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Must-see attractions in Romania

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    Alba Carolina Citadel

    Transylvania

    Alba Carolina Citadel is the crowning attraction of Alba Iulia. Within this star-shaped citadel are museums, churches and the Unification Hall that sealed…

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    Corvin Castle

    Transylvania

    Some castles perch on mountains, others skulk in mist-shrouded hills, but Hunedoara’s juts out from an industrial jungle. Despite being surrounded by…

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    PeleÅŸ Castle

    Sinaia

    Over 40 years, dozens of builders, artists and wood-carvers brought Peleş Castle into existence. The neo-Renaissance masterpiece was commissioned by…

  • Romanian Athenaeum

    Bucharest

    The exquisite Athenaeum is the majestic heart of Romania’s classical-music tradition. Scenes from Romanian history are featured on the interior fresco…

  • Palace of Parliament

    Bucharest

    The Palace of Parliament is the world’s second-largest administrative building (after the Pentagon) and former dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu’s most infamous…

  • Former CeauÅŸescu Residence

    Bucharest

    This restored villa is the former main residence of Nicolae and Elena Ceauşescu, who lived here for around two decades up until the end in 1989…

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    Fabrica de Pensule

    Cluj-Napoca

    More of a living, breathing creative space than a gallery, Fabrica de Pensule teems with just-made artwork by local and foreign creators who use this…

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    St Michael's Church

    Cluj-Napoca

    The showpiece of PiaÅ£a Unirii is 14th- and 15th-century St Michael’s, the second-biggest Gothic church in Romania (after µþ°ù²¹ÅŸ´Ç±¹â€™s Black Church). Its neo…

  • Hotel Castel Dracula

    Transylvania

    One of the high points of any vampire-themed trip to Transylvania is kitsch Hotel Castel Dracula. Its blood-curdling decorations, and location on a…

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    Endless Column

    Wallachia

    The Endless Column, one of Constantin Brâncuşi's best-known and most celebrated works, sits at the eastern end of Calea Eroilor (20 minutes on foot from…

  • Grigore Antipa Natural History Museum

    Bucharest

    One of the few attractions in Bucharest aimed squarely at kids, this natural-history museum, showing off Romania's plant and animal life, has been…

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    CiÅŸmigiu Garden

    Bucharest

    West of Calea Victoriei is the locally beloved Cişmigiu Garden, with shady walks, a lake, cafes and a ridiculous number of benches on which to sit and…

  • FăgăraÅŸ Citadel

    Transylvania

    Encircled by a moat fringed with willow trees, Făgăraş Citadel is an impressively intact fortification from medieval Transylvania. The oldest part of this…

  • Military Barracks

    Wallachia

    This small, spare museum just outside the train station contains the military barracks where former Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu and his wife Elena…

  • Poienari Citadel

    Wallachia

    The Poienari Citadel was once a powerful fortress guarding entry to a strategic pass linking Wallachia with Transylvania. The castle's vantage point was…

  • St Mary's Evangelical Church

    Sibiu

    Sibiu's Gothic centrepiece rises more than 73m over the old town. Inside, marvel at ghoulish stone skeletons, 17th-century tombs and the largest organ in…

  • Sarmizegetusa Regia

    Transylvania

    The Sarmizegetusa Regia archaeological site is Romania’s Stonehenge. Only stones remain, enclosed by pretty woodlands, but they reveal compelling clues…

  • Princely Court

    Wallachia

    Curtea de Argeş was an early capital of Wallachia, and these ruins from the 13th and 14th centuries mark the spot where the court once stood. The main…

  • Zosim Oancea Glass Icons Museum

    Transylvania

    This museum of painted icons, named after the priest who collected them, is a true hidden gem. Unlike the sombre wooden icons you’ll see elsewhere in…

  • Art Museum

    Wallachia

    The art museum is the only real must-see in Craiova, both for the art itself, including a small but important collection of six works by internationally…

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    Bran Castle

    Transylvania

    Rising above the town on a rocky promontory, Bran Castle holds visitors in thrall. An entire industry has sprouted around describing it as ‘Dracula’s…

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    Snagov Monastery

    Bucharest

    Tiny Snagov Island, at the northern end of Snagov Lake, is home to Snagov Monastery and Vlad Ţepeş' alleged final resting place. The small stone church…

  • Museum of the Romanian Peasant

    Bucharest

    The collection of peasant bric-a-brac, costumes, icons and partially restored houses makes this one of the most popular museums in the city. There’s not…

  • Histria Archaeological Complex & Museum

    The Danube Delta & Black Sea Coast

    About 65km north of Constanţa, Histria, or Istros, settled in 657 BC by Greek traders, is Romania’s oldest town. Its founding by Greek colonists, through…

  • Patriarchal Cathedral

    Bucharest

    From the centre of Piaţa Unirii, look southwest to the Patriarchal Cathedral, the centre of Romanian Orthodox faith, built between 1656 and 1658. It…

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    Ethnographic Museum

    Wallachia

    This is a highly informative, well-organised exhibition of folk traditions in the Oltenia region surrounding Craiova. The exhibition begins downstairs…

  • Hollywood like Brasov sign on Tampa mountain, Brasov, Romania

    Mt Tâmpa

    µþ°ù²¹ÅŸ´Ç±¹

    Rising 940m high and visible around µþ°ù²¹ÅŸ´Ç±¹, Mt Tâmpa is adorned with its very own Hollywood-style sign. Hard as it is to imagine, it was the site of a…

  • Triumphal Arch

    Bucharest

    About halfway up Şos Kiseleff you'll find the 27m Triumphal Arch. Based on Paris’ namesake monument, it was built in 1935 to commemorate the reunification…

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    Văcărești Nature Park

    Bucharest

    What was supposed to be a 6km-long dam during the communist era, left abandoned after the 1989 Revolution, turned over 22 years into a vast urban delta…

  • CreÅ£ulescu Church

    Bucharest

    The modest Creţulescu Church stands in repose near the far larger and more dramatic Royal Palace. Look for the original paintings near the door to the…

  • National Museum of Contemporary Art

    Bucharest

    The Palace of Parliament houses a superb art gallery, which displays temporary, ever-changing exhibitions of eclectic installations and video art. Check…

  • Citadel

    ³§¾±²µ³ó¾±ÅŸ´Ç²¹°ù²¹

    ³§¾±²µ³ó¾±ÅŸ´Ç²¹°ù²¹'s delightful medieval buildings are enclosed within its citadel, a Unesco-listed complex of protective walls and watchtowers. Walking in the…

  • Windmill from Constanta County at Museum of Folk Civilisation in Astra, Sibiu, Romania, Europe

    ASTRA National Museum Complex

    Transylvania

    Five kilometres from central Sibiu, this is Europe's largest open-air ethnographic museum, where churches, mills and traditional homes number among 400…

  • Athénée Palace

    Bucharest

    Just to the north of the National Art Museum is the Athénée Palace, so evocatively captured in its postrevolutionary, prostitute-teeming state by Robert…

  • Bellu Cemetery

    Bucharest

    The city’s most prestigious burial ground houses the tombs of many notable Romanian writers – a map inside the gate points out locations. Many Romanians…

  • Jewish History Museum

    Bucharest

    The Jewish History Museum is housed in a colourful synagogue that dates from 1836 (rebuilt in 1910). Exhibits (in English and Romanian) outline Jewish…

  • Brukenthal Palace

    Sibiu

    Brukenthal Palace is worth visiting as much for its resplendent period furnishings as for the European art within. Duck beneath the Music Room’s…

  • Trumpeter's Tower in Piata Sfatului.

    Piaţa Sfatului

    µþ°ù²¹ÅŸ´Ç±¹

    This wide square, lined with cafes, was once the heart of medieval µþ°ù²¹ÅŸ´Ç±¹. In the centre stands the 1420 Council House (Casa Sfatului), topped by the…

  • Birthplace of Vlad tepes Dracula, Sighisoara, Transylvania, Mures County, Romania

    Casa Vlad Dracul

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    Vlad Ţepeş (aka Dracula) was reputedly born in this house in 1431 and lived here until the age of four. It's now a decent restaurant, but for a small…

  • Rebirth Memorial

    Bucharest

    This striking memorial, respected and reviled in equal measure, marks the dramatic events of 1989, when many people died in this area for their opposition…

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