Baia Mare (in German Frauenbach or Groß-Neustadt) is the county town of Maramureș county and is located in northwestern Romania.

It has about 120,000 to 150,000 inhabitants and was first mentioned in a document in 1142, when the Hungarian King Geza II had German emigrants settle in Frauenbach.

The Oravița – Lisava – Anina railway line (in the Caras-Severin district) was inaugurated on December 15, 1863 as the first cable car in Romania today.

The construction started in 1861 and was a difficult engineering work, as the railroad is located in a mountainous region (western part of the Banat Mountains). The 33.4 km long railway line has no less than 14 tunnels with a total length of 2.1 km and nine viaducts (9).

The route starts at Oravița and then climbs the plateau of the Semenic Mountains on a route where there is no other road.

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The village of Viscri (German: Deutsch-Weisskirch, Hungarian: Szaszfeheregyhaza) is located in the county of Brasov in Transylvania.

It lies northwest of the town/castle of Rupea (German: Reps) and southeast of the town of Sighișoara (German: Schäßburg). The village had about 700 inhabitants between the 18th and 20th centuries, mainly Transylvanian Saxons plus a Romanian part of the village. Viscri is characterized by both the fortified church and the village structure, characterized by Saxon farms.

Located just a few minutes drive from Henri Coandă International Airport, Therme Bucharest is the perfect destination for an unforgettable vacation with family, partner or friends. Open 365 days a year, the spa is the largest wellness, relaxation and entertainment complex in Europe.

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The spa is also the largest indoor botanical garden in Eastern Europe, home to over 1,500 palm trees and 800,000 plant species.

Buy tickets online: https://therme.ro/magazin/wizard

We would like to thank Therme Bucharest for sending us these images and giving us permission to use them.

The village of Viscri (German: Deutsch-Weisskirch, Hungarian: Szaszfeheregyhaza) is located in the county of Brasov in Transylvania.

It lies northwest of the town/castle of Rupea (German: Reps) and southeast of the town of Sighișoara (German: Schäßburg). The village had about 700 inhabitants between the 18th and 20th centuries, mainly Transylvanian Saxons plus a Romanian part of the village. Viscri is characterized by both the fortified church and the village structure, characterized by Saxon farms.

Transfăgărășan, Făgăraș Mountains and Balea Lake.

Please note: Photos without snow are from previous dates. There is currently snow at Balea Lake and on the Transfăgărășan and the road is expected to be closed by mid/late June. However, Lake Balea can also be visited in winter by cable car.

A wonderful play of colors to light up at night. These fountains are located in the center of Braila and invite you to take a romantic evening stroll or stay for a while.

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The Cantacuzino Castle was not only the filming location for the “Nevermore Academy” Wednesday series, but it is also one of the most beautiful and important historical buildings / castles in Romania.

The castle’s 60,000 square meter park, framed by its own 1,000 ha of private land, invites you to linger and is today one of the most visited attractions both in the resort of Busteni, and in the Prahova Valley.

Oktoberfest in Brasov! It started yesterday, and if you’re looking for a culinary (and foodie) adventure, as well as a party, you can still visit it until September 15. But we’re already sure that 18 days is too short to try all the delicious food.

At the Oktoberfest you will find countless dishes, such as Romanian specialties, Bavarian food and pretzels, of course the Maß beer (1 liter) in the typical glass, but also wine and many soft drinks and other beverages. There are Romanian (sour) pickles, a wide range of desserts, sweet and very sweet things and much more …

First impressions from the opening yesterday (August 29) evening.

Oktoberfest in Brasov! It started yesterday with a parade, beer on tap, a big party, Zicke-Zacke-Zicke-Zicke-Zacke, music and lots and lots of food and drink.

First impressions from the opening yesterday (August 29) evening.

Just 18 kilometers west of Sighetu Marmatiei is the “Happy Cemetery”, one of the most visited tourist attractions in the Maramureș region.

The crosses, which were painted by local craftsmen, have a vivid, predominantly blue color.

The idea for the cemetery was conceived in 1935 by the woodcarver Stan Ioan Patras. He wanted to create a cemetery, unique in Romania, which would show the life and personality of the deceased in a cheerful representation. Each cross has an image carved on the top, representing a special moment in the life of the deceased. Underneath, short, humorous poems or rhyming texts describe the life of the person buried there.

Pictures from Cluj-Napoca (in German Klausenburg, in Hungarian Kolozsvar) on June 29 and 30. The city is (probably*) the second largest city in Romania and capital of Cluj county in Transylvania.

With a population of around 400 000, Cluj-Napoca is the unofficial capital of Transylvania. There are universities, a lively nightlife and many buildings dating back to the time of Hungarian and Saxon rule. Surrounding the main square, Union Square, is the Gothic Church of St Michael and an equestrian statue of the 15th-century King Matthias Corvinus. The baroque Banffy Palace is now a museum displaying Romanian art.

Freshly photographed at the end of last week, we are pleased to present you these pictures. Salina Turda is located in the town of the same name in Cluj county, southeast of Cluj-Napoca.

We would like to thank Mr. Camille Feller and his wife Katja Feller for sending us these wonderful photos and giving us permission to use them. Thank you very much!

Pictures from early August. It was warm, very warm (32 to 38 degrees and sometimes even warmer), and the water was wonderfully fresh, and even now you can still enjoy a beach vacation on the Black Sea.

Our destination back then was Vama Veche, the southernmost town on the Romanian Black Sea coast, just a few hundred meters from the Bulgarian border.

The Romanian coastline stretches for about 70 kilometers and, in addition to Vama Veche, includes towns such as Constanța, Mamaia, Mamaia-Sat, Eforie Nord and Sud, Costinești, Olimp, Neptun, Mangalia and many others. There are also long (and secluded) beaches in the Danube Delta region between Sulina and Sf. Gheorghe.

Vama Veche is mainly visited by a younger crowd, it is the party kilometer, so to say, “Malle” of Romania, with about 3 – 4,000 visitors on weekends and non-stop loud music.

“Vero Italiano” (Real Italian). Italian-style food, freshly prepared right in front of your guests and located at the foot of Brasov’s landmark.

Visit the Cucinino Pasta & Pizza restaurant and indulge. And if you want to stay the night, the Boutique Hotel Casa Chitic is looking forward to welcoming you.

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The Botanical Garden of the small town of Jibou (in Romanian: Gradina Botanica a l’Institut de Cercetari Biologice din Jibou) in Salaj County is named after its founder Vasile Fati (1932-2007).

It is about 10 hectares (100,000 m2) in size and located in the northeastern part of Jibo, on the banks of the Somes River.

Photos: https://destinatiaanului.ro/

Rupea Castle is located near the town of Rupea (German: Reps), about 50 kilometers from Brasov (Kronstadt) – on the road to Târgu Mureș – and is one of the oldest castles in Romania.

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The castle was built in the 11th century and is the landmark of the town of Rupea (Reps). Perched high above the town on Kohalm Hill (578 meters), it can be seen from far away. It was first mentioned in documents in 1324, when the Saxons fought against the king of Hungary.

Cluj-Napoca ( Cluj-Napoca in German, Kolozsvar in Hungarian ) is ( probably * ) the second largest city in Romania and the capital of Cluj county in Transylvania.

Cluj-Napoca is the unofficial capital of Transylvania. There are universities, a lively nightlife and many buildings from the times of Hungarian and Saxon rule. Around the main square Piata Unirii is the Gothic Church of St. Michael and a 15th-century equestrian statue of King Matthias Corvinus. The Baroque Banffy Palace is now a museum displaying Romanian art.

Cluj-Napoca has an international airport and is located in northwest Romania.
* It could also be Iași, Timișoara or Constanța.

Thanks to Cluj-Napoca for permission to use these images.

A photo from Sibiu a few days ago. Completely relaxed on the windowsill … and yet there’s something that’s really worth noticing.

Thank you for sending me this photo from a summer vacation in Romania (August 2024).

Sapanta Monastery, also known as Peri Monastery, is located in northern Romania, in Maramureș County.

In 1391, the nephews of Dragoș Vodă donated the land and property on which the monastery was built, a stone church. This stone church served as the seat of the Romanian diocese of Maramureș for over 300 years and was later built by the master Ioan Macarie as a place of worship for the Greek-Catholic community in the region.

The tower of the monastery church is 78 meters high, the third tallest church tower in Romania, after the Orthodox Cathedral in Timișoara and the Church of St. Michael in Cluj-Napoca.

We thank Vlad Impaler – Dracula (photo: Romania in pictures) for permission to use this image.

On August 31 / September 01 and September 07 / September 08, the Brukenthal Palace in Avrig, Sibiu County, will host the annual Potato Festival.

Potato specialties from all over the world, lamb and piglet meat, tasty dishes from the hot oven, vegetables and fruit from Transylvania’s rich harvest are on offer in the garden of Brukenthal Castle.

https://palatulbrukenthalavrig.ro (German, English, Romanian)

Reservations for themed menus, accommodation or leisure activities at Corabia Pirates Resort on +40 (0)726 234 417, e-mail office@palatulbrukenthalavrig.ro

The village of Saschiz (in Saxon: Keist, Kaest, in German: Keisd, in Hungarian: Szaszkezd) is part of the municipality of the same name in Mures county in Transylvania.

It is located on the Rupea – Sighișoara road, approx. 15 km before Schässburg / Sighisoara.

“O’zapft is!” Or, more accurately, will be soon!

From August 29, from 6 p.m. until September 15, 2024, this year on its 15th anniversary, the Romanian Oktoberfest will take place in Brasov.

https://discover-brasov.com/oktoberfest-brasov-ro/

Romania is a country rich in history and therefore … just as rich in corresponding buildings and numerous stories.

In Transylvania alone there are still 300 fortified churches, as well as fortresses, castles, many fortresses and ruins in large numbers.

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Thanks to the photographers / Facebook groups of the photos for permission to use them.

Bucharest is Romania’s capital and largest city.

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Piatra Neamț (German: Kreuzburg an der Bistritz) is the capital of Neamț county and is located in northeastern Romania. Literally translated, Piatra Neamț means “Stein Deutsch” or “Deutschstein”, whereby the word Neamț is an obsolete Romanian word for “German”.

From the train station, a cable car (Telegondola) drives almost 2 km (2,000 meters) to the mountain station on Mount Cozla, at an altitude of 632 meters (632 meters). The trip takes just under 8 minutes and you can already enjoy the wonderful view of the city and the surrounding area.

Piatra Neamt was founded at the end of the 14th century as Piatra lui Crăciun and became a famous center of arts and crafts after the establishment of a royal court by Stefan the Great, Prince of Moldavia (1433-1504). The town has around 80 to 100 thousand inhabitants and is always worth a visit due to the historic Old Town area.

Pictures from Kronstadt, a vacation in August with hiking and exploring the city and its surroundings. Beautiful!

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We would like to thank Erika and Kris Simon ( instagram.com/guitarschlingel ) for sending us these images from August 2024.

And again some pictures from a vacation trip in Romania, starting from Sibiu, over the Transfăgărășan and down in the Olt river valley.

Thanks again for sending them (yesterday, pictures from August 2024).

The town of Sighișoara (in German Schässburg / Schäßburg, in Hungarian Segesvar) is one of the most important and also the most colorful towns in Mureș County.

Sighișoara is located in the historic region of Transylvania, in the heart of Romania.

Images: Bianca Fazacas

Oradea (German name Großwardein), hundreds of sights and different facets of this city in wonderful pictures.

Find out more about Oradea and Romania:
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Thanks to photographer Maciu Alexandru ( instagram.com/maciualexandru/ ) for permission to use these images.

We start at the end, but at the outset we would like to thank the Zitzmann family, who not only allowed us to use the photos from the trip (end of September 2023), but also to take the experiences. Thank you

“We drive the Transalpina, but after a few hours we realize that we miss the beautiful part. Google talks about closures, missing crash barriers and the fact that the road was never finished…well, we let it get to that, we turn around, we turn around (the Transalpina is somehow split in two) 100 mushroom hunters pull 1000 kilograms of mushrooms out of the forest, in big vats we know from picking grapes. The quantities are unbelievable.

We find a great place to sleep, you are only allowed on the road from 8am to 6pm…whatever, we stay anyway, we don’t drive. In Romania it doesn’t seem to matter, the locals are on the road after 6 p.m., digging for stones, etc. In the morning we see a flock of sheep next to us, spend a lot of time in the beautiful mountain area, and in the afternoon we finally get to the castle in Hunedoara to visit it.”

Thanks to Gerhard Daniela Zitzmann for photos and text.

Discover a realm where the mystical and the real merge in Cluj-Napoca, located in the heart of Transylvania.

Visit the Steampunk Museum right in the city center.

Find out more: Steampunk Transylvania

We would like to thank Julia ( instagram.com/jules_the_municorn ) for sending us these photos.

Beautiful pictures from the Transylvania region of Romania … Places & Impressions

The “blue hour” in Sighisoara / Schässburg | Râpa Roșie gorge / cliff | sheep in the ethnological museum Astra in Sibiu | Salina / salt mine Turda | Kronstadt / Brasov | view from Bran / Törzburg | Zarnesti bear reserve | alley in Bucharest.

We would like to thank Julia ( instagram.com/jules_the_municorn ) for sending us these images.

Appetizer, main course and something sweet for dessert. Romanian specialties, which you will find all over the country.

Bean soup in bread with onion salad and visinata (cherry brandy/sweet but very strong liquor) | mamaliga (corn porridge/polenta) with cabbage vegetables | papanasi

We would like to thank Julia ( instagram.com/jules_the_municorn ) for sending us these images.

Visit our web presentation in the “Discover” section, enter any search term (e.g. Balea, Sibiu, Brasov, gorge, Bucovina, …) and you will be shown a lot of information (picture: search term Balea).

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in German, English and Romanian

Search our database of 1000’s of social media posts about Romania for your desired destination or interests such as “monastery”, “history”, “castle” and many more …

Discover the Carpathians and Romania with German tour operator Karpaten Outdoor Tours.

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The university town of Iași (in German Jassy and Jasch, old Jassenmarkt, in Hungarian Jaszvasarist) is located 20 kilometers west of the Moldovan border in northeastern Romania.

See pictures – from spring to winter – that will delight you. Thanks to photographer Ovidiu Meyer for permission to use these wonderful images.

We thank Ms. Monika Simon for this videoclip

Peles Castle is located about 1.5 kilometers northwest of the town of Sinaia in Prahova County.

It was built between 1873 and 1883 by order of King Carol I of Romania and seized by the communist regime in 1947. After the Romanian Revolution in 1989, Peles was returned to the former King Mihai, who was living in exile in Switzerland.

The bay windows and half-beamed walls are reminiscent of Hohenzollern Castle, the king’s residence. Seven terraces surround the castle. Some of the 160 rooms can now be visited. The castle museum contains weapons, sculptures, furniture and decorative artifacts from the 15th-19th centuries, as well as an orchestron. The castle is particularly impressive because of its magnificent carpentry.

Beautiful pictures of the castle from July/August 2024. We would like to thank Mrs. Monika Simon for sending us these images and giving us permission to use them.