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„Becoming rivered“ – how I became the river0
It all began with an emotion: a few women gathered on the riverbank to bid farewell to a friend and scatter his ashes. We asked Danube to carry him to the sea – or perhaps to let him become a drop that falls elsewhere and gives life. We entrusted him to Danube, but we also
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Heuneburg Castle — The Heart of the Celts0
- Allgemein, Culture, Main article, Travel
- July 10, 2026
There are many legends and fairy tales about the Celts – yet hardly anyone knows where their origins really lie. An unassuming hill overlooking the Danube in the district of Sigmaringen provides a surprising answer: here, on the Heuneburg, stood the oldest city north of the Alps 2,600 years ago – and to this day
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Art in the Flow —The Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum0
The setting is truly spectacular and quite unique: situated right in the middle of an artificial peninsula in the Danube – which is exceptionally wide at this point, within the reservoir area for the Gabcˇikovo Power Plant – lies the Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum, showcasing international and Slovak paintings, sculptures, installations, and other artworks from
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The Danube ignores borders – keep it up! 20 years Danube Office Ulm/Neu-Ulm0
It was just a generation ago that the Danube, Europe’s second longest river, was not a blue ribbon linking country after country like a string of pearls. By the way: more countries than any other river on this earth! 34 years ago, the Danube was part of the Iron Curtain that separated East and West.
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A party destination becoming a European cultural region0
Many people still think of Lake Balaton, the “Hungarian sea”, as a cheap package holiday- and party destination. However, the local town of Veszprém and its neighboring municipalities want to change the old image and establish the area as a new European cultural region. The title “European Capital of Culture” (ECOC) is awarded annually by
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The Rude Awakening – playing for peace0
CREATIVE EUROPE MEDIA PROJECT The impressive fortress with the beautiful sounding name Belvedere-Gschwent stands out from the landscape. It also seems frightening. This oppressive feeling becomes even more intense when you walk through its corridors. Belvedere is one of seven fortresses built by the Austro-Hungarian Empire between the years 1909 and 1912 like a chain
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