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April 7, 2023

This is about you

Good Friday feels like the right time to send this month’s gratitude email. And this is a very personal one because we would not be here, 10 years after Beyond Dracula was just an idea, without you. Every single interaction we had, whether it led to a call, an email exchange or a trip, made us who we are today. The agencies, agents, travel […]
March 23, 2023

Our favourite five Saxon Villages

Saxon Cultural Heritage One of the things you most often hear about Romania is that its cultural heritage is a rich and diverse mosaic of creative expressions. There’s even have a Culture and History Itinerary on our website to prove it! Discover our favourite five Saxon Villages below. We’ve decided to take some time to discuss our heritage. First of […]
March 10, 2023

Our Godfather is Nepalese

The title is not a mistake. Let me explain. ​Beyond Dracula has a godfather, and he is Nepalese. As part of the series of gratitude emails that mark our 10 years anniversary, I want to share this special story with you. Me and my business partners had a simple idea: put Romania on the map of bespoke travel one trip at a time.  […]
February 17, 2023

The European Capital of Culture in 2023 is Timisoara

It’s shaping up to be a bountiful cultural year in Romania! Our usual cultural landscape, which includes the George Enescu Music Festival and Art Encounters Biennial is much more intense and diverse this year, Today marks the Opening of the 2023 Timișoara European Capital of Culture Programme. Timișoara is the capital city of the historical region of Banat. It is […]
February 10, 2023

The people behind Beyond Dracula

You might not know this, but in 2023 we’re celebrating 10 years since we started Beyond Dracula. Yuhu!  In June 2013, I joined Giulio and Alexandra da Sacco, as the managing partner for something which, at the time, was an idea only: to put Romania on the map of bespoke travel. What you might also not know is that when I […]
February 1, 2023

George Enescu International Festival – in the top of classical music festivals

George Enescu International Festival reunites over 3500 artists One of the leading music festivals in the world is happening this fall in Romania! If you haven’t already heard of it, let us fill you in, because it’s a classic! Once every two years, thousands of musicians, the best orchestras and artists in the world enchant the public with their performances […]