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Each region has its own speciality. In this respect European industrial heritage is just like food. Its strength lies in the fact that it unites many different traditions within a single idea.

The Regional Routes link landscapes and sites which have left their mark on European industrial history. Germany's Ruhrgebiet, for example. Or South Wales, a key region in the "world's first industrial nation". Both these areas comprise a number of less significant industrial monuments - the small cogs in the large machine.

Ruhrgebiet I Germany

Even today blast furnaces, gasometers and pithead towers continue to give the Ruhrgebiet its own unique features.
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Industrial Valleys | Germany

The Rhineland was one of the first regions to make charcoal from timber.
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Euregio Maas-Rhine | Germany

Explore the three-nation region around Liège, Maastricht and Aachen.
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Saar-Lor-Lux | Germany

For centuries the region along the Saar, Lorraine and Luxembourg has been deeply influenced by the borders between them.
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Lusatia | Germany

Lusatia is swimming in a sea of lignite.
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Northwest-England I Great Britain

As the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, England’s Northwest shaped the modern world.
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Heart of England | Great Britain

There is so much to see and explore in the English midlands with a diverse range of industries.
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South Wales | Great Britain

Wales played a leading role in the production of iron and steel, tinplate and coal.
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The Industrious East | Great Britain

The Industrious East puts people at the centre of Industrial Heritage.
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HollandRoute | Netherlands

The Noordholland Canal connects Den Helder with Amsterdam.
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