At a Glance Getting to Know the Eu's Cultural Heritage
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AT A GLANCE GETTING TO KNOW Infographic THE EU'S CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES Every year since 1983, World Heritage Day has been celebrated In addition, the European Heritage Awards give prominence The EU attracts a third of all tourists globally. around the globe on 18 April. This is an opportunity to raise to remarkable projects and recognise the commitment of awareness of the diversity and vulnerability of our cultural 'heritage heroes' in four main categories: conservation; heritage and the efforts required for its protection and research; dedicated service to heritage conservation; and conservation. education, training, and awareness raising. Every year, up to four projects are awarded the Grand Prix and €10 000. With more than 380 cultural and natural sites on the Unesco People can also vote online for their favourite project and World Heritage list, the EU attracts over a third of all tourists the winner receives the Public Choice Award. globally. Even though the pandemic caused a collapse in travel, EU countries remain extremely popular, with France, Spain, Italy and Germany being among the world's top 10 European Heritage Label (48) countries in this respect. France, Spain, Italy and Germany UNESCO World Heritage sites (388) are among the world's top 10 holiday destinations. In 2013, the EU launched the European Heritage Label to shine a spotlight on some selected sites for their symbolic 7 Every September, the European Heritage Days value and role in European history. So far, 48 sites have attract over 20 million visitors. been awarded this distinction by a panel of independent 15 2 2 European experts operating under the auspices of the 1 2 European Commission. 10 1 4 2 European Heritage Awards: The European Heritage Days – an initiative jointly organised by 4 2 5 16 the EU and the Council of Europe since 1985 in 50 participating 3 13 4 46 four projects selected for the Grand Prix, 2 14 countries – are among the most widely celebrated cultural 1 1 4 8 each wins €10 000. 1 10 events in Europe, attracting over 20 million visitors a year. 4 45 7 1 8 During these festivities, which are always held in September, 3 4 1 10 thousands of monuments and sites open their doors for 10 free to showcase Europe's unique cultural heritage and 4 17 3 55 2 48 inspire visitors to get involved in safeguarding it for the Conservation Research Dedicated service Education, training 1 18 future generations. 3 by individuals/ and awareness organisations -raising 3 EPRS | European Parliamentary Research Service This document is prepared for, and addressed to, the Members and staff of the European Parliament as background material to assist them in their parliamentary work. The content of the document is the sole responsibility of its author(s) and any opinions expressed herein should not be taken Author: Ivana Katsarova; Graphics: Samy Chahri to represent an official position of the Parliament. Reproduction and translation for non-commercial purposes are authorised, provided the source is Members' Research Service acknowledged and the European Parliament is given prior notice and sent a copy. © European Union, 2021. [email protected] (contact) http://www.eprs.ep.parl.union.eu (intranet) http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank (internet) http://epthinktank.eu (blog) PE 690.552 – April 2021.