FORTE CULTURA Membership

The FORTE CULTURA network is aimed at national and transnational fortresses, fortress organisations, institutions, municipalities and experts who wish to participate in the development of the European Cultural Route of Fortified Monuments FORTE CULTURA® and in the effective development and marketing of the cultural heritage of fortresses. The cultural route offers each fortified monument the opportunity to network and develop new, joint instruments and activities to promote tourism to the European cultural heritage of fortified monuments.

Become a member of FORTE CULTURA e.V. now and strengthen your festival profile within the international community of more than 60 partners. Benefit from interesting framework agreements, fortress-specific marketing tools and expertise in a wide range of specialist areas. Become a partner of transnational funding projects and initiatives for the preservation and sustainable utilisation of the cultural heritage of fortresses.


Membership fees

CategoryFee p.a.
Local or regional authorities and groups of contractually linked fortifications
of a local or regional fortification system
860 €
Legal entities owning or managing a fortress monument500 €
Legal entities owning or managing a fortress monument as part of a fortress system215 €
Scientific institutions, foundations, interest groups or similar organisations290 €
Companies500 €
Natural persons50 €
Groups of fortress monuments and otherindividual


Advantages of membership

As a European cultural route, FORTE CULTURA regularly develops new initiatives, marketing tools and special offers for the specific needs of fortress monuments. The focus is on the preservation and sustainable use of fortified monuments as well as the development and promotion of sustainable tourism, digitalisation and professional exchange on many other topics.

Our member fortresses benefit from the specialist expertise and know-how of the entire FORTE CULTURA network.


FORTE CULTURA tourism catalogue

FORTE CULTURA Fortress portraits

FORTE CULTURA marketing tools (flyers, posters, brochures, roll-up displays, etc.)

FORTE CULTURA framework agreements

FORTE CULTURA workshops and specialist conferences

FORTE CULTURA Handbook for members and stations of the European Cultural Route

FORTE CULTURA partner network

FORTE CULTURA Science Blog


Become a FORTE CULTURA member now.

Join FORTE CULTURA e.V. and become part of the European Cultural Route of Fortified Monuments.



en_GB