Category: News and Activities
September 2016
The working group Shrines of Europe gathered in Czestochowa and celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Shrines of Europe association.Shrines of Europe was founded in 1996.
Read more
2017
The Treasury and Pilgrimage Museum in Altötting houses precious objects representing more than 500 years of pilgrimage history in Altötting. Among the precious objects is also a golden wall dedicated to the Shrines of Europe. A copy of each of the Shrines’ Madonna represents this valuable working group. On the...
Read more
2017
Einsiedeln – the most important place of pilgrimage in Switzerland in veneration of the Virgin Mary became a member of the Shrines of Europe network. During a festive celebration in the Monastery of Einsiedeln, Franz Pirker, representative of the District of Einsiedeln received the official welcome certificate, signed by all...
Read more
2017
On the occasion of the centenary of the apparitions of Fatima (1917-2017), the International Congress on Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage was organized jointly by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Ministry of Economy of Portugal and the Municipality of Ourém. The Congress reflected on the potential and the role of...
Read more
2018 – Working meeting of the Shrines of Europe in Mariazell, Austria
From October 18th to 22nd, the Shrines of Europe cities held their yearly working meeting in the Austrian pilgrimage town Mariazell. The Mayors of Altötting, Einsiedeln, Fatima, Lourdes, Loreto and Mariazell discussed together with the tourism tecnicians about important next steps in the further development of the network. The delegation...
Read more
2019: Working meeting of the Shrines of Europe cities in Altötting, Bavaria
From January 27 to 29, representatives of all the seven Shrines of Europe cities met for a working meeting in Altötting, the Bavarian National Shrine. Among the topics of the technical working meeting were above all discussions about a triennial budget and thorough debates about concrete marketing measures to be...
Read more
Shrines of Europe working meeting in Fátima
The delegations of the Shrines of Europe group: Lourdes, Czestochowa, Loreto, Einsiedeln, Mariazell and Altötting met in Fátima, upon invitation of the President of Ourém/Fátima Luís Miguel Albuquerque. During a working meeting in the town hall of Ourém, important decisions about the future collaboration of the workin group Shrines of...
Read more
Shrines of Europe working meeting in Fátima
The delegations of the Shrines of Europe group: Lourdes, Czestochowa, Loreto, Einsiedeln, Mariazell and Altötting met in Fátima, upon invitation of the President of Ourém/Fátima Luís Miguel Albuquerque. During a working meeting in the town hall of Ourém, important decisions about the future collaboration of the workin group Shrines of...
Read more
Cooperation Agreement signed by the Shrines of Europe Partners
During the working meeting in Fatima on the 6th of March 2019, the Mayors of the Shrines of Europe cities signed a new cooperation agreement highlighting important future steps for the development of the network. The decisions include the future creation of a formal association with the aim of strengthening...
Read more
VII. International Workshop on Religious Tourism in Fátima – March 7th to 9th 2019
The Shrines of Europe Cities participated in the VII International Workshop on Religious Tourism held in the city of Fátima from March 7th to 9th. The IWRT isorganized by ACISO – The Ourém-Fátima Business Association, with the support of Operational Program of the Center Region, the Ourém Municipality, Guarda Municipality...
Read more