Cultural heritage is a reminder of the diversity of our communities that we live in, as well as of co-existence and mutual respect. Especially during difficult times it's essential not to lose sight of our unity. For this reason, heritage in all its forms must be preserved, enhanced and handed on to future generations as a record of human experience and aspirations, connecting people with the legacy of their past, so as to foster creativity in all its diversity and to inspire genuine dialogue among cultures. Europe is primarily shaped by our connections, as individuals and communities, beyond bias and borders, languages and time and our identity is to be maintained and enhanced. Digitisation of cultural heritage can be a crucial tool in today’s efforts towards the conservation, renovation, study and promotion of European cultural resources. According to “Innovation in Cultural Heritage” Research, made by the European Commission: “Mobile accessibility, virtual reality, and social media hyper connectivity are making heritage more accessible and more easily consumed by the new generations of heritage custodians. Connecting youth from all across Europe and enabling them to easily explore and share their interests, digital content has become an essential asset for bringing heritage closer to the young people because they remain largely anonymous from heritage conservation policy and practice”. With heritage being viewed as an abstract construct, young people often have a limited understanding of what cultural heritage can be and think that ‘It’s not for me’. Helping young people understand the real significance and value behind the word ‘heritage’ is an important first step in getting them involved in the process of preserving and cherishing it. Therefore, the project “Heritage Journey for Youth” was designed to answer two main questions: 1. How can young people understand cultural heritage in their own terms? and 2. How can young people revive hidden and forgotten cultural gems and make it more accessible to others? Through a G-Form applied among 158 young people from the consortium network, we learned more about the perception and the needs of young people regarding cultural heritage and historic environment. The conclusion was the following: for 56% of them there was no distinction between the intangible and tangible heritage. 78% of respondents cherished their intangible/tangible heritage, but were not aware of the ways they can pro-actively be engaged in its promotion and preservation. 71% were willing to engage and discover more about theirs and other European cultures. 65% believed that YP would be more interested in preserving their cultural heritage if they had digital means to do so. These results helped us sketch a learning challenge for young people that allowed them to engage more, keep alive the European cultural heritage and share their know-how. The project reached its initial aim as it empowered young people to better appreciate their cultural heritage, interact with it, and through it, participate actively in society. The project was also an opportunity for them to engage more frequently as volunteers in activities that aim at protecting, safeguarding and promoting heritage. The specific objectives of the project were: O1: Support 36 young people + 6 group leaders to learn how European culture looks, hears and tastes like and use journalism to discover stories worth writing, recording and photographing by participating in a 8-day youth mobility in July 2022. O2: To promote the local cultural heritage and Erasmus+ Programme by creating 6 digital maps with a collection of “local cultural hotspots” and 6 Instagram pages for their hometowns to be presented during 6 local workshops. (by August 2022) O3: 6 Youth NGOs, 6 group leaders and 36 youngsters launch 1 European awareness campaign “#TheUnknownLegacy” on social media where the participants will pass the challenge to 200 young people to post a little-known cultural gem from their community. This campaign is designed to encourage YP to take action and understand the potential of cultural heritage to promote and cherish “hidden, less known or forgotten" European cultural hotspots (August 2022).