Blog. Transilvania from a local perspective…
3 Practical Travel Tips after COVID-19
Sooner or later you will travel again, it's a matter of "when" not "if". Don't be afraid to dream about your future travels, to continuously research about the places you would like to visit, to discover. Maybe hard to believe for many in this moment but life will...
Ormenis-Irmesch Fortified Church – off season treats
“Emanuel, what do you do in the off season?” is a one of the top 3 questions I get from all the travelers I spend time with. So, I decided to try answer to this question through some posts on my blog which has been neglected in the last months. Recently my good and...
5 interesting facts about Romania
Here are 5 interesting facts about Romania that you probably did not know. 1.ASTRA Museum of Folkloric Traditional Civilization located near Sibiu is the second largest open air museum in the world and the largest one in Europe stretching across 96 hectars. This...
Top 3 scenic drives in Transylvania, Romania
On this post I want to share with you 3 of the best drives you can have coming or leaving Transylvania as all 3 of them are actually taking you across the Carpathian Mountains in different directions. Prepare your cameras as you will take lots of pictures but most...
Orthodox Monastery of Sighisoara
If you are truly interested in getting "off the beaten tracks"and learning about the local culture of Transylvania, a place I highly recommend visiting is the Orthodox Monastery Sighisoara. Located 4 km outside the town, in a scenic natural area surrounded by dense...
5 little known facts about the Saxons in Transylvania
7 Saxon fortified churches are UNESCO World Heritage Sites Seven Saxon established villages with fortified churches from Transylvania are included on the UNESCO World Heritage List: Viscri, Darjiu, Prejmer, Saschiz, Valea Viilor, Câlnic, Biertan,. With more than 150...
Sighisoara as a base to explore Transylvania
Sighisoara the perfect base to explore Transylvania Transylvania is on your bucket list as a destination for a dream holiday? Which is the best location to use as a base to visit and explore...
A Story of Love and Life in Romania
William Blacker First time when I heard about William Blacker in 2010 I was working with Mihai Eminescu Trust, an NGO patronized by HRH Prince Charles of Wales, William used to be General Manager of this foundation soon after the 1989 Romanian Revolution. Even though...
Armenians of Transylvania
Dumbraveni Armenian Cathedral Armenians and Jewish are two traditional extraordinary etnic minorities of Transylvania that have unfortunately disappeared over the XX th century. They left behind a rich culture and some very valuable architectural monuments, mainly...
Marital and couples therapy was invented in Transylvania!
Marital Prison inside Biertan Fortified Church Busy with of our XXI Century modern life we often have the tendency to picture our ancestor`s lives as idilic ones. In fact you should know it was not at all like that if not quite on the opposite....
