site.btaFour Bulgarian Institutions Join Cyril and Methodius Cultural Route

Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, the National High School for Ancient Languages and Cultures Konstantin-Cyril the Philosopher, the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Bratislava, and the Glagolitika Foundation will become full members of the European Cultural Route of Saints Cyril and Methodius Association during its General Assembly on Thursday in Skopje, hosted by Ss. Cyril and Methodius University and attended by representatives of all network members.

In 2021, the Cyril and Methodius Route became one of the 48 certified cultural routes of the Council of Europe, recognizing the Cyril and Methodius tradition as part of Europe’s cultural heritage. The certificate is held by the European Cultural Route of Saints Cyril and Methodius Association, a non-profit founded in 2013 in Zlín, Czechia. It currently has full members from Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Czechia, Slovakia, and Poland. Croatia, Hungary, and Slovenia are associate members. The route aims to include 21 countries.

The Cyrillo-Methodian Research Centre at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences joined the network in 2020, followed by the Veliki Preslav Archaeological Museum in 2023.