On 1 February 2023 at 10.00 in Sala Nostromo, the Castle of Santa Severa hosts the 1st national Seminar dedicated to the Italian Blue Route project as a system of places, knowledge, traditions and all the cultural, food and wine and landscape peculiarities connected to the culture of the sea, the coast and its communities.

A single large coastal itinerary to interpret the identity heritage, develop synergies and visions, with the blue economy at the center of a shared and participatory planning. The economy of the sea interacts with the economy of the land, and it is a dialogue that looks at the sustainability of actions for the future of the planet.

Local communities participate and become protagonists in the logic of improving the social context, accessibility and inclusiveness of people also through the sharing of good practices or experiences from other European and international territories.

Italian Blue Route, starts from Lazio, through the enhancement of the Etruscan heritage which becomes an element of very close connection with nearby Tuscany, to continue its journey towards Liguria, and then en route to the South, where the journey of Ulysses between Calabria and Sicily is ready to welcome it and to involve the entire Italian coastal territory.

This first meeting, promoted by the Municipality of Santa Marinella in collaboration with the European Federation of Historical, Cultural and Tourist Itineraries, involves the founders of the ITALIAN BLUE ROUTE Manifesto and opens up to qualified national and international partners, with a view to planning and designing short medium and long term.