Spending the winter holidays in Romania: where to? Choose your destination

With the winter holidays knocking on our doors, Romanian-Insider.com reviews some of the best places in Romania to spend the winter holidays. Plus, it adds a useful list of ski slopes in Romania, but before choosing a destination, check the weather forecast, as most of the slopes rely on natural snow. You can choose winter sports, spend some time in the nature, traditional holidays, uncovering less known areas of Romania or taking outdoors baths at low temperatures. Either way, let us know what your favourite places in the country are.

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From the Former Eastern Bloc, Wielding Color

SOON after entering the common studio space at the Universitatea de Arta si Design in Cluj Napoca, Romania, Livia Straus spotted a dreadlocked young man working alone in a corner. “All of his canvases were facing the wall,” recalled Ms. Straus, the director and co-founder with her husband, Dr. Marc Straus, of the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in Peekskill. “And, of course, if a canvas is facing the wall, I want to see it.”

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