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Romania travel guide top photo: “near balea” by paul bica is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Painted monasteries and fortified churches stand regally amid a wonderful landscape. In the pristine cities, former Saxon settlements like Brașov and Sibiu ooze charm, while Bucharest is full of energy. I’m a citizen of Romania and will expose some insights not all tourists get to know. Romania Travel Guide: Introducing Romania Natural Beauty. Located in Eastern Europe, Romania boasts the Carpathian Mountains that draw an arc through the exact centre of the country. The mountains have an incredible swath of rocky peaks surrounded by deciduous trees and grooves of pine. Some landscapes are unaltered by humanity and a wide network of huts offers accommodation for those curious enough to travel at 2000m+ altitude. Danube is Europe’s second-longest river and marks the southern border of the country before emptying into the Black Sea. An important mark of natural beauty is the Danube Delta, which is a unique and vast protected land, perfect for fishing, birdwatching, hiking, and boating. Friendly Faces. Romanians everywhere are extremely proud of their history and eager to share unique parts of it with visitors. Even though it’s been part of the European Union since 2007, Romania is considered by many foreigners an off-the-beaten-track destination and locals give kudos just for showing up. Romanians themselves are very different and it depends which region of the country you visit – the most developed being Bucharest, Brașov, Cluj-Napoca, and Mamaia. You’ll find friendly faces almost anywhere, that’s for sure. Medieval Villages and Castles. The country where Dracula existed certainly has no shortage of stunning landscapes and jaw-dropping castles hidden on rocky hilltops. The Bran Castle has the spurious connection to Stoker’s narrative, but other places such as 14-century Corvin Castle or Peleș Castle are equally unique. Maramureș boasts villages and towns that seem directly from the Middle Ages, with hay racks, wooden churches and horse carts. Folk Culture. Most of Romania’s recent history is packed with tales of heroic battles against the Ottoman empire and against the Austro-Hungarian empire. Romanians are friendly people and they’ve been like that for the last 2500 years. They defended their lands and have never tried to conquer anyone. For centuries, Romania had a peasant culture. The pack of passable roads, the extremely hilly geography saw the onset of hundreds of self-sufficient small cities and villages, where crafts like pottery, tanning, weaving, and bread making became art. Today most of the country has progressed a lot – having the fastest Internet in Europe and plenty of technology. But when you step out of the cities, the ‘simple’ way of life still persists – you can visit folk museums, genuine villages and folkways which are still practiced. The Capital: Bucharest One of the most crowded capitals in Europe, Bucharest is dynamic and energetic. It’s the place where unbridled capitalism meets still-unreconstructed communism. It’s where the passions of the Middle East and Balkans meet the forces of the European Union. Most travellers give Bucharest one or two nights before going to Transylvania, but I think that is not enough. One needs at least 4 days to visit the great museums, the Palace of the Parliament, the parks and the trendy cafes. The city has it’s modern parts, but you’ll find splendid 17th-century Orthodox churches tucked away and art nouveau villas. If you’re looking to see the communist influence, it’s quite evident once you stroll through the blocks of flats. Nothing is more evident than the Palace of Parliament, the craziest tribute to communist megalomania you will ever see. This enormous building is the world’s second-largest administrative building, after the Pentagon. It was built in 1984 and has more than 3000 rooms and 11 underground levels. You’ll need a passport to visit, and it costs about 15 euros. Today it houses the parliament. Dracula and Bran Castle The legendary vampire has cast terror into many people’s heart. The name was created by Bram Stoker in 1897 when he published a novel with the same name. Dracula was actually a fictional creation, and it’s possible that Stoker named his infamous fictional character after a real ruler who lived in present-day Romania. He was Vlad Țepes (or Vlad the Impaler), Prince of Wallachia. In my travels around the world, I’ve seen his face in Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum (London) and I even told a guy in Israel that my family descended of Dracula. The morbid nickname comes from Vlad’s favorite way of killing his enemies. I’m not going to tell you the 1000-page history of Dracula now, but it’s worth to mention that Dracula’s Castle – the Bran Castle near Brașov, Romania, wasn’t actually his castle. He only stepped foot there when he was imprisoned by Matei Corvin. It’s marketed this way because of its hilltop position in Transylvania and because he lived for some time in Brașov. What you need to remember here is that Stoker’s Dracula is not the same as Vlad the Impaler. The similarities are there because of the gruesome events the real-life character created. Vlad had conflicts with Wallachia’s boyars and invited them to a banquet. According to legends, he had them stabbed and their still-twitching bodies impaled on spikes. Many stories are documented in printed material and still exist. Bran Castle is located on a dramatic hilltop in central Romania, near Brașov. It’s been linked to the vampire and was built around the same time when Vlad the Impaler lived. It’s now open to the public and anyone can peer into the dark passageways and creaky rooms. The castle receives half a million visitors every year. Since it’s perched in a quite remote position, you can reach it either by renting a car or by taking a bus there. Romania’s Seaside Miles of sandy beaches, a warm climate, vineyards, ancient monuments, and modern resorts invite tourists to visit Romania’s Black Sea as a summer vacation destination. Now, I wouldn’t come to Romania only for the beaches, but for the nightlife you can find in cities like Mamaia or Costinești. Romanians are avid party lovers and throughout the fine sand covered beaches, you’ll find elegant hotels placed right near the coast, offering stunning views. How to Get to Romania By plane: There are over 30 airports where you can land, but the most well known is Bucharest “Henri Coanda” International Airport. Bucharest is about 2 hours by plane from Central Europe and the other major cities within the country are connected with destinations such as Spain, Austria, Italy, England, Belgium, Germany by flights with Tarom (Romania’s national carrier), BlueAir, WizzAir (note that these two don’t appear in meta searching portals like Momondo and they usually have the best fares), Austrian Airlines and so on. Most of the flights are only to Bucharest. Many low cost airlines have started flights between smaller cities to other European countries, so you should manually check for different dates. By train: Travelling by train from Europe to Romania takes from just 4 hours (from Budapest to Arad or Timișoara) to about 48 hours (from London to Bucharest). Trains are quite cheap in Romania because infrastructure is poorly developed, but the Romanian National Railways company offers journeys with second and first-class sleepers to many destinations across Europe. By car: Border crossing between western countries and Romania is always just a formality, since the country is a part of the European Union. However, check the policy regarding taking the car across international borders when renting a car. The Romanian Customs will ask for proof of insurance, road toll badge (Rovigneta), a valid driver’s license, and vehicle’s registration. If renting a car is expensive (but still the best choice in my opinion), there are cheap bus routes that connect major Romanian cities with other European cities with communities of Romanians: Bologna (Italy), Madrid (Spain), London (England), Frankfurt (Germany), Paris (France). Visas Romania is a very strict country when it comes to non-European citizens. You should check on your government’s official website what type of documents you need prior to your arrival. When I travelled to Egypt, I used VisaHQ at a friend’s recommendation to get my visa fast, since I had no time to visit the Embassy in Bucharest and to deal with the unbearable bureaucracy. Another friend from Israel visited me and had issues at customs because of some paper he did not have. All European citizens can travel to Romania with nothing but their national ID card. Other countries may have contracts with the Romanian government, and travelers might be able to travel here without a visa. For instance, Romanians can travel to Tunisia or Israel with a visa. Transportation Flights between major Romanian cities are scheduled only in certain days of the week, but Bucharest has connections with pretty much all regions. This is the fastest way to travel within Romania since all other transportation means are much slower. For instance, if you want to visit Iași from Bucharest it will take you 7 hours by train (for just 389 kilometers). Renting a car can be a good choice if you’re aiming to visit Bucharest, Transylvania and the seaside. Pro tip: use the low cost airlines from above to get cheap plane tickets and join communities like CouchSurfing to visit a city with the help of a local. It’s one of the best ways to dive in the local cuisine and get insights from people who live here. By the way, if you come to Romania you can reach to me and I can show you around provided I have the necessary time. I hope you’ll enjoy your visit should you decide to come to Romania.
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Rumunjska turistički vodič top slika: “u blizini Balea” po paul Bica je licencirana pod uvjetima CC BY 2.0 Slikano samostani i utvrđen crkve stoje carski usred prekrasnog krajolika. U netaknute gradovima, bivši Saxon naselja poput Braşov i Sibiu mulja šarmom, dok Bukurešt je pun energije. Ja sam državljanin Rumunjske, te će izložiti neke uvide nisu svi turisti upoznaju. Rumunjska turistički vodič: Predstavljamo Rumunjsku Prirodna ljepota. Nalazi se u istočnoj Europi, Rumunjska ima Karpata koje opisuju luk kroz točnom središtu zemlje. Planine imaju nevjerojatan otkos stjenovitih vrhova okružene listopadnog drveća i brazdama bora. Neki prizori su nepromijenjen čovječnosti i razgranata mreža koliba nudi smještaj za one koji su dovoljno znatiželjni da putuju na 2000m + visini. Dunav je druga najduža europska rijeka i označava južnu granicu zemlje prije pražnjenja u Crno more. Važan znak prirodne ljepote je Delta Dunava, koji je jedinstven i velika zaštićena zemljišta, pogodno za ribolov, gledanje ptica, pješačenje, i veslanje. Prijateljska lica. Rumunji svugdje su izuzetno ponosni na svoju povijest i željni podijeliti jedinstvene dijelove s posjetiteljima. Iako je to bio dio Europske unije od 2007, Rumunjska je po mnogim strancima off-the-pretučen staza odredišta i mještani daju pohvale samo za pokazivanje gore. Rumunji sami su vrlo različita, a ovisi koje područje u zemlji koju posjećujete – najrazvijenije biće Bukurešt, Braşov, Cluj-Napoca, i Mamaia. Naći ćete prijateljskih lica gotovo bilo gdje, to je sigurno. Srednjovjekovni Sela i dvorci. Zemlja u kojoj je Dracula postojao sigurno nema manjak zapanjujućih krajolika i čeljust-ispuštajući dvoraca skrivene na stjenovitim vrhovima brežuljaka. Mekinje Castle ima lažne veze s Stoker pripovijedanja, ali na drugim mjestima, kao što su Corvin Castle 14 stoljeća ili Peleš Castle jednako jedinstven. Maramureş ima sela i gradove koji se čine izravno iz srednjeg vijeka, sijenom stalci, drvene crkve i konjskim zapregama. Narodna kultura. Većina novijoj povijesti Rumunjske je pakiran s pričama o herojskim borbama protiv Osmanskog carstva i protiv Austro-Ugarske. Rumunji su prijateljski ljudi i oni su bili kao da je za posljednji 2500 godina. Oni su branili svoju zemlju i nikada nisu pokušali osvojiti bilo koga. Stoljećima, Rumunjska je imala seljačku kulturu. Paket od prohodnih puteva, izuzetno brdovitom geografija vidio pojavu stotina samodovoljnih malih gradova i sela, gdje obrti poput keramike, štavljenje, tkanje, i kruh odluka postala umjetnost. Danas veći dio zemlje je napredovala puno - ima najbrži internet u Europi i obilje tehnologije. Ali kada ste korak izvan gradova, The 'jednostavno’ način života i dalje postoji – možete posjetiti narodne muzeje, pravi sela i folklora koji su još uvijek prakticiraju. Glavni grad: Bukurešt Jedan od najvažnijih prepunoj metropola u Europi, Bukurešt je dinamičan i energičan. To je mjesto gdje neobuzdanog kapitalizma susreće još uvijek unreconstructed komunizam. To je mjesto gdje su strasti na Bliskom istoku i Balkanu zadovolji snaga Europske unije. Većina putnika daju Bukurešt jednu ili dvije noći prije odlaska u Transilvaniji, ali mislim da to nije dovoljno. Treba barem 4 dana posjetiti velike muzeje, Palača parlamenta, parkovi i trendy kafića. Grad je to moderni dijelovi, ali ćete naći prekrasne pravoslavne crkve iz 17. stoljeća tucked daleko i secesijskih vila. Ako ste u potrazi za vidjeti komunistički utjecaj, to je sasvim očito nakon što šetati stambenim zgradama. Ništa je više nego očito Palači parlamenta, najluđi počast komunističkog megalomanije ćete ikada vidjeti. Ova ogromna zgrada je drugi najveći svjetski upravna zgrada, nakon Pentagona. Izgrađena je u 1984 i ima više od 3000 sobe i 11 podzemne etaže. Trebat će vam putovnicu da posjeti, i to košta oko 15 eura. Danas se u njoj parlament. Drakula i dvorac Bran Legendarni vampir je strah uliti srca mnogih ljudi. Naziv je stvoren od strane Bram Stoker u 1897 kad je objavio roman s istim imenom. Drakula je zapravo izmišljena tvorevina, a moguće je da Stoker je svoj čuveni izmišljeni lik nakon stvarnog vladara koji su živjeli u današnjoj Rumunjskoj. On je bio Vlad Tepeš (ili Vlad Nabijač), Princ Wallachia. U svojim putovanjima širom svijeta, Vidio sam mu lice u Muzej voštanih figura Madame Tussauds (London) i čak sam rekla tipa u Izraelu je moja obitelj spustili od Drakule. Morbidna nadimak dolazi od Vlad omiljeni način ubijanja svoje neprijatelje. Neću vam reći povijest Drakule na 1000 stranica sada, ali je vrijedno spomenuti da je Drakulina Castle – mekinje Dvorac u blizini Braşov, Rumunija, zapravo nije njegov dvorac. Samo je zakoračio tamo kad je bio u zatvoru Matei Korvin. To je tržište na ovaj način zbog brežuljku položaja u Transilvaniji i jer je živio neko vrijeme u Braşov. Ono što trebate zapamtiti je da Stokera Drakula nije isto kao Vlad Nabijač. Sličnosti su tu zbog jezivih događaja u stvarnom životu lik stvorio. Vlad je imao sukobe s Vlaškoj je boyars i pozvao ih na gozbu. Prema legendi, On ih je izboden i njihove još uvijek trzanje tijela zabio na šiljke. Mnoge priče su dokumentirani u tiskanom materijalu i dalje postoje. Bran Castle nalazi se na dramatičan brežuljku u središnjoj Rumunjskoj, u blizini Braşov. To je bio povezan s vampirom, a sagrađen je otprilike u isto vrijeme kada je Vlad Nabijač živjeli. Sada je otvoren za javnost i svatko se može zaviriti u mračne prolaze i škripav soba. Dvorac prima svake godine pola milijuna posjetitelja. Budući da je smješten u mirnom udaljenom položaju, možete doći do njega ili iznajmljivanjem automobila ili uzimanje autobusom tamo. Rumunjske na moru Kilometri pješčanih plaža, topla klima, vinogradi, antički spomenici, i modernih naselja pozivaju turiste da posjete Rumunjske Crno more kao ljetna odredišta za odmor. Sada, Ne bih došao do Rumunjske samo za plaže, ali za noćni život možete pronaći u gradovima poput Mamaia ili Costinesti. Rumunji su strastveni ljubitelji strana i kroz fini pijesak obuhvaćenih plažama, ćete naći elegantne hotele smještene u neposrednoj blizini obale, nudi zapanjujući pogled. Kako doći u Rumunjsku Avionom: Postoji više 30 zračne luke, gdje možete zemljišta, no najpoznatija je Bukurešt “Henri Coanda” Internacionalna zračna luka. Bukurešt je oko 2 sati avionom iz Srednje Europe i drugim većim gradovima u zemlji povezani su destinacije poput Španjolske, Austrija, Italija, Engleska, Belgija, Njemačka od letova s Tarom (nacionalni prijevoznik Rumunjske), BlueAir, WizzAir (imajte na umu da se ova dva ne pojavljuju u meta traženja portalima kao Momondo i oni obično imaju najbolje cijene), Austrian Airlines i tako dalje. Većina letova samo u Bukurešt. Mnogi low cost airlines su počeli letove između manjih gradova u drugim europskim zemljama, tako da ručno treba provjeriti za različite datume. Vlakom: Putovanje vlakom iz Europe u Rumunjskoj traje samo 4 vrijeme (iz Budimpešte u Arad ili Timişoara) do oko 48 vrijeme (od Londona do Bukurešta). Vlakovi su vrlo jeftini u Rumunjskoj, jer infrastruktura slabo razvijena, ali Rumunjski nacionalni Željeznice tvrtka nudi putovanja uz drugi i prvoklasnim pragova za mnoge europske destinacije. Automobilom: Granični prijelaz između zapadnih zemalja i Rumunjskoj je uvijek samo formalnost, Budući da je zemlja je dio Europske unije. Međutim, provjerite pravila koja se odnose uzimajući auto preko međunarodnih granica prilikom iznajmljivanja automobila. Rumunjski Carinska će tražiti dokaz o osiguranju, značka cestarina (Rovigneta), važeće vozačke dozvole, i registracije vozila. Ako iznajmljivanja automobila je skupo (ali još uvijek najbolji izbor, po mom mišljenju), postoje jeftini autobusne linije koje povezuju glavne rumunjskih gradova s drugim europskim gradovima sa zajednicama Rumunja: Bologna (Italija), Madrid (Španija), London (Engleska), Frankfurt (Njemačka), Pariz (Francuska). Vize Rumunjska je vrlo stroga zemlja kada je u pitanju ne-europskih građana. Trebali bi provjeriti na vaše vlade službenim stranicama vrsti dokumenata koje je potrebno prije vašeg dolaska. Kad sam putovao u Egipat, Koristio sam VisaHQ na preporuku jednog prijatelja da se moja viza brzo, jer nisam imao vremena za posjet veleposlanstvo u Bukureštu i da se bave nepodnošljive birokracije. Još jedan prijatelj iz Izraela me posjetila i imao problema na carini zbog nekih papira nije imao. Svi europski građani mogu putovati u Rumunjsku sa ništa ali njihove osobne iskaznice. Druge zemlje mogu imati ugovore s rumunjskom vladom, a putnici bi mogli biti u mogućnosti putovati ovdje bez vize. Na primjer, Rumunji mogu putovati u Tunis ili Izraela s vizom. transport Letovi između glavnih rumunjskim gradovima su na rasporedu samo u određenim danima u tjednu, ali Bukurešt ima veze s prilično mnogo sve regije. Ovo je najbrži način putovanja u Rumunjskoj od svih drugih uređaja za prijenos su mnogo sporije. Na primjer, Ako želite posjetiti Iasi iz Bukurešta to će vas odvesti 7 vrijeme vožnje vlakom (za samo 389 kilometara). Iznajmljivanje automobila može biti dobar izbor, ako ste s ciljem posjet Bukurestu, Transilvanija i mora. Pro vrh: koriste jeftine zrakoplovne odozgo kako biste dobili jeftini avionskih karata i pridružiti zajednice, kao što CouchSurfing posjetiti grad uz pomoć lokalne. To je jedan od najboljih načina da se uranjaju u domaćoj kuhinji i dobiti uvid od ljudi koji žive ovdje. Usput, ako ste došli u Rumunjsku možete doći do mene i mogu vam pokazati okolo uz uvjet da imam vremena potrebnog. Nadam se da ćete uživati u posjetu Odlučite li doći u Rumunjskoj.