference
“Once Upon a Byte: Bridging Collective Imaginary and Technology”.
Download the Conference brochure | Visit the Collodi Foundation website
September 29, 2024 – Presentation by the President of the European Fairy Tale Route, Marina D’Amato, at the conference “The Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe that Cross the Lazio Region” held at the National Central Library of Rome.
September 25-27, 2024 – Participation in the 13th Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe Annual Advisory Forum titled “Transmission and innovation: Fostering youth participation along the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe” (Visegrád, Hungary).
September 21, 2024 – Presentation by the President of the European Fairy Tale Association, Marina D’Amato, at the conference “The Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe Crossing the Umbria Region: Perspectives and Accessibility” held at Palazzo ex Fabbrica (Lugnano in Teverina – Terni, Umbria – Italy).
July 27-28, 2024 – LegendFest – Festival of Legends, Myths, and Stories of the City of Petrinja, organized by the Val Kulture Association in collaboration with the Tourist Board of the City of Petrinja (Croatia).
More information about the Festival
July, 2024 – We have implemented the “Projects” section.
Let’s start with the “Green Tales Project“… Visit the page!
June 4-7, 2024
President Marina D’Amato participated in the 11th Edition of the Training Academy on Cultural Routes, focused on “European Cooperation and Sustainable Development”, held in Brindisi, Italy.
2023-2024 – 40th Preschool Kindergarten Peristeri – Athens, Attica, Greece
European Fairy Tale “The grandfather Aesopos travels all over the Europe”.
Read more… | View PDF Report
2023
2022
November 20, 2022 – Celebration of World’s Children Day and of National Tree Day in Collodi, in collaboration with the National Carlo Collodi Foundation, the European Route of Historic Gardens and the Silk Routes Way.
November 17-20, 2022 – Illustramente Festival of Illustration and Children’s Literature – X edition – “Queens and Kings of Sicily” – Palermo, Italy.
October 26, 2022 – Online conference “The Role of Fantastic Animals in Fairy Tales and Children’s Literature”.
October 5-7, 2022 – Participation at the Council of Europe’s Cultural Routes Annual Advisory Forum (Chania, Creta, Greece).
September 26, 2022 – Presentation of the European Fairy Tale Route at the offices of the Tuscany Region in Bruxelles (Rond Point Schuman 14, B – 1040 Bruxelles).
September 23-24, 2022 – Participation at the “Science Picnic”, held in the park of “Muzej seljačkih buna” (Peasants’ Revolt Museum) in Gornja Stubica and organized by Professor Balthazar Association.
August 20, 2022 – “Grenzgänge” (“Borderwalks”), activity of storytelling and guided tour at the border between Germany and Switzerland.
June 1, 2022 – Certification as Cultural Route of the Council of Europe from the Governing Board of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe.
March 10-21, 2022 – Exhibition Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe in Italy: a European heritage (Historic Garden Garzoni, Collodi). The exhibition was curated by Dr. Roberta Alberotanza of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and promoted by the Italian Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
March 20, 2022 – Participation of the European Fairy Tale Route at World Storytelling Day.
January 20, 2022 – February 20, 2022: “Pinocchio: the Park”, Thessaloniki (Greece).
Exhibitions organized by Dream Workers (Thessaloniki), one of the founding members of the European Fairy Tale Route, in collaboration with the Collodi Foundation.
2021
December 1, 2021 – January 7, 2022 – “Pinocchio: the Park”, Volos (Greece)
Exhibitions organized by Dream Workers (Thessaloniki), one of the founding members of the European Fairy Tale Route, in collaboration with the Collodi Foundation.