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Romania, as we love it

Villages, mountains, painted monasteries, and the people who bring them to life. Tap a photo to see it larger.

Green rolling hills and wooden huts near Măgura, Transylvania

Colourful houses below the Clock Tower in Sighișoara

The tall wooden steeple of Bârsana Monastery, Maramureș

Painted frescoes on the outside walls of Voroneț Monastery, Bucovina

Pelicans flying low over the water in the Danube Delta

Villagers making hay on a hillside in Maramureș

The white Saxon fortified church of Viscri

The Transfăgărășan road winding up the Făgăraș mountains

Traditional Maramureș folk dance in costume, by a wooden house

Travellers laughing at a picnic on red cushions and sheepskins, with a village lunch in hand

Travellers pausing together beside Bâlea Lake, with snow still on the slopes

A group of travellers sitting in a window arch at Bran Castle, smiling

A host in traditional dress welcomes guests with bread and salt

A long table of travellers sharing dinner in a restaurant in Viscri

Bârsana wooden monastery in its valley, Maramureș — Romania 100 Years Ago: Maramureș & the Villages Time Forgot →

Painted blue wooden crosses of the Merry Cemetery, Săpânța — Romania 100 Years Ago: Maramureș & the Villages Time Forgot →

A stone path in the village of Viscri — Hidden Romania: Back Roads, Small Villages & Family Tables →

The fortified church at Biertan — Hidden Romania: Back Roads, Small Villages & Family Tables →

Rooftops of Biertan seen from the fortified church wall — Hidden Romania: Back Roads, Small Villages & Family Tables →

A thatched wooden house on a hillside in the Apuseni Mountains — Hidden Romania: Back Roads, Small Villages & Family Tables →

A horse and cart passing a wooden house in Bucovina — Hidden Romania: Back Roads, Small Villages & Family Tables →

The Transfăgărășan road winding down a green valley — Romania Grand Tour: Castles, Capital & Carpathian Wine →

The Evangelical Cathedral in Sibiu — Romania Grand Tour: Castles, Capital & Carpathian Wine →

Mountain valley and road on the Transfăgărășan — Romania Grand Tour: Castles, Capital & Carpathian Wine →

The Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest — Romania Grand Tour: Castles, Capital & Carpathian Wine →

The carved facade and towers of Peleș Castle, Sinaia — Romania Grand Tour: Castles, Capital & Carpathian Wine →

Brașov old town below Tâmpa mountain — Romania Grand Tour: Castles, Capital & Carpathian Wine →

Bran Castle on its rock above the village — Romania Grand Tour: Castles, Capital & Carpathian Wine →

Cobbled street in the old town of Sibiu — Romania Grand Tour: Castles, Capital & Carpathian Wine →

Sighișoara and its valley seen from above — Transylvania: Castles & Medieval Towns →

Red roofs and a tower of Bran Castle, with the valley beyond — Transylvania: Castles & Medieval Towns →

Peleș Castle seen from its garden path, Sinaia — Transylvania: Castles & Medieval Towns →

Gothic church and medieval houses on the citadel hill, Sighișoara — Transylvania: Castles & Medieval Towns →

A carved wooden gate at a Bucovina monastery — Bucovina: Painted Monasteries →

Voroneț painted monastery among pine trees, Bucovina — Bucovina: Painted Monasteries →

Old-growth forest of Slătioara, Bucovina — Bucovina: Painted Monasteries →

A board of cheese and a glass of red wine at a tasting — Food & Wine of Dealu Mare →

A boat loaded with hay on a lake in the Danube Delta — Danube Delta Wildlife Escape →

The Council Square in Brașov, with the Council House clock tower — Transylvania →

Bran Castle seen through the trees — Transylvania →

Gothic towers of Corvin Castle, Hunedoara — Transylvania →

A painted monastery in Bucovina — Bucovina →

Sunrise over the Făgăraș ridge, a walker resting on the crest — The Carpathians →

Lunch on the terrace at Bâlea Lake, with mountains and snow beyond — The Carpathians →

The Transfăgărășan road through a green mountain valley — The Carpathians →

Fir-covered slopes along the Transalpina road — The Carpathians →

Pelicans flying over the Danube Delta at sunset, with a fisherman in a boat — Danube Delta →

Green rows of vines in early summer — Dealu Mare Wine Region →

View over a vineyard hillside towards the plain — Dealu Mare Wine Region →

Racks of wine bottles in a winery cellar — Dealu Mare Wine Region →

A glass of red wine held among the vines — Dealu Mare Wine Region →

A bunch of grapes on the vine — Dealu Mare Wine Region →

A glass and a bottle of red wine on a wooden table — Dealu Mare Wine Region →

A table with bottles, glasses and local cheese prepared for a wine tasting — Dealu Mare Wine Region →

A platter of local cured meats prepared for a tasting — Dealu Mare Wine Region →

The Arc de Triomphe in Bucharest, with the Romanian flag hanging inside the arch — Bucharest →

Revolution Square in Bucharest at dusk, with the city lights below a pink sky — Bucharest →

Our travellers on the grand staircase of the Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest — Bucharest →

Courtyard inside the fortified church walls at Viscri — Saxon Villages →

A village garden in Viscri — Saxon Villages →

A grassy lawn and village houses in Viscri — Saxon Villages →

They travelled with us

Real people. Real journeys. Stories they still talk about.

Travellers laughing at a picnic on red cushions and sheepskins, with a village lunch in hand — A picnic on the hillside,laughing together

Travellers pausing together beside Bâlea Lake, with snow still on the slopes — Bâlea Lake,still snowy in June

A group of travellers sitting in a window arch at Bran Castle, smiling — Bran Castle,all together

A host in traditional dress welcomes guests with bread and salt — Welcomed withbread and salt

A long table of travellers sharing dinner in a restaurant in Viscri — Dinner in Viscri,long table, new friends

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