The fourth edition of the European Heritage Days in Kosovo was launched today, on September 11 in the City Hammam of Mitrovica. The Heritage Days, organized under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports of the Republic of Kosovo, and supported by a joint project of the EC Liaison Office and the Council of Europe, will last until October 2.

Hammams have been chosen as the focus of this year's heritage days' activities. Throughout the events during the three-week-long program, people can learn more about this particular heritage in Kosovo through various workshops, exhibitions and debates. As part of the program, another edition of the Tour de Culture, the cycling tour along cultural heritage sites, will be organized in several cities of Kosovo on 27 September.

The European Heritage Days is a joint action of the Council of Europe and the European Commission. Since 1991, various activities are organized all over Europe in September to celebrate European Heritage Days, highlighting local skills and traditions, architecture and works of art, as well as opening up historical buildings normally closed to the public.

Click here to download the European Heritage Days program.