What we wish we had read before our first trip.
The honest things — when to come, where to skip the crowds, which roads to time for sunrise, what to do if you see a bear. Hand-picked from our journal, plus the practical guides we wrote ourselves.
Digital detox in Romania — remote stays, mountain silence and slow travel
Switch off the noise. Wake up in the mountains, villages and forests of Romania.
A roadtrip through the Saxon villages — Viscri, Biertan, Saschiz and more
A slow journey through fortified churches, pastel houses, rolling hills and one of Europe's most atmospheric cultural landscapes.
The most beautiful remote stays in Romania — cabins, guesthouses and mountain hideaways
For travellers who want silence, views, firewood, old houses and mornings without notifications.
Transylvania beyond Dracula — villages, design stays, food and slow travel
Forget the cliché. The real Transylvania is warmer, quieter and far more beautiful than the legend.
Hidden Romania — curated stays, villages and roadtrips beyond the obvious
Discover the Romania most travellers never reach — quiet villages, mountain roads, restored houses and landscapes that still feel untouched.
Places nobody talks about in Romania — quiet villages, roads and landscapes
Not every beautiful place needs a crowd. Some of Romania's best moments are still found in the margins.
The Transfăgărășan, by bicycle, in early September
A two-day route from Bâlea Lake down to the Saxon villages — written for cyclists, but useful for anyone curious about Romania's most famous road.
Where the bears are — what to know before you go looking
Romania has more brown bears than any country in Europe. Most guests will never see one. The few who do had a guide who knew the slope.
Three days in Viscri — the slowest weekend we know
A village of 400 people, one fortified church, one bakery, one road. Here is exactly how to spend a weekend so that nothing happens, in the best possible way.
A week in the Saxon Triangle — our standard itinerary, with the small detours
Sibiu, Sighișoara, Viscri, Biertan, Mălâncrav — and the half-day detours most guidebooks miss. This is the route we send to first-timers.
Practical guides
Six airports, 20 direct routes from European cities, plus train and bus.
Visa, money, driving, water, language — the answers to the questions we actually get.
Our (long) checklist before we add a property to the collection.
Why our prices look different from a booking site — and why guests still come back.