The Aeneas Route
Following Virgil's epic hero
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COE Certified Cultural Route
This is an officially certified Cultural Route of the Council of Europe
This route follows the mythical journey of Aeneas from Troy to Italy as narrated in Virgil's Aeneid.
Linking Man and Nature: Relictual Forest Coenosis with Laurus nobilis L. and Celtis australis L. in Antica Lavinium, Italy
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The Journey
The Aeneas Route traces the legendary voyage of Aeneas, hero of Virgil's Aeneid. After Troy's fall, Aeneas sailed across the Mediterranean, eventually founding the lineage that would establish Rome.
The route connects sites mentioned in the Aeneid - Troy (Turkey), Delos (Greece), Carthage (Tunisia), Sicily, and Latium (Italy). These places blend mythology, archaeology, and literary heritage.
The Aeneid shaped Western literature and political ideology (Roman imperial legitimacy). The route explores classical mythology, ancient Mediterranean cultures, literary geography, and the transformation of myth into heritage tourism.