I wake to the sound of crowing, clanking and lowing. As chickens peck in the dust just beneath my window, a dozen cows are shuffling through the village, their bells a discordant jangle. At each house ...

Since 2004 Maramures in norther Romania is part of a broader WWF initiative that seeks working examples of economic mechanisms for nature conservation and rural development across Europe. Edit Pop, ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Our drive from Baia Mare (the capital of Maramures County, one of 41 counties in Romania) to ...

The tour shows the traditions of local communities and the valuable wild nature London/Bucharest – WWF-Romania and Explore Travel present a new tour program at the World Travel Market in London today.

Romania's Maramures region is expanding its cycle tourism offer, promoting routes through traditional villages, UNESCO-listed forests and the Tibles Mountains as part of efforts to attract more ...

Romania’s Maramures region may be modernising in places but take a walk in the countryside among forests, wooden churches and hay stooks and you’ll feel like you’ve stepped back in time Week 1: ...

VADU IZEI, Romania — Forty miles from the shops selling cellphones and bikinis on Bucharesti Street in the mining town of Baia Mare, Maria Stan sits in front of her house on a dirt street in the ...

Guardian journalism is independent. We earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. A German couple who renovate abandoned wooden houses and rent them out offer a ...