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The crucible of the 1989 Revolution, Timisoara is one of Romania's most vibrant an...

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Rural Romania has long been the home of Dracula, doubling as a cheap film set that acts like a European wild west, all sprawling green hills and imposing castles. There are winding country roads hogged by bumbling horse and carts, medieval villages surrounded by vineyards, and the muddy, ‘healthy’ shores of the Black Sea coast.

In capital Bucharest you’ll find Communist vibes galore in the form of statues and grey block buildings, like Europe’s second largest, the Palace of Parliament. The city surprises too, with countless museums, restaurants serving from cellars full of local wine, and a vibrant open-air bar scene filling the imposing squares. Bucharest has something of a bohemian vibe; it’s easy to imagine best-selling novels being written in the cafes, and deep-seated philosophy filling the manicured parks.

Out in the vampire-filled countryside of Transylvania you can hop between towns filled with medieval bells and towering castles, amongst craggy mountains and tiny farms, like at The Arges Valley, home to ‘the real Dracula’s castle’, built into the side of a rocky cliff. Maramures is touted as the rural soul of Romania, home to natives who’ve lived off the land for centuries on end, amongst tiny villages and customs that date back thousands of years. The toxic plum wine on offer here is enough to pop the eyes of even the most hardened of drinkers.

Another countryside must-see is the Danube Delta, desolate and canal-infused, with the occasional empty fishing villages home to the most bizarre of cheap B&Bs. The twisted Bicaz Gorges lead to ‘blood lakes’ and impressive mountain climbs, while Timisoara – starting point of the ’89 anti-Communist revolution – is a lively student spa town.

Romania is vastly culturally and scenically varied, and when you’ve finished exploring cobbled castles and scenic valleys, you’ll find the exuberant locals are pretty entertaining, too. Join them for a bowl of garlicky soup to help keep the vampires away, descend together into an isolated old salt mine, or simply indulge in some good old Romanian hospitality, and imagine you really have gone back in time.

Travel and Tourism Guides for Popular Cities in Romania

  1. Bucharest
  2. Brasov
  3. Sighisoara
  4. Sinaia
  5. Bran
  6. Sibiu
  7. Constanta
  8. Cluj
  9. Timisoara
  10. Rasnov
  11. Oradea
  12. Transylvania
  13. Targu Mures
  14. Maramures
  15. Iasi
  16. Baile Felix
  17. Moreni
  18. Prejmer
  19. Mamaia
  20. Tulcea
  21. Beius
  22. Fagaras
  23. Suceava
  24. Lesu
  25. Turda
  1. Poiana Brasov
  2. Satu Mare
  3. Vadu
  4. Galati
  5. Gura Humorului
  6. Predeal
  7. Bistrita
  8. Moldova
  9. Paulesti
  10. Cisnadioara
  11. Pitesti
  12. Arad
  13. Sighishoara
  14. Corbu
  15. Ploiesti
  16. Negreni
  17. Baia Mare
  18. Eforie
  19. Poiana Braşov
  20. Mangalia
  21. Craiova
  22. Sucevita
  23. Boita
  24. Satu Mare
  25. Zalau
  1. Huedin
  2. Mures
  3. Hunedoara
  4. Bacau
  5. Curtea de Arges
  6. Venus
  7. Campulung Moldovenesc
  8. Tutova
  9. Piatra Neamt
  10. Toplita
  11. Busteni
  12. Harghita
  13. Neptun
  14. Zadareni
  15. Buzau
  16. Otopeni
  17. Medias
  18. Cotmeana
  19. Ulies
  20. Lacu Rosu
  21. Deva
  22. Siret
  23. Alba Iulia
  24. Cantonul Glavoi
  25. Baile Herculane
  1. Drobeta Turnu Severin
  2. Rupea
  3. Bechet
  4. Caransebes
  5. Sovata
  6. Botosani
  7. Vama Veche
  8. Slatina
  9. Cetatile Ponorului
  10. Scarisoara
  11. Costinesti
  12. Ramnicu Valcea
  13. Izvoru Muresului
  14. Miercurea Ciuc
  15. Sacele
  16. Moldovita
  17. Slatina
  18. Targoviste
  19. Turnu
  20. Odorheiu Secuiesc
  21. Voineasa
  22. Braila
  23. Focsani
  24. Campeni
  25. Sighetu Marmatiei