Clean winter

(31 December 2020)

These photos were taken three days ago, on December 28, in the mountains of Bucegi Natural Park, about 2 km west of Sinaia and Busteni.

Thank you Salvamont Sinaia for permission to use these wonderful images.

Our “Best of 2020” ROMANIA

(29 December 2020)

Today we’d like to present you with a selection of images from 2020, which in our opinion are some of the most beautiful of the year.

We’d be delighted if you share this post as often as possible so that the beautiful parts of Romania come into their own. We also ask for your “Likes” also for images you particularly like, it would help us plan a bit for 2021.

Thank you to all the photographers for allowing us to use these wonderful images. Many thanks!

And it’s snowing

(28 December 2020)

Once again actual pictures from Poiana Brasov, where winter is slowly starting.

Thank you Poiana Brasov/ Romania for permission to use these images.

Fantastic Bucegi Mountains in winter

(25 December 2020)

From early 2017 through 2018, these wonderful photos were taken on Mount Caraiman in the Bucegi Mountains. Lights from Bușteni, Sinaia and Brasov can be seen in the valley.

Thank you to the photographer of these wonderful images for his permission to use them, it is always a breathtakingly beautiful sight.

Christmas

(24 December 2020)

Time for reflection and time for family and loved ones around us …

It’s not so simple at the moment, there are many things that get us down, many people are sad, afraid and may not even be able to see their families at Christmas. But it is also a time of hope, faith and community with loved ones … at least in our hearts.

We wish you a merry, healthy and happy Christmas and a happy New Year

And again Poiana Brasov

(22 December 2020)

Great pictures from last Saturday. All we can say is “I want !!!!” … which means something like “I want too!!!”

Current information about the ski area:
Currently, parts of the Postavaru massif are not yet open to skiers and snowboarders.

Thank you Poiana Brasov/ Romania for permission to use these wonderful images.

Poiana Brasov – and there is snow at the top

(18 December 2020)

Pictures from 4 days ago. Here’s the winter many of us want for Christmas.

Thank you Poiana Brasov/ Romania for permission to use these images.

Poiana Brasov – the wonderful winter wonderland

(17 December 2020)

Poiana Brasov (in German: Schulerau) is one of the most famous winter sports resorts in Romania and is located near the city of Brasov (Kronstadt), at the foot of the Postavarul mountain (in German: Schuler, altitude 1,799 meters) in Transylvania.

The photos were taken in early December this year. Thanks Poiana Brasov/ Romania for permission to use these wonderful images.

Tomorrow is the third coming and we wish you a merry and reflective Christmas season

(12 December 2020)

It’s certainly different this time, but no less Christmas than usual. We should find time to relax, reflect and think about our loved ones. We may not see one or the other this Christmas, but they are all with us in our hearts.

The Urlaub team in Romania wishes you can approach the “final spurt” a little more calmly. A child’s shining eyes are worth more than all the talk about what may or may not have been. We wish you happiness, love and health these days.

Sulina – the lonely town on the Black Sea

(11 December 2020)

The town of Sulina is not connected to the Romanian road network and can only be reached by water with private boats and passenger ships. It is located at the easternmost point of Romania, directly on the Black Sea.

Sulina was already an important river and sea port in the Byzantine and later Genoese and Turkish period, but it has lost its importance today due to the construction of larger ports (including Galati, Braila, …).

The old lighthouse from 1887, some old villas on the quays and the large cemetery are testimonies of this past. Sulina has a kilometers long sandy beach on the Black Sea. The colonies of pelicans are a feast for the eyes, and nature lovers and fishing enthusiasts will earn their money here. Far away from the “wild world”, Sulina is a quiet, peaceful and wonderful place that invites you to relax, with an unfortunately very high unemployment rate of 40%.

Thank you Sulina fabuloasa, Danube Delta for permission to use the images.

Part 2 – Lights, lights, sea of lights

(8 December 2020 / Images: December 2020)

Another trip and millions of lights again for Christmas. Today we went to Braila and were impressed by the flood of lights here too.

More about the city of Braila: https://xn--urlaub-in-rumnien-2qb.de/en/uir/destinations-romania-braila/

Lights, lights, sea of lights

(5 December 2020 / Images: December 2020)

Christmas in Romania is celebrated with a thousand, no, millions of lights. I was on my way to Galati today, here are a few impressions.

More about Galati: https://xn--urlaub-in-rumnien-2qb.de/en/uir/destinations-romania-galati/

1 December – National Day – Grand Union Day

(1 December 2020)

Romania’s national holiday commemorates the 1918 declaration on the union of Transylvania and the Old Reich.

Happy Birthday !

Christmas in Romania – Sibiu / Brasov

(23 November 2020)

No one knows what Christmas will really be like this year, where to meet or where we should/should stay at home. But in spite of it all, or maybe because of it, cities are starting to deck themselves … with trees and lights and, depending on the region, soon the first snow. The pictures show the city of Brasov and the Christmas tree in Sibiu in December. We wish and hope that this winter will be a peaceful, quiet and, above all, healthy time for everyone.

Autumn impressions around Cluj-Napoca

(20 November 2020)

The villages of Măguri-Răcătău, Mărișel, Măguri and the Tarnița reservoir in the district of Cluj-Napoca give us an insight into the atmospheric autumn in Romania. The lake has a surface area of 215 ha, a length of almost 9 km, a maximum water depth of 70 meters and is a popular destination for tourists and residents of Cluj-Napoca.

Thanks to Mrs. Farkas Ildiko for her permission to use these wonderful images.

Do a puzzle with us all over Romania

(19 November 2020)

The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting earlier and every now and then it gets a bit boring. We’ve put together some online puzzles on our website. These are fun to play… for kids and youngsters alike. Find out more …

Corvin Castle / Fortress

(17 November 2020 / Images: July 2017)

Hunedoara Castle, also called Corvin Castle or Hunyad Castle, is a medieval fortress near Hunedoara and one of the most important monuments of Gothic architecture in Romania. Nowadays, Corvin Castle is considered one of the most beautiful castles in the world and is in the top 10 most visited travel destinations in Europe.

Castle, castle or fortress … Corvin is a bit of everything and ultimately difficult to pinpoint exactly. Find out more …

Tudor Vladimirescu Monastery

(14 November 2020 / Images: November 2019)

On the road from Galati to Tecuci, the Tudor Vladimirescu monastery lies in south-eastern Romania.

Arad – in western Romania

(11 November 2020)

The city of Arad was first mentioned in 1078 and has a rich cultural and historical heritage with architectural styles from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. In addition to a variety of cultural events in every season, the visitor will find a large number of art and historical monuments as well as buildings in baroque, renaissance, eclectic, classical, neo-gothic or secession style in and around the city of Arad. Find out more …

St. Paraschiva at sunset

(10 November 2020 / Images: November 2020)

This church (Biserica Sfânta Cuvioasa Parascheva) is located at the entrance to Galati and is one of the largest churches in the city. The picture above the entrance shows “St. Wonderful Paraskeva” who was born in Epibatai (now Selimpașa, near Istanbul in Turkey), a village in a Byzantine province in the 10th century and at the age of 15 decided to lead a religious life in a monastery and later as a hermit.

Botanical Garden in Galati – today

(8 November 2020 / Images: November 2020)

A walk in Galati Botanical Garden in early November. Fall is here, but winter still seems far, far away. It is fall, but many flowers are still in bloom, some butterflies are still on the move and it is pleasantly warm in the sun.

Bicaz gorge in winter

(6 November 2020)

This gorge is a particularly picturesque area in Romania, which lies in the central part of the Hășmaș Mountains in the northeastern part of the country, in the districts of Neamț 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.

There is strength in serenity

(5 November 2020 / Images: May 2020)

As you travel through the country, you can see a multitude of flocks of sheep, goats and also cattle, guarded by shepherds and their dogs. Here you’ll find Europe’s last nomads, often moving their herds hundreds of kilometers from winter pastures to summer pastures and back. More than 3,000 wolves still roam Romania’s border regions with Ukraine and pose a constant threat to these herds.

In the Țarcu Mountains (in south-west Romania) you can even see a herd of free-roaming European zebra, which are extinct but were reintroduced there a few years ago by WWF.

Wonderful autumn impressions

(4 November 2020 / Pictures: November 2018)

Putnei Waterfall in the Putna-Vrancea natural park, about 20 km from Focșani and the Gradina Botanica (botanical garden) in Galati, both exactly two years ago.

Asked, our summer post 2020

(3 November 2020)

Definitely not easy to achieve, but definitely wonderful, wonderful. Find out more …

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