VisitRomaniaguide

23/04/2025

Celebrating Easter, in
the Romanian way!

Traditional eggs are beautifully dyed using natural ingredients like onion skins and beetroot, creating vibrant colors and intricate patterns. Each egg tells a story, symbolizing renewal and hope. 🥚

08/04/2025

Beautiful Rotterdam night & day!

01/04/2025

28/01/2025

I can't wait for the summer. Gorgeous Brasov, Romania.

Did you know that:

Brașov was founded in 1211 by the Teutonic Knights. It was a commercial hub on trade routes between Austria and Turkey. The Romanian national anthem was first sung in Brașov.

Brașov is located at the foot of the Carpathian Mountains. The 940-meter-high Tâmpa Mountain is a popular destination for hiking and taking in views of the city.

The Black Church (Biserica Neagră) is Romania's largest Gothic church. It was built between 1385 and 1477.

If you want to learn more, just reach out, and I'd be happy to help you make the most of your travel time there. ☺️

25/01/2025

If you are interested to hear how i ( Tim Tendick) can help you get the best of your travel time, JUST join our Sunday travel talks on Sunday the 26th 11:00 Pacific / 14:00 Eastern / 20:00 EU

Link in the bio and below

https://www.guided-by.com/travel-talks

03/01/2025

"Cheers to new beginnings! ✨🍾
Savoured sweet crunch of oliebollen as we said goodbye to the past year and welcome all the joy and adventures ahead. Here's to a deliciously bright New Year! 🎉❤️ "

23/10/2024

Beautiful Rotterdam 😍 looking forward to visiting again.

20/11/2023

Viscri: The Saxon Village Where Traditions Came Back to Life

With a history that goes back to the 12th century, Viscri is maybe the most famous village in Romania. Prince Charles’ visits, its fortified church, and the activity of the Mihai Eminescu Trust helped this small village reinvent itself in the past years. Its promotion was such a success that Viscri is right now one of Transylvania’s must-see attractions.

One of the most beautiful of all the Saxon villages and their fortified churches, Viscri is also impressive because it's a “survivor”. In fact, the communist regime wanted to turn the entire village to dust.

Visiting Viscri is not just about sightseeing; it’s about immersing yourself in the local way of life. The village is home to a warm and welcoming community, and interacting with the locals is an essential part of the experience.

One of the highlights of a visit is the opportunity to witness traditional crafts in action. Local artisans continue to practice age-old trades, such as blacksmithing, pottery, and weaving. Visitors can often watch these craftspeople at work and even purchase handmade souvenirs to take home as a memento of their journey.

15/11/2023

Tuica is a traditional Romanian spirit that contains ~ 24–86% alcohol by volume (usually 40–55%), prepared only from plums.
It might be hard to believe Romanian "moonshine"—often concocted in makeshift, charcoal-stoked backyard distilleries—is in fact, the country's national drink. It's called ţuică, a clear and gut-warming potent spirit distilled from plums, one of the country's most bountiful crops.

While the legend of Dracula traipsing mountaintop stone castles still commands this country's mystic fervor, only a few visitors may know the making of ţuică in the months of waning daylight is also a long-held tradition dating to medieval times. And the locals say the best ţuică is found at roadside stands or within rustic villages, often bottled in round-faced, canteen-shaped vessels.

15/11/2023

Romania is one of the world's largest wine producers and fifth-largest among European wine-producing countries, after Italy, France, Spain, and Germany. Similar in size to wine-producing countries such as Chile and Portugal but lesser-known on the world wine stage.

Feteasca Neagră is one of the oldest grape varieties. It was cultivated over 2,000 years ago by the Dacians, ancestors of modern Romanians. The wines made from these grapes are known for their deep ruby color with flavors of blackberry, dark cherries, plums, and chocolate.

15/11/2023

Carturesti Carusel Bookstore

31/10/2023

The monumental ensemble of Târgu-Jiu includes the monuments made by our great sculptor Constantin Brâncuşi, the father of the modern sculpture, during 1937 and 1938, namely: The Table of Silence, the Gate of the Kiss, the Alley of the Seats, and the Endless Column, along with a few smaller other works (the chairs placed on the alley of the park where the monument is and the and the benches next to the Gate of the Kiss).

The Ensemble was designed to glorify the "Memory of the heroes of Gorj, who sacrificed their life in the Reunification War" (the test is quoted according to the donation documents), who died in the battles that took place along the Jiu River during the World War One.

The message of this both sculptural and artistic Ensemble, as well as urban and architectural, cannot be fully understood without integrating into it the information related to the Romanian traditions, but also the genius of an artist who also had contact with the specifics of the art of other peoples, especially the Oriental tradition. "Art must be universal and accessible to all," Brâncuşi would say. On one occasion, the artist concluded: "In art, what matters is the joy. You do not need to understand it. Are you happy that you see it? This is enough." Brâncuşi left to his native country the synthesis of his creation as a monumental ensemble, as a tribute to the heroes fallen in the Fight that took place in the area of Jiu River during the First World War.