Raluca Spiac
January 11, 2018
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 the relentless Ottoman advance into […]
December 20, 2017
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 from Romania” by Ioan Godea.
October 20, 2017
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.
August 20, 2017
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 morning.
July 20, 2017
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.
May 20, 2017
In May you must visit Dobrogea. As you approach the Danube Delta driving from Bucharest, fields of poppy flowers, reed and rape enchant the eyes. End the day with a glass of chilled rose wine watching the sun go down over the lakes. Photo credit: Cristina Marin
