Romania Travel Tip: #6 The Saxon village of Viscri
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Welcome to my blog, where I try to promote some of the most beautiful places, architectural sites and natural wonders of my homeland, Romania.
The main purpose is to make Romania your travel destination in the near future.
If I manage that, then my mission is complete
This is my #6 post of a Travel Tip series, and today I would like to show you the The Saxon village of Viscri
If you are looking for a time machine in order to feel the charm of the old times villages, but there's no way you can find one...I may have the perfect solution
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A trip to the Transylvanian village of Viscri is similar to a journey back in time.
Old houses, even hundreds of years old, most of them unrenovated, but with a special charm, makes of Viscri the perfect destination if you are looking to escape the city, the noise and the technology.
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The village is located in the center of Romania, just 40km away from Sighisoara.
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The village of Viscri has just over a thousand inhabitants and houses one of the most spectacular Saxon fortified churches, which is part of UNESCO World Heritage.
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Because of the isolation and also the absence of other occupations besides agriculture, the Natural Wool Socks project was initiated in Viscri by two Germans established here in the late 1990s. Initially, the women crocheted socks from old sweaters and gave them in exchange for food (sugar, oil or bread). As the pile of socks began to grow steadily, this turned into a real project involving 125 women in the village.
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Viscri became known after Prince Charles bought a house here in 1996 and spoke in many interviews about the beauty of this place.
Now, Viscri welcomes more than 15,000 tourists every year.
You can spend your night in an old farmhouse restored to be a very hospitable guesthouse.
That will cost you 60RON ($15)
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I really like the idea of the socket project.
As most of all people, probably, I don't wear any natural wool socks, but they look well for the picture :D
Greets Naturicia
Hi @naturicia! Well, nowadays, I guess that those socks act more as a souvenir without practical use. But...who knows, winter is getting colder :)
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Wow what a interesting place, very nice photos @discoverro thank you for sharing these different and original places, there is much to explore and discover in every corner of the world, I would certainly like to know your country some day, I invite you to take a look at my recent post , I hope you like it, greetings!
Thank you Hector, you are more than welcome to pay us a visit anytime you want. And you are right: There is much more to explore :)
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