The village of Gărâna in western Romania hosts the Gărâna Jazz Festival annually, drawing 50,000 people to listen to international musicians. Set in the Semenic Nature Park, the village and surrounding area offer hiking and biking trails for festival attendees. Gărâna was originally inhabited by ethnic Germans and retains architecture from that period. It has become a retreat for artists and musicians seeking inspiration, as well as politicians and other professionals wanting to escape pressures of daily life.