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By Warren Singh-Bartlett Hero or villain? History is full of people who can be viewed as either, depending on your perspective. Take Vlad III, the Wallachian prince known in Romanian as Vlad Tepeș, or Vlad the Impaler. Bloody sobriquet aside, to the Romanians and the Bulgarians, Vlad III is a hero, credited for having kept […]

Built many centuries ago, wooden churches in Romania are still sacred spaces for prayer in some villages. The collection below is just a snapshot of a lengthier study of the history and art behind them. All the images below have been obtained from NOI Media Print. The images appear in the book entitled “Wooden Churches […]

On a photo tour in the southwest region of Romania, we drove to Prisacina, a village lost in the Mehedinti Mountains. Nature and people amazed us with their purity and beauty.

Greg is our favorite guide in Transylvania. Why? He loves it. And you can see that when he talks about it, through his pictures and from all the stories that he collected in his 20 years of experience in the region. Check out a few black and white pictures he took in Viscri one early […]

One a summer afternoon around Timisoara, I spotted these colorful, strange, attractive details. Have a look. PS: To read about Timisoara’s architecture, click here.

Although pictures tell a good story, for food you need to taste it. Before you get to do that, check out pictures of some of the locations we recommend while you visit Bucharest. You have to try some Italian dishes. And for sure enjoy some of the urban chic settings in town. But also go for […]