With over 12.000 caves, Romania is situated among Europe’s top speleological regions. These underground formations, hundreds of metres deep and some of them tens of kilometres long, hide subterranean rivers, lakes, glaciers, minerals, fossils and even... more »
Romania Travel Articles
Time Out in Bucharest
The central part of Bucharest is dominated by large squares and busy boulevards bordered by imposing buildings. Most of this architectural feature of the city is owed to the communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu, who envisioned this new Civic ...more »
One Day in Cluj-Napoca, Romania’s Treasure City
Being the largest city in Transylvania, Cluj-Napoca is definitely not a destination that can be explored in one day, but here we have tried to make an exercise of imagination to help those of you who are pressed by the clock. If time is on ...more »
Observing the Birds of the Danube Delta
The Danube Delta features some of the richest ornithological fauna in Europe and is a true sanctuary for birds. With over 330 species of birds flying in from Europe, Africa, Asia and the Mediterranean area to nest or winter here, the ...more »
Top Things to Do and See in Timisoara
Boasting a Western atmosphere, Timisoara is one of the most beautiful cities in Romania. A tourist destination through and through, the city rewards everyone who comes here. Whether you are there simply to stop and admire the ...more »
Exploring Romania's Countryside III
Wallachia Introduction With a different historical development than the other parts of Romania, Wallachia has grown as a contrastive region; Bucharest, the country’s capital, is a bustling aggregation of business, trade, tourism and ...more »
Exploring Romania's Countryside II
Introduction In the course of the history of Romania, the western and central parts of the country have had a stormy existence, being subjected to frequent changes of governance, from Romanian to Hungarian and Habsburg (Austrian) rule. ...more »
Exploring Romania's Countryside I
With more than 13,000 villages, the Romanian countryside remains a picturesque spot unique in the world, which has preserved intact millenary traditions. The atmosphere in these unexplored corners of heaven is remindful of the pastoral ...more »
The Rise and Fall of the Romanian Monarchy
There comes a time in the history of a country when a radical change is the best thing that can happen. In the history of Romania, the year 1866 was a turning point that greatly shaped our people’s evolution, as the first monarch of the ...more »
The Spanish Football Invasion
On Wednesday, May 9th 2012, the National Arena in Bucharest hosted one of the top Romania events of 2012, the UEFA Europa League Final between the Spanish teams Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao. Sounds not very attractive for a girl, ...more »
"The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page" - Saint Augustine
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