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    Following the paths of the RomansCircuits of cultural tourism in the Mediterranean, the Black Sea and Eastern Europe

    Cultural heritage includes not only material elements (the archaeological sites), but alsocultural and artistic expressions, as for example cuisine, handcraft, domestic and populararts. The cultural heritage of the territories where Romans and other ancient civilizationswere established is still alive and could be still enjoyed by visiting these territories.

    This the philosophy of the Archeritage circuit ! Circuits of cultural tourism in theMediterranean, the Black Sea and Eastern Europe.

    Trexenta, Sardinia ItalyTrexenta is an historical region in the central-southern Sardinia. Due to the fertility of itssoil, suitable for the cultivation of cereals, since the middle stages of the Neolithic period

    and the Roman Empire, the territory of Trexenta had been inhabited by communities offarmers and stock-breeders, who left numerous testimonies of their presence. TodayTrexenta offers the visitors a rich archaeological and cultural heritage, witness of a greatliving past. Wheat and bread, olives and olive oil, grapes and wine are goods you can see,products you can taste and enjoy visiting the Trexenta, thus experiencing flavors andsensations having their roots in ancient times.

    Honedoara RomaniaLocated in the Central-Western part of Romania, in the historical province of Transylvania,Hunedoara County is of special importance for Romania. Historians agreed upon the factthat the Romanian people were formed as a result of the conquest of the Dacia province

    by the Romans. The capital of Dacia, Sarmizegetusa, copied Rome on a smaller scale,and archaeological excavations have provided information about water usage: sometraces of these can be visited nowadays, opening a door to understanding how theRomans lived.Years have passed, centuries have been and gone throughout the world and these healingwaters have been renewed. Now you can enjoy natural thermal waters as the Dacians andRomans did over 2000 years ago. Welcome to Hunedoara where past, present and futurejoin for a special experience.

    Cap Bon - TunisiaNabeul is the capital city of the Cap Bon peninsula, a region placed on the North-East ofTunisia, characterized by the abundance of Punic, Roman, Byzantine, Andalusian, Araband Turkish archaeological sites. Pottery is its secular activity that has ever since played afundamental role in Nabeul populations everyday life, also long before the Romanizationof the region; the role of packaging in the culinary traditions and eating habits of thepopulation was significant: oil, wine, wheat and condiments needed to be packaged andwell preserved. The importance of pottery is also noted in sedentary, semi-sedentary andrural contexts. Today Nabeul is, with Hammamet, an important holiday destination,renowned for its long sandy beaches and its beautiful sea. Here, cultural heritage can beenjoyed through the art of pottery, which is still alive today. In Neapolis, pottery was an artand the town still maintains its vocation.

    Taman Peninsula Russian Federation

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    When the Greeks founded their colonies in this territory at the beginning of the 6th centuryBC, the Taman peninsula still comprised several islands. Over the next two-and-a-halfthousand years, fluctuations in sea level and expansion of the Kuban river deltatransformed the land into a peninsula. These settlements had very good traderelationships with the other shores of the Black Sea and with the eastern Mediterranean,

    and for a long period became a Roman client state. From ancient times the fertile landhas been an excellent place for growing grain and especially grapes for wine, anextremely characterizing feature of the flat landscape. Today you can enjoy the beachesand the sea of the Taman peninsula together with its cultural heritage, which is still aliveand can be tasted in a glass of good wine!