Curated Transylvania Wine Experience
Discover the Wine Escape You Never Knew You Were Looking For What if the next great wine escape wasn’t in Napa Valley? Or Tuscany? What if it was hidden among the rolling hills and medieval villages of Transylvania? For many travelers, wine destinations have become familiar. The vineyards are beautiful, the wines are excellent, and […]
Come to The Inn at Richiș to Experience an Immersive Transylvanian Experience
Come to The Inn at Richiș to Experience an Immersive Transylvanian Experience Where “Transylvania is a way of Life” ®
Via Transilvanica’s Global Recognition and What It Means for The Inn at Richiș
How to Get to Richiș, Transylvania
And Why the Journey Is Part of the Experience There are places you fly into. And places you arrive at. Richiș belongs firmly in the second category. Tucked into the rolling hills of southern Transylvania, this centuries‑old Saxon village isn’t meant to be reached in a rush. You don’t stumble upon it between appointments or […]
What Is It Really Like to Stay in a Transylvanian Village?
“Transylvania is a Way of Life”®
“Spirit of Richiș”®: The Centuries-Old Story of Romania’s Beloved Țuică & Vișinată
There are some traditions that cannot be rushed. They are passed from hand to hand, season to season, generation to generation. In Romania—especially in the villages of Transylvania—two of those traditions live on in the form of cherished homemade spirits: Țuică and Vișinată. At The Inn at Richiș, we call them part of the “Spirit of Richiș” ® —not simply because […]
Why Travel to Romania: Europe’s Most Undiscovered Experience
The Forgotten Wine School of Richiș
How Casa 123 and Simon Newman Revived a Village’s Heritage** Nestled in the rolling hills of southern Transylvania, the village of Richiș holds stories that rarely make it into history books—but live on in the stones, the vineyards, and the memories of its people. One such story begins inside an unassuming Saxon house: Casa 123, today […]
The Night Sky of Transylvania: Why Richiș Is a Hidden Paradise for Stargazers
High above the rolling vineyards, fortified churches, and winding Saxon lanes of Richiș stretches a night sky so clear, so unspoiled, that it feels like stepping back hundreds of years—into a world before electric light, noise, and hurry. For guests of The Inn at Richiș, this sky becomes more than something to look at. It becomes […]
The Fortified Church of Richiș: History, Mystery & the Spirit of the Village
There is a moment, early in the morning, when the village of Richiș feels as though it is holding its breath. Step out of your room, cross the quiet village road, and follow the gentle curve of time toward the Fortified Church of Richiș—the heart of the village and its keeper of stories. The mist still […]