{"id":7364,"date":"2025-01-13T18:51:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T17:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/?p=7364"},"modified":"2026-01-10T15:45:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T14:45:06","slug":"from-svishtov-to-vienna-on-the-vivaldi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/de-svishtov-a-vienne-sur-le-vivaldi\/","title":{"rendered":"From Svishtov to Vienna, on the Vivaldi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br><br><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/de-svishtov-a-vienne-sur-le-vivaldi\/#Des_arbres_et_des_ours%E2%80%A6\" >Trees and bears...<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/de-svishtov-a-vienne-sur-le-vivaldi\/#Djerdap_II_et_Djerdap_I\" >Djerdap II and Djerdap I<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/de-svishtov-a-vienne-sur-le-vivaldi\/#Le_defile_des_%C2%AB_Portes_de_fer_%C2%BB_et_Decebale_le_resistant\" >The \"Iron Gates\" parade and Dec\u00e9bale, the Resistance fighter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/de-svishtov-a-vienne-sur-le-vivaldi\/#Belgrade_lame_serbe\" >Belgrade, the Serbian soul<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/de-svishtov-a-vienne-sur-le-vivaldi\/#Fin_de_croisiere\" >End of cruise<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/de-svishtov-a-vienne-sur-le-vivaldi\/#Faire_la_croisiere_sur_le_MS_Vivaldi\" >Cruise on the MS Vivaldi<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It was aboard the <em>MS Vivaldi<\/em> from the Strasbourg-based company CroisiEurope, that we sailed up the Danube from its mouth on the Black Sea to Vienna in Austria. <\/strong>We travelled through 8 countries (Romania, Moldavia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary, Croatia, Slovakia and Austria) in Central Europe, so often shattered by conflict, and discovered 4 capital cities (Bucharest, Belgrade, Budapest and Vienna) on the banks of this magnificent river.<br><strong>The second part of this cruise, described here, takes us from the Bulgarian town of <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Svichtov\">Svishtov <\/a>to the Austrian capital, passing through the famous parade of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portes_de_Fer_(Danube)\">Iron doors<\/a>\u00a0\"With its imposing structures and landscapes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/carte-fluviale-danube-VIO-OVI-FR\u00a9.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Carte fluviale Danube. De Tulcea \u00e0 Vienne.\" data-rl_caption=\"Carte fluviale Danube. De Tulcea \u00e0 Vienne.\" title=\"Danube river map. From Tulcea to Vienna.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/carte-fluviale-danube-VIO-OVI-FR\u00a9.jpg\" alt=\"Danube river map. From Tulcea to Vienna.\" class=\"wp-image-7371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/carte-fluviale-danube-VIO-OVI-FR\u00a9.jpg 800w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/carte-fluviale-danube-VIO-OVI-FR\u00a9-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/carte-fluviale-danube-VIO-OVI-FR\u00a9-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/carte-fluviale-danube-VIO-OVI-FR\u00a9-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/carte-fluviale-danube-VIO-OVI-FR\u00a9-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/carte-fluviale-danube-VIO-OVI-FR\u00a9-32x24.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>River map of the Danube. From Tulcea to Vienna.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>The <em>Vivaldi <\/em>has covered 484 km since leaving the Romanian town of Tulcea, our embarkation point at the entrance to the Danube delta (see report on the <a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/from-the-danube-delta-to-rousse-on-the-vivaldi\/\">first part of the journey<\/a> ). Once the excursion to Rouss\u00e9 was over, we met up with the boat again in Svishtov, a Bulgarian town located at the southernmost point of the Danube (about the same latitude as St Tropez on the C\u00f4te d'Azur). All we'll see are the port facilities, bristling with cranes busy removing silt. From Svishtov, we set off again for an afternoon and a night's sailing towards Vienna (Austria).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-des-arbres-et-des-ours\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Des_arbres_et_des_ours%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>Trees and bears...<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/apres-Vidin_P1040210-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"Apr\u00e8s Vidin, ville du nord-ouest de la Bulgarie, sur la rive sud du Danube, le cours du fleuve est surplomb\u00e9 de falaises crayeuses et de for\u00eats denses.\" data-rl_caption=\"Apr\u00e8s Vidin, ville du nord-ouest de la Bulgarie, sur la rive sud du Danube, le cours du fleuve est surplomb\u00e9 de falaises crayeuses et de for\u00eats denses.\" title=\"After Vidin, a town in north-western Bulgaria on the south bank of the Danube, the course of the river is dominated by chalk cliffs and dense forests.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/apres-Vidin_P1040210-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"After Vidin, a town in north-western Bulgaria on the south bank of the Danube, the course of the river is dominated by chalk cliffs and dense forests.\" class=\"wp-image-7374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/apres-Vidin_P1040210-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/apres-Vidin_P1040210-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/apres-Vidin_P1040210-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/apres-Vidin_P1040210-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/apres-Vidin_P1040210-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/apres-Vidin_P1040210-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/apres-Vidin_P1040210-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/apres-Vidin_P1040210-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>After Vidin, a town in north-western Bulgaria on the south bank of the Danube, the course of the river is dominated by chalk cliffs and dense forests.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>From Svishtov to <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vidin\">Vidin<\/a> (Bulgaria), the moesic plateau (1) borders the river with high cliffs on its southern bank. The banks are very high in places, with clay banks up to 3m high. Following the spring floods, the shoreline is littered with tree trunks, deposited loose by the force of the current, and cluttered with a few shipwrecks. Herons frolic in the sunshine as our vessel ploughs through the seemingly calm waters. The curtain of chalky cliffs gives way here and there to vast marshy areas. <br>On the left bank (Romania), forests of willow, ash and poplar form an opaque screen against which the eye stumbles. Romania has the largest area of primary forest in Europe, but it is threatened by climate change and deforestation. On the other hand, global warming is encouraging the reproduction of brown bears, of which Romania - and the Carpathians - are home to many specimens. <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicolae_Ceau%C8%99escu\">Nicolae Ceausescu<\/a> reserved the right to hunt bears in the area, thereby protecting the species. Today, the animal is moving ever closer to the villages, which is beginning to worry the locals. Wind turbines tower over small villages clinging to the hills.<br>It's time to meet up on deck for a game of cards, a reading break or a spot of sunbathing. A small group has formed to play Scrabble, while other passengers join the gentle gymnastics session. Today's excursion has been moved to the afternoon. After dinner, a lively evening awaits us in the lounge-bar, with Fabian Lazlo on piano synthesiser.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20230423.Donau_.zwischen_km_940_und_785.-032_Christian-Gebhardt_cropped-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"Le pont de l&rsquo;Europe entre Calafat et Vidin est construit dans une zone o\u00f9 le Danube mesure environ 1 300 m\u00e8tres de large. Le pont a une longueur d&rsquo;environ 1,8 km.\" data-rl_caption=\"Le pont de l&#039;Europe entre Calafat et Vidin est construit dans une zone o\u00f9 le Danube mesure environ 1 300 m\u00e8tres de large. Le pont a une longueur d&#039;environ 1,8 km.\" title=\"The Europe Bridge between Calafat and Vidin is being built in an area where the Danube is around 1,300 metres wide. The bridge is approximately 1.8 km long.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20230423.Donau_.zwischen_km_940_und_785.-032_Christian-Gebhardt_cropped-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"The Europe Bridge between Calafat and Vidin is being built in an area where the Danube is around 1,300 metres wide. The bridge is approximately 1.8 km long.\" class=\"wp-image-7376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20230423.Donau_.zwischen_km_940_und_785.-032_Christian-Gebhardt_cropped-1K-JPEG.jpg 640w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20230423.Donau_.zwischen_km_940_und_785.-032_Christian-Gebhardt_cropped-1K-JPEG-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20230423.Donau_.zwischen_km_940_und_785.-032_Christian-Gebhardt_cropped-1K-JPEG-18x7.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20230423.Donau_.zwischen_km_940_und_785.-032_Christian-Gebhardt_cropped-1K-JPEG-600x223.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20230423.Donau_.zwischen_km_940_und_785.-032_Christian-Gebhardt_cropped-1K-JPEG-36x13.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Europe Bridge between Calafat and Vidin is being built in an area where the Danube is around 1,300 metres wide. The bridge is approximately 1.8 km long.<\/em> Christian Gebhardt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>During the night, we will pass under the New Europe Bridge, which links the small Romanian town of Calafat to Vidin, a cable-stayed road and rail bridge some 2 km long. Built by a Spanish company and inaugurated in 2013, this is the 2nd bridge to link the 2 countries. A 3rd bridge, between Svishtov and Zimnicea, is planned.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-djerdap-ii-et-djerdap-i\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Djerdap_II_et_Djerdap_I\"><\/span>Djerdap II and Djerdap I <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/arrivee-sur-Djerdap-2_P1040213-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"Le MS Vivaldi arrive sur l&rsquo;\u00e9cluse de Djerdap 2. Les passagers sont sur le pont pour assister \u00e0 la bassin\u00e9e.\" data-rl_caption=\"Le MS Vivaldi arrive sur l&#039;\u00e9cluse de Djerdap 2. Les passagers sont sur le pont pour assister \u00e0 la bassin\u00e9e.\" title=\"The MS Vivaldi arrives at Djerdap 2 lock. Passengers are on deck to watch the bassin\u00e9e.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/arrivee-sur-Djerdap-2_P1040213-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"The MS Vivaldi arrives at Djerdap 2 lock. Passengers are on deck to watch the bassin\u00e9e.\" class=\"wp-image-7378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/arrivee-sur-Djerdap-2_P1040213-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/arrivee-sur-Djerdap-2_P1040213-1K-JPEG-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/arrivee-sur-Djerdap-2_P1040213-1K-JPEG-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/arrivee-sur-Djerdap-2_P1040213-1K-JPEG-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/arrivee-sur-Djerdap-2_P1040213-1K-JPEG-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/arrivee-sur-Djerdap-2_P1040213-1K-JPEG-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The MS Vivaldi arrives at Djerdap 2 lock. Passengers are on deck to watch the bassin\u00e9e.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The 5th day of the cruise was totally dedicated to navigation. Early in the morning, we passed through the Djerdap II lock (310 m x 34 m). Djerdap is the Serbian name for the gorge we are about to pass through, also known as the 'Iron Gates' gorge (2). The first name comes from a Persian word meaning whirlpool, as the current was so strong at this point. The second is thought to refer to a large iron chain that impeded river traffic at the border between the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires, in order to enable the Emperor of Austria-Hungary to collect customs duties.<br>We are entering the Danube Gorge, where the river separates the Romanian Carpathians to the north from the Balkans to the south (Serbia). Its width varies from 2 km to less than 150 m at its narrowest. This is undoubtedly the most impressive and beautiful part of our journey. We will sail some 80 km to reach the second dam: Djerdap I. These dams are jointly operated by Romania and Serbia.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Djerdap-1_P1040242-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"Vue sur le barrage et la centrale hydro\u00e9lectrique de Djerdap I.\" data-rl_caption=\"Vue sur le barrage et la centrale hydro\u00e9lectrique de Djerdap I.\" title=\"View of the Djerdap I dam and hydroelectric power station.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Djerdap-1_P1040242-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"View of the Djerdap I dam and hydroelectric power station.\" class=\"wp-image-7380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Djerdap-1_P1040242-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Djerdap-1_P1040242-1K-JPEG-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Djerdap-1_P1040242-1K-JPEG-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Djerdap-1_P1040242-1K-JPEG-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Djerdap-1_P1040242-1K-JPEG-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Djerdap-1_P1040242-1K-JPEG-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">View of the dam and the hydroelectric power station&nbsp;<em>Djerdap I hydroelectric scheme.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>The landscape is the result of the submergence of the riverbanks by the reservoirs of the 2 dams, particularly by the Djerdap I reservoir, the largest. The pharaonic construction of the Djerdap I hydroelectric and navigation system, which lasted from 1964 to 1972, displaced thousands of Romanian and Yugoslav villagers and swallowed up precious archaeological remains, but navigation and the economy benefited. In the past, this feisty stretch of the Danube, with its waterfalls, whirlpools and shoals, was greatly feared by sailors. It took almost 4 days to cross this passage, compared with a maximum of a dozen hours today.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Djerdap-1_P1040240-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"Entr\u00e9e dans l&rsquo;\u00e9cluse de Djerdap I.\" data-rl_caption=\"Entr\u00e9e dans l&#039;\u00e9cluse de Djerdap I.\" title=\"Entering the Djerdap I lock.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Djerdap-1_P1040240-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Entering the Djerdap I lock. \" class=\"wp-image-7384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Djerdap-1_P1040240-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Djerdap-1_P1040240-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Djerdap-1_P1040240-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Djerdap-1_P1040240-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Djerdap-1_P1040240-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Djerdap-1_P1040240-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Djerdap-1_P1040240-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Djerdap-1_P1040240-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Entering the Djerdap I lock. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>The waters are a dense steel grey, dominated by a threatening wall of black rock. There's nothing else to do but observe and let ourselves be lulled by the river's successive sinuosities, which the merchant ships seem to struggle to navigate upstream, proof of the muted force of the flow. We skirt the shores of Romania (left bank) and Serbia (right bank), watching barges and a few cruise ships go by. This stretch, to which many legends are attached, is strikingly beautiful.<br>And finally, in the afternoon, the giant Djerdap I dam. This is one of the largest hydroelectric plants in Europe. The average flow of the river here is 5,000 m3\/s,\" we are told on board. The engineers have taken account of the river's variable flow by designing a spillway capable of absorbing floods, which can be very high in spring or summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Entrance to the Djerdap I lock (Copyright Postel Brigitte)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gZMAezfCdtE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Entering the Djerdap I lock<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two commercial boats are waiting to lock through. Most of the passengers were on deck, enjoying the manoeuvres and the warm sunshine. But once in the lock chamber, we had to deal with a breakdown. It took the lock technicians almost 3 hours to unblock the upstream gates and extricate us from this unexpected trap. Under normal circumstances, it takes just over an hour for a boat to pass through the Djerdap I lock, with its 34 metre drop. But the unexpected spices up any journey! The fact remains that we're behind schedule. Nevertheless, we hope to discover the statue of Dec\u00e9bale before nightfall.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/sortie-Djerdap-1_P1040249-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"En sortant de la tr\u00e8s longue \u00e9cluse de Djerdap I, nous p\u00e9n\u00e9trons dans la r\u00e9gion des \u00ab\u00a0Portes de Fer\u00a0\u00bb.\" data-rl_caption=\"En sortant de la tr\u00e8s longue \u00e9cluse de Djerdap I, nous p\u00e9n\u00e9trons dans la r\u00e9gion des &quot;Portes de Fer&quot;.\" title=\"Leaving the very long Djerdap I lock, we enter the &quot;Iron Gates&quot; region.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/sortie-Djerdap-1_P1040249-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"Leaving the very long Djerdap I lock, we enter the &quot;Iron Gates&quot; region.\" class=\"wp-image-7386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/sortie-Djerdap-1_P1040249-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/sortie-Djerdap-1_P1040249-1K-JPEG-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/sortie-Djerdap-1_P1040249-1K-JPEG-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/sortie-Djerdap-1_P1040249-1K-JPEG-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/sortie-Djerdap-1_P1040249-1K-JPEG-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/sortie-Djerdap-1_P1040249-1K-JPEG-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Leaving the very long Djerdap I lock, we enter the \"Iron Gates\" region.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-le-defile-des-portes-de-fer-et-decebale-le-resistant\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Le_defile_des_%C2%AB_Portes_de_fer_%C2%BB_et_Decebale_le_resistant\"><\/span>The \"Iron Gates\" parade and Dec\u00e9bale, the Resistance fighter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Portes-de-fer_IMG_20191015_180603-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"Travers\u00e9e du d\u00e9fil\u00e9 des \u00ab\u00a0Portes de Fer\u00a0\u00bb, s\u00e9parant les Carpates serbes appartenant aux Balkans (Serbie) des Alpes de Transylvanie (Roumanie).\" data-rl_caption=\"Travers\u00e9e du d\u00e9fil\u00e9 des &quot;Portes de Fer&quot;, s\u00e9parant les Carpates serbes appartenant aux Balkans (Serbie) des Alpes de Transylvanie (Roumanie).\" title=\"Crossing the &quot;Iron Gates&quot; defile, separating the Serbian Carpathians of the Balkans (Serbia) from the Transylvanian Alps (Romania).\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Portes-de-fer_IMG_20191015_180603-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"Crossing the &quot;Iron Gates&quot; defile, separating the Serbian Carpathians of the Balkans (Serbia) from the Transylvanian Alps (Romania).\" class=\"wp-image-7388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Portes-de-fer_IMG_20191015_180603-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Portes-de-fer_IMG_20191015_180603-1K-JPEG-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Portes-de-fer_IMG_20191015_180603-1K-JPEG-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Portes-de-fer_IMG_20191015_180603-1K-JPEG-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Portes-de-fer_IMG_20191015_180603-1K-JPEG-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Portes-de-fer_IMG_20191015_180603-1K-JPEG-32x24.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Crossing the \"Iron Gates\" defile, separating the Serbian Carpathians of the Balkans (Serbia) from the Transylvanian Alps (Romania).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>Along the defile, narrow gorges alternate with wider pools. The landscape of mountains and cliffs is illuminated by the fading sun.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/P1040279-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-8\" data-rl_title=\"La statue de D\u00e9c\u00e9bale veille sur les gorges du Danube.\" data-rl_caption=\"La statue de D\u00e9c\u00e9bale veille sur les gorges du Danube.\" title=\"The statue of Decimalus watches over the Danube Gorge.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/P1040279-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"The statue of Decimalus watches over the Danube Gorge.\" class=\"wp-image-7391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/P1040279-1K-JPEG.jpg 683w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/P1040279-1K-JPEG-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/P1040279-1K-JPEG-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/P1040279-1K-JPEG-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/P1040279-1K-JPEG-16x24.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The statue of Decimalus watches over the Danube Gorge.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>The captain pushed the engines. Passengers will finally be able to admire the statue of <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/D%C3%A9c%C3%A9bale\">Decree<\/a> before nightfall. This last king of Dacia (modern-day Romania) rose up against the Roman invasion, but had to bow to the emperor Trajan and took his own life in 106 AD. Still venerated today, he is not the only one to have defended freedom. Remember that the Danube swallowed up thousands of lives during the 25 years (1965-1989) of the Ceausescu dictatorship: many Romanians attempted to cross the icy waters to reach Tito's former Yugoslavia, which represented the free world. <em>\"Those who decided to escape by swimming across the Danube would stick their identity documents to their bodies in a plastic bag\".<\/em>, reports Le courrier des Balkans (3).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/P1040266-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-9\" data-rl_title=\"Taill\u00e9e dans le rocher, orn\u00e9e de deux dauphins ail\u00e9s, de roses \u00e0 six feuilles et d\u2019un aigle aux ailes d\u00e9ploy\u00e9es, la Table de Trajan mesure 3m 20 de longueur sur une hauteur de 1m 80. Elle est surplomb\u00e9e d\u2019un fronton portant une inscription moderne \u00ab Tabula Traiana \u00bb.\" data-rl_caption=\"Taill\u00e9e dans le rocher, orn\u00e9e de deux dauphins ail\u00e9s, de roses \u00e0 six feuilles et d\u2019un aigle aux ailes d\u00e9ploy\u00e9es, la Table de Trajan mesure 3m 20 de longueur sur une hauteur de 1m 80. Elle est surplomb\u00e9e d\u2019un fronton portant une inscription moderne \u00ab Tabula Traiana \u00bb.\" title=\"Carved into the rock and decorated with two winged dolphins, six-leaf roses and an eagle with outstretched wings, the Table of Trajan is 3.20 metres long and 1.80 metres high. It is topped by a pediment bearing the modern inscription &quot;Tabula Traiana&quot;.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/P1040266-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"Carved into the rock and decorated with two winged dolphins, six-leaf roses and an eagle with outstretched wings, the Table of Trajan is 3.20 metres long and 1.80 metres high. It is topped by a pediment bearing the modern inscription &quot;Tabula Traiana&quot;.\" class=\"wp-image-7398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/P1040266-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/P1040266-1K-JPEG-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/P1040266-1K-JPEG-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/P1040266-1K-JPEG-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/P1040266-1K-JPEG-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/P1040266-1K-JPEG-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Carved into the rock and decorated with two winged dolphins, six-leaf roses and an eagle with outstretched wings, the Table of Trajan is 3.20 metres long and 1.80 metres high. It is topped by a pediment bearing the modern inscription \"Tabula Traiana\".<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>The first thing we see is Trajan's Table, a marble slab that was raised to escape the flooding of the dams. To save it, the slab was cut away along with all the surrounding rock and reinstalled some fifty metres higher. The inscription, which is still clearly legible, states that in 103 AD the Roman emperor braved the dangers to open a new road, which is now submerged. <br>Then, on the Romanian side of the river, the head of Dec\u00e9bale, a sculpture carved in stone into the cliffside by mountaineering artists, inaugurated in 2004. Finally, we admire the small Orthodox church of Mraconia, built on a rocky promontory.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beatrix-Pinter_commissaire-de-bord_IMG_20191019_210001-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-10\" data-rl_title=\"Une f\u00e9e bienveillante :Beatrix Pinter, commissaire de bord du MS Vivaldi.\" data-rl_caption=\"Une f\u00e9e bienveillante :Beatrix Pinter, commissaire de bord du MS Vivaldi.\" title=\"A benevolent fairy: Beatrix Pinter, purser on the MS Vivaldi.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beatrix-Pinter_commissaire-de-bord_IMG_20191019_210001-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"A benevolent fairy: Beatrix Pinter, purser on the MS Vivaldi.\" class=\"wp-image-7394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beatrix-Pinter_commissaire-de-bord_IMG_20191019_210001-1K-JPEG.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beatrix-Pinter_commissaire-de-bord_IMG_20191019_210001-1K-JPEG-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beatrix-Pinter_commissaire-de-bord_IMG_20191019_210001-1K-JPEG-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beatrix-Pinter_commissaire-de-bord_IMG_20191019_210001-1K-JPEG-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Beatrix-Pinter_commissaire-de-bord_IMG_20191019_210001-1K-JPEG-18x24.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>A benevolent fairy: Beatrix Pinter, purser on the MS Vivaldi.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>It's already dark. Beatrix Pinter, the purser, invites the passengers to an aperitif. This is followed by the traditional sauerkraut dinner, accompanied by a glass of Alsace wine, a nod to our company's Strasbourg roots. There's nothing like it to settle stomachs and loosen tongues. The evening turns to dancing, with a fine performance by a group of folk dancers.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Groupe-folklorique-roumainIMG_20191011_215948-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-11\" data-rl_title=\"Animation \u00e0 bord du MS Vivaldi avec un groupe folklorique roumain.\" data-rl_caption=\"Animation \u00e0 bord du MS Vivaldi avec un groupe folklorique roumain.\" title=\"Entertainment on board MS Vivaldi with a Romanian folk group.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Groupe-folklorique-roumainIMG_20191011_215948-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"Entertainment on board MS Vivaldi with a Romanian folk group.\" class=\"wp-image-7396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Groupe-folklorique-roumainIMG_20191011_215948-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Groupe-folklorique-roumainIMG_20191011_215948-1K-JPEG-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Groupe-folklorique-roumainIMG_20191011_215948-1K-JPEG-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Groupe-folklorique-roumainIMG_20191011_215948-1K-JPEG-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Groupe-folklorique-roumainIMG_20191011_215948-1K-JPEG-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Groupe-folklorique-roumainIMG_20191011_215948-1K-JPEG-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Entertainment on board MS Vivaldi with a Romanian folk group.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-belgrade-l-ame-serbe\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Belgrade_lame_serbe\"><\/span>Belgrade, the Serbian soul<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MS-Vivaldi-a-quai-a-Belgrade_P1040321-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-12\" data-rl_title=\"Le navire MS Vivaldi \u00e0 quai \u00e0 Belgrade.\" data-rl_caption=\"Le navire MS Vivaldi \u00e0 quai \u00e0 Belgrade.\" title=\"The MS Vivaldi docks in Belgrade.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MS-Vivaldi-a-quai-a-Belgrade_P1040321-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"The MS Vivaldi docks in Belgrade.\" class=\"wp-image-7401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MS-Vivaldi-a-quai-a-Belgrade_P1040321-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MS-Vivaldi-a-quai-a-Belgrade_P1040321-1K-JPEG-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MS-Vivaldi-a-quai-a-Belgrade_P1040321-1K-JPEG-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MS-Vivaldi-a-quai-a-Belgrade_P1040321-1K-JPEG-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MS-Vivaldi-a-quai-a-Belgrade_P1040321-1K-JPEG-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MS-Vivaldi-a-quai-a-Belgrade_P1040321-1K-JPEG-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The MS Vivaldi docks in Belgrade.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>Sixth day of cruising. Our boat continued its night sail before docking in Belgrade (Serbia) (5). An excursion will take us to the Kalemegdan fortress, the city's cultural and historical landmark, which was reduced to rubble and then rebuilt several times. The Celts founded it, the Romans fortified it, then the Byzantines, Hungarians, Serbian kings, Turks and Austro-Hungarians fought for its capture for centuries. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/confluent-Danube-save_P1040300-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-13\" data-rl_title=\"Belgrade. Vue sur le confluent du Danube et de la Save depuis la forteresse Kalegman.\" data-rl_caption=\"Belgrade. Vue sur le confluent du Danube et de la Save depuis la forteresse Kalegman.\" title=\"Belgrade. View of the confluence of the Danube and Save rivers from the Kalegman fortress.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/confluent-Danube-save_P1040300-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"Belgrade. View of the confluence of the Danube and Save rivers from the Kalegman fortress.\" class=\"wp-image-7415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/confluent-Danube-save_P1040300-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/confluent-Danube-save_P1040300-1K-JPEG-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/confluent-Danube-save_P1040300-1K-JPEG-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/confluent-Danube-save_P1040300-1K-JPEG-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/confluent-Danube-save_P1040300-1K-JPEG-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/confluent-Danube-save_P1040300-1K-JPEG-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Belgrade. View of the confluence of the Danube and Save rivers from the Kalegman fortress.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In this immense park overlooking the Danube and its confluence with the Sava, the fortifications are home to an exhibition of military equipment used during the Second World War, as well as a number of monuments to Serbia's turbulent history. These include the \"gratitude to France\" monument dedicated to the 1914-1918 war, the work of the world-famous Croatian sculptor Ivan Me\u0161trovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Church_of_Saint_Sava_in_2014-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-14\" data-rl_title=\"Belgrade. La cath\u00e9drale Sain-Sava peut recevoir pr\u00e8s de 10 000 fid\u00e8les.\" data-rl_caption=\"Belgrade. La cath\u00e9drale Sain-Sava peut recevoir pr\u00e8s de 10 000 fid\u00e8les.\" title=\"Belgrade. Sain-Sava cathedral can accommodate around 10,000 worshippers.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Church_of_Saint_Sava_in_2014-1.jpg\" alt=\"Belgrade. Sain-Sava cathedral can accommodate around 10,000 worshippers. \" class=\"wp-image-7409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Church_of_Saint_Sava_in_2014-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Church_of_Saint_Sava_in_2014-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Church_of_Saint_Sava_in_2014-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Church_of_Saint_Sava_in_2014-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Church_of_Saint_Sava_in_2014-1-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Belgrade. Neo-Byzantine in style, St Sava's cathedral can accommodate around 10,000 worshippers. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The highlight of your visit to Belgrade is the cathedral <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C3%89glise_Saint-Sava_de_Belgrade\">Saint-Sava<\/a>inspired by Saint Sophia in Constantinople, as it was in the time of the emperor.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Justinien\">Justinian<\/a>without the minarets. Dedicated to the founder of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Saint Sava of Serbia (c. 1169 - 14 January 1236), the first archbishop of Petch. Saint Sava's cathedral was built on the site where the saint's relics were burnt. Construction began in 1939, but was soon interrupted by the German occupation in 1941, and was not resumed until 2001. The crypt was recently completed. Unreal in its beauty, magnificently decorated with gold leaf, mosaics, murals, icons and Carrara marble, the church reflects the revival of Serbian spirituality.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Belgrade_-cathedraleP1040315-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-15\" data-rl_title=\"Belgrade. Crypte de la cath\u00e9drale Sain-Sava.\" data-rl_caption=\"Belgrade. Crypte de la cath\u00e9drale Sain-Sava.\" title=\"Belgrade. Crypt of Sain-Sava cathedral.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Belgrade_-cathedraleP1040315-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"Belgrade. Crypt of Sain-Sava cathedral.\" class=\"wp-image-7417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Belgrade_-cathedraleP1040315-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Belgrade_-cathedraleP1040315-1K-JPEG-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Belgrade_-cathedraleP1040315-1K-JPEG-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Belgrade_-cathedraleP1040315-1K-JPEG-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Belgrade_-cathedraleP1040315-1K-JPEG-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Belgrade_-cathedraleP1040315-1K-JPEG-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Belgrade. Crypt of Saint Sava Cathedral.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Belgrade-cathedraleP1040318-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-16\" data-rl_title=\"Belgrade. La crypte de la cath\u00e9drale Sain-Sava pr\u00e9sente le tr\u00e9sor de Saint-Sava ainsi que le tombeau du prince Lazar, v\u00e9n\u00e9r\u00e9 comme saint martyr par l&rsquo;Eglise orthodoxe.\" data-rl_caption=\"Belgrade. La crypte de la cath\u00e9drale Sain-Sava pr\u00e9sente le tr\u00e9sor de Saint-Sava ainsi que le tombeau du prince Lazar, v\u00e9n\u00e9r\u00e9 comme saint martyr par l&#039;Eglise orthodoxe.\" title=\"Belgrade. The crypt of Sain-Sava cathedral houses the treasure of Sain-Sava and the tomb of Prince Lazar, venerated as a martyr by the Orthodox Church.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Belgrade-cathedraleP1040318-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"Belgrade. The crypt of Sain-Sava cathedral houses the treasure of Sain-Sava and the tomb of Prince Lazar, venerated as a martyr by the Orthodox Church.\" class=\"wp-image-7420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Belgrade-cathedraleP1040318-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Belgrade-cathedraleP1040318-1K-JPEG-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Belgrade-cathedraleP1040318-1K-JPEG-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Belgrade-cathedraleP1040318-1K-JPEG-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Belgrade-cathedraleP1040318-1K-JPEG-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Belgrade-cathedraleP1040318-1K-JPEG-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Belgrade. The crypt of Saint Sava's cathedral houses the treasure of Saint Sava and the tomb of Prince Lazar, venerated as a martyr by the Orthodox Church.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fin-de-croisiere\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fin_de_croisiere\"><\/span>End of cruise<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autriche-Danube-Vienne-Hofburg-palais\u00a9CroisiEurope-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-17\" data-rl_title=\"Autriche. Palais de la Hofburg \u00e0 Vienne.\" data-rl_caption=\"Autriche. Palais de la Hofburg \u00e0 Vienne.\" title=\"Austria. Hofburg Palace in Vienna.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autriche-Danube-Vienne-Hofburg-palais\u00a9CroisiEurope-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"Austria. Hofburg Palace in Vienna.\" class=\"wp-image-7432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autriche-Danube-Vienne-Hofburg-palais\u00a9CroisiEurope-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autriche-Danube-Vienne-Hofburg-palais\u00a9CroisiEurope-1K-JPEG-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autriche-Danube-Vienne-Hofburg-palais\u00a9CroisiEurope-1K-JPEG-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autriche-Danube-Vienne-Hofburg-palais\u00a9CroisiEurope-1K-JPEG-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autriche-Danube-Vienne-Hofburg-palais\u00a9CroisiEurope-1K-JPEG-600x313.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Autriche-Danube-Vienne-Hofburg-palais\u00a9CroisiEurope-1K-JPEG-36x19.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Austria. Hofburg Palace in Vienna.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We'll be leaving the boat as soon as we arrive in Vienna, in the early hours of the morning. The 3 days we'll spend on board to reach the Austrian capital will offer us some beautiful autumnal light and some marvellous sailing moments, like this flight of wild ducks in front of the bow of the <em>Vivaldi <\/em>between Mohacs and Kalocsa. Not forgetting, of course, visits to Vojvodina (a multi-ethnic province in northern Serbia) and its pretty capital Novi Sad (4). We'll need another day to visit the Austrian capital before our return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faire-la-croisiere-sur-le-ms-vivaldi\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Faire_la_croisiere_sur_le_MS_Vivaldi\"><\/span>Cruise on the MS Vivaldi<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MS-Vivaldi_P1040362-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-18\" data-rl_title=\"Le salon tr\u00e8s accueillant du MS Vivaldi, navire 5* de la compagnie CroisiEurope.\" data-rl_caption=\"Le salon tr\u00e8s accueillant du MS Vivaldi, navire 5* de la compagnie CroisiEurope.\" title=\"The welcoming lounge of the MS Vivaldi, a 5* ship operated by CroisiEurope.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MS-Vivaldi_P1040362-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"The welcoming lounge of the MS Vivaldi, a 5* ship operated by CroisiEurope.\" class=\"wp-image-7424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MS-Vivaldi_P1040362-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MS-Vivaldi_P1040362-1K-JPEG-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MS-Vivaldi_P1040362-1K-JPEG-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MS-Vivaldi_P1040362-1K-JPEG-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MS-Vivaldi_P1040362-1K-JPEG-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MS-Vivaldi_P1040362-1K-JPEG-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The welcoming lounge of the MS Vivaldi, a 5* ship operated by CroisiEurope.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The MS Vivaldi is a superb 5-anchor yacht on a human scale, measuring 110 metres long and 11.40 metres wide. She can accommodate 176 passengers in 88 cabins on three decks. Each cabin, ranging in size from 9 to 13 m2, has all the amenities and offers the best possible living conditions. The d\u00e9cor is meticulous and the atmosphere both elegant and friendly. The kitchen is generous and of excellent quality. On the same deck is the lounge-bar with dance floor, while a piano-bar welcomes cruisers on the upper deck, in a warm and intimate atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CroisiEurope offers a number of cruises on the Danube. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.croisieurope.com\/croisiere\/mer-noire-danube-bleu-formule-portport-classique\">https:\/\/www.croisieurope.com\/croisiere\/mer-noire-danube-bleu-formule-portport-classique<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read more :<\/strong> Sur la route du Danube, Emmanuel Ruben, \u00e9ditions Payot-Rivages, 2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.payot-rivages.fr\/rivages\/livre\/sur-la-route-du-danube-9782743646486\">https:\/\/www.payot-rivages.fr\/rivages\/livre\/sur-la-route-du-danube-9782743646486<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>(1) Mesia or Moesia was an ancient province of the Roman Empire, stretching from the Danube to the Balkans.<br>(2) The \"Iron Gates\" sector extends from Vince to Kostol, on the right bank, and from Moldova Veche to Turnu-Severin, on the left bank of the Danube (source: Danube Commission).<br>(3) Article by Marina Constantinoiu and Istvan Deak translated by Mandi Gueguen published on 10 October 2016 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.courrierdesbalkans.fr\">www.courrierdesbalkans.fr<\/a>)<br>(4) We described this part of the journey in the following article <a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/danube-from-budapest-to-the-iron-gates\/\">https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/danube-de-budapest-aux-portes-de-fer\/ <\/a><br>(5) See article <a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/danube-from-budapest-to-the-iron-gates\/\">https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/danube-de-budapest-aux-portes-de-fer\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Text and Photos :<\/strong> Brigitte Postel unless otherwise stated<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On board the MS Vivaldi, belonging to the Strasbourg-based company CroisiEurope, we sailed up the Danube from its mouth on the Black Sea to Vienna in Austria. 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