More than 120 experts in heritage interpretation from Europe and the USA will participate, on Friday and Saturday, in Sighisoara, in the Interpret Europe conference, the most important European event in the field of natural and cultural heritage interpretation, organized for the first time in Romania.
The conference will be preceded by a visit to the UNESCO International Geopark Tara Hategului - University of Bucharest, the first territory in Romania that, since its inception, has approached interpretation as a defining element in building a territory of sustainable development.
During the conference, study visits will be organized to help the participants discover the valuable natural and cultural heritage and the people who value it in Saschiz, Cobor, Viscri, Racos and the Carpaterra Geopark, Breite, Biertan, Malancrav, Targu Mures and Calugareni.
On the first day, the participants will discover the Citadel of Sighisoara in a guided tour, and after the end of the conference they will have the opportunity to participate in a tour that includes the Bran Castle and emblematic landmarks in the city of Brasov.
The Interpret Europe conference is co-organized by AICI Studio de Arhitectura and takes place under the patronage of the UNESCO Venice Regional Office and the National Heritage Institute of Romania, with the support of the UNESCO Chair of Heritage Interpretation and Education at the University of Primorska, Slovenia and the National Commission of Romania for UNESCO.