A photographic journey through time along Romania’s last working narrow-gauge railway A Photo Journey through Maramureș, Northern Romania My trip on board Mocănița is a consequence of my fascination with discovering the unusual aspects of every nation. In my endless quest to uncover the extraordinary hidden within the ordinary corners of our world, I found …
A lot of green around, many hills and a church made completely of wood. You could think you’re in Norway, but no! You’re much more south: Maramures is a poor, agricultural region of Northern Romania, stretched between the mountains and the Ukrainian border. Maramures Maramures is an interesting area: it still holds ancient rural habits and …
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Nested among high peaks and green valleys in Northern Romania, near the Ukrainian border, on the outskirts of the tiny village of Săpânța, lies the Merry Cemetery. An ordinary village with an extraordinary cemetery Săpânța is an ordinary village, close to the river, with the main road running through it. Like every ordinary village, Săpânța …