The weekend of September 22-24 finds us celebrating the unique connection that Romania has with Serbia via water! The September activity within the cultural project "Ecluze pe Bega" is called "Peisaj în mis̗care" (Landscape in motion), aiming to promote the cultural landscape, navigability, and alternative mobility on the Bega Navigable Canal and its banks. For the first time in 65 years, a border crossing point with Serbia by water, designed for small vessels, will be opened.
The last passenger vessel crossed the border in 1958, and the water connection was subsequently interrupted due to the political context at that time. We sound an alarm regarding the necessity to create new tourist or commercial routes between the two neighboring states and promote the opportunity to rediscover the rich history of Banat navigation.
It will be a weekend full of events and action on the Bega! What does next weekend look like for us, and where can you join us?
Day 3 • 24th of September • Sunday
- 11:45 AM • Those who wish to take a trip aboard the Pelican to the Sânmihaiu Român lock are welcome to meet at the foot of the Andrei Șaguna Bridge, at the Riverside D'arc pontoon. Registration for the approximately 2-hour tour is mandatory and can be done here.
- 12:00 PM • We set off for Sânmihaiu Român aboard the Pelican, accompanying the Serbian sailors to the first lock on their way home. We bid them farewell and then head back home, enjoying the beauty of the wild Begej during this time of the year.
- 2:00 PM • We dock behind the Cathedral and conclude the 𝗣𝗲𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗷 𝗶̂𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝘀̗𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 (Landscape in motion) activity.
The project is part of the national cultural programme "Timișoara – European Capital of Culture in 2023" and is funded through the Grow Timișoara 2023 programme, implemented by the Center for Projects Timișoara, with funds allocated from the state budget, through the budget of the Ministry of Culture.