Aeneas' Journey from Troy to Rome Becomes a Festival. Starting Tomorrow September 3th al 5 it will in fact take place FIRE, The first International Festival of the Aeneas Route, which includes 3 days of shows, music, seminars, guided tours in the enchanting setting of the archaeological area of Cuma.
The Festival aims to celebrate Aeneas' Route, the mythical journey of the Trojan hero sung by Virgil from Troy to Italy, which this year entered the "gotha" of itineraries certified by the Council of Europe, thus becoming the 45th European cultural itinerary.
Cuma and the Phlegraean Fields are in fact significant stages of the Trojan Hero's journey. In Cuma, the Sibyl, in Virgil's story in the Aeneid, has the dual function of seer and guide of Aeneas in the afterlife and the Archaeological Park of the Phlegraean Fields holds extraordinary archaeological treasures. The Festival dedicated to Aeneas is part of the Festival of the Archaeological Park of the Phlegraean Fields "Antro" and is organized by the Associazione Rotta di Enea and the Archaeological Park of the Phlegraean Fields.
"With this Festival -he said Giovanni Cafiero, President of the Aeneas Route Association- we celebrate, in a place that is a symbol of the Mediterranean roots of Europe, the recognition of the Aeneas Route as a European cultural itinerary. Cuma is the first Greek city in Italy and the Campi Flegrei and the Bay of Naples are the scene of that mixture of cultures that is the basis of European civilization. The collaboration with the Archaeological Park of the Campi Flegrei represents a successful example of cooperation between a transnational itinerary and territorial institutions for the enhancement of cultural heritage. It is a model that we are developing in different geographical contexts."
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The Route of Aeneas is the first tourist-archaeological-maritime itinerary that starts from Turkey and arrives in Europe and the map of the route is Virgil's Aeneid. It crosses 5 countries: Turkey, Greece, Albania, Tunisia and Italy and winds around 21 main stages. In Italy it touches 5 regions: Puglia, Calabria, Sicily, Campania and Lazio.
The program, which starts on September 3th at 17.30 pm, includes an international meeting to present the Itinerary "Europe and the Mediterranean, Cuma, the Aegean and the Cyclades. The Route of Aeneas, an itinerary of common roots certified by the Council of Europe” with Giovanni Cafiero, Fabio Pagano and numerous Italian and international guests such as the Ambassador of Greece to Italy, Theodore M. Passas and a concert of traditional Greek music.
Il September 4th at 17.00:XNUMX pm a “walk” is planned in the Archaeological Park of Cuma with a lectio magistralis by Professor Claudio Buongiovanni, professor of Latin literature and Claudio Rescigno, archaeologist and Accademia dei Lincei. A tasting of typical local products in collaboration with Slow Food will close the evening at sunset.
The Festival ends on September 5th at 21 pm with a theatrical narration in music inspired by the sixth book of the Aeneid enriched by the intervention of professors Filomena Giannotti and Alessandro Fo of the University of Siena.
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