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Celebrating 40 years of Schengen with content creators

  • 24 October 2025
  • 1-Roenlared

    Spanish content creator Rocio, also known as RoEnLaRed shows how simple it is to move between Spain and Portugal - crossing the border multiple times with no passport checks. As she explores Valença, she quizzes locals and friends about Schengen’s history and purpose. 

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    Bulgarian influencer Maria Kiryakova documents her border-free trip from Bulgaria through Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, and all the way to Italy. Along the way, she explains how easy it is to travel without checks or delays, enjoying the peace of mind Schengen provides.  

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  • 3-majagronholdt

    Danish influencer Maja Grønholdt together with her a 93 -year -old grandfather compares today’s ease of travel with travelling in Europe before Schengen. Her grandfather recalls how crossing borders once meant long queues, strict checks, and even risks of detention.  

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  • 4-yabatravellers

    Greek travel duo Yaba Travellers take an early flight from Crete to Thessaloniki, then drives to the Greece-Bulgaria border at Promachonas. Thanks to Bulgaria ’s recent Schengen membership, crossing the border with their baby is quick and hassle -free, no passport checks required.  

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  • Schengen - Croatia

    Croatian influencer Sandra Petrač highlights the beauty of Schengen freedom: enjoying breakfast in Slovenia, coffee in Italy, and dinner back in Croatia, all on the same day, without border checks or delays. 

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    French influencer ELEKA travels by train from Paris to Geneva, then on to a small village on the French -Swiss border. His stay is particularly symbolic: a hotel built directly across the border, with his room split between France and Switzerland.

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    Polish influencer Nati explains how Schengen makes cross-border travel simple, improves job access, transport, and logistics, and removes the need for visas, making it much easier to plan trips.

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    Lithuanian influencer Sima invites followers to spend a day with her and her companion, exploring a town that straddles Estonia and Latvia, enjoying coffee in one country and lunch or dinner in another.  

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  • 9-paoloymar

    Italian travel couple Paolo and Mar walk from Ventimiglia (Italy) to Menton (France). They take viewers along their 15 km hike across the border. Along the way, they share laughs, and the excitement of crossing borders without passport checks.

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  • 11-simonsnopek

    Slovak influencer Simon Snopek embarks on a morning run crossing from Luxembourg into Germany and France effortlessly, reflecting how 40 years ago he would have faced border controls multiple times. Today, thanks to Schengen, borders no longer slow him down. 

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    Romanian influencer HaiHui in Doi shares the unique experience of sleeping in two countries at once at Hotel Arbez, a symbol of Schengen’s dream in the village of La Cure, on the France –Switzerland border. She shows how for 40 years, Schengen has transformed borders from barriers into connectors. 

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  • 13-cecilia_said_vieira

    Luxembourger with Brazilian roots Cecilia Said Vieira introduces her audience the Schengen village, the birthplace of the 1985 Schengen Agreement that ended border controls in Europe.   

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  • 14-sibelzechmann

    Austrian influencer Sibel Zechmann went to the mountains and reached the highest peak Zugspitze, right on the German-Austrian border. To make it fun, she did a quick quiz with visitors about Schengen history and facts. 

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    Portuguese influencer Tati Exploradora crossed the bridge between Tui (Spain) and Valença (Portugal), showing how Schengen let people change countries without even realising it. On the street, she quizzes passers about Schengen facts. 

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    Swedish influencer Eveline Haugaard shows how easy it is to enjoy two countries in one day with one ticket, sharing tips for highlights in Malmö (Sweden) and Copenhagen (Denmark). She explains how Schengen turns what once felt worlds apart into accessible adventures. 

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