t was used during the military campaigns but also as means for the diffusion of culture, trade and religion. Among the aims pursued by some trans alpine associations counting also Feltre among its members, the via Claudia plays an important role of communication between the different cultures present in the European countries. It allows dialogue, cultural exchange and integration process through the acknowledgment of a common cultural basis.

nd the mountains opened" says the title of the research. If we consider it in a metaphorical sense, we strongly believe that the mountains can overcome cultural and ethnic barriers in order to lead us towards a European dimension and accomplish a real European Union. In order to reach this aim, we need to rely on the young and on their renewed historical awareness, towards which curiosity for information retrieval and needed methods of analysis represent the very first important step.

Giorgio D'Agostini
Assessore ai Progetti Europei
Gianvittore Vaccari
Sindaco di Feltre