ȘAPARTOC (ROMANIA) – Europe has a new epic trail to rival the Camino to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.
The Via Transilvanica across Romania is so long it took its founder Alin Useriu nearly two months to walk to celebrate its official opening this week.
The 52-year-old first had the idea for the 1,400-km (870-mile) way through the wilds of Transylvania four years ago.
Useriu wanted to create something similar to the ancient pilgrim route to Santiago or the vast American Pacific Crest Trail.
Little did he know then that more than 10,000 people would help turn that dream into reality, volunteering to mark out the route through the…
