Three-day Bridges of Time festival

Three-day Bridges of Time festival

Dates for holding October 6, 7 and 8, 2023.

The Festival of Antiquity and the Middle Ages will be held over three days on both banks of the Danube within the framework of the project “Bridges of Time: An Integrated Approach to Improve the Sustainable Use of Cross-Border Cultural Heritage in Nikopol and Turnu Magurele”, funded under the Program ” Interreg V-A Romania-Bulgaria 2014-2020′ and national co-financing.

It rests on the common historical roots of Bulgaria and Romania in antiquity /the Roman Empire/ and the Middle Ages, as well as on the archaeological and cultural monuments preserved from the respective eras.

Taking into account the presence of common sights that connect the two banks of the Danube – Bridge from the time of Emperor Constantine / III century / and a medieval fortress known as Nikopol and Little Nikopol in Turnu Magurele. The festival will have a common structure developing on the territory of the two municipalities of Turnu Magurele and Nikopol and covering both eras in both cities – two days in Romania and then two days in Bulgaria. The festival days will alternate – its launch will be in Romania, the next day it will be in Bulgaria and in Romania in parallel, but in different eras and closing will be in Bulgaria.