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CENTROPE - Four Countries, One Region
28. 5. 2008
Through South Moravia Christianity spread into Europe, and over the centuries many small and larger towns grew up along its rivers, while vineyards and orchards were established on its hillsides. The region can boast historical and architectural treasures, secular and sacred, that are included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. (www.jizni-morava.cz).
T he Central Europe Region (an EU cross-border region bringing together adjacent parts of the Czech and Slovak republics, Hungary and Austria, has recently produced a publication entitled The CENTROPE Route Wine & Architecture. It is a very special kind of guidebook which takes lovers of wine and architecture to twenty-four destinations in the Central Europe Region. The route include wine tastings in South Moravia, West Slovakia and Lower Austria, Vienna and the Burgenland and Western Hungarr. For those with a little more time there is more detailed information including tips on accommodation and gastronomy (www.centrope.info). South Moravia is a part of CENTROPE. It is divided into four wine sub-regions: the Znojmo, Mikulov, Velké Pavlovice and Slovácko sub-regions (www. vinazmoravy.cz). During the year an incredible quantity of cultural and social events that combine wine and tradition in a unique way distinctive of the region take place in each of these sub-regions. Here is a selection:
- The Znojmo Wine Harvest Festival, 14th - 15th September 2007
- The Pálava Wine Harvest Festival, 7th - 9th September 2007
- The Novosedly Wine Harvest Festival , 15th September 2007
- The Summer of Open Cellars in Pavlov , 22nd June - 2nd September 2007
- The Opening of the Cellars in Velké Pavlovice , 31st August - 1st of September 2007
- The Slovácko FolkloreYear with the Ride of Kings in Kyjov , 9th August 2007 - 12th September 2007
- The Strážnice Wine Harvest Festival, 8th September 2007
Good wine creates a good mood, a good mood brings good thoughts, good thoughts lead to good deeds and deeds make the man.