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Phoenicia was an element such as a hinge connecting the East and West, supplying goods in the Near East and spreading westwards oriental products. Through this network, the Phoenicians were placed as carriers of ideas and men around the Mediterranean, becoming the architects of a peaceful and continuous dialogue, balance and coexistence among different and distant cultures.
The Phoenician expansion in Mediterranean basin and the activation of the caravan route, connecting the Arabian peninsula, mark a change from the Late Bronze Age trade routes after the invasions of the Sea Peoples. But the role of the Phoenician cities in those long-distance trade is also an element of continuity between the second and first millennium BC, during the great empires of the Near East.

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Mare Nostrum in Rhodes,
28, 29 and 30 June 2012.

After our last experience in Sicily, Mare Nostrum stops in Rhodes, bringing Phoenician legacy to meet the Greek Mythology.
This 8th Transnational Meeting will deliver results and expose products of Mare Nostrum activities that reached their final route through the Mediterranean Sea. read more

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Insight to the "Mare Nostrum Biodiversity and Coastal Fishing main threats".

Mare Nostrum is organizing in Rhodes on June 13th 2012, an event to raise awareness of citizens and stakeholders about the importance of biodiversity protection for local economies. read more


Melkart TRAIN the TRAINERS
Tour Operators and Tourist Guides use the Mare Nostrum Heritage Trail tools, tailored around Phoenician legacy.

The Ministry of Tourism of Lebanon and Mare Nostrum partners in Lebanon:

  • Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, Faculté des lettres et des Sciences Humaines
  • Université de Balamand, Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts
  • Municipalité de Tyre
  • and Paralleli, Euro Mediterranean Institute of Northwest (Torino)

organize on May 24 2012 in Beirut, a Training Session for embedding of Phoenician Trail and Tyre Heritage Trail, elaborated by Mare Nostrum team of Tyre municipality.


Mare Nostrum à Tunis, 18-20 Mai 2012. 3ème édition du "Melkart Market".

La maison de l'Artisanat du Den Den à Tunis, fête son patrimoine, allume le feu de
l'authentique, fête son patrimoine et accueille la  troisième édition transméditerranéenne du Marché Melkart. read more

Lebanon. Community architecture in Tyre

Paralleli - Euromediterranean Institute managed a pilot experience of participatory planning in Tyre (Lebanon). This experience aimed to promote of the heritage value of historic port-cities along the Phoenician routes and to suggest guidelines for new tourist itineraries in the cities of reference.

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Students of Architecture consulted for Med Port-Cities heritage safeguard.
"Mare Nostrum Awards".

Five Mediterranean Architecture Faculties from Lebanon, Greece, Italy, Malta and Tunisia, are involved in Mare Nostrum Architecture Consultation. Five Professors and approximately 70 students are working on the Cultural Heritage Trails designed by Mare Nostrum for Tyre, Rhodes, Marsaxlokk and Carthage.

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This Port-City is mine.
I want to understand and live it more

Childers of Mare Nostrum Port-Cities discovering and learning their cities through visits, exercises and workshops.

Mare Nostrum partnership is launching Workshops for school children in the Port-Cities partner:
Carthage, Marsaxlokk, Rhodes, Tartous/Arwad and Tyre. A Tool Kit published in English, French and Arabic is available.

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Visits: 3361

Sounds and Voices
from Mare Nostrum

HOUSE OF EUROPE
IN RHODES

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of the concert

RAI, the National Italian Television channel for
Fenicians and Mare Nostrum.

Transmission
"Mediterranean Sea"
06.05.2012.

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Mare Nostrum Channel
Mare Nostrum 360°
Virtual tour of Tartous (Syria), Arwad (Syria) & Tyre (Lebanon)