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Aromas Itinerarium Salutis celebrates International Museum Day 2026 with the video ‘One route, many voices’
On the occasion of International Museum Day 2026, Aromas Itinerarium Salutis presents ‘One route, many voices’, a collective video featuring testimonies from members of the international network, sharing what it means to be part of a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe.
XIV Pharmaceutical Conference Illa del Rei: heritage, science and sensory experiences in Menorca
A biennial event bringing together science, heritage and sensory experience: Illa del Rei hosts the XIV Pharmaceutical Conference on June 6, 2026.
From Apicius to Vermouth: Plants, Gastronomy and Wine as a Living Heritage
A European symposium explores how plants, gastronomy and wine contribute to living heritage and territorial development across Cultural Routes.
Huelva 2026: 5th Meeting of Cultural Route of the Council of Europe Managers in Spain concludes
From 23 to 25 March 2026, Huelva hosted the 5th Meeting of Cultural Route Managers of the Council of Europe, bringing together European networks for dialogue and cooperation.
Aromas Itinerarium Salutis at the 5th Meeting of Cultural Route Managers of the Council of Europe in Spain
Aromas Itinerarium Salutis – The European Route of Historic Pharmacies and Medicinal Gardens will participate in the 5th Meeting of Cultural Route Managers of the Council of Europe in Spain, held in La Rábida (Huelva) in March 2026.
Discover Pharmacy Museums – 5th Edition “One route, many voices”
Discover Pharmacy Museums 2026: museums and medicinal gardens across Europe share their voice for International Museum Day
La Nau awarded the European Heritage Label: founding site of the Cultural Route of the Council of Europe “Aromas Itinerarium Salutis”
The Centre Cultural La Nau of the Universitat de València receives the European Heritage Label. The European recognition highlights the historical and cultural role of the institution, founding site of the Aromas Itinerarium Salutis route.
Pharmacy objects and European heritage: Call for Papers now open for the 2nd AIS Annual Forum 2026
The 2nd AIS Annual Forum 2026 (Kaunas, 16–17 April) invites proposals on pharmacy objects as ethnographic heritage, bridging research, collections and knowledge dissemination. Abstract deadline: 15 January 2026.
The Hygeia Legacy 2025 in Torregrotta: a successful edition for the Cultural Route of the Council of Europe AIS
In Torregrotta, the 2025 edition of “The Hygeia Legacy” gathered European voices on medicinal plants and materia medica as drivers of sustainable development. An intergenerational and interdisciplinary exchange within the framework of the European Route of Historic Pharmacies and Medicinal Gardens
Unveiling Ceremony of the Aromas Itinerarium Salutis Plaque at the Arboretum du Mas Roussillon
On 12 November 2025, the Arboretum du Mas Roussillon in Canet-en-Roussillon will host the unveiling ceremony of the Aromas Itinerarium Salutis plaque, marking its recognition as a member destination of the Council of Europe’s Cultural Route dedicated to historic pharmacies and medicinal gardens.
Europe of Care on Display: dialogues between art and biocultural memory in the “Atlas farmakognostyczny” of Łódź
The contemporary art exhibition “Atlas farmakognostyczny / Atlas of Pharmacognosy”, promoted by The House of Hilary Majewski and InLodz 21, in collaboration with the Pharmacy Museum of Łódź, supported by the DOZ Foundation, the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Poland, and the European Route Aromas Itinerarium Salutis (AIS), explores the deep bond between art and biocultural memory.
Heritage of Healing Gardens – Budapest Hosts the International Conference on Herbaria
The Semmelweis Museum of the History of Medicine in Budapest, member of the Cultural Route of the Council of Europe Aromas Itinerarium Salutis – The European Route of Historic Pharmacies and Medicinal Gardens, will host from 16 to 17 October 2025 the international conference Heritage of Healing Gardens, dedicated to research, preservation and promotion of botanical-medical manuscripts and healing gardens.
AIS participates with the University of Valencia and the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in pioneering training for young university students in Europe
AIS collaborates with the University of Valencia and the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in a pioneering training that combines history, archaeology and heritage from a European and intergenerational perspective.
Paris hosts the exhibition on the 33 Cultural Routes crossing France
The Maison de l’Europe in Paris hosts the exhibition on the 33 Cultural Routes crossing France, part of the Council of Europe network enhancing Europe’s shared heritage.
Lithuania leads the development of the AIS Route in the Baltic Region
Lithuania stands out for its strategic commitment to the development of the Aromas Itinerarium Salutis Route, enhancing pharmaceutical heritage through a dynamic network of academic, institutional, and cultural actors.
The study of European materia medica continues: AIS scientific protocol reaches Romania
The Cluj-Napoca Pharmacy Museum hosts a new phase of research on historic pharmaceutical heritage, led by the AIS Director in collaboration with the Romanian Academy – Cluj-Napoca Branch.
“Ljekaruše”: a Scientific Conference on Traditional Bosnian Medicine at the Pharmacy Museum in Sarajevo
On 9 July 2025, the Pharmacy Museum in Sarajevo will host an international scientific conference on the traditional medical manuscripts of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Led by Tarik Čatić, Director of the Museum and member of the AIS Scientific Committee, the event brings together museums, academic institutions, and cultural stakeholders in support of a unique European heritage.
AIS on VisitEurope: global presence for the historic pharmacies route
The Aromas Itinerarium Salutis is now featured in the “Historical Travel Itineraries in Europe” section of VisitEurope, giving our Route global visibility.
AIS participates in the 2025 Training Academy of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe
The Aromas Itinerarium Salutis Association took part in the 12th edition of the Training Academy, held along the Rota Histórica das Linhas de Torres (Portugal) from 11 to 13 June 2025. Representing the Route was Executive Secretary Simona Tardi.
Celebrating local biodiversity: AIS presents the book “Biodiversidad Florística de Riba-roja de Túria”
AIS at the IV Congreso Arte y Religiones of AICR
From 28 to 30 May 2025, the Aromas Itinerarium Salutis Association participated, as a collaborating entity, in the IV Congreso Arte y Religiones of AICR in Granada, bringing an innovative perspective on olfactory museography in pharmacy museums.
From El Retiro to Europe: AIS joins Cultural Routes Exhibition
AIS supports the exhibition “Il Giardino dei Semplici”by Elena Caterina Doria in Mantua
AIS at the INNOTRANSFER 2025 event focused on smart and transformative tourism
AIS in Strasbourg for the European Heritage Days: synergies with the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe
Pharmakon: monks, heirs of care and beauty
