Ramona Ciortescu

Domogled – Cerna Valley National Park is a protected area located on the administrative territory of Caras-Severin County and Mehedinti County in the South-Western side of Romania. The National Park stretches across Cerna Mountains and …

Prislop Pass is a mountain pass in northern Romania, linking the two regions of Maramures and Bukovina over the Rodna Mountains, Carpathians at an altitude of 1,416 meters. Prislop also known as DN18 is probably the most beautiful pass in…

Prejmer is a commune located 18 kilometers northeast from Brasov and it is composed of three villages: Lunca Calnicului, Prejmer and Stupinii Prejmerului. The Fortified Evangelical Church was built in the 13th century on an ancient Roman…

Pietrele Doamnei (Lady’s Rocks), known under this name are some of the most interesting geological forms in Rarau Mountains in the Carpathians. Tourists can easily reach ‘Pietrele Doamnei’, namely from Câmpulung Moldovenesc to Cabana Rar?u,…

Topolnita Cave is one of the most spectacular caves in Romania, with formations unique in the world and it is a speological reservation, declared a natural monument. The cave is located in the central part of Mehedinti Plateau, between…

Oravita Theater is the oldest theater in Romania, built in 1816 and inaugurated in the presence of the Emperor of Austria Francisc I, and Empress Augusta Carolina, as a sign of special consideration given by the Austro-Hungarians to the…

Cisnadioara is a village in Transylvania, 10 kilometers away from Sibiu. In Cisnadioara you can find a Romanesque basilica from the second half of the 12th century and the oldest functional organ with pipes in Romania (early 18th century).…

The 40 Saints Martyrs from Sevastia, celebrated every year on March 9, were Christian soldiers serving the Roman emperor Licinius. Three of them, Chirion, Candid and Domnos were very skilled in the study of the Scriptures. In 320, refusing…

The Granite columns (‘Detunatele’), Transylvania are a natural reservation located in Bucium, Alba County. ‘Detunatele’ (means stroke by lightning) are two peaks that stand out thanks to the hexagonal prism shaped granite basalt columns,…

Gugu Peak is located in Godeanu Mountains, close to Retezat National Park, at 2,291 meters altitude, 25 km from Poiana M?rului, Caransebes, being the highest crest in the massif. Gugu Peak is best known in the area for its ‘hiding’.…