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The Villagers
The main activity of the villagers is animal breeding. This led to a long tradition in preparing a large variety of cheeses, from old recipies. Cheese is prepared throughout the year, either at the sheepfolds or at home.
During the summer, a few shepherds from the village collect animals from local farmers who own herds of up to 1,000 sheep and cows and head their flocks to pasture in the mountains. Using cow milk, to which sheep milk is added, the shepherds make "telemea", similar to Greek cheeses, preserved in brine.
The latter is the basis for "Brânzá de Burduf", the most valuable among Romanian cheeses and the most suitable for long conservation. According to ancient tradition, Brânzá de Burduf must be molded into a thin sheet of pine tree bark, wrapped around the cheese into a cylinder about 20-25
cm high and 10 cm wide. Both ends of the cylinder are sealed with bark discs. This is only a short description of the specialties that wait for you in Moeciu de Sus. There is more to show, experience and taste.
Moeciu de Sus is waiting for its guests with great hospitality, fresh winters full of snow and cool summers.
During the summer, a few shepherds from the village collect animals from local farmers who own herds of up to 1,000 sheep and cows and head their flocks to pasture in the mountains. Using cow milk, to which sheep milk is added, the shepherds make "telemea", similar to Greek cheeses, preserved in brine.
The latter is the basis for "Brânzá de Burduf", the most valuable among Romanian cheeses and the most suitable for long conservation. According to ancient tradition, Brânzá de Burduf must be molded into a thin sheet of pine tree bark, wrapped around the cheese into a cylinder about 20-25
cm high and 10 cm wide. Both ends of the cylinder are sealed with bark discs. This is only a short description of the specialties that wait for you in Moeciu de Sus. There is more to show, experience and taste.
Moeciu de Sus is waiting for its guests with great hospitality, fresh winters full of snow and cool summers.
Activities may include:
- tasting traditional cheese specialties; Moeciu de Sus is known all over Romania for the tastiest sorts of cheese; villagers developed a real art in preparing it.
- visiting the sheepfold; during the summer, for four months, the villagers take their cattle up the mountain, to a sheepfold;
- course on how to prepare home made cheese; the old and wise inhabitants in the village will make a live demonstration on the genuine process of cheese making; the visitors will be invited to contribute in the process by molding his/her own type of cheese.
- farm tours
- animal feeding and milking
- visits to the major attractions in the area: Dracula’s Castle (Bran), The Ethnographic Museum Bran), “La Chisatoare” Natural Reservation, Rasnov Citadel
- tasting traditional cheese specialties; Moeciu de Sus is known all over Romania for the tastiest sorts of cheese; villagers developed a real art in preparing it.
- visiting the sheepfold; during the summer, for four months, the villagers take their cattle up the mountain, to a sheepfold;
- course on how to prepare home made cheese; the old and wise inhabitants in the village will make a live demonstration on the genuine process of cheese making; the visitors will be invited to contribute in the process by molding his/her own type of cheese.
- farm tours
- animal feeding and milking
- visits to the major attractions in the area: Dracula’s Castle (Bran), The Ethnographic Museum Bran), “La Chisatoare” Natural Reservation, Rasnov Citadel
Trip Duration: 5 days
Destination: Moeciu de Sus
Region: Transylvania, Romania, Brasov County
Price Range: 89 euros per person per day (includes meals, transport, accommodation, bilingual guide)
Group range: 12 persons at most
Experience: Families, Friends, First-Timers, Mature, Veterans
Destination: Moeciu de Sus
Region: Transylvania, Romania, Brasov County
Price Range: 89 euros per person per day (includes meals, transport, accommodation, bilingual guide)
Group range: 12 persons at most
Experience: Families, Friends, First-Timers, Mature, Veterans
- Duration: 6 day(s)
- Location: Brasov
Sample Itinerary:
Day1: Picked up at airport in Bucharest / Cluj and transferred to the guesthouse stay in
Moeciu de Sus, Brasov. Evening meal at your guesthouse and “get to know you” drinks. Big day, big night and big sleep – followed by an early start!
Day 2: Visit to small farms owned by the villagers. In Moeciu de Sus each villager is a small farmer and each one is a specialist in preparing his/her own cheese.
The participants will be invited to taste and experience the Romanian countryside life; during the visits you will experience animal feeding and milking; in the evening, traditional dinner with specific products: polenta and cheese.
Day 3: Trekking to the Bucegi Mountains; visit to the sheepfold; lunch at the sheepfold. For half a day the visitors will be able to shepherd the herd and listen to the stories of the sheepherds,
while enjoying a good cup of fresh milk.
Day 4: Course on how to prepare home made cheese; visit to the village and surroundings. The village is situated in a valley surrounded by mountains. You can imagine the place as being “the end of the world”. The hills and the mountains around offer beautiful sights and silence.
Day 5: visit to the major attractions in the area: Dracula’s Castle (Bran), The Ethnographic Museum (Bran), Rasnov Citadel.
Moeciu de Sus, Brasov. Evening meal at your guesthouse and “get to know you” drinks. Big day, big night and big sleep – followed by an early start!
Day 2: Visit to small farms owned by the villagers. In Moeciu de Sus each villager is a small farmer and each one is a specialist in preparing his/her own cheese.
The participants will be invited to taste and experience the Romanian countryside life; during the visits you will experience animal feeding and milking; in the evening, traditional dinner with specific products: polenta and cheese.
Day 3: Trekking to the Bucegi Mountains; visit to the sheepfold; lunch at the sheepfold. For half a day the visitors will be able to shepherd the herd and listen to the stories of the sheepherds,
while enjoying a good cup of fresh milk.
Day 4: Course on how to prepare home made cheese; visit to the village and surroundings. The village is situated in a valley surrounded by mountains. You can imagine the place as being “the end of the world”. The hills and the mountains around offer beautiful sights and silence.
Day 5: visit to the major attractions in the area: Dracula’s Castle (Bran), The Ethnographic Museum (Bran), Rasnov Citadel.
