Bukovina is a
\nregion in northern Romania comprising the counties of Suceava and Boto\u015fani. It
\nhas always been a tourist hotspot, especially during religious celebrations.
\nThe churches of Bukovina were built during the reign of great Romanian rulers
\nand ahead of religious celebrations people have always dressed in the region’s
\ntraditional wear, therefore Bukovina is a place where each and every tourist
\ncan have a wonderful time. A special attraction of the area is the Egg Museum
\nin Vama, which displays more than 7 thousand painted eggs. Almost 3,500 come
\nfrom 82 countries from all 5 continents. Leti\u0163ia Or\u015finschi teaches textile and
\ndecorative art and is a member of the Traditional Arts Academy in Romania. Next
\nshe will tell us more about egg painting:<\/p>\n
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In the past, the people of Bukovina used to paint the eggs in a simple manner,
\nwith a single dominant motif, using toneless, earthy colors which can still be found
\ntoday on traditional costumes and cloths. The museum also exhibits eggs that
\nbelonged to my family, which are 50 up to 100 years old. These eggs were
\npainted with the yolk and white inside, but, as they were not covered with
\nvarnish, the white evaporated through the eggshell pores and the yolk
\ncoagulated inside. These eggs used to be kept in a traditional house,
\nespecially on stormy days. The eggs blessed during the Easter Mass used to be
\nplaced in the window casement to protect the people inside from the evil
\noutside. According to tradition, these eggs were said to protect young girls
\nfrom the evil eye and to help them have a good, successful marriage. Today the
\ntechnique of painting eggs has been taken to another level. In the past, the
\nintensity of the colors used for painting eggs was indicative of the status of
\nthat respective woman from Bukovina. A light red indicated a young, unmarried
\nwoman, brownish garnet was for married women, while black was for widows. In
\nBukovina you will also find the wax-melting technique used for painting eggs.<\/p>\n
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Another
\npoint of attraction during the Easter holidays is the region of Maramure\u015f, in
\nthe north. Dan Carpov, from the Tourist Information Office in Maramure\u015f County,
\nhas more details: <\/p>\n
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Traditions have
\nbeen well preserved in Maramure\u015f and on Easter tourists always have quite an
\nexperience. Although modernity mingles with tradition, the people of Maramure\u015f
\nwon’t give up their traditional costumes, irrespective of the part of Maramure\u015f
\ncounty you may choose to visit. Eastern traditions have been preserved
\neverywhere in Maramure\u015f, that is why we refresh and improve our offer
\ncontinuously, in order to always live up to tourists’ expectations. Our tourist
\nattractions have been included in an already-famous tourist circuit, and
\nMoc\u0103ni\u0163a, the narrow-gauge steam train, is on top of tourists’ preferences.
\nActually Maramure\u015f is the only county of Romania with 8 tourist sites included
\nin the UNESCO heritage list and we have already developed a tourist package that
\ncovers these 8 sites. We also provide trips to the area’s old wooden churches.
\nInterest in mountain tourism has been on the rise lately, and tourists are very
\nhappy with the region’s cycling route that measures 80 kms.<\/p>\n
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Claudia Andron,
\nthe president of Turist, Bistrita-Nasaud County’s Tourism Promotion
\nAssociation, has another proposal
\nfor Easter: a visit to the wine cellars
\nin the region: <\/p>\n
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The scenery is very beautiful and there are
\nmany rural guesthouses where you can see for yourselves how people in
\nBistrita-Nasaud spend Easter. There are many very beautiful churches where you
\ncan take part in the Easter mass. We have fine customs and traditions, such as
\nthe Sprinkling of the Girls, a custom that is observed on the second day of
\nEaster. I really recommend that you spend Easter in Bistrita Nasaud. You will
\nnot regret it. Not only is it beautiful, but it is also a special experience.
\nTake the Wine Road, for instance.
\nAround 1600, the Saxons brought the first vine branches to our county, and
\nduring the communist regime they were very well preserved. Unfortunately, after
\n1989 they disappeared until a couple of years ago, when a bunch of local
\nproducers, who were in love with farming, sought to rekindle the tradition of
\nvine growing in Bistrita Nasaud. We have several very beautiful wine cellars,
\nready to receive groups of tourists for wine-tasting sessions any time of the
\nyear.<\/p>\n
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Located in
\nTransylvania, Sovata is a balneal resort that started gaining European
\nrecognition as early as 1850, especially for the treatment of stomach diseases.
\nKacso Marta is the representative of a hotel compound in the resort, and gave
\nus details on Easter offer of the compound she represents:<\/p>\n
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The Easter
\noffer at a four-star hotel includes accommodation for three nights in a double
\nroom, breakfast and buffet dinner included. We have also prepared a festive
\nlunch for Easter on April 8. Access to the SPA center is unlimited, while for
\nchildren we have prepared all sorts of entertainment programs. The package per
\nperson costs 960 Lei, that is 207 Euro, in a double room. <\/p>\n
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Forget about the
\nsea, forget about the beach, come to a camp in Straja. That is how the resort
\nof Straja in southwestern Romania is promoted by the manager of a three star
\nvilla, Mihai Dumitrascu: <\/p>\n
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Straja is best
\nknown as a winter resort, yet in recent years it has also developed as a summer
\nresort, since it lies close to the most important tourist sites in Hunedoara
\nCounty: The Hunyads’ Castle, the Prislop Monastery, the Sickness Cave and the
\nRetezat massif. Easter is the recommended time for a visit to Straja. We have
\nan excellent value-for-money package which includes a visit to the Straja
\nHermitage and the Way of the Cross, Eastern Europe’s biggest such hermitage. We
\ncan offer four or five night packages for the price of 595 Lei, that is 127
\nEuro, which covers half-board and the festive dinner on Easter. <\/p>\n
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Lucian Taranu is
\nthe owner of a guesthouse in Poiana Galdei, in Apuseni’s Trascau Mountains. He
\nhas invited us to places that have never been spoiled by the hustle and bustle
\nof city life. <\/p>\n
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A secluded area, where beauty, joy and
\nquiet are at home. If you take the trouble to come over, to the Garda Valley,
\ncrossing over a bridge we built ourselves, you’re sure to find heaven on earth.
\nAlso, the food here is fine, made of produce we grow ourselves in our gardens.
\nWe can bake the bread together, you can taste from the famous drink prepared by
\ninn-keeper Lenuta, known as Forest Joy. If you stay for a week with us, you can
\nalso enjoy the caves, the lakes, the gorges, the waterfalls and the mountain
\nrivers in the area.<\/p>\n
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Easter holiday
\noffers in hotels across Romania are very generous. However, the best version is
\nthe one including accommodation in rural guesthouses, where you can have the
\nchance to be much closer to traditions and customs in each region across
\nRomania. And at that, you’re sure to have a complete experience. <\/p>\n
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