Friday evening, in a quiet Dobrogea, Jurilovca was the place where time stopped running. In the courtyard of the Lipovenesc project , the traditional house lovingly restored by Daniela and Marian Sterea, a fairytale evening was spent. Approximately 200 people gathered, without haste, without pressure, just in the mood for good music, tasty food and reunions that soothed the longing.
Among the long tables, straw bales and hanging lights, the TUMBE Band set the vibe: jazz fusion spiced with Armenian folklore, Balkan rhythms, soul and a voice to put on repeat. Mara, the one who made waves with DJ Pascal's remix. They didn't just sing. They gathered generations and stories in the same rhythm.
Friends who hadn't seen each other in months, even though they live in the same city, shook hands and had a glass of wine together. Other friendships were forged from scratch, the way only a wooden table and a fried fish can weld.
A menu to suit everyone's taste. Literally.
With 190 lei for the ticket for the entire event (yes, with invoice), you got more than just music. You got a real Dobrogea, with:
fried potatoes in a cauldron
cheese with garden tomatoes
cheese and leek pies
marinated anchovy, carp and fried pike perch
caviar and a wonderful pike perch salad with mayonnaise
There was laughter, recipes were exchanged, and the energy at the end was one you wouldn't feel in a luxury city break, but in a place that welcomes you exactly as you are.
If you're wondering where all this takes place, we'll tell you simply: in a yard with three alpacas, goats, chickens, dogs, cats, a pony, a cute donkey, and a sheep with an attitude. And, just so you know, yes — the backyard hutch is an experience in itself.
And it's not the last event!
Daniela and Marian Sterea promised that there will be more evenings like this, because Dobrogea deserves to be experienced at a slow pace, with taste, with emotion and with friends brought back to life. And we, all of us who were there, left charged with a great energy, that kind of good mood that you don't buy, but receive when things are done with love.
Congratulations, Daniela and Marian. You have taught a lesson in tourism, but also in humanity.
