Several rituals are related to this celebration. One rite involves young girls hiding Sanziene flowers under their pillow in the Sanziene night, hoping that they will dream their willed. In the countryside, the Sanziene are represented by the girls of the village; dressed in white dresses and carrying flower spikes, they dance in a circle, recreating the whimsical atmosphere that surrounds the celebration.
The dark version of Sanziene are Ielele , charming fairies that live in the forests, lonely cliffs, or meadows, where they gather to dance the hora, a circle formed by their joining hands. Wherever they dance, grass disappears and the earth remains burnt. If they drink water from a fountain, whoever drinks after will get ill for life.
He is known as a man with a black cloak that is hidden somewhere in the house, usually in the storeroom. He gets out when the children are disobedient, kidnapping them for a year. Transylvania is often associated with the land of Dracula and blood-thirsty vampires that sleep during the day and get out by night to suck the blood of their victims. It is believed that they are afraid of the garlic and incense odor.
In the villages that are supposedly haunted by strigoi, locals grease their doors and windows with garlic and eat as much as they can. The little ones wear a necklace made of garlic cloves while they sleep. While some legends are spread through all Transylvania, there are also stories that nourish the local folklore. In the Middle Ages, dishonest merchants where thrown off the bridge if they were found tricking their customers.
But not only merchants found their end like this. The girls lying about their purity before marriage received the same treatment. The alleged birthplace of Vlad the Impaler, Sighisoara is a medieval-style town that shows you all the best that Romanian village life has to offer.
It is a true depiction of what life is like in Transylvania, especially when it comes to experiencing the culinary delights of Romania. Unlike the previous experiences, which are situated in the heart of Transylvania, Cluj lies further to the border than the heart of Transylvania.
Coupled with stunning architecture and street life, walking through Cluj is an adventure on its own. Ancient geoglyphs etched in sand, unique marine habitats, and unrivalled natural wonders — see our top designated sites to visit next. From briny feta to the salty fresh scent of three seas, we share our favourite Greek things to see, taste, smell, hear and feel. It largely depends on what you most want to see and do on tour in the land of fire and ice.
Are you sure you want to delete this blog post? This cannot be undone. Fly into Cluj-Napoca. From there, travel to the rest of Transylvania by bus, train, or car. Also, there are bears. More on that later. Transylvania was a distinct territory under various states of rule, including being a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire until the Austro-Hungarian compromise of , when it was incorporated into the Kingdom of Hungary in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
The Kingdom of Hungary kept just 28 percent of its lands, with the rest were divided among its newly independent neighboring countries: Romania, Czechoslovakia, Slovenia, Serbia, Ukraine, Austria, and Croatia. But of two things we are fairly certain—that it is Transylvanian, and that it is delicious. Double-check your visa needs. Romania, along with Bulgaria, joined the European Union in , but it is not yet part of the Schengen Area —the group of 26 EU states that allow free movement between their borders and visa-less travel for EU citizens, and with a Shengen Area visa for others—although it is expected to join soon.
EU citizens can enter and exit Romania with their passport or national identity card without a visa. Citizens of the U. Schengen citizens do not need a tourist visa. Travelers from other countries need to apply for a tourist visa in advance.
Check your status here. Look beyond Dracula. If you want to go all-in on the vampire theme, go nuts and spend Halloween here—the only time of the year when the castle is open at night. You can get a night tour of the castle and hit the party.
There is also Banffy Castle , near Cluj-Napoca. Most speak English, and many older people do too. The two languages are not similar: Romanian is an Eastern Romance language, and Hungarian a Finno-Ugric one, closer to Estonian and Finnish—although a small percentage of the Romanian lexicon is of Hungarian origin.
Warning: Locals love to teach visitors curse words in both languages —none of which I care to repeat here. Move around, make plans. Others come to take a ride on the famous Transfagarasan highway, which offers spectacular views and unique emotions. This Gothic-Renaissance construction is considered one of the most beautiful medieval castles not only in Transylvania, but in entire Romania.
The castle is also popular due to the stories that revolve around it. History says that Vlad the Impaler was held prisoner for 7 years in the castle and namely this experience led to the development of his sadistic methods of torturing people. Nowadays, the attraction is often used as host for paranormal television programs, as well as for various genres of films.
The so-called Dacian Fortresses, situated in the Orastie Mountains, are Iron Age defense works that served once as protection against Roman conquest. All of them were built between the 1st century B. Emerald green mountains, medieval castles and fortified churches form a fairy-tale-like panorama called Transylvania! If discovering the nearest mountain region to Bucharest is what you intend, then visiting the Bucegi Mountains may be the best thing for you!
Embark yourself on a trip to Romania's most notorius mountain road, The Transfagarasan. This is the second highest road in Romania and is a sight to see in any day of it's five month long open period After a long road through 10 countries and 4 capitals, the Danube forms the Danube Delta before entering the Black Sea.
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