Romania in the Press

Ilieni - Transylvanian fortified church
The Week, February 4, 2011
This week’s travel dream
Transylvania’s charming medievalism. Central Romania may be most remarkable today as a window into the Middle Ages; one expert calls it Europe’s “last example of an intact medieval landscape.” Read more »
The Painted Monasteries of Bucovina, Northern Romania
The New York Times, June 14, 2010 - By Peter Wortsman
Deep in the Carpathians, Painted Parables
Architectural historians have described the monastery churches, some shaped like gnomes in slouch hats, as Byzantine churches built with Gothic hands. Read more
Transylvanian medieval town
Toronto Star, Feb 28, 2010 - By John Moore
Transylvanian town keeps its medieval charm
SIBIU has for centuries been a centre of culture, faith and scholarship, and it was in the forefront of the Romanian revolution of the late 1980s...Read more »
Bucovina, Northern Romania
The New York Times, Nov 7, 2009 - By Ruth Ellen Gruber
Where Art and Faith Embrace in Gura Humorului
GURA HUMORULUI, Romania - One of those blessed realms where sacred and secular monuments have enriched the enchanting natural landscape. Read more »
Bucharest - Romanian Athenaeum
The New York Times, Sept 8, 2009 - By David G. Allan
Q&A: To Bucharest, and Beyond
BUCHAREST, Romania - The largely bucolic region is full of picturesque hamlets that remained intact through the country’s Communist era. Read more »
Romania painted monasteries
Toronto Star, July 5, 2008; pg.T.1 - By John Moore
Romania's famous painted monasteries
At Moldovita, sightseers taking tours led by some of the resident nuns mingle with worshippers lighting votive candles or offering prayers before icons. Read more »
Bran Castle - Famous Haunts - Dracula's Castle
The Spectator, Nov 10, 2007; pg.D.8 - By John Moore
Famous haunts -Dracula's Castle
It has soaring whitewashed towers and a picturesque courtyard, while the rooms are connected by winding staircases (and secret passages)... Read more »
Sapanta, Romania - The Merry Cemetery
Toronto Star, Sep 13, 2007; pg.T.1 - By John Moore
The Last Laugh -The Merry Cemetery
Who says that death can't have its lighter side? Even if you can't read Romanian, the simple paintings on the cross tell unmistakable tales of their own. Read more »
Bucharest - Mogosoaia Palace
The New York Times, October 8, 2006 - By Evan Rail
Why Go Now
BUCHAREST, Romania - Far cheaper than Prague or Budapest, Bucharest offers much of the culture of the neighboring capitals without the crowds. Read more »
Bran - Dracula's Castle, Transylvania - Romania
The New York Times, August 27, 2006 - By Nicholas Wood
In Transylvania, a Count Invites You to His Castle
TRANSYLVANIA, Romania - While Bran Castle, the towering fortress most closely associated with Vlad the Impaler, is 41 miles away... Read more »
Bucharest - Romanian Athenaeum
The New York Times, December 25, 2005 - By Alex Crevar
A Checkered Past Adds Intrigue to Bohemian City
BUCHAREST, Romania - Less difficult to imagine was Bucharest's earlier history, when the city was known as the Paris of the East . Read more »
Merry Cemetery in Sapanta - Maramures, Romania
The New York Times, May 29, 2002 - By Peter S. Green
You'll Die Laughing, if You're Not Already Dead
SAPANTA, Romania - Death, when it visits this isolated town in a forgotten corner of Europe, comes laughing - in the guise, almost, of a comic book. Read more »

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