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[Romania] [Documentary] Astra Film Festival 2019

Oct 11, 2019

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Astra Film Festival (AFF), is a major event in the European film community and Romania’s leading documentary festival. It is located in the Transylvanian city of Sibiu and it is unique in this part of Europe. The Festival champions that particular type of engaged cinema, which produces a detailed and intimate account of the human…

[Romania] Weekend at a shepherd’s cottage in Rîu Sadului

Sep 10, 2019

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in In the county, My Sibiu, Romania, Slow Food in Romania, transylvania, travelling

After visiting Rîu Sadului for the Burduf Challenege event, beginning of July, we paid this lovely village another visit one weekend later with a main purpose – to spend two days at a shepherd’s cottage up on the mountains surrounding the village and to get in contact with their daily routine and to enjoy the…

[Romania] Burduf Challenge in Rîu Sadului

Jul 29, 2019

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For a weekend, a small and quiet mountain village in the Sibiu County, called Rîu Sadului was turned into the headquarters of a series of activities and workshops aiming to revive the local traditions, to reconnect urban people to the village life and to save a local endangered cheese assortment.

Sibiu International Theatre Festival 2019

May 21, 2019

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Sibiu International Theatre Festival is an event that promotes excellence in the Performing Arts. The festival represents, besides a celebration of arts, a perfect combination of theatre, music, dance, circus, movie, conferences, exhibitions and an opportunity for connections and friendships.

[Slow Food in Romania] Does it make sense to eat locally?

Apr 26, 2019

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Biencutza

in Slow Food in Romania

Now that we’ve found out what Slow Food is, it seems important to bring some arguments about the benefits of local food. I think it would be a good idea to embrace one or more of the following reasons if we feel like it.

[Romania] Why Slow Food in Sibiu?

Apr 2, 2019

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in In the city, In the county, My Sibiu, Romania, Slow Food in Romania, transylvania

Now that the wonderful 2019 European Region of Gastronomy year has begun in Sibiu, let me explain some words that we frequently use in our relationship with food. I will firstly answer the following questions: What exactly does gastronomy mean? What does Slow Food stand for? Why should we eat locally? On the other hand,…

The Chocolates of Life 2018 Travels (Romania)

Jan 17, 2019

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Biencutza

in Romania

Since I wrote about our 2018 travels outside of Romania, it seemed legit to offer Romania its 15 minutes of fame and have a summary of the places we checked out in the country last year. We’re mostly traveling around the country during the weekend, except for a more extended seaside trip and a 4…

[Romania] [Documentary] Astra Film Festival 2018 – Our picks

Oct 11, 2018

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in Documentary Film, In the city, My Sibiu, Romania, transylvania

Astra Film Festival is a major event in the European film community and Romania’s leading documentary festival. The Festival happens yearly in the Transylvanian city of Sibiu, and it’s unique in South-Eastern Europe.

[Romania] Transilvania Gastronomica – Food Culture Festival in Sibiu

Oct 1, 2018

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in Cooking, In the city, My Sibiu, Restaurants, Romania, transylvania, travelling

Mid September – still summer temperatures and sunny in Sibiu, still plenty of tourists taking photos of our medieval old town, still the main squares of the city bustling with concerts, outdoor events and a big crowd. And somewhere on the Mitropoliei Street, right next to the Big Square (Piata Mare), at Jules Bistro, in…

[Romania] Old Shepherd’s recipe at the Suru Chalet

Sep 24, 2018

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in In the county, My Sibiu, Romania, Slow Food in Romania, transylvania, travelling

At the beginning of September we took over the Suru Chalet in the Făgăraș Mountains and turned it into the headquarters of one of the coolest events we have been to this year. The 3 days spent there evolved around a old shepherd’s recipe that takes a lot of time to prepare and a lot…

[Romania] Transilvania Gastronomică – Future through Education

Sep 11, 2018

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in In the city, My Sibiu, Romania, Slow Food in Romania, transylvania

If in the first years of organizing Transilvania Gastronomică the aim of the organizers was to connect the restaurants of Sibiu to the small local producers of the county and to create and bring to life the concept of the Transylvanian New Cuisine, this year they dare to take this September 3 days event one big…

[Romania] The Friday Gastro Tower [Sibiu]

Aug 27, 2018

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in In the city, My Sibiu, Romania, Slow Food in Romania, transylvania, travelling

The Evangelical Church of Saint Mary from the Huet Square is the most famous Gothic-style church in Sibiu and its massive 73.34 m high bell tower is a landmark of the city. Every Friday morning, from 10 AM to 1 PM, going up the 192 stairs to get to the top of the tower bell will…

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