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"Don’t Worry, We’ll Meet Again Someday" - A Journey Through Luminația, Romania’s Day of the Dead

Sometime around the end of October and the beginning of November, the villages of Transylvania and especially Maramureș celebrate Luminația: a day to remembrance the dead - and each village has its own customs.

Words & Photos: Mihnea Turcu | October 2024

My Taste of Transylvania

I came to Taste of Transylvania, a gastronomic festival, to plunge into the unfamiliar – which showed that Transylvania, at least that weekend, was terroir, not territory; an instrument for promoting multiculturalism.

Words: Adriana Sohodoleanu | Photos: Adorjan Trucza | June 2024

Sfântu Gheorghe: VENI, VIDI, AMAVI

Everyone has their own piece of paradise. Sfântu Gheorghe is mine, this village where the Danube kisses the sea. Light outlines every detail, giving it life and form. My annual journey here takes place in August – a week of films, sea, fish, and figs.

Words: Anca Dumitrescu | Photos: Alice Voinea | August 2024