Photo Tour in Bucovina - Romania

12/03/2013

A successful photo tour in Bucovina, lead by Marius Vasiliu.

16/02/2013

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16/02/2013

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14/12/2012

PHOTO TOUR “BACK IN TIME”

My proposal for you it’s to get in the amazing ancient world of Bucovina and live for a few days in the middle of the Hutsuls population and make contact with their occupations. And, of course, take a lot of pictures with unchanged subjects in the last 100 years.

Bucovina is located in Northern Romania and it’s a land full of history. Belonging to the Moldavians (Romanian population in this area), Bucovina was occupied by the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1775 till 1918. In that time, Bucovina was hardly influenced by the German culture and knows a flourishing economical growth. That’s why this part of territory is obviously different then the other part of Romania. Half of the Bucovina was returned to Romania in 1918 and the rest belongs nowadays to Ukraine.

The name of Bucovina comes from the German name of beech trees, Buche – Buk, and means “The Land of the beech trees”. That because the main part of Bucovina is laying on forest hills. On this land there is an ancient population – The Hutsuls. Nobody knows where they came from, but for sure it was a nomadic population in the mountains and forests. They’ve settled in Bucovina and they live, even today, on the heights. Their main occupations were cattle breeding and woodworking. They also have strong ethnic traditions, which they keep it alive until today. Another brand mark of the Hutsuls are the mountain horses that they used in the forest. The Hutsuls Horses are now a distinctive breed that is growth in Lucina Stud.

For price details and reservations please contact me:
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Photo by Marius Vasiliu

14/12/2012

SCHEDULE OF THE PHOTO TOUR "BACK IN TIME", DAY BY DAY

Special offer for groups departing from London, Roma and Torino: flight to Romania included in the tour price!

(For price details and reservations please contact me:
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Day 1, Monday

19.00 Meeting at the Bucharest International Airport – Otopeni
21.30 Flight to Suceava
22.30 Transfer to Toaca Bellevue Hotel in Gura Humorului (50 km); dinner

Day 2, Tuesday

08.00 Breakfast
09.00 Transfer to Lucina Stud (75 km); special demonstration for your shooting session with the Hutsuls stallions
13.00 Arriving to the Bucovinian Village, Breaza (20 km); lunch
16.00 Shooting session with craftswoman painting eggs in traditional way
20.00 Dinner

Day 3, Wednesday

08.00 Breakfast
10.00 Shooting session at a traditional sheepfold; manufacturing process of cheese (nearby the Village)
13.00 Lunch at the Village
16.00 Shooting session with craftswoman weaving at an ancient machine
20.00 Dinner

Day 4, Thursday

07.00 Breakfast
08.00 Transfer to Moldovita (55 km)
10.00 Shooting session with the forest workers, cuting and processing the logs; lunch from the box
15.00 Leaving Moldovita
16.00 Sunset photo session on Paltin – Sadova hills
20.00 Dinner at the Village

Day 5, Friday

08.00 Breakfast
09.00 Transfer to Capul Satului (35 km); shooting session to a Hutsul wood craftsman workshop
12.00 Transfer to Moldovita (35 km); lunch
15.00 Shooting session to a Hutsul smith workshop
18.00 Transfer to Toaca Bellevue Hotel in Gura Humorului (35 km); dinner

Day 6, Saturday

04.00 Transfer to Suceava Airport
06.00 Flight to Bucharest
07.00 End of tour at Bucharest Airport

Photo by Marius Vasiliu

18/11/2012

09/11/2012

TERRA DESIGN

02/11/2012

31/10/2012

SLEEPING IN THE BUCOVINIAN COTTAGE

Your trip in Romania includes 3 nights of accommodation in the Bucovinian Village located in Suceava county. There are 7 original Hutsuls’ cottages, old from 150 years ago, but completely renovated. Each cottage has 2 or 3 beds and is decorated with genuine things from ancient times. The only changes made nowadays are the central heating and a bathroom for each room (with toilet and shower).

During of the 4 days of stay in Bucovinian Village you can take photos from all the interiors and exteriors of the 7 cottages. Also, you will meet, in the main cottage, two craftswomen, especially invited for you. They will weave at an ancient machine and will paint eggs in a traditional way.

History. The cottage is specific to a more distant period in time. Is very simply built, but it was once very functional, as it used to comprise a very strong essence of the family life. In the ethno-cultural space of Bucovina there are various evolutions in what architecture is concerned, i.e., the house with an unheated room, a living room and later with a supply chamber.
Later on, in the eighteenth century, when a German population settles here, the houses slowly transform into functional living spaces with two rooms. Also, the Hutsuls started building an open porch to their houses, in order to protect the entrances from the weather elements, or to relax and rest.

Photo by Marius Vasiliu

25/10/2012

By Marius Vasiliu

23/10/2012

23/10/2012

HUTSUL – THE GUN HORSE

The Hutsuls stud horse Lucina was founded in 1856, under the command of an Austrian colonel. This horse breed was popular within the Austrian Army, in machine guns companies, because of the exceptional abilities to slip on mountain path, on the edge of the precipice, but also because the abilities to carry heavy weights, not demanding special conditions of feeding. From its founding until 1914, Lucina stud belonged to Austro-Hungarian Empire. After the 1st war, Romania was invited to the last auction held in Austria, where it bought Lucina Stud and 150 heads of stallions.

Today, Lucina Stud has a territory of 1770 hectars and 380 horses.

Photo by Marius Vasiliu