Devín Archives ⋆ The Passenger

June 5, 2015July 15, 2023

Devínsky hrad

The castle of Devín (Theben) is some kind of national sanctuary to the Slovaks. It was the centre of power of the Great Moravian Empire, the first independent Slavian state. Today you can visit the remains of an old castle with a good touristic infrastructure.

June 5, 2015July 15, 2023

The Iron Curtain

A green Danube river, beautiful forests and swamps full of domestic animals – nothing at the point where river Morava flows into the Dunaj close to Devín could make you think about borders, escape and death.