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On May 28th and May 29th, representatives of municipalities, governing authorities of territorial cooperation programmers, central tourist administrations and other stakeholders from Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania, attended region-

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phasis is on quality. Since the produced quantity does not require special special require not does quantity produced the Since quality. on is phasis The beginning of wine culture in this part of the world goes back at least least at back goes world the of part this in culture wine of beginning The - appro the at position a and breezes gentle Constant varieties. different - Bulgar the of beginning the to Romans, the and Thracians the from ries:

lic of Bulgaria (MEET), in collaboration with herit and tourism of networking vertical and horizontal international,

cultural heritage in the region; Identifying and supporting national and and national supporting and Identifying region; the in heritage cultural

Focal Point “Destination Danube” (FPDD) – a receptacles. serving wine of consist it of most and Bulgaria, in found ing access to heritage by increasing the quality of the presentation of the the of presentation the of quality the increasing by heritage to access ing

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tourism destinations; Promote the standards of the tourism offer along along offer tourism the of standards the Promote destinations; tourism

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ism in the Danube Region, established as a re- its history, Bulgarian the of part significant are viticulture and wine The Specific goals: Presenting the shared European heritage of the less visited visited less the of heritage European shared the Presenting goals: Specific sult of a joint project of MEET and the Deutsche

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and implementation of the common marketing tools will reinforce and and reinforce will tools marketing common the of implementation and

CONFERENCES The participants sailed from Vidin to Belgrade. Development Routes. the along stakeholders different of cooperation tion will set the base for a long lasting trans-national and inter-sectoral inter-sectoral and trans-national lasting long a for base the set will tion

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Important issues concerning the Danube and CULTURAL ROUTES organisa development tourism key among cooperation trans-national

Danube countries were discussed during May SUSTAINABILITY through products, tourism significant most the of one as tourism cultural

tity and image of the Danube as a tourism destination as well as support support as well as destination tourism a as Danube the of image and tity

and June, at four floating conferences, held on A floating conference, organized within the pro- iden Strengthening involved. country each of identity national unique as

River Art cruise ship. Seminar “Sustainable Tourism at Inland Water well as heritage European and regional common perspective into putting

Destination” was organized as a part of 95th ject “Cultural Routes in the Middle and Lower equally routes, cross-border the of strategy marketing and munication

Danube Region”, was held from May 30th to com coordinated and common the developing by Romania) Bulgaria, bia,

DANUBE session of Executive Council of UNWTO, and Ser (Croatia, Danube of region the in tourism cultural the of promotion took place on May 26th and May 27th. This June 2nd, with the main objective to promote and development the to contribute to is project the of objective main The

PARLIAMENTARIAN The Roman Emperors’ Route and The Danube

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Taleb Rifai, general secretary of UNWTO, and tives of Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Romania A

16 international delegations. The participants and Serbia, together with the representatives of banks. its on lie that gorges steep and lands flat the

major European tourism institutions, discussed or waters, Danube the at looking felt emperors Roman that beauty same

had the opportunity to discuss examples of the feel to you enables Route Emperors Roman The anything, than More

good practice in management process of inland the possibilities of cultural routes. times. modern and antique in both

inscriptions in stone plaques, and explore the importance of the Danube, Danube, the of importance the explore and plaques, stone in inscriptions

water destinations, as well as the ways to create The tour operators, wine makers and tourism read towns, and fortresses Roman of walls robust the touch old, turies -

efficient partnership leading towards sustaina- officials from each country, presented their cen twenty pavements and streets preserved well down walk to chance On twenty locations in Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Croatia, one has a a has one Croatia, and Serbia Romania, Bulgaria, in locations twenty On

ble tourism at those destinations. routes’ locations and wine regions, while the region... this in born even were them of Some while. a for stayed merely

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targeted issues of cultural routes and cultur- missions. military tougher and longer for point ing

of parliamentarians from European, national al tourism, reaching target groups in wine start important very a and armies Roman the of crossroad major a came -

and regional parliaments, as well as tourism be Europe of part eastern occupied, less or more being After occupy. to

tourism, sustainable tourism and perspective managed they land the of size the and tribes conquered of number the

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experts. During this conference, representa- of outgoing agencies on source markets. The by power their measured emperors Roman when times, antique of world - “No Camp egion l Roman city), (Russe Prista Seksaginta city), (SIlistra

tives of Montenegro, Romania, Austria, Serbia, This project is supported by the European Commission, the to visitors leads which offer tourist a is Route Emperors Roman The

Dg Enterprise and Industry in the framework of participants agreed that the cultural routes are Tomb Roman are: these others, Among preserved. been have remains cal

- archaeologi and architectural other many as well as bank, Danube the Germany, Slovakia and European Parliament Competitiveness and Innovation Framework ROUTE EMPERORS’ ROMAN Programme (CIP) a major tourism potential, since they offer not

signed an official Initiative to form the Dan- along built fortresses military Nevertheless, region. the of identity tural - cul and ethnic the changing and buildings the of destruction in resulted real experience and personal impressions. personal and experience real

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more citizens, ordinary people who live in the part a spent and born were emperors Roman sixteen that fact the to due

The seminar was organizedRepublic of Serbia by United Nations local people. Participants agreed that the cul- - is h (Adamclisi), Adamclisi (Sarmizegetusa), Sarmizegetusa Dacica gusta - satel as Nin) of (city Aenona and Zadar) of (city Iader Iulia Colonia Route: dences and thermal baths were covered in mosaic, which is evident today today evident is which mosaic, in covered were baths thermal and dences The Danube Wine Route is the best deal for those who want to see and and see to want who those for deal best the is Route Wine Danube The

Danube Basin. Therefore, we have to have their MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMY also was development their Sometimes, centres. cultural and provinces - Au Traiana Ulpia Colonia are: sites Roman important most The temples. The most important Roman sites in Croatia, along the Roman Emperors Emperors Roman the along Croatia, in sites Roman important most The - resi villas, aristocratic of floors - while a for here stayed or lived Romans eries, to enjoy the art of wine making and consuming. and making wine of art the enjoy to eries, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and tural routesCo-funded arethe of a bymajorcapitals tourismthe potential,became they - sinceroads the of intersections the on oped

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tion, including building infrastructure such as rods, baths, forums and and forums baths, rods, as such infrastructure building including tion, Although this territory used to be the border of the Empire, a lot of rich rich of lot a Empire, the of border the be to used territory this Although - win and vineyards the see to people, the meet to food, the and wine the -

elected representatives – the parliamentarians, Ministry of Finance and Economy of Republic they offer not devel onlycities therich romanand Big heritageEmpire. the sights,of parts distant between link a was

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pushing forward the Danube Strategy. That is MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMY Empire and one of the firsts to leave in 271. In order to transform it into into it transform to order In 271. in leave to firsts the of one and Empire the region of Splatum (Split), while the co-emperors Valens and Valentian Valentian and Valens co-emperors the while (Split), Splatum of region the same time, was a foundation of cultural and infrastructural development development infrastructural and cultural of foundation a was time, same nia, Serbia and Croatia. and Serbia nia, imes, on the Danube. Tens of fortified military camps were built built were camps military fortified of Tens Danube. the on imes, l

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At the beginning of the 1 the of beginning the At tre of Rome. Dacia Felix was the last province to be added to the Roman Roman the to added be to province last the was Felix Dacia Rome. of tre cletian, the emperor who ruled the Empire from 284. to 305, was born in in born was 305, to 284. from Empire the ruled who emperor the cletian, public buildings, roads, which improved the quality of life and, at the the at and, life of quality the improved which roads, buildings, public - Roma Bulgaria, countries: four in Danube the of banks the on life real the -

why I think that this is a very historic outcome”, fron Balkan their established Romans century,

to Kostolac. tions, way of life and hospitality of the Danube st - cen the in Column Trajan’s the like success his honour to erected were - Dio (civitas). citizenship Roman had even Sea, Adriatic the by Dalmatia, zation of these lands. They built beautiful temples, theatres, stadiums, stadiums, theatres, temples, beautiful built They lands. these of zation

said Michael Theurer, Member of the European into look a take to chance unique a also is it but offer, tourist new a is It

before. important Trajan’s military engagements, and a number of monuments monuments of number a and engagements, military Trajan’s important urbanization system, developed trading, etc. Thirty cities of Istria and and Istria of cities Thirty etc. trading, developed system, urbanization - urbani the influenced greatly and initiated century, first the of beginning regions and the lo- felt. be can still tradition and history Danube the

ing different cultures and traditions, nations that hadn’t been connected connected been hadn’t that nations traditions, and cultures different ing its beauty and richness. Conquering this territory was one of the most most the of one was territory this Conquering richness. and beauty its mans, they built the cities, temples and military camps, introduced their their introduced camps, military and temples cities, the built they mans, since antiquity. The Romans, who conquered this part of Europe at the the at Europe of part this conquered who Romans, The antiquity. since

Parliament and MEP Danube Forum, after the Publisher: cal people. where villages and towns small to river, the along destinations covered - connect in role important an had roads these purpose, trading and tary the Roman Empire, becoming Provincia Dacia Felix, called this way given given way this called Felix, Dacia Provincia becoming Empire, Roman the - Ro the for importance economic and strategic considerable had region Europe to Asia, the territory of modern Bulgaria have been populated populated been have Bulgaria modern of territory the Asia, to Europe -

initiative was signed. National Tourism Organisation of Serbia undis of number a to you take will that route a is Route Wine Danube The - mili Besides Empire. the of parts eastern and western connecting roads Dacia. In 106, during Emperor Trajan’s reign, a part of it was included in in included was it of part a reign, Trajan’s Emperor during 106, In Dacia. established their provinces on the territory of modern Croatia. Since the the Since Croatia. modern of territory the on provinces their established ocated at a crossroad of merchant, military and religious routes from from routes religious and military merchant, of crossroad a at ocated Čika ljubina 8, 11000 Belgrade l

Phone: +381 11 6557 100 The conference was In the Roman times, the territory of modern Serbia was an intersection of of intersection an was Serbia modern of territory the times, Roman the In During Roman times the territory of modern Romania was known as as known was Romania modern of territory the times Roman During After defeating Ilyrian queen Teuta in the 3rd century BC, the Romans Romans the BC, century 3rd the in Teuta queen Ilyrian defeating After ifestyle and culture in Bulgaria have developed over thousands of years. years. of thousands over developed have Bulgaria in culture and ifestyle l

The conference was held under the patronage of Fax: +381 11 2626 767 ROUTE WINE DANUBE Email: [email protected] organized by DCC, H.E. Mr. Martin Schulz, President of the Euro- www.serbia.travel serbia.travel serbiatourism serbia and participants pean Parliament, and organized by the Danube serbia.travel serbiatourism serbia cruised from Bel- Competence Center and GIZ. The participants For publisher: gordana Plamenac, CEO/Managing Director grade to Bratislava. cruised between Belgrade and Passau. Editor: Danko Ćosić Text: Tamara Skroza Rewied by: Igor Kovačević Design: Marijana Markoska Photographs: Photo arhive Croatian Chamber of Ecnomy, Croatian National Toursim Board, Vlasta Klarić, Republic of Bulgaria Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism, gica Baestean, National history and Archeology Museum Constanta, Ivan Rous, National Tourism Organisation of Serbia Printed by: Nama-kom, Belgrade 2nd edition in English, 2013 Circulation: 1.000 ISBN 978-86-6005-289-8 © National Tourism Organisation of Serbia

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widening tourism offer in the region. times. modern and antique in both

children who took part in the competition are Danube, the of importance the explore and plaques, stone in inscriptions turies old, touch the robust walls of Roman fortresses and towns, read read towns, and fortresses Roman of walls robust the touch old, turies

6th grade pupils from Elementary school Bilje, After successful first year, in 2012, municipali- cen twenty pavements and streets preserved well down walk to chance

On twenty locations in Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Croatia, one has a a has one Croatia, and Serbia Romania, Bulgaria, in locations twenty On

“Iulia Benesica” from Ilok and “Jovan Sterija ty of Vidin in Bulgaria joined the festival. This region... this in born even were them of Some while. a for stayed merely

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DANUBE Donaubüro – Danube Office INTERVIEW: Ulm/Neu-Ulm, Germany Vladimir Palkovič www.donaubuero.de, www.donaufest.de and Jozef Kozanak, captains at River Art cruise ship The Danube Office is a private limited project agency, which was founded in 2002, While important guests were discussing Dan- with the goal to promote inter regional ube issues at three different floating conferenc- communication, cultural exchange and es in May and June, the River Art cruise ship knowledge transfer along the Danube. were slowly moving from the lower to the up- Their acitivities include organizing Inter- per part of the Danube, and the same way back. national Danube Festival in Ulm. In 2012, the festival gathered nearly 300.000 peo- During those twelve days, the weather was has to wait for the other to pass by. The rule is ple, who enjoyed 120 events, on ten stages, everything, but convenient for a river cruise that the ship that floats up the river flow, waits during ten days. As a partner in the Trans- – heavy rains and a few serious storms made for the one that goes down the flow. danube project, the Danube Office partici- the trip quite exciting. However, the River Art pates actively in the EUSDR. was in the hands of two experienced, calm This bottom of your ship is 160 cm under the and capable captains – Vladimir Palkovič and water level. Is it enough? Are there any danger- Jozef Kozanak, citizens of Slovakia, who have ous objects on the Danube floor? worked at the Danube ships for almost thirty years. They work in 6-hour shifts and take JOZEF KOZANAK: Yes, there are many ship- The Danubeparks Network turns with each other. Bad weather did not dis- wrecks, in Serbia and Romania in particu- www.danubeparks.org turb their routine, since they face much worse lar. In some spots, there are a few dozen of situations on day-to-day basis. them. These ships sunk during the battles in Danubeparks Network based its activi- the World War II. The Germans, Slovaks and ties on transnational cooperation in na- „The worse is when it is night, thick fog and Hungarians cleaned their part of the river, but ture protection. we are the Sent George Channel in Romania. the lower part is still covered with metal. For- It brings together 15 protected areas in A lot of people take small vessels and go for tunately, we know the dangerous locations. Ei- eight Danube countries, gathered to- fishing tours, which is very dangerous for ther the river changed its flow above the ships, gether around the idea of building up them, and very unpleasant and difficult for or sand islands were formed on the wrecks. capacities by exchange of experiences us“, says Jozef Kozanak in an interview for and joint learning. Their mutual goal is Danube CC Bulletin. Is there some sort of ship control on the Dan- to build up a joint strong voice on Euro- ube, something like air control on the airports? pean level, as well as enhance coherence That is the worst situation to cruise. But, what in protection actions and thus increase is the toughest part of the Danube for a river- VLADIMIR PALKOVIČ: We communicate the effectiveness. boat captain? among ourselves, and with individual port authorities. In Germany, Austria, Hungary and JOZEF KOZANAK: It is definitely a German Slovakia, there is Automatic Informative Sys- part, from Straubing to Vilshofen. The water tem – AIS, which enables you to use GPS nav- level is quite low there, it is narrow and there igation, warns the captains of any danger, etc. are many ships. BSC - Ruse, Bulgaria Captain’s cabin gives you the opportunity to www.bsc.rousse.bg Speaking from a captain’s point of view, what enjoy the best possible view of the Danube. is specific for the Danube? Which is your favourite, most beautiful, part Business Support Centre for Small and of the river? Medium Enterprises (BSC) is a non- VLADIMIR PALKOVIČ: Huge differences profit NGO, working on EU funded pro- between the upper, middle and lower Danube VLADIMIR PALKOVIČ: Wachau Valley in jects, for the benefit of the companies are something that is unique for this river. In Austria and Kazan in Romania and Serbia. from various economic sectors. BSC the lower part, for example, the river changes help the companies – including the ones its way, its route, when the water level are high. JOZEF KOZANAK: Novi Sad and Apatin from the tourism sector - to grow and Then, you have to inform in advance where to curves in Serbia. Not so much for the beauty, expand their activities. go, and where does it flow. The upper, German but for nice memories of my youth. The Centre developed a common Tour- part is also specific, since it is unusually narrow. ism Promotion Strategy, Tourism Clus- In addition, what is your favourite part of the ter Strategy and a Tourism Network for How do you manage the ship in a narrow part day, looking from the cabin? exchange of information, promotion of of the Danube? tourism services and organization of JOZEF KOZANAK: Whenever the Sun goes business-to-business events. VLADIMIR PALKOVIČ: We have to pay ex- up or down. That is romantic. tra attention and make sure that there are no other ships around. If there is, one of the ships DANUBE PHOTOS In the future, however, this will be the place for your photographs: landscapes of the Danube, its wild life, nature, people, traditions, her- Within the Blue Week Danube Festival, two photo exhibitions were itage, buildings, or any other aspect of the river. organized. The Danube motifs inspired Romanian photograph Sorin Send your photographs to My Danube Travel Facebook page, so the Onisor, whose works were exhibited in Turnu Severin. In Donji Mi- selection of the best could be made. lanovac, visitors could also see photographs of the Danube, taken by amateur photographers. The best one published, will be awarded at the end of the year. mydanubetravel

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IMPRESSUM For publisher: PUBLISHER: Boris Čamernik, General Secretary Danube Competence Center Čika Ljubina 8/I, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia Editor: Tamara Skrozza Phone:+381 (0)11 655 7116 Text: Vladan Krečković, Tanja Cupać, Fax: +381 (0)11 263 0399 Milana Sredojević Email: [email protected] Design: Miodrag Bogdanović www.danubecc.org Reviewed by: Danko Ćosić