3. • …it identifies, develops and promotes
hospitality and Romanian Rural
Tourism.
• …it has developed as a leader in the
Romanian Rural Tourism, encouraging
the ecologically free reservation, as well
as the preservation of the Romanian
multicultural traditions.
4. • …has more than 3500 members
touristy pensions and rural touristy
ones in 770 Romanian villages.
• …since its foundation, in 1994,
ANTREC facilitated for its
representatives the winning of several
important prizes and awards both on
national and international plan.
• …strongly promotes and approves the
issue concerning the developing of the
existing touristy places such as –
Albac, Arieşeni, Gîrda de Sus,
Rimetea, Ampoiţa - Cricău –
Întregalde
12. 1. Sărbătoarea Pădurenilor, Poieniţa
Voinii, Hunedoara
2. Festivalul Plăcintelor, Oituz, Bacău
3. Festivalul National al Păstrăvului –
Ciocănești - Suceava
4. Sărbătoarea Tămâioasei, Pietroasele,
Buzău
5. Ziua Recoltei, Poiana Mărului, Braşov
6. EXPOPASTORALIS - Povestea
brânzei, Rucăr, Argeș
7. Festivalul Sarmalelor, Praid, Harghita
8. Parada Gospodarilor, Sapoca, Buzău
9. Răvăşitul Oilor - Festivalul Brânzei şi
al Pastramei, Bran, Braşov
10. Festivalul Cârnaţilor de Pleşcoi, Berca,
Buzău
11. Ziua Mondială a Femeii din Mediul
Rural
12. Căsuţa cu Pridvor - Sărbătoarea
pensiunilor buzoiene, Sărata Monteoru,
Buzău
National
Events
13. International Events
The second Croatian Congress of Rural Tourism
The concept of the rural tourism development on the long term – April, 2010
From the 21 to the 25 April 2010, was held in Mali
Losinj the second congress of the rural tourism of
Croatia.
The Congress was open to all who were directly or
indirectly involved in rural tourism: stakeholders,
family farm owners, existing and future entrepreneurs,
professional associations, cooperatives, and other
associations, relevant national authorities, regional and
local self-governing units, tourist boards, international,
scientific and expert institutions.
The congress gave the occasion to discover the
peasant cultural wealth through exhibitions and
evenings that offered shows and good moments of
amusement
14. International Events
International fair of Arts and Crafts, Jerusalem, 35th Edition – August, 2010
Romania, as a guest of honor of this edition, presented
two folklore performances. The famous tulnic (alphorn)
players Mariana and Marcela Gligor, as well as the folklore
group „Cântul Sălciuan” played traditional music and dance
from Alba County.
ANTREC Alba, had prepared a specific old rural
event (șezătoare), where the artists Felicia Roman, Georgeta
Voina, Mariana Gligor and Roxana Roman demonstrated
their handicraft in making beads bracelets and necklaces,
knitting and traditional wool spinning. Ad-hoc workshops
was available for the public.
The Romanian booth displayed a wide selection of
handmade folklore art objects from Alba County that could
have been both admired and bought: traditional shirts "ii",
home woven table mats and towels, handmade jewelry,
wooden small objects, musical instruments, toys. Audio-
books with traditional music for children have also been
available. http://www.icr.ro/artsandcrafts
15. International Events
Bulgaria – April, 2011
General Assembly 2011 Minutes
• 14 delegations were present representing 16 votes;
• Asnate Ziemele chaired the meeting as the acting
President
• Election of a new President: Vittoria Brancaccio
from Italy
• An extended discussion was undertaken on the
policy underway in Brussels, particularly
relating to rural development being wider than
farm tourism.
• The tourism policy being proposed has 21 act
ion points and EuroGites has commented
where relevant.
• More about the General Assembly available at
http://www.antrecalba.ro/index.php?option=com_
eventlist&view=details&id=41:bulgaria-general-
assembly-2011-minutes&Itemid=31
16. International Events
The International Congress on Rural Tourism
The International Congress on Rural Tourism
on the theme of "Rural tourism – a tool for identity
building and a chance for quality standards”, took
place in Alba Iulia, during the period 4-5 May 2011,
with the participation of over 100 guests from
countries like Spain, Greece, Hungary, Poland,
France, Belgium, Austria, Croatia, Italy and Israel.
The event, hosted for the first time in
Romania, was organized by the Ministry of Regional
Development and Tourism and the National
Association of Rural, Ecological and Cultural
Tourism in Romania (ANTREC), in partnership with
the European Federation of Rural Tourism
Associations (EUROGITES) and under the high
patronage of the World Tourism Organization
(WTO), with the support of the Alba County Council
and the Alba Iulia Municipality Council.
17. International Events
EuroGite’s General Assembly in Latvia – October, 2011
Online promotion: internet marketing, social media,
SEO:
• SEO (Search Engine Optimization): comprehensive
updated content that contains the relevant terms and
keywords plus external references (links) allow for a
good organic positioning that is free-of-cost.
• Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) make sense only
for specific target markets and age groups. To have any
effect, Social Media require considerable dedication in
time (= staff cost).
• Alternative use of Social Media (e.g. Facebook)
or “cloud” services such as GoogleDocs for internal
management and communication of RT organisations.
• publication of evaluations by clients: generally
conflictive, generates many discussions with
providers. However, these evaluations are highly used
and appreciated by the visitors when deciding about
booking a service.
52. Romanian hospitality
…represents one of the main reasons why you should
visit us.
“It is hard to think of more generous hosts than
Romanians …they will give you the best of what they
have regardless of their wealth is what the guide
books will tell you. In my experience it is that and so
much more”.
(http://www.samandlaura.net/2013/05/real-romanian-hospitality.html)
„Romanians go out of their way to make you feel at
home. When you are far from home, hospitality
makes you feel as if you are not so far away”.
(http://www.feelmyfaith.com/2009/06/romanian-hospitality.html)
54. Ciorbă de fasole
(bean and smoked meat soup,
served in a special round bread)
Ciorbă de perişoare
(meatball soup)
Ciorbă ţărănească
(vegetable soup, with or
without meat)
Ciorbă de burtă
(Tripe soup)
Ciorbă de peşte “ca-n Deltă”
(fish soup prepared in the style
of the Danube Delta)
Ciorbă de salată
(green salad and smoked
meat soup)
55. Mămăligă
~it was often used as a substitute for bread
or even as a staple for poor villages; in the
poor rural areas. However, in the last
decades it has emerged as an upscale dish
available in the finest restaurants~
Tochitură
~Stew~
57. Slănină cu ceapă roşie
~Pork fat often smoked (a.k.a. bacon) with
red onion~
Traditional products
~Pork meat, red onion semi-soft white
cheese with a creamy texture and a tangy
taste, matured in brine~
58. Traditional Christmas dishes
Cârnaţi - spicy sausages
caltaboşi/cartaboşi - sausages made with liver
tobă and piftie - dishes using pig's feet, head and ears suspended in aspic
tochitură - pan-fried pork served with mămăligă and wine
59. Traditional Easter dishes
Stufat de miel- lamb, onion and garlic stew
Supă (de pui) cu tăiţei (clear noodle soup (with chicken broth)
Drob de miel- a lamb haggis made of minced organs wrapped in a caul and
roasted like a meatloaf;
Painted eggs - the eggs are painted starting with Thursday. Initially the
only accepted color was red, but in time other colors were also applied –
yellow, green, blue
60. List of traditional Romanian
desserts
Cremă de zahăr ars- crème caramel
Clătite - crepe
Turtă dulce - gingerbread
Chec - a sort of coffee cake
Papanaşi - a kind of doughnutmade from a ulce
mixture of sweet cheese, eggs, and semolina, boiled
or fried and served with fruit syrup or jam and sour
cream
Şarlotă - a custard made with milk, eggs, sugar,
whipped cream, gelatin, fruits, and lady fingers;
from the French charlotte
Prăjituri - assorted pastries:
Savarine- savarina
Amandine - chocolate sponge cake filled with
almond cream
Cozonac – which is a traditional holiday sweet
bread filled with walnuts or cream cheese
Mucenici- sweet cookies (shaped like "8", made
of boiled or baked dough, garnished with walnuts,
sugar or honey, eaten on a single day of the year, the
Sunday before the Easter fast)
61. List of traditional Romanian drinks
ţuică or Pălincă - a potent plum brandy
socată- Elderflower Champagne
bere -beer
horincă - plum brandy, produced near the border
with Ukraine
şliboviţă- similar to horilcă, produced near the
border with Serbia
rachiu - fruit brandy
secărică- caraway seed brandy
turţ- strong plum brandy (named after the village
of Turţ in northwestern Romania)
afinată - blueberry liqueur
zmeurată - raspberry liqueur
vişinată- a type of cherry liqueur
vin - wine
vodcă - Vodka
63. …is the biggest office building in Europe and
the second-largest in the world, after the U.S.
Pentagon
The parliament palace The largest gothic church
…can be found in the city of Brasov
(Transylvania) and it represents the largest
gothic church between Vienna and Istanbul
64. Hollywood’s original
Tarzan was born in the city
of Timisoara, Romania.
His name is Johnny
Weissmuller, and he is
considered “the one, the only,
the real Tarzan”.
The movie Cold
Mountain was filmed on
location in Romania.
65. Timisoara was the first in
Europe that had electric
streetlighting.
Brasov is home to what is said to
be the narrowest street in Europe.
66. The meaning of the word
“Transylvania” is the land beyond the
forest.
Romania features the youngest
continental land (Danube Delta) in
Europe.
67. Voronet Monastery, located in the
northeastern Romania, is also known as the
“Sistine Chapel of the East”.
Universal literature found valuable
sources of inspiration in Romania’s castles?
