Mark-Alex
18Languages spoken
english, german, romanian
My interests & hobbies
Meeting new people, hiking, sports, nature, history, travelling, reading and lots more
About me
Originally from Romania, I left the country at an early age. After studying tourism in Germany, I moved back in Timisoara and started showing people this beautiful city and its surroundings. Come with me!
Reviews from travellers
Timisoara Day trip to Danube Gorge & King Decebal Statue
We could not have asked for a better tour or guide (Mark-Alex) He was super knowledgeable and passionate about Romania and the Danube Gorge. Great communication and response time before the tour answering any questions we had. Highly recommend to any visiting Romania, booking was very simple.
Walking Tour of Timisoara [2023 European Capital of Culture]
Perfect tour with Alex, giving detailed and sophisticated explanations, always surprising and good transitions to the next topic :-) Highly recommended
Walking Tour of Timisoara [2023 European Capital of Culture]
On Sept 6, 2023 I met with Mark-Alex in mid-morning to begin our Walking Tour of Timisoara. I had just arrived in Timisoara the afternoon before, so I was just beginning to know the city when we met that morning. Mark-Alex is easy to engage with and very easy to have conversation with. We talked about many things during the tour and I asked many questions during our walk. So we had good back and forth discussion throughout the walk. Beginning the tour, we walked through and explored the three main squares (Victoria, Liberty, Union) of the city, St. George Square, Eugene Savoy Street and into the Maria Theresia Bastion area where Mark-Alex gave me plenty of background on how the Habsburg Empire made Timisoara into a fortress town after they had captured the town from the Ottomans in the early 1700's and how nobles like Eugene of Savoy were instrumental in this process. There was good focus on the history of the city, which I enjoyed. We then walked back through Union Square to explore some of the fabulous buildings and architecture located there. Near the end of the tour we walked out to the Piata 700 area to stop in and see the food and flower markets in this area and to try some ethnic foods and get a coffee. This was a nice ending to a very good tour. I felt very pleased with the outcome and I give Mark-Alex the credit for it.
Timisoara Day trip to Danube Gorge & King Decebal Statue
Our guide for this tour was Alex, who was very nice and funny. He brought us along scenic roads while making the drive to the Delta and arranged a boat ride as well as a visit to the Veterans Cave along the Danube. He was very passionate about the history of the locations he brought us too, and told us about the recent renovations being done in the town of Băile Herculane when we visited.
Timisoara Day trip to Danube Gorge & King Decebal Statue
The tour was amazing, The guides was very accommodating and knowledgeable, and even stopped for us to buy grapes from the locals which were delicious. Highly recommend this tour!
Corvin Castle and the Mystic Dacian Ruins at Sarmisegetusza
Our tour guide was just awesome. His deep knowledge about history and culture and his dedication for his job and his travel guests made our trip an unforgettable event. Would like to give him again our special thanks for the Dacians. Anke & Rita
Corvin Castle and the Mystic Dacian Ruins at Sarmisegetusza
The tour was fantastic! Our guide was very knowledgeable and flexible, and a pleasure to travel with. We saw may gorgeous things together, from a river fortress to a medieval castle (complete with moat and dungeon), a beautiful very old church, and fascinating Roman ruins and museum. The region is incredibly rich in history and features jaw-dropping nature. Definitely a tour we would recommend!
Walking Tour of Timisoara [2023 European Capital of Culture]
The tour was very easy to book and extremely informative. In addition to providing a great overview of the city, our guide answered many questions and shared insightful information about the history, culture, modern-day living, and more — plus some excellent practical tips for our stay in Timisoara.
Timisoara Day trip to Danube Gorge & King Decebal Statue
We booked a 1-Day tour to the Iron Gate starting in Temeswar. Our gide Alex was excellent. He drove the care very, very safe down to Orsova. Right there we had boat tour at Donube in a small tourist boat and got a fantastique impression of this part of the river. Afterwards we had been at a fishrestaurant at the Golf Dubovei and had a very good local fish. On the way back he introduced us Herculaneaum, which I would recommend everyone, visiting this area. Alex gave us all the time very useful background information about historical, political developments. In addition he explained us the nature and the region. We enjoyed every minute.
Walking Tour of Timisoara [2023 European Capital of Culture]
We had a great experience with Romanian Friend in Timisoara last week. I am planning our wedding in Timisoara this October and wanted to organise a short walking tour for our guests. With all my questions and queries Marius has been very patient and helpful. Whilst visiting this February we met with Alex-Mark our guide who took us on a private tour of the city. He was able to share is wealth of knowledge and experience to give us a interesting, historical and fun tour. Thank you for a great experience we can't wait to see you again in October! Isabelle and Dorin
Walking Tour of Timisoara [2023 European Capital of Culture]
Alex was wonderful. He was flexible and very attentive. He gave us a great tour of the city and taught us many things about the city. Even though my wife is actually from there, she even learned some about her own history. This was a very good company and Alex was a very good guide. I am looking at Romanian Friend for other tours while we are staying in this country
Corvin Castle and the Mystic Dacian Ruins at Sarmisegetusza
a long but very interesting day, we learned so much about Romanian history and culture. our guide was great and very knowledgeable, also gave us time to explore and experience on our own. a lot of driving but it was worth it and great value for money. thank you!
Walking Tour of Timisoara [2023 European Capital of Culture]
Highly recommended. Our guide Alex was excellent. He was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic in talking about the history of Timisoara. We enjoyed the walk through Timisoara's past!
Corvin Castle and the Mystic Dacian Ruins at Sarmisegetusza
It was an interesting historical tour. We learned much about Romanian history starting from ancient times to the end of medieval ages while travelling in the Romanian countryside and seeing some interesting sights!
Hotspots around Timisoara: Bigar Waterfall & Oravita-Anina Steam Train
The tour was easy to book and Alex was very prompt to get in touch, answer our questions and arrange pick-up. Alex was incredibly knowledgeable and the sights from the train and especially Bigar Waterfall and surrounding areas were stunning. We really appreciated the day being catered to our needs and had a fantastic time. Highly recommended!
Hotspots around Timisoara: Bigar Waterfall & Oravita-Anina Steam Train
We enjoyed our tour that included Bigar Waterfall and the steam train ride. Our guide, Alex, was excellent and very attentive to our needs. We learned much about Romania and enjoyed the Romanian Countryside. Thank you!
Walking Tour of Timisoara [2023 European Capital of Culture]
The tour was great. Alex had incredible knowledge about his hometown of Timisoara and delivered in it a fun and easy to understand way. He kept it interesting with little fun bits of information and you could really tell he loves his job. Two hours was barely enough. Also thanks to Romanian Friend for setting up the tour in very little time - on the evening for next morning!
Walking Tour of Timisoara [2023 European Capital of Culture]
Without doubt the most interesting part of my visit to Romania was taking a guided walking tour of Timisoara, and I would strongly recommend Romanian Friend’s tour. Marius from Romanian Friend was incredibly helpful overall with planning my trip to Romania, and also in connecting me with the historical encyclopaedia that is Mark-Alex, a local resident and tour guide. During his walking tour I learnt so much about not only Timisoara and Romania, but also Europe’s history; and how the city played such a crucial part in that. This extensive and fascinating tour taught me more about European history than I ever learnt in school and Mark-Alex’s knowledge and enthusiasm for his home city was just staggering!
Things you can do with Mark-Alex
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Timisoara Day trip to Danube Gorge & King Decebal Statue
Start from: Timisoara
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Walking Tour of Timisoara [2023 European Capital of Culture]
Start from: Timisoara
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Corvin Castle and the Mystic Dacian Ruins at Sarmisegetusza
Start from: Timisoara
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Hotspots around Timisoara: Bigar Waterfall & Oravita-Anina Steam Train
Start from: Timisoara