Casa Florica
WOODEN HOUSE
traditional authentic
Casa Florica, located in the heart of the village, is a log cabin over 120 years old, restored/renovated between 2011 and 2017, being one of the oldest remaining wooden houses in the village.
Casa Florica, located in the heart of the village, is a log house, over 120 years old, restored/renovated in 2011-2017, one of the oldest wooden houses left in the village.
The property has 1200 square meters and consists of: yard, house, burn with shed and orchard. The rooms are renovated and arraged traditionally and authentically.
It has capacity for four people, being equipped with 2 separated rooms, both rooms with double beds made of solid oak( MLine mattresses), near, kitchen with bread oven, filigree and bathroom. The two Bedrooms are accessed from the porch, while the kitchen and bathroom are accesed from the yard, being attached to the house, direktly next to the porch as is tipycal for a traditional rural house.
The large yard has parking spaces, sturdy wooden swings, a hammock, and a barbecue area. Although located in the middle of the village, the house is set back 25 m from the road towards the foot of the mountain, offering a unique view from the yard. In the shed is a ping-pong table and behind the shed the beautiful orchard with fruit trees stretches all the way to the bottom of the mountain.
Gura Râului
Enclosed by mountains and woods, (altitude 554 m), Gura Râului is idyllically situated at the upper Cibin river, with its imposing reservoir dam (73.5 m high).
Located in only 20 km distance from the historic old town of Sibiu, it is one of the most traditional places in the region, with the structure of an original Romanian village. It is the wonderful place where the fir forest starts from the heart of the commune and it bears this name because the hearth of the village is right at the exit of the Cibin river from the mountains:” The mouth of the river”
The river and resulting trade brought wealth – still visible today by neat, picturesque courts and front gardens.
On Sun- and Holidays the villager proudly wear their traditional costumes, passed down generations. This conscioussness of tradition grants this place its distinctive character.
“You should see it sometime Gura Raului!” – Lucian Blaga
