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Cluj-Napoca

Transylvania's lively student city, with a Gothic church on its main square, buzzing cafés and the giant salt mine of Turda nearby.

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Best Time to Go
May–Sep
Our full guide to Cluj-Napoca is being written. It's on the Romania list as If You're Nearby.

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Worth a Detour
Nature · Industrial heritage

Turda Salt Mine

About 16 miles away

An old salt mine turned underground amusement park.

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Must-See
Spiritual · UNESCO

Bucovina

About 118 miles away

A green corner of northern Romania known for its painted monasteries, covered in 16th-century frescoes.

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Cities · UNESCO

Sighișoara

About 69 miles away

A lived-in medieval citadel, and Vlad the Impaler's birthplace.

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