2. Breb is an old Romanian word for Beaver. A long time ago, there
were beavers here making dams in the many streams that flow
through the village from the mountain. The census of 1930
registered 1683 people living here in Breb. 1528 Romanian, 154
Hebrew, 24 Gypsy and a Russian. 1526 were Greek Catholics, 154
were Orthodox. There are no Jewish people living here now, and
there is one Gypsy family that stay in the winter and take off in
the summer to repair peoples casans. Apart from that, and the fact
that the Russian has turned into a handful of English people; not
much has changed in Breb in terms of population, the ways of
working and the culture. The are things about Breb we are
discovering all the time, from the distant past to the present day.
Over the next few months we will be adding more information on
Breb – in the meantime have a look at the different sections within
Breb like top 5 activities and eating out to see what there is to do
and to get a feel for the place. The wooden church section and the
locals gives you an idea of what it is like here and of course there
is the whole of the Gutai Mountain to explore
3. There are no Jewish people living here now, and there is one
Gypsy family that stay in the winter and take off in the
summer to repair peoples casans. Apart from that, and the
fact that the Russian has turned into a handful of English
people; not much has changed in Breb in terms of
population, the ways of working and the culture. The are
things about Breb we are discovering all the time, from the
distant past to the present day. Over the next few months
we will be adding more information on Breb – in the
meantime have a look at the different sections within Breb
like top 5 activities and eating out to see what there is to do
and to get a feel for the place. The wooden church section
and the locals gives you an idea of what it is like here and of
course there is the whole of the Gutai Mountain to explore
4. Food in Breb is as fresh as it can get – the
entire village is self-sufficient so whether you
are cooking in your villa kitchen or eating with
the local family next door, everything is
recently harvested and organic. We are in the
process of building our own self-sufficient
restaurant, but in the meantime click on the
picture above for your eating out options while
visiting Breb.
5. There is a huge variety of things to see and do
in Breb and the surrounding area, from salt
pools and local bars to mountain trekking and
harvesting fruit for horinca. We have selected
just five of the activities on offer to give you an
idea of the diversity in Breb.
6. The wooden church in Breb has the oldest
wooden steeple recorded in Romania – that’s
just one little story of the many which are
revealed when you visit the church. It’s worth
half a day for exploring and a visit to a service
on Sunday or at Easter.