Va dorim un an nou fericit 2022 !
(31 December 2021)
Wir wünschen ein Gutes, Neues Jahr 2022 !
Happy New Year 2022 !
Horse parade in Moldova
(31 December 2021)
Christmas in Bucovina, like a fairy tale. Horse parade in Moldovița, Suceava county, Romania.
Thanks to photographer Sorin Onisor for allowing this photo (December 27, 2021).
Viscri Village and Fortified Church
(31 December 2021)
Viscri (German: weisskirch, Hungarian Szászfehéregyháza) is a village in the county of Brasov in Transylvania. It is located northwest of the town / castle of Rupea (German: Reps) and southeast of the town of Sighișoara (German: Schääßburg). The village numbered between the 18th cent. and 20., approx. 700 inhabitants, mainly Transylvanian Saxony plus part of the Romanian village. Viscri is distinguished both by the church castle and the village structure characterized by Saxon courts.
The village was founded by Transylvanian Saxony in the late 18th century and was first mentioned in 1185 At the north-western end of the village is the church castle.
In the 18th century, a small Romanian church was erected here in front of the Germanic settlers of the Secler Germanic (a Hungarian-speaking population in eastern Transylvania). In the 13th century, there was an extension. After the first Turkish invasions, the church was fortified in the 18th century and a military ring with military towers was erected.
Thanks to the photographer of the pictures Brian Randall for permission to use them.
Sunrise in Sighisoara
(31 December 2021)
Sighișoara (German: Schä ßburg) is a town in the Mures Land, Sevenburg region of Romania.
Sighișoara (German: Schä ßburg) became in the second half of the 12th century the seat of the Romanian state of Schä ßburg. Founded centuries by German immigrants, the seventh citizen of Saxony. In 1280 it was first mentioned in detail. In 1435 the Romanian name “Sigisošoara” appeared in writing for the first time.
Image: beginning of September 2021.
A summer evening on the Danube
(30 December 2021)
August 2021, a picture of a restaurant on the Danube (Danube) waterfront in the south-eastern Romanian city of Galati.
Parliament Palace in Bucharest
(30 December 2021)
The “People’s House” is a myth. At 360,000 square meters, it’s not only the second largest building in the world (after the Pentagon in Washington), it’s also number 1 in the Guinness Book of World Records for its total weight.
Among other things, 1,000,000 cubic meters of marble, 3,500 tons of crystal, 700,000 tons of steel and bronze, 900,000 cubic meters of wood and 200,000 square meters of carpet were processed. The palace has about 1,000 rooms, countless halls, corridors, corridors, staircases and 40 elevators.
The building dating back to the time of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu is – whether you think this “building style” is good or not – definitely worth a visit.
Thanks to Mr. Christian Behnisch (https://www.facebook.com/christian.behnisch) for permission to use these photos (photos from 28.12.2021). Thank you!
Brașovul Iarna
(30 December 2021)
Brasov (Kronstadt) is one of the major Romanian cities surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains in the Sevenburg region (Transylvania).
Thank you Vlad the Impaler – Dracula (Foto: @thephysicalculturist) for allowing us to use this image.
Lights, lights, sea of lights
(29 December 2021)
Millions of Christmas and New Year lights in Brăila. Last year and again this year!
Images: December 2020
Apuseni Mountains
(29 December 2021)
Discover the Apuseni Mountains (Descopera Munții Apuseni) with beautiful landscapes and many snow-covered rustic settlements in the Hunedoara, Alba, Arad, Bihor and Cluj districts.
Thank you Go Hunedoara (Photos by Ioan Benea Jurca) for allowing us to use these images.
Humorului Monastery
(29 December 2021)
Humorului Monastery is a nunnery, located about 5 km north of the town of Gura Humorului, Suceava county (historical region Bucovina).
Thanks to Mrs. Farkas Ildiko for permission to use these pictures.
Valul Miresei Waterfall in Cluj County
(29 December 2021)
Valul Miresei Waterfall is also known as Răchițele Waterfall and is located near the municipality of the same name (Răchițele), about 60 km west of Cluj-Napoca.
The waterfall is located on the border of the Apuseni Mountains Nature Park and is worth a visit at any time of the year.
Thank you Vlad the Impaler – Dracula for permission to use this image.
Rupea in winter clothes
(28 December 2021)
Rupea Fortress (on German Reps) is a medieval fortress, built by the Seven Citizens of Saxon and first mentioned in 1324. It is located on a 120-meter-high basalt cliff west of the town of Rupea, Brasov in Romania.
More information:
https://xn--urlaub-in-rumnien-2qb.de/…/rupea-fortress/
Thank you Vlad the Impaler – Dracula for permission to use this image.
Sucevița Monastery
(28 December 2021)
Succevița Monastery (built between 1582 and 1584) is located in the town of Sucevița in Suceava County in northern Romania. The Romanian Orthodox Church, located within the monastery walls, which is dedicated to the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, is one of the eight Moldovan monasteries that have been included on the UNESCO World Heritage List since August 2010.
We thank Mrs. Farkas Ildiko Farkas for permission to use these pictures.
Voineasa resort
(28 December 2021)
Voineasa is a commune in Valcea county, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Valea Măceșului, Voineasa and Voineșița and is located in the Lotru river valley.
Thank you Statiunea Voineasa for allowing us to use this image.
Wonderful… the Apuseni Mountains
(28 December 2021)
The Apuseni Mountains (Seven Citizens of the Western Carpathian Mountains or Sevenburg’s West Mountain, Romanian Apuseni Mountains) are a mountain range in western Romania. They reach heights at their peaks of 1,100 to 1,800 meters and have a nearly circular range of 130 to 150 km in diameter, bounded by the Mures, Someș and Barcău rivers.
Thank you Vlad the Impaler – Dracula (Photo: @horoba_aurelian) for allowing me to use this image.
Poiana Brasov on Christmas Day
(December 27, 2021)
Pictures on December 25, 2021 from the Poiana Brasov near the town of Brasov in Sevenburg, Romania
Thank you Poiana Brasov/ Romania (Images: Visit Poiana Brasov) for allowing us to use these images.
Rarău Mountains
(27 December 2021)
Rarau Massif is a subgroup of the Eastern Carpathians in Suceava County in the Bucovina historical region. The highest peak is Rarău with a height of 1,651 meters, the lowest height is 600 meters in the Moldavian Valley.
Thanks to photographer Sorin Onisor for permission to use these images.
Viscri (German-White Church)
(27 December 2021)
Viscri is a place in Brasov county, Transylvania, Romania. It is located northwest of Rupea and southeast of Sighișoara. The village numbered between 18. and 20. About a century 700 inhabitants, most of whom were seven citizens of Saxony.
Thank you Your Guide in Transylvania for allowing us to use this image.
Mogoșoaia Castle, near Bucharest
(27 December 2021 / Images: September 2021)
In Ilfov County, just a few kilometers northwest of Bucharest (Romania’s capital), Mogoșoaia Castle is located on the shores of Lake Mogoșoaia in Mogoșoaia. The castle contains a main courtyard and many buildings such as the watchtower and the church ′′Sf. Gheorghe′′ close to the courtyard.
The Wallachian Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu built the castle between 1698 and 1702 on the widow’s Mogoș (later named Mogoșoaia) in the Brâncoveanu style named after him.
In 1714, when Constantin Brâncoveanu was executed in Constantinople with his entire family, the Ottomans confiscated all the family possessions and turned the palace into a Han (a kind of inn). In the following decades, the castle was conquered, destroyed and rebuilt several times, until it was owned by George III in 1912 Valentin Bibesco married the French writer Marthe Bibesco, who was born into Romanian nobility. He gave the property to his wife, Marthe Bibesco then rebuilt the castle intensively.
The castle can be visited without entrance fee, it has a lovely big park where you can/are allowed to, for example, have a picnic or just laze the day away. Inside the castle you pay a fee of approx. 10 lei (2,10 euro) for parking, restaurants, museums and much more… also an extended walk with the rest on a bench overlooking the lake… many things are possible and beautiful.
Caution… you should not take the camera with you or put it in your pocket !!! Pictures with your cell phone are no problem, but as a ‘camera owner’ you are already vehemently advised at the entrance that for professional photography you have to pay a fee of 400 Lei (approx. EUR 80).
Christmas Fair in Deva
(26 December 2021)
The city of Deva (German: Diemrich, Hungarian: Déva) is a municipality in the county of Hunedoara in the Sevenburg region of Romania.
Thank you Go Hunedoara for allowing us to use these images.
Castelul Corvinilor / Hunedoara in winter
(December 26, 2021)
Hunedoara Castle (also Hunedoara Castle, German Eisenmarkt Castle, Hungarian Vajdahunyadi vá) was built as a rock castle on the remains of a 14th-century fortification. It is situated on a limestone cliff in the southwest of Hunedoara in Romania.
Thank you Your Guide in Transylvania (Photo: Cristian Resiga) for permission to use this image.
Ski and snowboarding academy, tourist guide
(26 December 2021)
Royal Compass in Poiana Brasov offers a wide range of summer and winter offers. Pictures of the last days (21/22. Dec. 2021 that delight, thanks for permission to use them.
Transalpina – Voienasa
(26 December 2021)
Transalpina – Voineasa ski area , snow, blue skies and a beautiful winter landscape.
Thank you Centrul Național de Informare și Promovare Turistică Vâlcea (Photos from 23. December 2021 for permission to use these pictures.
Winter in Bucharest
(December 25, 2021)
Wintry weather in the old center of Bucharest, the Romanian capital. Photo date unknown.
Thank you Vlad the Impaler – Dracula for allowing us to use this image.
Piatra Neamt, a winter dream
(25 December 2021)
Kreuzburg at Bistriț (Piatra Neamț), the municipality of Neamț county in northeastern Romania. A winter dream in wonderful pictures.
Thanks to the photographer Alex Pers Photography for allowing us to use these images.
Moskovits Palace in Oradea
(25 December 2021)
“Moskovits Palace” in the city of Oradea in Bihor county, was built in 1905 by the architect Rimanoczy Kalman jr. designed. It is a two-story building with many ornate plant motifs and one of the most beautiful examples of the Condiment style (a variant of the youth style developed in Austria) of the time.
Thank you Vlad the Impaler – Dracula (Photo: Aura Calatoreste ) for permission to use this image.
Oradea – Christmas Fair
(25 December 2021)
Evening chef at the Christmas fair in Oradea (photo on December 21, 2021).
Thanks to the photographer Bogdan Popa Photography for allowing us to use this image.
Crăciun fericit | Frohe Weihnachten
(24 December 2021)
Vacation in Romania wishes you a Merry Christmas with your families and loved ones.
Urlaub in Rumänien wünscht Ihnen ein frohes, gesegnetes Weihnachtsfest im Kreise Ihrer Familien und Liebsten.
Thank you Castelul Bran for permission to use this photo (Bran Castle).
Christmas Fair in Bucharest
(24 December 2021)
Thank you Vlad the Impaler – Dracula (Photos: Christmas Market Bucharest) for allowing us to use these images.
Poiana Brasov in the snow
(24 December 2021)
Images from December 22, 2021 from Poiana Brasov near the town of Brasov in Sevenburg, Romania.
Thank you Poiana Brasov/ Romania (Images: Visit Poiana Brasov) for allowing us to use these images.
Santa’s coming tomorrow
(23 December 2021)
This picture was taken at the Christmas market in Oradea. Thanks Visit Oradea for allowing us to use this.
Tismana Monastery
(23 December 2021)
Tismana is a small town in Țara Românească in Gorj county in southwestern Romania. The town is known for the Romanian Orthodox monastery of Tismana, the oldest still existing monastery in Țara Românească.
As early as 1377, Prince Radu II built a monastery here, which was rebuilt in 1495 (as it fell into disrepair). The town (Tismana has been a city since 2004) grew up around the monastery in the 15th/16th centuries and is now an important Romanian center of the wood industry.
Thank you Vlad the Impaler – Dracula for permission to use this image.
Cârța Monastery
(23 December 2021)
The Cârța Monastery (German: Unserer lieben Frau zu den Kerzen) is a former Zistercian monastery in the village of Cârța (Kerz) near Sibiu (Hermannstadt). The monastery was founded in 1202 as a daughter monastery of the Egresch monastery and dissolved again in 1474.
Thank you Vlad the Impaler – Dracula (Photo: @radu. nita) for permission to use this photo.
Brasov (Kronstadt) … Ice rink opened
(22 December 2021)
The Olympic skating rink under the Weberbastei in Kronstadt (Brassó in Hungarian) is open again. Skates can be rented at the venue.
Thanks to Mr. Cristian Macedoni for permission to use these pictures.
The Stavropoleos Monastery in Bucharest
(22 December 2021)
The Stavropoleos Monastery is an Orthodox monastery in the center of Bucharest, the capital of Romania. It was built in 1724 in Brâncoveanu style by the Greek monk Ioanichie Stratonikeas and is considered one of the most beautiful and significant architectural monuments of the Romanian capital. The church is dedicated to Saints Archangels Michael and Gabriel.
Photos – beginning of September 2021
Interior view of Peles Castle
(22 December 2021)
Peles Castle is a former 19th-century royal castle. It is located about 1.5 kilometers northwest of the town of Sinaia in the Prahova state.
Thank you Vlad the Impaler – Dracula (Photos: Diana Berzina) for allowing us to use these images.
Retezat National Park
(22 December 2021)
383 km2, the Retezat National Park is located in the high mountains of the Romanian Carpathian Mountains in the districts of Hunedoara, Caras-Severin and Gorj. It was established in 1935 as the country’s first National Park with the same name Mounts Retezat. The highest elevation is 2,509 meters by Mount Peleaga. The lowest point of the park at 794 meters is located near the mountain hut Gura Zlata.
Thank you Go Hunedoara (Photo: Elena Dragomir) for permission to use this image.
Mocănița Huțulca Moldovița
(21 December 2021)
Mocănița Huțulca Moldovița in Suceava county in northeastern Romania. The train also runs in winter (December 21 and January/February 2022) and driving times and prices are visible on the facebook page.
Thanks to photographer Sorin Onisor for allowing us to use these images.
A winter hike
(21 December 2021)
Exercise, health and relaxation in the Parâng Mountains in Hunedoara County. A wonderful hike through the winter world awaits visitors… The best way to die! Munții Parâng
Thank you Go Hunedoara (Photos: Savu Milica Emil Savu Milica) for allowing us to use these images.
Danube Delta… Winter time
(21 December 2021)
It’s calmer in the Danube Delta in southeastern Romania. Temperatures are still not winter-like, which is also due to the situation on the Black Sea. Pictures from mid-December 2021, calm, quiet and without ice and snow.
Thank you Plimbari cu barca Delta Dunarii – Murighiol / Boat trips in Danube Delta for allowing us to use these images.
On the road to Bukovina
(21 December 2021)
A photo near the small town of Frasin, Suceava district, in the historic Bukuwina region of northeastern Romania.
Thanks to photographer Sorin Onisor for allowing us to use this inspiring image.
Dream winter in the Bucegi Mountains
(20 December 2021)
As every year we just have to show these pictures. As we turn 2017 into 2018, these wonderful photos were created on Mount Caraiman in the Bucegi Mountains. In the valley are lights from Busteni, Sinaia and Brasov.
Thank you to photographer Cristian Laurențiu for these wonderful photos for permission to use them, it’s always an amazingly beautiful sight.
Christmas lights in Constanta
(20 December 2021)
A picture of the city of Constanta, on the Black Sea.
Thank you Vlad the Impaler – Dracula for allowing us to use this image.
Rupea Fortress
(20 December 2021)
Rupea Fortress is a medieval fortress, built by seven citizens of Saxony and first mentioned in 1324. It is situated on a 120 m high basalt cliff, west of the town of Rupea in Sighișoara, Romania.
Thank you Your Guide in Transylvania (Photo: ana. distributed) for permission to use this image.
Valul Miresei Waterfall in Cluj county
(20 December 2021)
The Vălul Miresei Waterfall is also known as the Răchițele Waterfall and is located near the municipality of the same name (Răchițele), about 60 km west of Cluj-Napoca.
The waterfall is located on the border of the Apuseni Mountains Nature Park and is worth a visit at any time of the year.
Thank you Vlad the Impaler – Dracula for permission to use this image.
On the way to Toaca summit ❄️❄️❄️
(19 December 2021)
The Toaca is the second highest mountain in the Ceahlău-Masiv/Munții with 1,904 meters.
Thank you Vlad the Impaler – Dracula (Photo: @bogdan_chirvase) for allowing us to use this wonderful image.
A bar in the snow ☃️
(19 December 2021)
Coconea Snow Bar din Parâng (a mountain group, about 15 from the town of Petrosani in the Hunedoara district) has opened its doors. In a winter fairy-tale landscape you can savor mulled wine, hot tea as well as smaller dishes/preparations here in the wonderfully clean air.
Thank you Go Hunedoara for allowing us to use these images.
Bran Castle in December
(December 18, 2021)
Bran Castle (in German also Törzburg in the novel Bran Castle, in Hungarian Törcsvár) is located in the Sevenburg region, Brasov district of Romania. Whether Dracula (or his nickname “Vlad III. Draculea”) lived here or elsewhere, that castle is definitely worth a visit with its museum.
Thank you Castelul Bran for allowing us to use this image.
Union Square in the City of Oradea
(December 18, 2021)
The place of unity (unification) in the city of Oradea in north-western Romania. Oradea (in German Grand Ward, in Hungarian Nagyvárad) is a large city with approx. 200 inhabitants of Tsd and the capital of the Bihor district.
Thank you Visit Oradea for allowing us to use this image.
Cozia Monastery
(18 December 2021)
Cozia Monastery was built in 1388 by Mircea the Elder near the town of Călimănești on the Olt River. It is located in the county of Valcea, in the historic Walachei region.
Vâlcea National Tourist Information and Promotion Center for allowing us to use these images.
And I left… So bored
(18 December 2021)
Domeniul schiabil Transalpina – Voineasa, located in Valcea County, is one of the most modern ski areas in Romania. The season opens on Friday, December 17, 2021… and from then on, white splendor can be enjoyed to the full.
Thank you Centrul Național de Informare și Promovare Turistică Vâlcea for allowing us to use these images.
The magical world of miniatures
(17 December 2021)
The Valentin Banciu Railway Museum in Hunedoara takes its visitors into the magical world of miniatures. Trains and landscapes will be presented in four exhibition halls in four seasons. The collection is 40 years old and covers 18,000 pieces: Muzeul Trenulețelor Valentin Banciu
Thank you Go Hunedoara for allowing us to use these images.
The Sea of Lights and Christmas markets in Romania
(17 December 2021)
Some places it’s snowing, other places it’s still green. But in many cities and places in Romania there is a Christmas mood because… it’s almost time
Lovely pictures of Bucharest, Brasov (Kronstadt), Sibiu (Hermannstadt), Reschitz (Reschitz), Iasi, Oradea, Brașov (Kronstadt), Brașov (Kronstadt), Sibiu (Hermannstadt), Reschitz (Reschitz), Iasi, Oradea, Braila and Galati.
Thank you Vlad the Impaler – Dracula (Photos: Târgul de Crăciun București, Cezar’s Travel și Targul de Craciun din Sibiu ), Bogdan Popa Photography , EM Photography, Hai la Brasov, Herrn Cristian Macedoni, Florin Mocanu, Galati and Banatul Montan for permission to use these images.
Forever… and always beautiful
(17 December 2021)
The Caraiman Peak is the 2,384-meter-high peak of the Bucegi Mountains (Munții Bucegi) in the Southern Carpathians of Romania (Southern Carpathians). Below this summit is the small town of Busteni (Prahova county).
The 31-meter-high and 15-meter-wide Cross of the Heroes monument was built between 1926 and 1928.
Good morning, we are waiting…
(17 December 2021)
Yes, but what? Probably spring and warmer temperatures. Winter has already arrived on time, but in the Danube Delta when is it coming? 2017 was one of the harshest winters in recent years with up to -20 degrees and the Delta was under a thick layer of ice and snow. There is currently no snow or ice (12/16/2021) and temperatures are in the 0 to 10 degree range, but spring is a long way off…
Christmas in Oradea
(16 December 2021)
Pictures from Oradea and the Christmas Fair. Oradea is the municipality of Bihor county, located in north-western Romania.
Thanks to the photographer Bogdan Popa Photography for allowing us to use these images.
Oravița – Anina Railway in Banat
(16 December 2021)
The Oravița – Lisava – Anina Railway (in Caras-Severin County) was established on December 15, 1863 and was inaugurated as the first mountain railway on Romanian territory. The construction started in 1861 and was a difficult engineering work, as the train is located in a mountainous region (western part of the Banater 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.
The route starts in Oravița and then climbs to the high level of the Semenic Mountains on a route where there is no other road.
Thank you Banatul Montan for allowing us to use these images.
17th century wooden church of St. Nicholas
(16 December 2021)
The wooden church of St. Nicholas (in German St. Nikolaus) was built around 1780 and is located in the village of Curechiu, in the village of Bucureșci in the Hunedoara region. The church has the most valuable moving patrimony of all the wooden churches in Hunedoara, consisting of dozens of priceless icons on wood and glass.
Thank you Go Hunedoara (Photos: Bota Dorin) for allowing us to use these images.
Fundata in Brasov county
(16 December 2021)
The locality Fundata is located in the historical region Transylvania/ Seven Towers and consists of the three places Fundata, Fundățica and Șirnea. From here you have a wonderful view of Piatra Craiului and the Bucegi Mountains.
Thank you Vlad the Impaler – Dracula (Photo: @sebastien) for permission to use this image.
WINTER !!! ☃️❄️
(15 December 2021)
Peak Straja in Hunedoara county in western Romania. Winter, winter and… Winter!
Thank you Go Hunedoara (Photos: Marina Szekely) for allowing us to use these images.
Clock Tower
(15 December 2021)
The Sighisoara clock tower at night, simply wonderful.
The Sighișoara night time clock tower is Sighișoara’s landmark and… a wonderful platform to visualize the town of Sighișoara. Admission is available daily from 9:00am (Sundays from 10:00am) until 6:00pm. Museum Inclusive, admission costs 16 lei (about 3.40 euro) per adult and almost one euro per child.
The tour turned into the second half of the 14th. Established for centuries as a defensive installation for the main gate of the castle and as a council seat (until the end of 1656). Its appearance today was the hour tower at the end of the 17th. Centuries later, as on April 30, 1676, a devastating fire, coming from the suburbs, overtook the tower. The hour tower has a total height of about 64 feet with a weather tap. The wall strength is 2.4 meters on the ground floor, the wall height is 39.5 meters (from 1804), the tower contains five floors. On the top floor, the tower is surrounded by an open wooden gallery, which also served as a fire guard and a view of the city environment.
Images: August 2021
Simple, because it’s so beautiful ❄️☃️
(15 December 2021)
E Edelweiss Chalet, Straja Hunedoara in Hunedoara county in western Romania.
Thank you Go Hunedoara (Photo: Cabana Edelweiss – Straja Hunedoara) for allowing us to use these images.
Ighișu Nou (Eibesdorf) in Sibiu county
(15 December 2021)
Ighișu Nou, formerly also Ișdorf Săsesc, Ibișdorf, Ighișdorful Săsesc (in Saxon dialect Eibesterf, in German Saxony-Eibesdorf, Eibesdorf , Abesdorf in Hungarian Szászivánfalva, Ivánfalvă, Izséptelke) with the name, belongs to the commune of Sibiul Nou in the region of Sevenburg.
Ighișu Nou was mentioned for the first time in a document from 1305 of the Alba Iulia chapter.
Thank you Your Guide in Transylvania (Photo: Adrian Arsu Film) for allowing us to use this image (July 2021).
Christmas in Resita
(14 December 2021)
The town of Resita (German: Reschitz; Hungarian: Resicabánya) is located in western Romania, in the historical region of Banat and is the municipality of Caras-Severin county.
Thank you Banatul Montan for allowing us to use these images.
The charm of a sunny day in Brasov (Kronstadt)
(14 December 2021)
A sunny day in spring, summer or fall on one of the many alleys and paths of the Kronstadt in Transylvania/Sevenburg. Incomparable and a lasting memory.
Thank you Your Guide in Transylvania (Photo: instcalin) for allowing us to use this image.
Pietrele Doamnei Stones Nature Reserve
(14 December 2021)
The Pietrele Doamnemei (in German Frauenstein) nature reserve is located in the Suceava district in the administrative area of Câmpulung Moldovenesc.
Thanks to Mr. Thomas Dahm for the transfer and permission to use these pictures (November 2021).
Bran Castle (Brasov County) in winter clothes
(14 December 2021)
Thank you Vlad the Impaler – Dracula for allowing us to use this image.
Winter wonderland
(13 December 2021)
The village of Paltinu (formerly Ruși pe Boul or Bouli Valley, in German Russpeboul, Ochsenthal) is part of the commune of Vatra Moldoviței in the Suceava Land, in the historical region of Bukowina, Romania.
Thanks to photographer Sorin Onisor ( https://www.facebook.com/sorinonisor ) for allowing us to use this image (photographed in December 2021).
Christmas Fair in Bucharest
(13 December 2021)
Pictures from the Christmas fair in Bucharest, Romania’s capital city.
Thank you Vlad the Impaler – Dracula (Photos: Christmas Market Bucharest) for allowing us to use these images.
Brasov (Kronstadt) … Ice rink opened
(13 December 2021)
The Olympic skating rink under the Weberbastei in Kronstadt (Brassó in Hungarian) is open again. Skates can be rented on site.
Thanks to Mr. Cristian Macedoni for permission to use these pictures.
Ciucaș Mountains (Krähenstein Gebirge): Bratocea Grat
(13 December 2021)
The Ciucaș Mountains (Csukás-hegégég in Hungarian) is a mountain range in the north of Prahova county on the border with Brasov county.
Thank you Vlad the Impaler – Dracula (Photo: @razvannnnnn) for allowing us to use this image.
Sibiu (Hermannstadt)
(12 December 2021)
Once again, the Christmas Fair of Sibiu (in German Hermannstadt, in Hungarian Nagyszeben) in beautiful pictures.
Thank you Vlad the Impaler – Dracula (Photos: Sibiu Christmas Fair) for allowing us to use these images.
Christmas in Iasi
(12 December 2021)
The Christmas Fair and the Palace of Culture (in the background) in Iasi (in Hungarian Jászvásár) in north-eastern Romania.
Thank you Vlad the Impaler – Dracula (Photo: Caesar’s Journey) for allowing us to use this image.
Poiana Brașov
(12 December 2021)
Pictures from December 09, 2021, just a few kilometers away from the city of Brasov (on the German Kronstadt).
Thank you Poiana Brasov/ Romania (Images: Emil Farcasanu) for allowing us to use these images.
Bucegi Mountains
(12 December 2021)
The Bucegi Mountains (Butchetsch Mountains in German, Bucsecs-hegsz in Hungarian) are located south of the town of Bralichov (Kronstadt) on the eastern edge of the Southern Carpathians in Romania. It stretches ironically southeast of Bran (Törzburg). The highest peak of this mountain is the 2,507-meter-high Omu peak.
More beautiful pictures of this mountain:
https://xn--urlaub-in-rumnien-2qb.de/…/stories…/…
Thanks to Mrs Ligia Ogrutan for permission to use this beautiful image.
14 years. Sibiu Christmas Fair
(11 December 2021)
The scent of roasted chestnuts and lightly spiced wine wafts in the air, the Hermannstadt Christmas market is open since the end of November. Hermannstadt, or called in Romanian Sibiu, is located in the center of Romania and in the heart of the Sevenburg region.
The full article is included all dates (in German) of the Christmas market can be found here: https://www.hermannstaedter.ro/…/geroestete-kastanien…/
Thank you Hermannstädter Zeitung for allowing us to use these images.
Romania… the other world in the countryside.
(11 December 2021)
So this is Romania and no, the pictures are not from the past, the pictures are from now, this year if necessary. from last year, but not that long ago. Besides modern life in the big cities with shops and everything in abundance, there is also “old” Romania, la wi demta (in the countryside). A simple life with many many disabilities…. and yet sometimes happier than we are today with all the “having”.
Thanks to the photographer Sorin Onisor for letting us use these pictures but also for capturing incredible moments in wonderful pictures. Thank you!
Beertan in the autumn fog
(11 December 2021)
A photo from October 2021, the commune of Biertan (on the German Birthalm) in the district of Sibiu in the Siebenburg region.
It was first mentioned in 1283, with the founding of the Gothic Hallen Church of today’s Hallen in the early 16th century.
Thanks to photographer Sorin Onisor for allowing us to use this wonderful image.
Morning state
(11 December 2021)
The end of November in north-eastern Romania.
Thanks to photographer Sorin Onisor for allowing us to use this wonderful image.
Rarău Mountains
(10 December 2021)
Rarau Massif is a subgroup of the Eastern Carpathians in Suceava County in the historical region of Bucovina. The highest peak is Rarău with a height of 1,651 meters, the lowest height is 600 meters in the Moldavian Valley.
Thanks to photographer Sorin Onisor for permission to use these images.
Piatra Neamt, a winter dream
(10 December 2021)
Kreuzburg in Bistriț (Piatra Neamț), a municipality in Neamț county in northeastern Romania. A winter dream in wonderful pictures.
Thanks to the photographer Alex Pers Photography for allowing us to use these images.
And it’s snowing outside
(10 December 2021)
Pictures (08.12.2021) from Hunedoara county, La Răzvan-Părâng Hut, approx. 14 km from Petroșani. The county and the town of Hunedoara (German: Eisenmarkt) are located in the historical region of Siebenburg in western Romania.
Thank you Go Hunedoara (Photo: Cabana La Răzvan-Parâng ) for permission to use these images.
Simply beautiful
(10 December 2021)
On Oradea’s Christmas market again. Beautiful!
Thanks to the photographer Bogdan Popa Photography for permission to use these images.
And again lights, lights, lights
(9 December 2021)
Pictures of Galațiul, the eastern neighbor of Brăila. Yesterday it snowed for the first time and the Christmas season begins. Pictures of Gradina Publica and other places a few days ago. Beautiful!
Thanks to photographer Florin Mocanu, Galați for allowing us to use these images.
Braila, a sea of lights
(9 December 2021 / Images: December 2021)
Like every year, Braila is adorned with millions of Christmas lights. A small Christmas market next to the community and endless lights enchant the night.
Brăila is in south-eastern Romania, close to the Danube Delta.
Ascension Cathedral
(9 December 2021)
The Orthodox Cathedral “Ascension of the Lord” is the largest religious structure in Targu Mures, Mures county in central Romania. It was built between 1925 and 1934 on the initiative of the protopope Ștefan Rusu in the city center (today’s Rozelor place).
Thank you Vlad the Impaler – Dracula for permission to use this image.
Poiana Brasov… It’s snowing!
(9 December 2021)
Pictures from Poiana Brasov, Brasov county between 07 and 08. December 2021. Winter is here… and everything turns white.
Thank you Poiana Brasov/ Romania for permission to use these images.
Beautiful
(8 December 2021)
Once again, the Christmas Fair in Oradea, just… beautiful!
Thanks to the photographer Bogdan Popa Photography for permission to use this image.
Christmas Fair in Brasov
(8 December 2021)
Christmas fairs are currently taking place in many Romanian cities, immersed in a sea of lights and depending on the region it is already snowing. Pictures from the Christmas market in Brasov (Kronstadt), with a huge Christmas tree in the city center.
Thanks to EM Photography, Let’s go to Brasov and Mr. Macedonschi Cristian for permission to use these images.
Christmas Fair in Oradea
(8 December 2021)
It’s “Christmas” everywhere with lots and lots of lights, sweets and more. Beautiful pictures from the Christmas market (Targul de Craciun) in Oradea. The city is the capital of the Bihor district and is located in the north-west of Romania.
Thanks to the photographer Bogdan Popa Photography for allowing us to use these images.
Sibiu – a wonderful impression
(8. December 2021)
Thank youYour Guide in Transylvania for permission to use this image.
Bran Castle – happy with and without Dracula
(7 December 2021)
Bran Castle (also Törzburg, Romanian Bran Castle, Hungarian Törcsvár) is located in the Transylvania region of Romania. Whether Dracula (or his name “Vlad III. Dracula”) lived here or somewhere else, that castle is definitely worth a visit with its corresponding museum.
From 1920-1947 it was the royal residence of King Ferdinand I and his wife Queen Maria or their daughter Princess Ileana, who inherited the castle from her mother in 1938 Today the castle is owned by the Habsburg family, which was given back by the Romanian state during the succession in 2006
Thank you Castelul Bran for permission to use these pictures.
Fortress / Castle of Râșnov
(7. December 2021)
About 20 km from Brasov (Kronstadt), on the road to Bran, lies Râșnov (Rosenau). A small town with about 15 tds. Inhabitants, a fortress and an animal park. In the 14th century a castle was built over the site on limestone cliffs. In the years 1623 and 1640 in the castle was built a well 80 firs deep (approx. 140 meters), which, according to legend, took 17 years to build two Turkish soldiers, prisoners of war. The two prisoners were promised their freedom after completion to build the fountain.
Dinopark Rasnov is right next to the fortress. Nothing stands in the way of a wonderful family day out. https://xn--urlaub-in-rumnien-2qb.de/…/stories…/…
Peles Castle
(6 December 2021)
It is located about 1.5 kilometers north-west of the town of Sinaia, situated in a valley of the Bucegi Mountains on the way from Bucharest to Brasov.
Much more information and beautiful pictures and interior views of the castle you can find in our January post:https://xn--urlaub-in-rumnien-2qb.de/…/stories…/…
Find out more about trips and things worth seeing in Romania: https://xn--urlaub-in-rumnien-2qb.de/
Thank Mr. Georg Schenk și https://www.instagram.com/romania_ig/ for permission to use these pictures.
City of Oradea / Baile Felix
(6 December 2021)
The city of Oradea (German: Großwardein) is the capital of Bihor county in northwestern Romania. The city was first mentioned in 1080 as a Roman-Catholic diocese (document from 1113) and belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary. After World War I, Oradea went to Greater Romania and later back to Hungary. It was taken again in October 1944 and has since belonged to the territory of Romania.
Just a few kilometers away is the internationally known health resort of Băile Felix (German: Bad Felix), with its thermal springs. Among its famous guests have been Marlene Dietrich, Charlie Chaplin and the painter Salvador Dali. Today Bad Felix is the largest health resort in Romania with 200 springs
Read more …
Thank you for permission to use these images: https://www.instagram.com/oradea.de.poveste/ and https://www.instagram.com/oradeainimagini/
Romania’s haunted forest, Hoia Baciu
(5 December 2021)
Just outside Cluj-Napoca (German: Klausenburg), in north-western Romania, lies the Hoia Baciu Forest, one of the most visited forests in the world, also known as the Bermuda Triangle of Romania. Why? Over the decades there have been hundreds of reports of paranormal activity, ranging from mobile phone outages, sightings of balls of light and ghosts, to people and animals disappearing and returning years later.
The Hoia Baciu Forest takes its name from a shepherd in the region who disappeared into the forest with his flock of sheep. Another story tells of a five-year-old girl who went into the forest and five years later came back wearing the same clothes and not looking a day older. Many stories are about a glade in which nothing grows, and although scientists have examined the land and determined that everything is fine.
And whether you are looking for the supernatural or just an interesting hike, this forest is a fascinating and unique place and definitely worth a visit.
Thank you Vlad the Impaler – Dracula for permission to use these images and text areas.
Lake Ballea and Waterfall
(5 December 2021)
Blea Lake is located at an altitude of 2,034 meters in the Făgăraș Mountains nature reserve in Sibiu County. It is 360 meters long and up to 11.5 meters deep.
In summer, the lake can be reached by car on the Transfăgărășan route, in winter only by cable car. Bâlea waterfall, also called “Howl of Bâlea”, is also located in the Făgăraș Mountains, between the Moldoveanu and Negoiu peaks, at an altitude of over 1,200 meters.
Thank you Your Guide in Transylvania for allowing us to use these images.
Râșnov Dinopark
(4 December 2021 / Images: January 2020 und January 2019)
The Dinopark of the same name is located just a few meters away from Rasnov Castle (in Brasov County). Life-size dinosaurs, multimedia presentations, a history museum, a “real” volcano and much, much more invite both children and adults to a fun and informative visit. The park is open daily (Monday to Sunday) from 10:00 to 17:30 or 18:30.
Bucegi Mountains and… all around
(4 December 2021)
The Bucegi Mountains, part of the so-called Bucegi-Leaota-Piatra Craiului group, are located in the Southern Carpathians. The highest peak is Omu, at 2,507 meters. Right in the heart of the Bucegi Mountains, in Dâmbovița county on the Ialomița valley, between the Orzei and Zănoagei gorges, lies Scropoasa Lake, which looks like an emerald when the light is just right.
The Bucegi Mountains are home to a multitude of animals. Here you can find bears, foxes, deer, lynx and wild boar. Golden eagles, griffon vultures, griffon vultures, capercaillie and ravens, trout, black grouse and black grouse are also native to the waters.
Bucovina – Moldovan monasteries
(3 December 2021)
The Moldavian monasteries are located in Bucovina and were built in the 15th and 16th centuries in what was then the Princely Tower of Moldavia. The monasteries are famous for their magnificent frescoes. Many of the buildings go back to Stephen the Great, who is believed to have founded a monastery for every battle he won. Eight are part of the world cultural heritage. The special thing about Moldovan monasteries is their colorful painting, which is unique in Europe. The monks also wanted to bring the contents of the Holy Scriptures closer to the people down below, who could neither read nor write. And so they used the monastery’s interior walls, facades and protective walls to depict scenes and parables from the Bible in colorful drawings, paintings and frescoes. They are considered absolute masterpieces of Byzantine art.
Text and images: Georg Schenk … Thank you very much
Transfăgărășan mountain road
(3 December 2021)
The Transfăgărășan is a mountain road in Romania. After Transaplina it is the highest national road in Romania. The road connects the Argeș Valley in Wallachia Mare with the Olt Valley in Transylvania, crossing the Făgăraș Mountains – a mountain group in the Transylvanian Alps (part of the Carpathians). Construction of the road was officially started in 1970 and was inaugurated in the fall of 1974
The Transfăgărășan road is the starting point for hiking in the peaks of the Făgăraș Mountains. On the southern edge of the road, about 200 meters above the road, near the hydroelectric power station of the Vidraru Dam, are the ruins of Poenari Castle.
Thanks to Mrs. Ildiko Farkas for your permission to use these beautiful pictures.
Bicaz gorge in winter
(2 December 2020)
This gorge is a particularly picturesque area in Romania, located in the central part of the Hășmaș Mountains in the northeastern part of the country, in the districts of Neamt and Harghita. The gorge starts near the Red Lake (Lacul Roșu) and by the time you follow the road you can admire many bizarre rock formations, huge boulders and swirling water.
Thanks to Mrs. Farkas Ildiko for her permission to use these wonderful images.
Fortified Church of St. Precista
(2 December 2021)
Up on the highest point of the bank, with a fantastic view of the Danube, is the church of St. Precista in Galati. The church is the oldest building in the city and was consecrated in September 1647 during the reign of Vasile Lupu. The masonry style of the church, which was also used as a defensive fortress, is typical of Romanian church architecture of the 20th century.
Marasesti Mausoleum
(1 December 2021)
The Mărășești Mausoleum is a historical monument dedicated to those who died in the First World War. It is located in the county of Vrancea, as this is where the main battles on the Eastern Front took place. 480 Romanian officers and 21,000 Romanian soldiers died in the battles of Marasesti. The mausoleum now houses 5,000 soldiers and officers in 154 individual crypts and 9 common crypts in 18 rows.
December 1 – National Day – Great Union Day
(1 December 2021)
Romania’s National Day commemorates the 1918 Declaration on the Union of the Seven Cities with the Old Empire.
La mulți ani! Happy Birthday!
