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AwArded THe TITLe
europeAn desTInATIonof exceLLence 2008.
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thelaofcrossroAdsI lt all myl a glbttt. Bt, mat, I a a ith la I ah. evyby ai thi ha baI hat viit th, bt I I h thm ally. A thy a baty.
rmaia i thm. A l ty ith tall ia a eih a a la eath a b. Th a, ,good things an crooks too, as everywhere. I remember the rsttim I la h t gt l. I Rmaia its ba ziafr Gay; I , alay a lih, th tit aiv i a ty a la a ly t bat i t hi i.Bt thi a t my a. That a th ay I lt it. I t ally
hy, bt th lt ly.
The La f Fagaras is a wie area, part f Brasv Cty,
sitate i the mile f the ctry. Aivig th, vythigI ha i ith my Gma mat h a b i that aa,v t b a t. That a th la h th t li avillag till v a amazig l lt. ev i I tt myama all th mmt I t, m tha gh,v 900 atally, th aa ma mh m tha that a I at.wll-t tm, l tival h vy a mif they know when to book the ight, kind-hearted people andgg y.
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The Temple f Fates i atti hih ha a iti a ligi it,
a i ai t b almt 7000
ya l. It lati i a
th villag sia Vh, th pl hill. It i ma
val ligi hamb
a alta ith tag
lt amg hih th
sta davi th Yi a
Yag ymbl. It a g i
a m qatz ailiim a a it i bliv
t hav mytial .
I 2005, th sia Vh
ttlmt ha b t
a i agai viit
by tit. Al, th
hill aby a othMaty ha b bilt.
The Pyramis i the
village Sa a yamial
mati, abt 20-30
mt high, bilt a il
ta. Althgh thy
bmitt t val thghahalgial ah
whil I a th b, haig fagaa, a g ag l, ll-maig lai vi m th almt magial at aav that a ihabit i th at by th m, that avt mall hh it th a hl thi ivi vi th h ya. The place, calle The Temple f Fates, wasa bttler, bt thig speratral ever ccrre t my mi.
That a til th mmt I a th it I t ii th av:atly a th lal tllig, th m mi-taatand vague spheres on the lm, invisible to the eye. The stories aboutthe positive energies the temple had inuenced me as well. I have iea if there was ay selfsggesti r ivie iterveti,
bt I felt cmpletely recvere a flly eergize after smetime spet i the cetre f the cave, er a cpla geeratig
a kind of pyramid eect. Ata I limb th hill ly tiv ath ligi hlt, a oth Maty, at it gat t th m that liv th.
Th villag a bb, ially i y a m aba, thy tat tllig m abt m yamial tt I lnd in a neighboring village. I kew it was abt ather kif Egyptias, s I heae twars the metie place,
ear Sa.Th at lati at b a ma, bt, itha littl hl m th lal l, a aily gt th. Thpyami i at val mim hill, th tallt ahigh tha a 4-ty bilig. I l aily aiat thmith m tmli ba, m v a gav i m Aia ea lt. sqizzi m a aay thy l li llyhill a y tat t l mall a t ta th l
a g aay lt ly h y aiv at thi bttm. Am tha v y a giig li a ht t b aliv. s ystart climbing the articial mountain in a hurry. I found it dicultt arrive there after I slippe i sme fx hles. fm abv,th ti hiz m at ha.
whata smallLAndIs HIdInG
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thi igi hat b
elucidated so far. At rst
ight thy a b ma
t clti sythia tmli
bt i thy ha
th am ay ti.Th villag t tal abt
dierent paranormal events
gig a th yami
a al tll a lg thi
mati. simila yami,
thgh t a ll v
a i th villag,Halmag a Bti.
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The Lipizza i th mt
ait ea m
b hih ha a m tha
400 ya l hity. Th
am i sambata s i th
biggt i e a hltv 300 talli.
Th Liizza b i at
th ea ltal hitag,
igiatig m Liizza,
a Tit, m h it
a bght i Atia i
1580. Th am i sambataha ea taa
qimt, taiig a
ig th Liizza h at
lvl ma
li. Th ml i
t viit.
At the Whirlpls i
th th taitial, till
tial tati hih
at ; it i lat i
th villag Lia, a sambata
s. Mv, thi lat ith ly t
After visiting Sona, I needed to see people, to go o. I ha t get rif the feelig f leliess I ha there, t t rik with the
ies. oly a ilmt it th mtai, samabata J hlt th biggt a mt qiit Liizza h ami e. Th a m am I ha t hav my ama. ThLiizza b i at th ea ltal hitag a thma th l at sambata a ll- all ath wl. Th h hlt i a th Bthal catl biltby Jha Bthal i 1874. Th am i t viit,th a m i h ith i h baa al m vy laat aiag ti/i. I clt help
gettig i sch a carriage a it was ttally wrthig thezacks becase the farm als hls mappe t ws specially
plae fr sch trips.
fm sambata s I ha ta Lia, ath villag thatv a tg taiti, h, I a tl by a b iv, Iwould nd the spectacular things I was looking for and I would getm gat it. T ight...i mt at! A traitial cetre,ame At the Whirlpls sheltere a cmplex hyralic/
water system. Thi a t a labi a it a almt a ty l. what gbma mth mt a that i aa hlig h -t -at thlgiand having all facilities of a modern city one could nd such well-v th at.
cetriesfInVenTIVITY
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h l. Th th tati
that viv a at a
l hyali ytm bilt
i th 19th ty by th
villag, by ma hih
thy t vil t .
I 2000, th ml a
t a it i th
titi iit a a mm;
aay it till i a tial
h.
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The brig wheel i a
tm ati b y th by
th villag; it ta la at
shvti, b eat. It i
i at a tial th
h it bv th l th mmity.
The feast f the Plghma
i a taitial tm hih
i hl vy ya at oth
eat tim. Th igi thi
tm i li t magial
bli, i t chitiaity.
The festival f the Lipizza
hrse: At th Amti
May (Agt, 15th) all th
a Liizza h
m th La fagaa
a thi ial vthih i gally hl a
th ft fagaa at th
Agt.
I t mi my lat. nt v th mat a ayat th Mall. Here, time stas still. f th l, vythigthy ma a tai , a by th mlah. H i thla h vythig ma m tha y a . cham,ital, hat, titi till hav thi la i at tim that ih t gt thm. Here is the la wherepeple chase away ba spirits by sig plats. Th la h a lg bliv i magi a g t hh at th amtim. Th la h th thi ay at thi bith, littl babia viit by at h it thi t a h yg gilt bail thi bat a tll ham t ma la all i lv
ith thm.
One can still nd out some of the old generations secrets even ifthy bam m litay ba thy a lg i thith th gati. I talke t a l wma wh wassittig a l bech, i frt f her hse. w yabb ithth hl h thi-ga h h eglih tty ll.I tl h I at t ha magi . Th l lay bga t ayth ham i h lagag bt I lt th . I ltta a thig bt I a aa that a gat myty a gig ight i t my y.
betwee the skya the earth,Two worLdsLIVe ToGeTHer
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The feast f brea i a
event specic to the area of
sambata s a i ba
on the popular signicance
th ba. All th tl
taitially at baigth ba a b h
a vai i ba a
b tat.
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Accmati: cmtabl
hhl, hitabl
l, git atm, all
l hg titi ttial
t th La fagaa. I
th villag, vai viare oered in the peasants
hhl; mal, tit
gia, iitial taiig
vai taitial haiat
(aitig gg, gla aitig),
atiiati i taitial
tm, ai, igigchitma cal, l-tival
ligi lbati. si
thy a t it i
ay tit iit yt, th
la a b iv by
imly aig th villag bt
you can easily nd pensionsmt thm lat i
sambata s, Bivi,
Baza, Hai, sb a
djai.
On the rst night I had to choose between sleeping in the open, a l g bght at Th whill, ig thight at a i. I h th latt a it a a, iallyafter I hadsome turps, namely several glasses of palinka/re-water oered by the host. It might be fun to sleep at a pensioni a villag. I split wood, for the rst time in my life I milked acw, a my Patagia bts ha a gas bath while I was tryig
to start a camp re.I als mae btter t f milk: i a largept the milk is skimme with a we sp til it becmes
butter; Ive skimmed it for the rst 5 minutes, and the hostfr the last 40. Bt th at i a abv all. w i big
at la ith hay a ith lag lg h L. I att by ay villag I v gt t hl th bil ahil. I lt thgh th hi. I ha mre gts whe I hat beat the fresh brea jst take t f the ve. Th bai bat ith a ht ti til all th bt t all.
At that, all that lt i th itit tat hm-ma baith vggi m ga a th mt lii ba I v tat. I cat help rememberig the taste f thatre i frm Fagaras: I still feel sme tears i my eyes bt
t becase it was t spicy bt becase the taste was pretty
spiy.
backtTHeorIGIns
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Trasylvaia cisie
mbl th villag: it i
iml a halthy. Y hl
try mais polenta, stued
abbag lav, vgtabl
a amg th thgatmi light th aa.
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Hrse riig i at th
services oered in private
i a am. It a b
ta by bgi a
ati vai t.
The mtaies regi
f the La f Fagaras i
varied and you can nd a large
ag mtai t;
h tit a g mtai
limbig, hiig, ati ht-htig a it t.
Balea i a glaia la itat
i th fagaa Mtai. It i
th avit la mtai
lv a ially th
tatiig tm t. It
i th ial la hli-i,gliig, iig a th.
My ht ivit m t a attl ai t h thig lg h.evythig l b l a bght a h m g th, m bm t ha. That h I mmb mymy at i th t suV a I i t hag it a hilith a h al. I admit, I rst thought of that when I sawa Rmaia excellet mvie with a abt cwbys. It atlg til I a i th al a th i I a tayig at ha it h. a th agai th g ith m bi.
Thi i hat ha i y h t t lit t th maag.Th qtia gam i vy tit a tat m th ath,
ith bgi l a th ith m i i th igaa. I gt a spirite hrse bt I s leare hw t brile it. Bavy la a h y a bitt by th i a yjy m m tha v.
That hat ha h I lt li tyig mthig mtm. Y a g hiig m sambata s th hlth at th fagaa Mtai. Th a qit may ht hlt a pag, ula, Vala sambti Aa a tht i vai a tala. Y a almt aythig lit mtai limbig a i thi it gh, th a a lt i i th vally hih hav ATV mbil. I rvethe ATV until I had no breath left but I had to choose o-roadrtes as villagers aret larrikig the ise.
where g wilis t jstA wAYof speAkInG
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The msem f pplar
cstmes i cai a t
m ya ag a it l
li a aat hhl
specic for the area.
The Fagaras frtress a
turned into a fortied castle
i th 16th ty a it
bam a ily i
i th 17th ty. At t
th fagaa ft i am mm.
The Bracvea Mastery
(sambata s) a
by th maty l ctati
Bava. At t
th Maty ha th
iht llti ty-l gla aitig, mt
thm big illtati
nave art; you can also nd a
valabl llti ligi
bjt.
the pastis tallAnd HAsTHIck wALLswh I i t bm a j, I a till aig tham at th Ahitt uivity by aig miti,bilig a tait. S I clt stp ticig that almstevery village I passed through had a fortied church.Th sa am h by yal bigig v a ialarchitectural style. I only moved my camera o the clocks in thet hv I tt th t that ha thi t thl i th tt. I ly etere a few a everytime I wasable t visit them, I f them really srprisig. I ha t avyby th y hl a vytim a l sa amm ii a h t t th hh, hlig th y. I it
a gi at th citia cvt i cata ba thhh a i m tha a hal. I cl hwever see whatha bee well preserve a imagie myself beig a aciet
kight walkig by the high, early Gthic arches f the chrch. A ba m a tai mmt I lt th ig
hat a th bhi th i, I ah th fagaa t thathlt a m, alimatiz mm a h a thghgi tl gav m g il.
The land of Fagaras is an area that oers very much to thetavll a v t t gt aythig ba. I felt a elessevti frm bth me a atre whe I walke alg a
acrss it. evythig t h i a avt, m tha v ith Atalia otba. A ti ivy m taitia l, hih by ma thi mlity, v t havb h a lg tim a la t tay qit a lg.
I ill m ba t ya, th till mh t bval.
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Fortied churches a
bilig ii by
th sa, bght t
Taylvaia i th 10-
11th ti. sm a
ahittal mmtimig by th igiality
thi tyl, hil i
others you can nd old and
a ligi bjt. sh
hh a b i
ci, ci, Halmag,
saia a i th villag ith aa.
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