Delia S. Barbu: Breakfast at Margina

Delia S. Barbu: Breakfast at Margina

Delia S. Barbu, Romania

A journalist by training, with more than ten years of experience in the promotion and development of tourism in Timiș County and the Banat region, Delia S. Barbu currently initiates and implements projects for the revitalization of villages and rural areas in the western part of Romania, such as is also the Breakfast at Margina project. From the position of president of the My Banat Association, Delia Barbu runs several collaborations with local public authorities, with NGOs or stakeholders interested in the preservation and revitalization of local heritage, whether we are talking about buildings, traditions or local gastronomy. Delia Barbu is currently employed by the Association for the Promotion of Timisoara, as a Communication Expert.

Breakfast at Margina project was launched more than 5 years ago at the initiative of the Margina town hall and developed in close connection with community and local tourist guide, Damaris Sivu, who currently coordinates all the activities of the project at the local level. Focused especially on the valorization of local resources, people and their knowledge, the project not only coagulated latently extraordinary energies, but proved to be a magnet for tourists interested in the archaic world of the villages in this part of Romania and Europe, and, on the other hand, a chance for local development and the well-being of the population of the villages.