by Irina B. | Jul 19, 2018 | Fairytale Castles, Transylvania Family Adventure
There are plenty of medieval castles and fortresses in Romania, but they aren’t unusual destinations like the one we are sharing here. Even the name of its location in Transylvania, The Valley of Fairies, is indicative of the nature of this castle. For the...
by Irina B. | Jul 14, 2018 | Legends and Myths, Romanian Folklore, Romanian Folklore Creatures
The belief that ill-mannered humans can metamorphose into werewolves is quite common in Central and Eastern European rural areas. Even Italians and Sicilians have, in their folk stories, a similar belief in lycanthropy, or the ability to assume the form and...
by Irina B. | Jul 3, 2018 | Roads in Romania
Last of the Southern Carpathians, or first of them from West to East, the Semenic Mountains are full of unexpected treasures. As a matter of fact, two out of fourteen Romanian National Parks are part of the Semenic Mountains. These are Nerei-Beușnița Gorge National...
by Irina B. | Jun 11, 2018 | Caves Discovering
The word movilă in Romanian refers to a small hill. The plural of this word is movile. Therefore, Peștera Movile translates as The Small Hills Cave, but we will use the popular name of Movile Cave. The name of the cave derives from a formation of small hills near the...
by Irina B. | Jun 2, 2018 | Transylvania, Transylvania Family Adventure
We have great news for you when we say that any time is the best time to visit Transylvania. Thus if you wish to do something specific for every season, you will find here all the information you need. Transylvanian Summer Surprize On top of that, we have just found...
