Original title
Flavours of Romania
Released
12/1/2017
Origin country
MD, RO
Genre
Documentary
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
3
Number of episodes
31
A stunning tv travel series aimed at protecting and promoting Romania's natural and cultural legacy. Join us for a road trip through Romania's great historic regions celebrating the country's diverse cultures, landscapes, gastronomy, people and music and showing how eco-tourism and conservation could provide the best road map for the future.
Through eight historic regions, this docuseries crisscrosses Romania to showcase its cuisine, culture and nature in an effort to promote preservation.
A stunning tv travel series aimed at protecting and promoting Romania's natural and cultural legacy. Join us for a road trip through Romania's great historic regions celebrating the country's diverse cultures, landscapes, gastronomy, people and music and showing how eco-tourism and conservation could provide the best road map for the future.
Host Charlie Ottley fires up his motorcycle to do a deep exploration of Romania's culture, history, cuisine, art and wildlife off the tourist trails.
In Transylvania, Charlie's awed by a restored medieval clock tower, samples artisan cheese and donkey milk, and visits a theme park in a salt mine.
Charlie briefly abandons his Harley in the wilds of Moldova, visiting rock climbers and a "hobbit hotel." Then, he samples the stew at a monastery.
In Dobrogea's fragile Danube Delta ecosystem, Charlie tours by boat and bicycle to visit the region's picturesque beach and fishing villages.
Charlie visits Romania's capital of Bucharest and its massive Palace of Parliament, then learns how to make a clay oven and dines at a unique resort.
Riding across Oltenia, Charlie checks out a "glamping" resort and eco-hotels, enjoys the view from a sky hammock and takes in Craiova's arts scene.
Charlie meets an architect trying to save the decaying spa at the Baile Herculane resort in Banat, then visits Timișoara, Romania's "Little Vienna."
In Crișana, Charlie appreciates the historical monuments of the region and recounts the story of St. Ladislaus and the origins of the Oradea Fortress.
As autumn begins, Charlie visits an authority on Maramureș history and culture, feasts on a traditionally-prepared lamb and forages for mushrooms.
After a winter break, Charlie gets back on the road. In Bucovina, he enjoys smoked trout, kayaking and a sojourn at a restored traditional community.
Charlie wraps up his explorations in western Transylvania, where he descends into an ancient Roman gold mine and drinks a locally made palincă.
Crisscrossing eight regions of Romania and three episodes dedicated to the Republic of Moldova, this documentary series showcases the country's culture, cuisine, natural beauty — and need for preservation.
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