ROMANIA & TRANSYLVANIA

Join us in Bucharest & Transylvania, Romania. Filled with historic churches, outdoor cafes and stunning architecture, the Old Town of Bucharest is the most romantic and enticing areas of the city. We'll also visit the Palace of Parliament, the largest and heaviest administrative building on the planet used for civilian purposes, and also the second largest administrative building overall, after the Pentagon. Heading north to Sibiu, one of the largest and wealthiest of the seven walled citadels built in the 12th century by German settlers known as Transylvanian Saxons. Sibiu's Old Town retains the grandeur of its earlier days when rich and powerful guilds dominated regional trade. Once in Transylvania, we will slow our pace and spend a day with the local people, a blacksmith, a young dance troupe, and our evenings in the forest looking for bears! Daily classes, on location help and edit/critique sessions make this workshop a must! 

OUR LOCATIONS

  • Bucharest, The Old Town, The Palace of Parliament, 
  • The medieval towns of Sibiu and Brasov
  • Transylvania, bear watching in the forests
  • Saint Anna Lake, a volcanic lake in the Carpathian Mountains

COST

WHAT'S INCLUDED

8 Days/7 Nights 

  • On location classes, demos and assistance in the field
  • 4 Classes/edit & critique sessions
  • All breakfasts
  • 2 Dinners
  • 2 Lunches
  • All internal transportation
  • Travel, landscape, architecture, and people photography

This workshop does not include airfare to/from Bucharest, Romania.

 

Weather  |  Sun

August – Temps 83/59 F  Sunrise 6:25am | Sunset 8:30pm 

Travel Information

 Airport: Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP)

Travel time to the city center is about 20 minutes.

Accommodations

We typically book upscale, boutique accommodations in the 4 and 5 star category.

In Bucharest: Hotel Cismigiu or similar

In Transylvania: Castel Daniel or similar

Fun Facts

Bucharest has the world's heaviest building. The vast Palace of the Parliament, begun during the final years of Nicolae Ceaușescu’s rule and not finished until 1997 (seven years after his death) and cost more than a staggering $3 billion dollars.

It's the home of the real Borat. In Sacha Baron Cohen’s film, scene’s purporting to show Borat’s Kazakh hometown were shot in the village of Glod, Romania, while its Roma residents were cast as extras. 

Cărturești Carusel, located in Bucharest os the world's most beautiful bookshop. It opened in 2015 in a restored 19th century building and contains more than 10,000 books, 5,000 albums and DVDs and a top floor bistro.

 

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