Begegnung in Europa – Verein zur Verständigung e.V.

Our aim is to contribute to friendly relations and good understanding between the people of Europe. We are ideologically independent. Our association is open to anyone who shares our goals and would like to take part or become actively involved in our activities.

We wish to 

• bring people together,
• learn more about the lives of others and their ways of seeing things and
• contribute to mutual understanding between different cultures

so as to overcome prejudice or cultural barriers in Europe.

Joint walks are an integral part of our activities. By walking together we have developed an extended network of like-minded people. 

We engage in two kinds of activities: 

• In Munich we organise mainly day walks to bring people together from the various communities living in our city.
• In France, Wales, Belgium and Germany, particularly Bavaria, our association organises walking holidays together with local individuals and clubs. This allows us to learn about the social and cultural characteristics of the regions we visit. Besides, participants are also encouraged to learn or speak foreign languages.

Our joint activities at home and abroad are characterised by a warm and friendly atmosphere and attract many participants.

And if you don’t speak a foreign language…

Knowledge of foreign languages is not a prerequisite for participating, as there are always sufficient numbers of bilingual people present to ensure good communication. As a matter of fact, our stays are ideally suited to practising foreign languages in an informal way.