The village where our IIT will be held is conveniently situated at 5 km from the small town of Huedin/Banffyhunyád which is on the main highway connection between Budapest and Bucharest and frequented by national and international bus services.  Sancraiu is only 60 km from the city of Cluj-Napoca/Kolozsvár (also called the ‘cultural capital’ of Transylvania) and has an international train station and airport. Travelling from Cluj Napoca to Sancraiu can be done by car, taxi (Around 70 euro) and bus (to Huedin) and above this we will arrange special direct shuttle services between Cluj Napoca and Sancraiu on the starting and ending days of the IIT. Information and registration options for these shuttle services will be communicated to registered participants closer to the IIT.

Our NVC village will include a number of community meeting spaces, workshop spaces and guesthouses within the heart of Sancraiu.  As these locations are surrounding a 13th century wooden church, we have asked and got permission of the parish priests to have access to the sanctuary during our IIT  for personal moments of silence, meditation and prayer.  The main dining hall is an old barn that has been transformed but still maintains its rustic appeal and there are many special places to sit also outside on the terrace or in the museum room among the traditionally painted furnishings and specially decorated walls and ceilings, in a fruit orchard or along the small river The Calata which meanders through the village.

We hope that there will be a beautifully gift-filled reciprocity between all of us participating in this IIT and those who are living in the village.  Surely we all have things to offer and learn from one another… There are many pathways within the village, on main roads or smaller little alleyways…. We will provide some walking maps with various routes to choose from.  You might simply stroll through the village sensing who is there, or walk along the banks of The Calata River, or go for the best ice cream in the whole region, or you may verge toward the surrounding fields and mountains.  We highly recommend that you come a few days early or stay a few days longer to further explore the region…

During the IIT we will be offering a diversity of food options, prepared by our skilled chef Andra and her team. We value nonviolence and finding ways to do least harm and therefore prioritise local food systems and regenerative agricultural practices. You will see this reflected in the meals you will be offered, while always finding a balance between the need of integrity and what is doable.

We will offer vegan, vegetarian as well as meat inclusive meal options, and are looking forward to offer you a diversity of traditional and temporary Transylvanian cuisine.