Luana's Land (Tara Luanei)

It is the story of a land where legends and history, magic and reality, truth and fiction plait.... In what measure, it is up to you to judge!

LUANA’S LAND

The Legend

"From the mists of times, elders tell the story of a wise king, descended from heaven in a chariot of fire. When

the king saw the unearthly beauty of the land he stayed to live amongst the natives. This king, An, then taught the locals the

secrets of agriculture, crafts, bodily and spiritual health. He built them a huge stronghold to protect them from the evil of

others, from the hardships of Mother Nature, and above the city he raised an eternally burning sun that spread the darkness

of the night and brought them light and knowledge.

But the heavenly secrets shared with the people aroused the anger of An's kind, up in the heavens....They asked

him to return amongst his own and to destroy everything he did for the humans. But An refused because he came to love and

appreciate the natives for their pure souls and kindness.

When the inhabitants of heaven learned of An's stubbornness they sent a large army to kill the king and ruin the

stronghold. Seeing the troubles brought upon An, the humans chose to stay by his side and hid from the fury of the enemies

behind the giant walls of the stronghold. But their defense was weak and they were overwhelmed in battle, for the army of

heaven had stronger weapons... In the moment when the fate of the battle was sealed and the enemies were about to win,

An gathered his people and sent them in the caves that linked the stronghold and the mountains, away from the disaster that

was about to come upon them. And then the wrath came...when the sun was taken down the earth crumbled and a blinding

light devastated the land-nothing was left of the city built by An.

The land was burnt a standing man deep, the waters dried up, the sky darkened and the sun was no longer

shining... For a very long time nothing being came close to the place where the stronghold once rose proud, not the animals

of the earth, not the birds of the sky, not plants nor humans. But amongst those who escaped the wrath of the enemies the

legend of the wise and kind An was kept alive, giving the name of the region where the city was: The Land of An, The Land

of Luana"

Another version of the legend says that An was actually a beautiful woman - Luana, descended from the

heavens in a chariot of fire who fell in love with a human and remained there to live amongst the people...the rest of the story

is similar to that of An…

Pure Facts

1. In the region Poiana Martirei a layer of burnt ground 1-3 meters deep was confirmed, but there were no further

archeological digging from unknown reasons.

2.In the Sumerian mythology, Anu or An is the God descended from heaven, the first of the gods and their ruler/leader, known

as the master of heaven and stars.

3. In the region energy of unknown origins was detected - some assuming that it is owed to uranium deposits secretly

exploited during the communist regime.

4.In the region, in a number of places were discovered inscriptions of unknown origins, undated and

that are still to be translated.

5.There is a network of undated caves and shelters carved in stone.

Nobody can exactly tell when those caves were carved.

In time, the monks overtook the cells and lived there over the centuries.

Stone carving masterpieces, the manmade caves were used as shelters.

You can visit them in Bozioru, Colti and Chiliile.

Pure Facts

Weird Stones

Undecoded

Encriptions

Akinake knifes, space ships, paleo-christian icons, unknown writings…

An unknown source of renewable energy…

Giant skeletons…

Let yourself shifted into the legends of the ancients

The living fires coming out of the ground.

A climb became dangerously famous for making people… disappear.

Moony landscape out of mud volcanoes.

Trees and stones are living in symbiosis.

The blue fog eases the telepathic communication.

The trovants are growing stones that…move.

Following unknown rules, a huge floating island is going against the wind.

Strange Natural

Phenomena

Deposits of Uranium

Deposits of Amber

Gold Deposits

Mineral Springs

Oil Reserves

Exposed Salt Deposits

A blessed land

Romanian ancient therapies, magic and Nature

Air-dried, smoked or salt-

dried, the meat is conserved

over the winter.

The milk products are

prepared in wood and the

solid products stamped.

The vegetables are either

fresh from greenhouse or

preserved in salted spring

water. Stove drying is

common for fruits.

Cooking is done in cast-iron,

cooper or clay pottery, always

on wood fire. The grill

charcoals are home made.

Wines, home made brandies

and bier will complete the

finest experience. The truffles

are the little extra. Locally

supplied.

The Romanian spices are

stone grain milled. The hot

peppers, sour cream, garlic

and onion are never missing.

Travel

in the

Heart of

Luana's

Land

FLY!

Heliport Mociaru

DRIVE!

You will have amazing views by any route you choose.

Access from Buzau/ Brasov by DN10-DJ203K, DN10-102F, E85-DJ203K.

Destination: Mociaru Lake

Mociaru is located in the center of Luana’s Land.

• 4x4 rental in the Rescue Rangers Center.

• Guided tours by a member of Rescue Rangers.

• Tourist Info, registration & GPS maps

• Hunting & Fishing licenses

* Services available by group of 4 persons. Prior booking required

For the motor sports fans, July represented the moth of extreme off-road. Sometime, at the end of the last month, few dozens of cars,

motorbikes and ATVs took the start in Castrol Extreme Adventure or better said, in the fifth Romanian Extreme Adventure edition - the

extreme off-road week. For some of them it was pure adventure, yet, for many of the competitors it was the most difficult race of their career.

ROMANIAN EXTREME ADVENTURE – www. romanianextremeadventure.com

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LUANA’s DREAM – Traditional Arts and Music in Nature last week of August

THE TORN OF THE SHEEPS

Before the winter comes, when the shepherd come down from the mountains and dispatch

their sheeps to the owners. This becomes a fest and will be celebrated with traditional

shepherd foods. All the community participates.

WETHER FORCAST

On the night of the new year, people must know how the weather will be. If you will be hit by

drought or floods will awaita year with abundant rainfall - that may be determined using the

so-called onion calendar. Take 12 onion (or nut shells in some areas), give each a name after

the months of the year, put on a layer of corn flour, in a dark place near the fireplace or window

and sprinkle a pinch of salt layer inside. Next morning you find out how the New Year will be,

month by months, after the amount of moisture in each onion shell.

Local Traditions

FUTURE HUSBAND

In the New Years Eve, in the dark, the young girls are counting a determined number of steps

(they choose a number) from the garden fencing, and put there a sign. In the morning they read

the description of the future husband after the consistence of the footprint. Thick ice means very

rich husband. The deepest trace is proportional to a very handsome guy. The next evening –

Saint Sylvester- they gather the waste in the room with the hands on the back, put the garbage

on the shovel and broom in the middle of the yard and then step on it. By the bark of the first

dogs they find out in which direction they will go after marriage.