Category: Romania
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[Romania] The Banffy Castle
Last weekend we went to Cluj and on Saturday we had a road trip in the Cluj and Salaj districts in search of some beautiful places, 100% authentic Romanian culture and nature. Our first stop was the Banffy Castle, in the Bontida village, 30 km far from Cluj, in the direction of Dej.
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Sibiu International Theatre Festival 2013
Summer starts this year in Sibiu with an amassing celebration, the twentieth edition of the International Theatre Festival. Something that no man truly in love with art and culture should under no circumstances miss.
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[Romania] On the Moaşa Valley to the Howling Wolves Waterfalls
The weekend that has just passed was one of those weekends that made me think to myself : ‘Boy, am I happy that summer started in May this year!’ We went camping for two days on the Moaşa Valley, a small river, somewhere 30 kilometers far from Sibiu and had a lovely weather and a…
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[Romania] In search of the Danube
5 days and more than 1000 km. That was our August Romanian holiday. Good weather, breath taking places, surprising wonders of the nature, all the ingredients for the perfect trip.
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[Romania] Turda and its wonders
Turda is a town in Transylvania, in the Cluj district of about 40 000 inhabitants. Nothing to spectacular so far. But when visiting it, you discover some of Romania’s somehow hidden attractions. We went there a few weekends ago, and in a day we managed to go in a salt mine, visit some ancient Roman…
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[Romania] A weekend in the Carpathians – Mount Cozia
Once a Moroccan guy said to a Romanian guy : Romania is where the Heaven is! You have water, green trees and women. Well, after last weekend and a trip in the Carpathians I have to admit that yes, Romania is a piece of Heaven.
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[Romania] Sibiu’s Village Museum
For the last few months, I’ve started spending most of my weekends in Sibiu and discover step by step its beauties. Situated right in the middle of Romania, Sibiu is a city of about 150 000 inhabitants, European Cultural Capital in 2007 and now, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful and well preserved…
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[Romania] Vama Veche – young people’s place at the Black Sea
Last weekend a very good friend invited us to the sea side to celebrate her birthday and we spent two lovely days at Vama Veche, somewhere at the Black Sea, about 300 km from Bucharest, Romania. Vama Veche is a small village somewhere at the border between Romania and Bulgaria, at the sea side. Years…
