Route of Megalithic Culture

The Route of Megalithic Culture was first created as a tourist route that meanders from Osnabrück to Oldenburg in North-West Germany [1]. Signposted with brown road signs it links many places of archaeological interest from the Megalithic era [1]. The whole 310-kilometre-long route was officially opened on 14 May 2009 [1]. The route links many sites of archaeological investigation and 33 stations where the public can visit archaeological sites, for example, with standing stones [1]. On the 27th of August 2013, the route became part of the Cultural Route of the Council of Europe initiative, with sections in a growing number of countries, including Denmark, England, Netherlands, Portugal, and Sweden [1]. The Route of Megalithic Culture is intended to give a better understanding of the lives of people who lived over 5,000 years ago in all its member countries [1].