Romania farmhouse • Casa Nicu • photo gallery
Country cottage at the Carpathian foothills in rural Transylvania
Read the description of the cottage,
and take a look at our other vacation rentals in the shepherd's village of Vale near Sibiu.
• Casa Nicu •
The living quarters of an abandoned farm. We have spiced them up ...
... with a lot of patience, in years of detailed work.
Lo and behold: a double room, a shower-bath, a fully equipped kitchen and a terrace for up to 3 cheerful people.
We start the tour in the spacious bedroom ...
romanian cottage rental - farmhouse for singles + couples holidays in transylvania
... step closer to the double bed ...
romanian cottage rental - farmhouse for singles + couples holidays in transylvania
... , turn around ...
romanian cottage rental - farmhouse for singles + couples holidays in transylvania
... , look towards the kitchen ...
romanian cottage rental - farmhouse for singles + couples holidays in transylvania
... and allow ourselves a final panorama.
romanian cottage rental - farmhouse for singles + couples holidays in transylvania
The tailor-made kitchenette along with the newly built up stove (with water pipes in the combustion chamber).
romanian cottage rental - farmhouse for singles + couples holidays in transylvania
We turn around again ...
romanian cottage rental - farmhouse for singles + couples holidays in transylvania
... and get an overview with the fish eye.
romanian cottage rental - farmhouse for singles + couples holidays in transylvania
The hallway with the entrance to the bathroom...
romanian cottage rental - farmhouse for singles + couples holidays in transylvania
... and view of ...
romanian cottage rental - farmhouse for singles + couples holidays in transylvania
... the courtyard ...
romanian cottage rental - farmhouse for singles + couples holidays in transylvania
... which we reach via a few steps ...
romanian cottage rental - farmhouse for singles + couples holidays in transylvania
... to enjoy the evening sun on the west-facing terrace.
romanian cottage rental - farmhouse for singles + couples holidays in transylvania
Casa Nicu is located at a fork in the road ...
romanian cottage rental - farmhouse for singles + couples holidays in transylvania
... in the loosely built part of the village.
romanian cottage rental - farmhouse for singles + couples holidays in transylvania
You want to see more? Get an overview with the virtual tour through the cottage.
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We stroll a few steps through the village of Vale
Sights & trips for your Sibiu vacation
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After a view from the village bridge ...
... we approach the village square.
A neighbor lives here, offering eggs, canned vegetables, homemade jams and zacuska ...
... and here two procured a slightly different food for the winter.
The village road leads up ...
... past the Orthodox Church.
The village is now mostly under us ...
... and somewhere there a native sloth snors to the beat of a woodpecker.
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Impressions from the surroundings
Sights for your Transylvania holidays
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• Vale on the horizon •
• At the edge of the village •
• One of dozen of wooden sculptures at the 'sunny glade' above the village •
• Mountain lake at Gura Raului •
• The 'Sfanta Treime' monastery at the river above the neighboring village of Sibiel •
• The hermitage 'Foltea' in the small town of Saliste •
• Saxon fortified church Cristian from the 13th century •
• The clay castle near Porumbacu-de-Jos •
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We set off for a short hike up to the Cindrel Mountains
Suggestions for your hiking holiday in the Carpathians
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• The hiking trail leads us into the legendary Cindrel Mountains •
• A mountain shelter, typical of the Romanian Carpathians •
• View from the mountain meadows into the valley. This area is called 'home of the shepherds' •
• There are many legends surrounding the Cindrel Mountains •
• One of them tells of ...
... the lake of tears • More on this in the Carpathian Photo Gallery •
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Finally some tidbits from other parts of Romania
Photos for your Romania holidays in Transylvania
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• Barsana Monastery in Maramures •
• Namaiesti hermitage - rock church from the 13th century •
• Dracula Castle of Count Vlad Tepes near Bran •
• Peles Castle of the kings in Sinaia •
• Corvin Castle at Hunedoara •
More in the photo gallery castles, palaces, churches + monasteries in Romania
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