FOR A NEW EUROPEAN CULTURAL ROUTE

The Project LEONARDO DA VINCI’S WAYS was launched in Vinci, the birthplace of Leonardo (Vinci 1452-Amboise 1519), in

view of the Celebrations of 2019, to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo, a global event.

The logo of the Itinerary, a knot designed by Leonardo that recalls Salomon’s knot, represents the Union among peoples in

the circularity of cultures.

LEONARDO DA VINCI’S WAYSEUROPEAN THEME

In this epic period of history,

characterized by wars, divisions

and building of separation

walls, the itinerary will

highlight the emblematic

figure of Leonardo to update

the idea of Europe and to form

the new European citizen.

A Europe capable of giving

birth to a New Humanism

based on the recognition of the

Universal Value of the Human

Being, which is effectively

expressed in the famous

drawing the Vitruvian Man.

LEONARDO DA VINCI’S WAYSTHE ITINERARY: main places of LIFE and WORKS

The Itinerary will trace

the MAIN STEPS of

Leonardo’s LIFE and the

location of his WORKS

and, later on, of the

Leonardismi;

it will also convey the

relevance of Leonardo

for today’s world, thus

enabling the systemic

enhancement of all the

areas concerned,

especially those less

known.

LEONARDO DA VINCI’S WAYSTHE ITINERARY: LIFELEONARDO DA VINCI’S WAYSTHE ITINERARY: WORKS

LEONARDO DA VINCI’ WAYSTHE ITINERARY: main places of LIFE and WORKS

The Itinerary will trace

the MAIN STEPS of

Leonardo’s LIFE and the

location of his WORKS

and, later on, of the

Leonardismi;

it will also convey the

relevance of Leonardo

for today’s world, thus

enabling the systemic

enhancement of all the

areas concerned,

especially those less

known.

LEONARDO DA VINCI’ WAYSTHE ITINERARY: LIFELEONARDO DA VINCI’ WAYSTHE ITINERARY: WORKS

After defining the Itinerary in its ESSENTIAL CONTENTS (EUROPEAN TOPIC AND MAIN TAPES), that were

already highlighted at the Forum of VILNIUS Lithuania 26-27.10.2016, the next step was characterized

by the following ACTIVITIES:

1. INVOLVEMENT OF THE LOCAL POPULATION, ASSOCIATIONS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES

2. SHARING OF THE PROJECT WITH OTHER LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES THROUGHOUT

ITALY

3. COMPARISON WITH OTHER CULTURAL ROUTES OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE

4. RESEARCH FOR AN AGREEMENT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EUROPEAN NETWORK

ASSOCIATION composed of at least three states, giving priority to three of the countries where

Leonardo lived and which he visited: besides ITALY (Vinci), FRANCE (Amboise, Château du Clos

Lucé) and SLOVENIA (Vipava), to define STATUTE, VISIBILITY AND COMMON ACTIONS (research and

development, European memory and heritage, cultural exchanges for young people, contemporary

creativity, cultural tourism and sustainable development) in accordance with the Resolution CM /

Res ( 2013) 67 for the purposes of the final Certification.

LEONARDO DA VINCI’S WAYSACTIVITIESLEONARDO DA VINCI’S WAYSITALY (VINCI)

In VINCI, a typical Tuscan

village near Florence,

everything talks about

Leonardo:

the toponym that Leonardo

keeps in his name;

the landscape that echoes in

all his works;

the house where he was

born, the Castle with the

Church where he was

baptized and a few buildings

that belonged to the Da Vinci

and to his mother;

the places where he had his

first artistic training.

The last residence of

Leonardo, CLOS LUCÉ is

located 600 meters from the

Royal Castle of AMBOISE in

the heart of the

Loire Valley.

In the Castle of Clos Lucé,

Leonardo spent the last three

years of his life (1516-1519),

he completed his last

masterpieces and dedicated

himself to numerous projects

for his patron,

King Francesco I.

LEONARDO DA VINCI’S WAYSFRANCE (CLOS LUCÉ - AMBOISE)

VIPAVA is located in a green

valley crossed by the river of

the same name (in Italian

Vipacco) in an area rich in

vineyards, known by lovers of

good wine and for its

wine and food tourism.

Leonardo went there in the first

few months of the year 1500,

developing plans to defend

from the Turks the territory of

the Republic of Venice, in the

current border area between

Italy (Friuli Venezia Giulia)

and Slovenia.

LEONARDO DA VINCI’S WAYSSLOVENIA (VIPAVA)LEONARDO DA VINCI’S WAYSACTIVITIES

20.01.2016 Constitution of the Promoter Committee in Vinci

05.02.2016 Skype First Contact with Institute I.C.E.

05.05.2016 Town Council of Vinci and Workshop in Vinci with VIACERAM and Municipality of Faenza

27.05.2016 Meeting in Vinci with M. Curnis who walked from Rome to Amboise in the footsteps of Leonardo

13.06.2016 Second Skype Contact with Institute I.C.E.

17.06.2016 Visit to Château du Clos Lucé with President François Saint Bris

26-27.10.2016 Presentation at the ICE International Forum in Vilnius Lithuania

31.10.2016 Membership Movement Shalom Onlus

13.11.2016 Presentation of the Project at the Italian Walking Conference (Biblioteca Leonardiana - Vinci)

12.2016 Meeting with G. Cucini Pres. UdC Empolese Valdelsa

20-21.01.2017 Da Vinci in Europe - Workshop in Vinci with European Cultural Routes VIA FRANCIGENA, FENIC ROUTE,

NAPOLEON DESTINATION

22.01.2017 Meeting with Honorary Consul of France M.me Isabelle Mallez (French Institute in Florence)

26.01.2017 Visit to Vipava (Slovenia) in view of the establishment of the International Association

28.01.2017 Participation in the Municipal Forums on the Road. Francigena: the Municipalities of Europe (Monteriggioni SI) -

After the VILNIUS FORUM, many ACTIVITIES were undertaken by the Promoter Committee of

the Project LEONARDO DA VINCI’S WAYS

LEONARDO DA VINCI’S WAYSACTIVITIESLEONARDO DA VINCI’S WAYSPARTICULARLY SIGNIFICANT

20-21.01.2017 Presentation From Vinci to Europe - Workshop in Vinci with European Cultural RoutesVIA FRANCIGENA, FENIC ROUTE, NAPOLEON DESTINATION

26-27.10.2016 Presentation at the I.C.E. International Forum in Vilnius Lithuania

LEONARDO DA VINCI’S WAYSPARTICULARLY SIGNIFICANT

23.04.2017 Participation at Leonardo's Day with Music for Leonardo (Vinci)

16.05.2017 Presentation LEONARDO DA VINCI’S WAYS at the French Institute in Florence in the presenceof Honorary Consul of France M. Isabelle Mallez, President of Château Clos Lucé of Amboise François SaintBris and President of the Regional Council of Tuscany E. Giani

LEONARDO DA VINCI’S WAYSUP TO THE PRESENT DAY

27-29.09.2017 PARTICIPATION AT THE FORUMLUCCA I.C.E. - SIGNING OF THE LETTER OF INTENTBY THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES OF AMBOISE, VINCI,VIPAVA, CHÂTEAU DU CLOS LUCÉ AND THEPROMOTER COMMITTEE of the Itinerary FOR THECANDIDACY 2018/2019

LEONARDO DA VINCI’S WAYS

For more than seventy years I have been working between

Europe and the United States of America in order to promote

the world-wide knowledge of Leonardo Da Vinci, whom I came

to characterize as the "European Genius" on the occasion of

the Brussels exhibition of 2007, celebrating the fifty years of

the Rome Treaty.

Leonardo is a most fascinating and emblematic symbol in the

context of our culture and civilization. This project on "Le vie

di Leonardo", Leonardo Da Vinci's ways, could well become

an extraordinary opportunity for us to stimulate ever more

the political and cultural entity of the European Countries in

a sustained dialogue – straightforward, meaningful and

fruitful – with every other part of the world.

My warmest congratulations to all people involved.

Carlo Pedretti Presidente Onorario

LEONARDO DA VINCI’S WAYSOrganizing Committee

President

Vice President

LE VIE DI LEONARDO DA VINCI

LEONARDO PAGLIANTI

ANTONIO CINELLI

Address VIA DELLA TORRE n. 5

City VINCI

Zip code 50059

Province FIRENZE

Phones +393476694992

E-mail leviedileonardo@gmail.com

Website www.leviedileonardodavinci.org

facebook Le vie di leonardo da vinci

Project Title EUROPEAN CULTURAL ROUTES - LEONARDO DA VINCI’S WAYS

Honorary President CARLO PEDRETTI

Scientific Committee Coordinatore ALESSANDRO VEZZOSI - Direttore Museo Ideale Leonardo Da VinciRoberta Barsanti, Direttrice Biblioteca e Museo Leonardiani – VinciFiorenzo Galli, Direttore Generale e Claudio Giorgione, Curatore Leonardo, Arte & Scienza, Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci – MilanoPaolo Galluzzi, Direttore del Museo Galileo – FirenzeMauro Guerrini, Professore ordinario di Biblioteconomia – Università di FirenzePietro C. Marani, Presidente dell'Ente Raccolta Vinciana – MilanoAntonio Paolucci, già Direttore dei Musei VaticaniClaudio A. M. Salsi, Soprintendente Musei Archeologici e Musei Storici, Castello Sforzesco – MilanoFrançois Saint Bris, Presidente Château du Clos Lucé - Parc Leonardo da Vinci –Amboise (FR)Carlo Vecce, Professore ordinario di Letteratura italiana – Università di Napoli “L’Orientale”

Project Manager Arch. PATRIZIA VEZZOSI

Institutions Involved COMUNE DI VINCI - UNIONE DEI COMUNI

PROLOCO DI VINCI - PROLOCO S. AMATO - MOVIMENTO SHALOM

MILDV

Project Manager: Patrizia VezzosiIllustrations: MILDVLandscape photo: Domenico Alessi

Maps: CST di Massimo BarzonGraphics: Federico GiorniWebsite: Ing. Gabriele Zeloni