Are you interested in finding out about Romania and her culture, history, traditions? Would you like to know more about beautiful Romania? What is so fascinating about her?

Is it the well-known Dracula legend, the Horezu ceramics fair, the ancient “mărtisor” custom, the “brides fair” on the Găina mountain, the “ciorbă”, “sarmale” or “mititei”, the chestnut festival in Baia Mare, the painted Easter eggs?

Is it the unique Danube Delta or the amazing Peles castle, the horse drawn wagons or the old fashioned farms, the wonderful painted monasteries in Moldova or the extraordinary landscapes of the Carpathian Mountains, the medieval castles in Transylvania or the beautiful Black Sea, the Bucharest museums and palaces or the Merry Cemetery in Săpânta?

Are you ready to discuss any issues, from travel tips to weather, from traditional food recipes to current news, from political to social events, from language to culture, all in an open and supportive group? Instead of surfing the net in search for news about Romania, and going through all the trouble of sorting news, info, adds, would you rather receive “just the facts” style posts in the email? Are you willing to try “an easily accessible way to read items of interest (though not necessarily earth-shaking news) of Romania” (as someone described it)?

Well, then I guess you have come to the right place. So welcome, all of you Romaniacs, this is a group created to help you discover Romania and meet her friendly, hard working, hospitable people.

Language is English, identification on your posts preferred. Please, no foul or offensive language, let’s keep it a friendly environment. Don’t hesitate to press the “Delete” button whenever you’re not interested.