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Rural Romania, the Painted
Monasteries and Transylvania Trip Dates : Thursday 12 – Sunday 22 June 2008 Trip Price : £ 1,390 per person
sharing in a double/twin room Activity
Level : 9 walking
days, 2 to 7 hours daily, often on rough and stony mountain paths Download a PDF
(484 kB) with trip details Phone/Fax
: +44-(0)1722-716 167 |
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The mountains
of Transylvania and the deep forests which surround the Orthodox painted
monasteries very largely escaped the ravages of the Ceausescu era. Remote and
tranquil, these areas offer walkers an experience now quite lost in western
Europe – exploring on foot a landscape unchanged since the Middle Ages. In
early summer the mountain meadows of Maramures are filled with wildflowers
(including swathes of orchids) and horses and carts are carrying hay from
first light. Based in village farmhouses and simple hotels, we eat traditional farm cooking (organic by definition) accompanied by wines from the Black Sea and home distilled fruit brandies; visit some of the greatest examples of mediaeval Byzantine art; travel by steam train in Maramures; and explore the galleries and museums of the capital, Bucharest. |
