Villagers making hay on a hillside in Maramureș

Romania 100 Years Ago

Come and experience the Romania that time forgot.

In parts of Romania you can still see what much of rural Europe looked like a century ago: wooden churches, carved gates, hay stacked by hand, horses on the road and Sunday clothes embroidered at home.

Where you can still see it

  • Maramureș — wooden churches, carved gates and village customs through the year
  • Bucovina — painted monasteries, egg painting and farming villages
  • The Saxon villages of Transylvania — fortified churches and houses that have barely changed
  • The Apuseni Mountains — scattered hamlets and thatched wooden houses

Old photographs, living places

We love comparing old family photographs with the same villages today. Many of our guests of Romanian origin bring their own. If you have a photo of your family's village, send it to us and we will try to take you there.

Pick a journey to explore this

Choose a style, tap a tour and ask for it. Dates and prices are on each tour page.

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Pelicans flying low over the water in the Danube Delta
Short Breaks · Danube Delta

Danube Delta Wildlife Escape

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Next departure 17 Oct 2026 · places available

4 days, 3 nights Small group Max. 10 guests from £895per person
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A board of cheese and a glass of red wine at a tasting
Short Breaks · Dealu Mare Wine Region

Food & Wine of Dealu Mare

Three nights for people who love good wine and better food: family wineries, long lunches and an unhurried drive through the vines…

Next departure 14 Nov 2026 · places available

4 days, 3 nights Small group Max. 8 guests from £795per person
Special offer −15%
Painted frescoes on the outside walls of Voroneț Monastery, Bucovina
Cultural & Wine Tours · Bucovina

Bucovina: Painted Monasteries

Five days among painted monasteries, egg-painting villages and gentle hills, with time to actually stay where you fall in love with…

Next departure 24 Oct 2026 · places available

5 days, 4 nights Small group Max. 12 guests £1,295 from £1,095per person
Special offer −10%
The tall wooden steeple of Bârsana Monastery, Maramureș
Short Breaks · Maramureș

Maramureș: Wooden Churches & Village Life

Five days where time settles down: wooden churches, villages with living traditions, and meals where you're a guest, not a tourist.

Next departure 28 Nov 2026 · places available

5 days, 4 nights Small group Max. 10 guests £1,050 from £950per person
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Colourful houses below the Clock Tower in Sighișoara
Private & Tailor-Made Journeys · Transylvania

Tailor-Made Private Romania

Tell us what you're dreaming of, we'll draw the route. A private guide and driver, on your own dates, at your own pace.

Your dates — on request

6 days, 5 nights Private Max. 6 guests Price on requestdepending on the route
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Sighișoara and its valley seen from above
Cultural & Wine Tours · Transylvania

Transylvania: Castles & Medieval Towns

Six days through Bran, Peleș, Sighișoara and Brașov, with proper time in each place rather than a coach-window tour.

Next departure 17 Oct 2026 · places available

6 days, 5 nights Small group Max. 12 guests from £1,195per person

Or ask us to build it around you

Journeys in this spirit

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Pelicans flying low over the water in the Danube Delta
Short Breaks · Danube Delta

Danube Delta Wildlife Escape

Three nights in the Delta's wild heart: boat trips at dawn, freshly caught fish for lunch, and a silence you can't find anywhere el…

Next departure 17 Oct 2026 · places available

4 days, 3 nights Small group Max. 10 guests from £895per person
Recommended
A board of cheese and a glass of red wine at a tasting
Short Breaks · Dealu Mare Wine Region

Food & Wine of Dealu Mare

Three nights for people who love good wine and better food: family wineries, long lunches and an unhurried drive through the vines…

Next departure 14 Nov 2026 · places available

4 days, 3 nights Small group Max. 8 guests from £795per person
Special offer −15%
Painted frescoes on the outside walls of Voroneț Monastery, Bucovina
Cultural & Wine Tours · Bucovina

Bucovina: Painted Monasteries

Five days among painted monasteries, egg-painting villages and gentle hills, with time to actually stay where you fall in love with…

Next departure 24 Oct 2026 · places available

5 days, 4 nights Small group Max. 12 guests £1,295 from £1,095per person
Special offer −10%
The tall wooden steeple of Bârsana Monastery, Maramureș
Short Breaks · Maramureș

Maramureș: Wooden Churches & Village Life

Five days where time settles down: wooden churches, villages with living traditions, and meals where you're a guest, not a tourist.

Next departure 28 Nov 2026 · places available

5 days, 4 nights Small group Max. 10 guests £1,050 from £950per person
Recommended
Colourful houses below the Clock Tower in Sighișoara
Private & Tailor-Made Journeys · Transylvania

Tailor-Made Private Romania

Tell us what you're dreaming of, we'll draw the route. A private guide and driver, on your own dates, at your own pace.

Your dates — on request

6 days, 5 nights Private Max. 6 guests Price on requestdepending on the route

Would you like to see it for yourself?

Tell us who is travelling and when. We will suggest a journey that fits.