LIVE: Conference “Historic Cafés: A Meeting of Ideas”

On the occasion of the co-organization of HCR with the Portuguese Association of Historic Cafés and the Café Santa Cruz of the Conference “Historic Cafes: A Meeting of Ideas”, in Coimbra (May 20 & 21) the HCR executive team consisting of Route Manager George Loverdos and Communication Officer Maria Mystakidou has also visited the HCR…

ByHistoric Cafes RouteMay 20, 20220Comments

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HCR team in Lisbon and Coimbra

On the occasion of the co-organization of HCR with the Portuguese Association of Historic Cafés and the Café Santa Cruz of the Conference "Historic Cafes: A Meeting of Ideas", in Coimbra (May 20 & 21) the HCR executive team consisting of Route Manager George Loverdos and Communication Officer Maria Mystakidou will visit the HCR Café…

ByHistoric Cafes RouteMay 16, 20220Comments

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Greeting letter of HCR President to Coimbra’s Conference for HCs

The Founder and President of Historic Cafés Route, Mr. Vasilis Stathakis sent his greeting letter on the occasion of the Conference in Coimbra (20th & 21rst of May 2022) by the title “Historic Cafés: A Meeting of Ideas”. Mr. Stathakis due to professional commitments couldn't t travel to Portugal for the event. The two days Conference is…

ByHistoric Cafes RouteMay 16, 20220Comments

Videos

Let’ have a look at the kitchen!

In addition to the Coffee house and the pastry service, Café Pastelaria Benard established in 1868 also works as a restaurant. The lunch and dinner menu includes typical Portuguese cuisine and some salads and lighter quiches. But it is in the pastry shop that Benard stands out. A customer favorite has long been the croissant,…

ByHistoric Cafes RouteMay 16, 20220Comments

Publications

The HCR booklet #02 for Portugal

The HCR booklet #02 made on the occasion of the Seminar Historic Cafés: “A Meeting of Ideas” in Coimbra, Portugal (20th and 21st of May 2022). The seminar is the result of a partnership between Café Santa Cruz and the Portuguese Historic Cafés Association (ACH), co-organized with the Historical Cafes Route. Please wait while flipbook is loading.…

ByKaterina TrakaMay 13, 20220Comments

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HCR Presentation at Luxembourg for the Certification Process

The Historic Cafes Route team attended the Annual Governing Board meeting of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes (EPA), on May 5, 2022 in order to present the Cultural Route " Historic Cafés Route " with the aim of obtaining certification from the Council of Europe. The meeting, held at the Neumünster Abbey in Luxembourg,…

ByHistoric Cafes RouteMay 12, 20220Comments

Videos

Welcome to Chania, Crete

The 11th Annual Advisory Forum on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe will take place in October 2022, from 5 to 7, in Chania (Crete), Greece. So, let’s have a look on the city and the island of Crete that will host the Forum with a video production of EHICA (European Historic Cafés Association),…

ByHistoric Cafes RouteMay 12, 20220Comments

The art of Coffee

Coffee paintings by Karen Eland

Painting a cup of coffee or a mug is an artform. But what if coffee itself was the painting medium? If we asked a physicist to discuss "color", he would tell us about electrical impulses, wavelengths, combinations of frequencies of the visible spectrum and such aspects but we will talk about it in the simpler and…

ByHistoric Cafes RouteMay 10, 20220Comments

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GNTO’s President supporting message for HCR

Mrs. Angela Gerekou, President of Greek National Tourism Organization, sent a supporting message on the occasion of HCR presentation in Luxembourg. The full message follows: «The Greek National Tourism Organization, has been supporting and promoting the initiatives of the Historic Cafes Route since the conception of the project. Therefore we are currently about to sign a collaboration memorandum. Following…

ByHistoric Cafes RouteMay 4, 20220Comments

Opinions

Historic Cafés: The challenge of the 21st century

The Cafés and the city are linked along the History of Europe. According to the words of Georges Steiner, if we trace the map of the Cafés in European cities, we will have before us the clearest image of the idea of our Continent. That is, without a doubt, the great value that Historic Cafés…

ByFernando Franjo FranjoMay 4, 20220Comments

LIVE: Conference “Historic Cafés: A Meeting of Ideas”

HCR team in Lisbon and Coimbra

Greeting letter of HCR President to Coimbra’s Conference for HCs

Let’ have a look at the kitchen!

The HCR booklet #02 for Portugal

HCR Presentation at Luxembourg for the Certification Process

Welcome to Chania, Crete

Coffee paintings by Karen Eland

GNTO’s President supporting message for HCR

Historic Cafés: The challenge of the 21st century

Under the support of:

Region of Crete

Under the Αuspices of:

Regional Unit of Chania

Municipality of Chania

Chania Chamber of commerce & Industry

Historical Archive of Crete

Collaborations:

Iter Vitis

The Chocolate Way

La Rotta Dei Fenici

Under the support of:

Region of Crete

Under the Αuspices of:

Regional Unit of Chania

Municipality of Chania

Chania Chamber of commerce & Industry

Historical Archive of Crete

Collaborations:

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