European Fairy Tale Route

The European Fairy Tale Route (EFTR), conceived and proposed by the National Carlo Collodi Foundation, is dedicated to European fairy tales, myths, folklore, and oral narratives, and is mainly addressed to children. The Route, managed by the international Non Profit European Fairy Tale Route Association (Associazione Via Europea della Fiaba), located in Collodi (Italy), puts together a network of cultural associations, foundations, and research centers focused on fairy tales, their authors and characters, who are now part of European literature and cultural heritage.
Thanks to the rich and diversified tradition of fairy tales, the EFTR is devoted to children education and the transmission of fundamental values such as freedom, solidarity, justice, and equity – as expressed in the European Convention of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of the Council of Europe (Rome, 1950) – with all “connected values” as the respect for people, gender equality, nature, environment, and animals.