In the heart of Vrancea, in an idyllic mountain landscape amid picturesque scenery, stands a traditional house where history comes alive. Legend has it that hundreds of years ago, the Prince of Moldavia, Stephen the Great, had lost a battle and was wandering through the woods when he came to the house of an old woman, Vrâncioaia, by her name. She used an alpenhorn to summon her seven mighty sons and asked them to help the Prince. They raised an army, and together with Stephen, they reclaimed the land. After the battle, they were repaid with a small district in Vrancea and they named the land after them. „You are seven brothers, and in Vrancea there are seven mountains. May they be yours forever, along with the valleys, the meadows, and all there. Now go to your forests and rule them healthily, for a long time from now”, wrote the Price on calfskin. One of her sons, Spulber, settled in the west of Vrancea and named the village after him, and so it lasted to this day. This legendary place has a long tradition of making an alphorn and a special charm that carries you away with the rhythm of … Continue reading Making an Alphorn With Old Tools In The Carpathian Mountains VIDEO