You’d think that after visiting the UNESCO-listed fortified churches of Transylvania and the painted churches of Moldavia, also UNESCO listed, we’d have gotten tired of visiting historic churches. Romania has yet another collection of UNESCO-listed churches, though. (Maybe Romania’s motto should be “Land of Churches”!) Right up near the border with the Ukraine, the wooden...
An enchanting beauty in the Balkan Peninsula on the western shores of the Black Sea, Romania is a country that can easily be categorized as a ‘Dream Destination’. Stunning landscape with the …
You’d think that after visiting the UNESCO-listed fortified churches of Transylvania and the painted churches of Moldavia, also UNESCO listed, we’d have gotten tired of visiting historic churches. Romania has yet another collection of UNESCO-listed churches, though. (Maybe Romania’s motto should be “Land of Churches”!) Right up near the border with the Ukraine, the wooden...
Book an intense cultural tour, discovering Maramures and Bucovina historical regions in Romania. Enjoy authentic food, drinks, and amazing rural landscapes.
Eastern Europe is a treasure trove of off-the-beaten-path attractions from stylish capital cities and breathtaking hiking trails to UNESCO sites.
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Experience Romanian local culture authentically while exploring the rural. Here are 10 things to do and best villages to travel if you plan visit Maramures.
Romania’s valuable heritage, culture, and tourist attractions, most of which are unique in Europe and even the world, rarely get the attention they
Bârsana Monastery in Maramureş, Romania (by nikonion).
Experience Romanian local culture authentically while exploring the rural. Here are 10 things to do and best villages to travel if you plan visit Maramures.
If you think Romania is just about vampires lurking in dark castles, just waiting to pounce on unsuspecting tourists, think again. Transylvanian vampires loom large, of course, but Romania is so much more than Bram Stoker’s Count Dracula and his Brukenthal Palace. Romania does have its share of medi
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Povesteam seara asta cu un prieten și coleg despre niște motive pe care le-am văzut pe o poartă sculptată, aflată în Breb – Maramureș. Erau acolo niște porumbei față în față, plus niște lalele, des…
You’d think that after visiting the UNESCO-listed fortified churches of Transylvania and the painted churches of Moldavia, also UNESCO listed, we’d have gotten tired of visiting historic churches. Romania has yet another collection of UNESCO-listed churches, though. (Maybe Romania’s motto should be “Land of Churches”!) Right up near the border with the Ukraine, the wooden...
The Village Museum is an open-air ethnographic museum located in the Herăstrău Park, showcasing traditional Romanian village life. The museum extends to over 100,000 m2, and contains 272 authentic peasant farms and houses from all over Romania. It was created in 1936 by Dimitrie Gusti, Victor Ion Popa, and Henri H. Stahl. There are other "village museums" throughout Romania, including ASTRA National Museum Complex in Sibiu, and those of Cluj-Napoca, Râmnicu-Vâlcea, Timișoara, a.s.o.
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The history of the wooden churches of Maramures, which dot the villages of north western Romania is an interesting one. Maramures is primarily an Orthodox Christian enclave. While the region was under the domination of the Austria-Hungarian Empire the Orthodox were prohibited from building stone churches.
