Projects and events from and with Villa Palagione. For more for information and photos click on the pictures   Develop engagement Realize visions Talk to each other learn from each other Villa Palagione has developed over time into a respected international cultural center that is integrated into the region and sees itself as more active Mediator in a Europe characterized by different languages and cultures. Villa Palagione tries to break new ground in order to overcome language barriers and to be able to deal with other ways of living and thinking. Villa Palagione is involved in European projects to promote communicative and intercultural encounters.

The ErasmusPlus/Leonardo Projects of Volterra

Anniversary celebration of the 25th anniversary of the ErasmusPlus/Leonardo project of Volterra 09.11.2024 in the Chamber of Crafts of the Stuttgart Region Announcement: Anniversary party on 29.3.2025 in Volterra

"We would like to thank our Italian partners from the bottom of our hearts: their commitment and hospitality has made all this possible"

Rainer Reichhold, President of the Stuttgart Region Chamber of Crafts

Peter Friedrich, Managing Director of the Stuttgart Region Chamber of Crafts

"The young professionals come back highly motivated with new ideas and expanded skills..."

Speech by the Mayor of Volterra in full text as part of the anniversary celebration for the 25th anniversary of the ErasmusPlus/Leonardo project of Volterra in the Chamber of Crafts of the Stuttgart Region on 09.11.2024

Giacomo Santi Mayor of Volterra

Laura Lamia Italian Consul General in Stuttgart

"Through exchanges and encounters between young people, European awareness is strengthened and the foundation for a diverse community is laid."

"With encounters, language courses and excursions, we accompany the young craftsmen and women to explore the boundaries of the "unknown" through openness, curiosity and dialogue at close range."

Antonella Stillitano Villa Palagione Centro Interculturale

"...But what is most important to us - and should always be the case - are the people. The acceptance that everyone is different and unique. Everyone is important and enriches the group and the entire project in their own way..."

Anniversary party in Volterra on March 29, 2025 Film (3 Minuten) Feier zum 20-jährigen Bestehen in der Handwerkskammer Region Stuttgart (9. Nov. 2019)

To mark the 25th anniversary of the ErasmusPlus project (formerly the Leonardo project) in Volterra. Since 1999, over 430 young craftsmen and craftswomen from Germany have come to the Tuscan town of Volterra for a three-month professional internship, among other things to help with the renovation of listed buildings. During their stay, they live in the house of the GIAN di Volterra nature lovers . In January, they learn Italian in Villa Palagione Centro Interculturale , which also includes getting to know the people, culture and history of the host country. From February to the end of March, they then work in a variety of businesses in Volterra. The EU project is led by the Stuttgart Region Chamber of Crafts and Trades and the Italian partners from Volterra: Comune di Volterra, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Volterra, GIAN Volterra nature lovers, Villa Palagione- Centro Interculturale, and numerous businesses from Volterra. The long-term success was achieved primarily through the personal commitment of all project partners in Germany and Italy. And "our" joint project is not only an extension of professional qualifications , but also an enrichment of life values such as friendship, tolerance and international understanding.

DokFilm - 24 Minuten Ein Lichtblick fuer Europa Das Leonardoprojekt in Volterra   Ein Lichtblick fuer Europa Das Leonardoprojekt in Volterra     (Italienische Untertitel)

25 years of Centro Interculturale Villa Palagione In 2011 we will celebrate 25 years of Centro Interculturale Villa Palagione in Karlsruhe. Under the motto "Saved from the fall and filled with new cultural life" Unite our course participants, guests and friends as part of various events Looking back over the past few years - but also presenting an outlook on the future.

EBZ- European Centres for Culture and Communication Villa Palagione is membre of "EBZ", which stands for European Centres for Culture and Communication, an association of independant cultural and educational organisations in Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Swiden. The primary aim of the EBZ is to encourage studies in European history, culture and politics.

Palazzo Italiano - Volterra and Villa Palagione in the Seeon Monastery For one weekend the Seeon Monastery was transformed in a very lively Palazzo with a Bavarian-Tuscan athmosphere.

Bavarian-Tuscan Festival in Volterra and Villa Palagione in November 2009 Under the motto "Bavaria and Tuscany get together" the region of Chiemgau-Inn-Salzbach presented in Volterra its handicraft products and culinary delights. The weekend was also rich in musical events; two days long offered Bavarian Chefs in Villa Palagione a delicious Bavarian cuisine.

Partnership: transmitting European human values This project belongs to the action Grundtvig within the Socrates Programme. Its goal is to define some basic commun European human values . The Rule of Saint Benedict contains fundamental human values and formulates a guide on how people can live together and how they can organise everyday life.

European Universitary Laboratory Volterra (LUEV) - New ideas for an ancient city The idea of the European Universitary Laboratory Volterra is to establish a Summer Academy for Universities, High Schools and educational institutions from different countries giving them the opportunity of european study trips with a practical orientation.