Performative Art in Lycia
In July several artists who will participate in workshops and performances on the Via Eurasia visited Turkey. The two coordinators of the Performative Journey project, Hüseyin (CRS) and Serra (Mitöst) organised a trip for them to see possible performance sites
Finding the Via Egnatia
Having spent a few days in Albania working on the Performative Journey project, Kate and Hüseyin set off to follow the Via Egnatia (VE). Walking from the village of Mirake, we soon found the section of the VE illustrated on
World Trails G7 summit
As the whole world knows, the G7 summit of leaders of the world's 7 capitalist countries took place in Cornwall, in the UK in June. To complement this, and remind the world of the importance of trails, the World Trails
East of Istanbul – Şile to Izmit
In June 2021, Nick Hobbs and a small team (Oytun, Tasha, Fatemah) from Hiking Istanbul explored a route crossing the area between Şile and Yağcılar (north-south) in order to find a route which could complete this segment of the Via
The Sultans Trail: A cultural adventure
Max Smits (from the Sultans Trail Foundation and Cultural Association of Via Eurasia) writes about trekking the Sultans' Trail for the World Trails Network magazine. Part of the Sultans Trail (Edirne - Istanbul) forms one section of the Via Eurasia
Council of Europe – New Cultural Routes
At their annual meeting in April, the Governing Board of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes have announced that they have adopted five new routes, bringing the total number up to 45 certified routes. The new routes are: the
Trekking the Via Eurasia – a solo initiative
In March, a long-distance walker started from the Lycian Way to walk northwards on the Via Eurasia to Istanbul and then to Europe. Using the app, and taking photographs and videos as he walks, Nicolas is pitching his tent wherever
Performative Journey on the Via Eurasia Cultural Route
As MitOst we joined our hands with several Tandem Turkey and Tandem Western Balkans alumni organisation and artists to collaborate on a 1-year project Performative Journey on the Via Eurasia Cultural Route. When we have been implementing the Tandem programme open
An Academic Study on Those Who Walk the Phrygian Way
Academic Study Phrygian Way: There is little to no Academic studies on cultural routes in Turkey. As tourism literature is my field of study, I've tried to map the demographics and feedback of those who walked the Phrygian Way in
Trails & Beyond
The Via Eurasia features in the newly published 3rd issue of the magazine of the World Trails Network. https://worldtrailsnetwork.org/magazine/ Many more articles feature other of the WTN network of trails, showing the variety of experience which is available on the worlds greatest