This document outlines the cultural route known as "Iter Vitis - The Ways of the Vineyards in Europe". The route involves 18 European countries and aims to highlight wine-growing landscapes, promote vineyards as part of European identity, and generate sustainable tourism. It describes vineyards as a testimony to ancient know-how and human labor. Specific objectives include focusing on vineyards as sustainable tourism destinations and promoting local economic opportunities related to wine production.

1. EUROPEAN HUMANITIES UNIVERSITY
Academic Department of History
Bachelor program
Cultural Heritage
Specialization: Tourism
Havarko Volha
The student of the III course
Table: Cultural route "Iter Vitis - The Ways of the Vineyards in
Europe"
Checked by: Artushevskaya S.V.
Vilnius, 2014

2. Plan
1. Name, theme and date
2. Countries
3. Objectives
4. General description
5. Tourism potential and
tourist offers
6. Websites
7. Resources

3. Name, theme and date
"Iter Vitis - The Ways of the Vine in Europe” is a door onto
exceptional wine territories. Involving 18 countries, it has
its origins in the role of the agricultural landscape linked
to wine production as an element of European
identity. Certified by the Council of Europe in 2009, this
cultural route is about discovering great wies, the finished
product, but also unique landscapes, ancient know-how,
historical vineyards and the people living there.

4. Countries
The Iter Vitis Route
involvies 18 countries:
Armenia, Austria,
Azerbaijan, Croatia, France,
Georgia, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Italy, Malta ,
Republic of Moldova,
Portugal, Romania,
Slovenia, Spain,
Macedonia.

5. Objectives
The aim of this Route is to focus
on the wine-growing landscape
as a sustainable tourism
destination. The route also aims
to promote vineyards as a part
of European identity, as a
testimony to an ancient know-how
and to the result of man’s
labour.

6. General description
- This is a door onto exceptional wine territories.
- These tourism activities help to create a "living
landscape". They generate economic opportunities
for the local population and for what is produced in
the vineyards: wine.
- Wine tells the story of the life of people living in
the territory. It creates social connections with the
men and women that live there.
- It also promotes the idea of respect for the
environment.
- It protect vineyards by defending them from
globalisation.

7. Tourism potential and tourist
offers
-Europe’s vineyards count for more than three
million hectares and 5% of European
agricultural land. There are ten thousand
types of vines.
- A huge number of festivals around the
world: German (19), Hungary (22), various
festivals in France, Argentina, Malta, Cyprus,
Portugal, Poland.

8. Websites
- www.itervitis.eu
- www.itervitis.com
- http://www.tastingeurope.com/routes/iter-vitis-
ways-vine-europe
- https://www.facebook.com/pages/ITER-VITIS-
France/1394255204177578?fref=ts

9. Resourses
1. Iter Vitis officiak website < www.itervitis.com>.
2. Iter Vitis - The Ways of the Vine in
Europe <http://www.tastingeurope.com/routes/iter-vitis-ways-vine-europe>.
3. Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe 1 part
http://moodle.ehu.lt/mod/page/view.php?id=145416>.