Romania

Castillo de Bran al atardecer. El famoso castillo de Drácula en Transilvania, Rumania

Bran Castle at sunset. The famous Dracula's castle in Transylvania, Romania fogcatcher - Shutterstock

From Dracula’s Castle to Compostela: The Camino de Santiago in Romania

StoriesJanuary 30, 2026

The Camino de Santiago in Romania links the Carpathians, Bran Castle, and medieval routes with Compostela, reviving a quiet and little-known European pilgrimage

Monastery of Voronet Balate.Dorin - Shutterstock

A journey through the painted Monasteries of Bucovina

TrailsJuly 17, 2025

Explore Bucovina’s painted monasteries—a cultural journey through frescoes, faith, and the quiet hills of northeastern Romania

Orthodox Monastery of St. John the New in Suceava, Romania lindasky76 - Shutterstock

Monastery of St John the New at Suceava

SitesJuly 16, 2025

Byzantine frescoes, relics, and sacred art in this Moldavian UNESCO monastery, a jewel of Romania’s Painted Churches.

Probota Monastery was built in 1530 by Prince Peter IV Rares Danilovsky - Shutterstock

Monastery of Probota

SitesJuly 16, 2025

1532 frescoes in a Moldavian monastery, UNESCO site and symbol of medieval mural art and Orthodox faith

Old Romanian Orthodox Church of Holy Cross of Pătrăuți, in Suceava County, Romania kamienczanka - Shutterstock

Monastery of the Holy Cross in Pătrăuți

SitesJuly 16, 2025

Pătrăuți Church (1487) features rare frescoes like the Procession of the Holy Cross. UNESCO site and a gem of medieval Moldavian art

Arbore church in Suceava County, Moldova, Romania Decebal Matei - Shutterstock

Monastery of Arbore

SitesJuly 16, 2025

Founded in 1503 and adorned with unique frescoes in 1541, the Arbore Monastery is a medieval Moldavian gem listed as a World Heritage Site for its vibrant and expressive exterior…

Humor Monastery, Suceava County, Moldova, Romania Jono Photography - Shutterstock

Monastery of Humor

SitesJuly 16, 2025

16th-century Moldavian monastery with unique frescoes and open porch. Monastic life revived in 1991. UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993

Moldovita Monastery, Romania SCStock - Shutterstock

Monastery of Moldovița

SitesJuly 16, 2025

Moldovița Monastery: a jewel of Romanian Orthodox art with 16th-century exterior frescoes, part of the UNESCO World Heritage

Detail of Frescoes at the Sucevita monastery in Romania trabantos - Shutterstock

Monastery of Sucevița

SitesJuly 16, 2025

Sucevița Monastery: a gem of Moldavian sacred art, with unique frescoes and fortified architecture. UNESCO World Heritage Site