Romania rewards the curious with medieval Saxon towns, the wild Carpathian arc and the bird-filled Danube Delta where the river meets the Black Sea. Transylvania strings together fortified churches and gingerbread squares at Brasov and Sibiu, while Bucovina's painted monasteries glow with 15th-century frescoes. Bucharest blends Belle Epoque boulevards with brutalist monuments; Maramures keeps wooden churches and rural traditions alive. Between them run hairpin mountain…
Bram Stoker's “Dracula” made Bran Castle a world star — and “Cold Mountain” (2003) was shot in the Romanian Carpathians.
Bucharest's Palace of the Parliament is the world's heaviest administrative building — and second by area only to the Pentagon.
The mythical Transfăgărășan road only opens at altitude in summer. An eSIM helps: Bolt/Uber in Bucharest and Cluj, road conditions in real time and reviews of Transylvania's guesthouses.