Stepping back in time in Transylvania

Transylvania has a way of life lost in the rest of Europe. Just in time for Halloween, Darina Allen paid a visit.    

It’s most associated with Bran Castle and Dracula, but Transylvania has a lot more to offer. For over a decade, I’ve been intrigued by tales of the last truly medieval landscape in Europe.

Friends from the Soil Association regaled me with stories of traditional non-intensive farming in ecological balance with nature where the landscape supports an astonishingly rich biodiversity of plants, animals, wild mammals, game, birds and insects, beautiful wildflower meadows and lush pastures.