Places to see

Danube Delta - the youngest land in Europe

Posted on Jul 10, 2010 Posted by Diana Varbanescu

Danube Delta

Danube Delta – the youngest land in Europe - perhaps the least inhabited region of temperate Europe is the second largest (after Volga Delta) and the best preserved delta on the continent. Human meddling has irrevocably changed it, but it still is a very favourable place for the development of highly diverse flora and fauna with numerous rare species: over 300 species of birds as well as 45 freshwater fish species in its numerous lakes and marshes (more than 25 types of natural ecosystems).

Danube Delta

Hiking in Bucegi

Posted on Mar 26, 2010 Posted by Stefan Munteanu

Lying in the grass, eyes closed… The scent of freshly cut hay penetrates my mind like a powerful drug and, together with the warming sun, invites me to smile. What should I answer to the countless bugs which keep declaring me their love or aversion? This dilemma really gets me exhausted – enough with the dreaming, I’m opening my eyes…

Carpathian Mountains

A walk in Constanta

Posted on Mar 24, 2010 Posted by Diana Varbanescu

Constanta, a city on the Black Sea Coast, a place with hot summer days and bitterly windy winters is the fondest of my childhood memories. This makes it really hard to write a quick paragraph to introduce it. I’ll do my best to give you a feel for it and I hope you enjoy our virtual walk!

Black Sea

Maramures short break

Posted on Mar 19, 2010 Posted by Diana Varbanescu

Maramures, a valley in Northern Transylvania, totally surrounded by mountains, is probably the most traditional area of Romania. It’s said to be “one of the last places where rural European medieval life remains intact”. I have been thinking a lot before writing this, and I would have loved to agree, to add to its reputation of remote villages steeped in customs and history. We used to joke that nothing has changed here in the last hundred of years. Not anymore. Today it is a land of contrasts, a combination of modern and traditional, a mix of novel and primitive.

Transylvania

Your ideal holiday - help making haystacks, harvesting potatoes or milking cows

Posted on Mar 01, 2010 Posted by Diana Varbanescu

Maramures, a valley in Northern Transylvania, totally surrounded by mountains, is probably the most traditional area of Romania. It’s said to be “one of the last places where rural European medieval life remains intact”. Famous for its traditional wooden churches, ornate wooden gateways and timeless villages, Maramures is an ideal location for alpine walking, hiking, climbing, skiing, caving, paragliding and kayaking. Stunning local pastoral landscapes and picturesque villages offer photographers and artists some wonderful opportunities.