After midnight
A night photograph of the village of Matrei, taken from Hotel Goldried. Various lights in the valley below illuminate the houses and fields, while moonlight casts a white glow behind the mountain in...
View ArticleSelected photos from Biertan, Romania
The village of Biertan has one of the most renowned fortified churches in Transilvania, Romania. Built between 1493 and 1522, over the site of a previous church, it is contained within two concentric...
View ArticleA hike through the hills of Atel (Hetzeldorf)
Atel (Hetzeldorf) is a larger village in Southern Transilvania with a beautiful fortified church. The church is undergoing renovations and is closed to the public but the hills surrounding the village...
View ArticleA hike through the hills of Moldova
These are photos I’ve taken during a couple of hikes through the hills near the village of Strugari in Moldova, Romania. Here’s a map of the area. A map of the region around Strugari, Moldova It was...
View ArticleThe fortified church in Moardas
There is a fortified church in the small village of Moardăș in Transilvania, also known as “Mardisch” in German and “Mardos” in Hungarian. A strange-sounding name in Romanian, Moardăș it seems has...
View ArticleMy vision for the towns and villages of the future
As I hinted in my previous post, I’ve been meaning to write about this subject for some time, and I hope to do it justice. If what I write here seems scattered, it’s because I haven’t been keeping...
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