pictures + images for your • Transylvania holidays •An illustrated walk through the Carpathian village of Vale
including a tour into the surrounding Transylvanian landscape
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The village of Vale on the horizon
A perfect starting point for a trip to the Transalpina, the highest road across the Carpathian Mountains …
Approaching the village
… for city breaks and tours into the Transylvania landscape.
At the village edge
A very interested welcome
Crossing the bridge ...
... we're facing the village square
A view from the other side to the children's playground and the village shop behind it
From here ...
... the main street leads uphill
We reach the ancient church ...
... where two are just sealing their wedding
A view from the cemetery side ...
... and we follow the path ...
... further uphill
Passing the upper edge of the village ...
... we encounter a shepherd
After a view of the village below ...
... we head down again
We meet a neighbour transporting his load, free from gas consumption, engine noise or air pollution ...
... and another means of transport for smaller road users
Men are occupying the street ...
... while women are pulling other strings
A local sloth ...
... and its curious son
The fountain serves to freshen up thirsty horses and cows
Nothing beats a cool bath in the summer
We venture along another path along the brook
The healthy mixed forest ahead ...
... leads up into the mountain meadows
At the 'Poiana Soarelui' with its dozens of hand carved sculptures ...
... you enjoy a sweeping view of the vastness of the Transylvania plain
Behind the woods ...
... we arrive at the shepherds' huts in the mountain meadows ...
... where the flutes sound different than in the valley ...
... though nobody seems particularly impressed up here
Some are looking for a quiet shady spot ...
... while their buddies prefer other action
The day's work is done and the polenta is boiling in the kettle
In the morning we return to the valley
On the way ...
... we meet ...
... various fellows
A secluded monastery in the midst of the forest
A Dacian cult ruin from the 2nd century
The mountain lake at Gura Raului
The village of storks, Cristian ...
... with its fortified Saxon church from the 13th century ...
... and a neighbour who has secured his dinner
