Flavours Of Romania: Season 1

In Olternia, Charlie visits an innovative eco-hotel, enjoys traditional Romany music and tours excavations of Roman ruins on the banks of the Danube

Charlie visits Vlad the Impaler's citadel with a relative of "Dracula" author Bran Stoker and goes paddle boarding on the Dambovita river in Bucharest.

Charlie samples seafood delicacies and enjoys a nightlife in a hip Black Sea beach resort during his exploration of Dobrogea and the Danube delta.

In the Moldova region, Charlie treks to Iasi, Romania second-largest city where he experiences his botanical garden and Palace of Culture.

After a stay at a Transylvanian eco-lodge, Charlie stops in Alba Iulia for battle reenactments and rides with fellow bikers through the Carpathians.

Continuing his journey across Transylvania, Charlie visits a buffalo ranch and meets entrepreneurs revitalizing the region's abandoned Saxon villages.

In the Banat region, Charlie explores the decaying ruins of a once-luxurious resort, attends a jazz festival and tours Romania's first brewery.

In the Maramures, Charlie stays in Baia Mare, a former industrial hub now producing fine wine, and documents the illegal logging of Romania's forests.

Charlie attends a trout festival and admires painted houses, churches and monasteries in the picturesque region of Bucovina.