PRESS RELEASE
September 28, 2026
Contact:
Sylvia Toth
Co-Chair Sonoma-Tokaj Sister City Committee
(707) 938-0224
tokaj2@sonomasistercitiesassocitation.org
Sonoma – Tokaj Sister City Committee Presents
Nov. 7 Fundraising Event: “An Evening in Tokaj”
The Sonoma – Tokaj Sister City Committee has been exercising Citizen Diplomacy since it was founded in 2012 — in a successful effort to bring these two wine-centric cities together in friendship, […]
The City of Sonoma is home to the Sonoma State Historic Park, right along the popular and beautiful plaza.
Excerpt from the CA State Parks website:
Tokaj Castle Ruins (Tokaji Vár romja)
Located at the confluence of the Bodrog and Tisza rivers, this once-strategic 15th-century fortress hosted historical events like the crowning of King John Szapolyai. Though largely overgrown today, ongoing archaeological work uncovers fragments of its past.
The Tokaj Museum (Tokaji Múzeum)
From the Hello Hungary website: “The region’s millennial history […]
Consider visiting Penglai Pavilion which is a significant historical site known as the landing place of the Eight Immortals. Click here for more information.
Image from Wikipedia
The area surrounding Patzcuaro contains many incredible artifacts of the Purépechan Empire (circa 14th century AD), which was the indigenous civilization in what is now the state of Michoacan, Mexico.
These include
Tzintzuntzan (The Place of the Hummingbirds) -the ceremonial center of the Purépechan Empire
Ihuatzio (Place of the Coyotes) – On the southeastern shore of […]
Located in central Ukraine, our sister city Kaniv has numerous sites of archeological significance, dating from the Paleolithic period to the Kyivan era.
Here are links to a couple of sites at or near Kaniv:
Kniazha Hora – a site with artifacts dating back to at least 980 A.D.
Mezhyrich – Site of mammoth bones and […]
The SSCA Scholarship Award Committee (Gigi Pfleiger/Chair with committee members Andrew Sorokowski and Nora Ligotti) awarded the 2026 Scholarship in the amount of $1500 to Paloma Hernandez Bucio who will be attending Sonoma State University in the fall. Paloma is a stand out in the Graduating Class. We can be proud of this remarkable young […]
The Tuscany area is home to a variety of ancient Etruscan and Roman ruins, as well as more modern historical buildings.
If you’re interested in ancient sites, visit the Tombe de l’Archer, which is an Etruscan burial site dating back to the 7th century B.C.
Going forward in time, consider a visit to Verrazzano Castle, […]
(Editor’s Note – Kaetie Bailie received the following letter from Anatoly Leontyev, President of the Kaniv Friendship Association, our counterpart in Kaniv, Ukraine.)Dear friends,
today is a wonderful day – International Friendship Day! Friendship is a great power.
I congratulate you and thank you for being you!
Also today the money that Kaeti […]
