Romania

Transylvania's castles and painted monasteries.

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This is a first draft of the Romania list. The full region guide is being written, and tiers may still change.

The Short List

Must-See

Must-See
Heritage · UNESCO

Transylvania

Bran Castle, Peleș, and Saxon towns like Sibiu, Sighișoara and Brașov.

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Must-See
Heritage · Castles

Bran Castle

Dracula's Castle, on a crag at a Carpathian pass.

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Must-See
Cities · Mountain towns

Brașov

A Saxon medieval city under forested Carpathian slopes, with its Black Church.

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Worth a Detour

Worth a Detour
Cities · Architecture

Bucharest

A huge Palace of Parliament, and a lively old town.

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Heritage · UNESCO

Maramureș

Soaring wooden churches, and the Merry Cemetery.

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Mountains · Scenic Drives

Transfăgărășan

A dramatic mountain road, open in summer only.

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Nature · UNESCO

Danube Delta

Europe's largest wetland, full of pelicans.

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Worth a Detour
Mountains · Mountain towns

Sinaia and Peleș Castle

A royal mountain resort with a fairy-tale palace, below the Bucegi peaks.

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Worth a Detour
Cities · UNESCO

Sighișoara

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

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Cities · Medieval

Sibiu

A Saxon town with houses whose attic windows look like eyes.

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Nature · Underground

Turda Salt Mine

An old salt mine turned underground amusement park.

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If You're Nearby

If You're Nearby
Heritage · Castles

Corvin Castle

One of Europe's largest medieval castles, entered by a high bridge.

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Mountains · Hiking

Retezat

Romania's first national park, with dozens of glacial lakes.

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On the Map

Grey pins: guides still being written.