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.
On one hand, rominimal is a subgenre of electronic dance music born within the Romanian scene, which has seen remarkable worldwide expansion. On the other hand, the concept has lost its original meaning. But like any myth, this one too has its own story.
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.
The city tells me the story of its plants, of their subtle charm. It sends me on a sensitive expedition in pursuit of its botanical beauty. I invite you to embark on a soulful tour and discover the city as a discreet garden.
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.
Andrei Borțun, the creative entrepreneur behind Romanian Design Week (RDW), sees this year’s show as an opportunity to “unlock” the capital’s potential, posing a question to all of us – visitors and creators, locals and foreigners – to reflect on what it takes for a city to be truly open?
Set at the beginning of spring, the Holy Week symbolizes the rebirth of inner life, the purification of the soul, and a fresh start. After the Night of the Resurrection, there is a renewed feeling of belonging to history, places, and time.
Have you ever wondered how it feels to be blind? There are over 40 million blind people in the world – and Cornel has taken on the task of helping them. He founded dotLumen to improve the mobility of people with visual disabilities worldwide.
Every year, on March 9, we commemorate the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste through mucenici. Yet their cooking methods and styles tell different stories depending on who you ask.
While the communist government sought to control artistic expression, musicians found creative ways to express their dissent. Some musicians established themselves in the scene, making immense contributions.
Roxana can’t hide her enthusiasm. It’s been six years since she and her husband Florin, gave their lives a good shake, leaving the comfort of the city to start a hospitality project in rural Maramureș.
The Bear Dances, an old tradition throughout the Balkan region, takes place around Christmas. Photographer and writer Mihnea Turcu explores his personal experience with them.
I often think about the safe spaces for the LGBTQAI+ community in my city. In a society where tensions towards my community are manifested locally and globally, I write about building bridges of dialogue and cooperation.
The Danube is where millions of birds from Europe, Asia, and Africa come to nest – a paradise for birdwatchers. It is home to 360 bird species. People have inhabited it since ancient times without their footprints to matter. Yet today, we are in danger of destroying it in a fraction of a second.
Like a warm hug, bread symbolizes comfort and connection. When it comes to corn-based Romanian dishes, cornbread is the underdog. And Lucreția and Ludovica are excited to prepare it – from scratch.
On my first visit to SanThé, my waitress is Mădălina. She is one of many people with Down syndrome that work here, Romania’s first teahouse where people with this disability serve – more than a half of whom are Olympic champions.
A forgotten town, Slanic Moldova has become a host to one of the country’s most innovative artistic initiatives. Alina talks about her contemporary art residency program and the importance of upcycling.
Coffee culture has quickly evolved. This is an article on how coffee is consumed by the people around me, like my mother, and the specialty coffee my friends and I drink today.
Burning Man: a music festival? No. A party in a desert? Maybe. A temporary city? Yes. Gabriel was struck by its power to change his perspective on life. Everything inspired him to bring its principles to Romania.
We talk to Christoph and Barbara Promberger about how they built Foundation Conservation Carpathia (FCC), one of Europe’s largest conservation projects, to protect and allow biodiversity to thrive.
Yuki is a small, family-run restaurant offering the most genuine Japanese experience in Bucharest; a relaxed setting with authentic Japanese flavors where everything is created with care and attention to detail.
Dan Dinu, the director of Romania’s most famous wildlife documentary film “Wild Romania,” offers special images from spectacular regions, and singular stories about the country’s biodiversity.
For music producer Nico de Transilvania, the forest is a source of creative inspiration and a space to develop a noble mission: the reforestation of degraded landscapes.
On a blistering hot mid-summer afternoon in 1999, I was dropped off by the side of a road. For the first time in my life, I was unknowingly entering the realm of Vama Veche, an enchanting journey into the deeper questions of life.