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Republic of Romania - former Kingdom of Romania

Counties in Romania : Alba, Arad, Arges, Bacau, Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Botosani, Braila, Brasov, Buzau, Calarasi, Caras-Severin, Cluj, Constanta, Covasna, Dimbovita, Dolj, Galati, Gorj, Giurgiu, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomita, Iasi, Maramures, Mehedinti, Mures, Neamt, Olt, Prahova, Salaj, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Teleorman, Timis, Tulcea, Vaslui, Vilcea and Vrancea.

Romania is situated in south-eastern Europe. The Carpathians mountains are in the center of the country, bordered on both sides by hills and plateaus and finally the great plains of the outer rim. Forests cover over a quarter of the country and the fauna is one of the richest in Europe including wolves, bears, deer, lynx and chamois. The mighty Danube forms the southern boundary of the country terminating in the Delta on the Black Sea, a heaven for countless native and migratory birds

Countries sharing borders with Romania are: Hungary, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Republic of Moldavia and Ukraine 

Capital City of Romania : Bucharest 


car hire, hostels, hotels, rental homes, tour operators, travel guides, transportation / traveling to romania

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Car Rental Romania  

 Avis
 Budget Rent A Car
 Hertz

Hostels

 Hostelbookers.com  - Great Hostels, Free booking
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.
 Youth Hostel Association in Romania

Hotels in Romania

 Expedia.com
 Hotels.com

Travel Agents / Tour Operator

 Rail Europe - Rail Passes, Train Tickets & Schedules 
 Select Travel
 Topdeck Tours
They take you to the most amazing places in Europe, their experienced tour leaders are the best in the business, and will help create the perfect atmosphere for a great holiday. Topdeck Tours encourage individuality, and the fun just flows naturally.




Travel Guides Romania / Related books

 Amazon.com - Books about Romania

Romania & Moldova - Lonely Planet Travel Guide - by Robert Reid (Author), Leif Pettersen (Author)
Ponder whether Bucharest is the 'Paris of the East' at its own Triumphal Arch - Roam deserted stretches of sand where the Danube meets the Black Sea - Find out why the keys to 'Dracula's castle' are held by a New York architect - Enjoy a tipple at the winery where Russia's President Putin celebrated his 50th birthday.
Fully updated information on Moldovan wineries and Transylvanian castles. The only guidebook to cover Moldova and its autonomous regions of Transdniestr and Gagauzia.

The Rough Guide to Romania - by Tim Burford, Norm Longley, Dan Richardson
The updated fourth edition of the Rough Guide to Romania is the definitive guidebook to one of Europe's most extraordinary nations. A brand-new full-colour section introduces the author's highlights 'the things not to miss' of the country. There are detailed accounts of all the attractions, from the Danube Delta to the bustling capital of Bucharest and the gothic castles of Dracula's Transylvania. The guide reviews the best places to eat, sleep and drink, for every budget. There are practical tips on everything from tracking wolves in the Carpathian Mountains to making the most of the country's many vibrant folk festivals. In the contexts section the authors delve deep into Romania's history, culture and wildlife. This new edition boasts a bigger section on Bucharest and more detailed hiking information throughout the country.
Paperback: 512 pages; Publisher: Rough Guides; 4th edition (November 29, 2004); Language: English; ISBN-13: 978-1843533269
The Mountains of Romania - by James Roberts
This guide to exploring the remote and wild mountains of Romania provides over 40 detailed maps and over 30 photographs. Descriptions of the main bases and ranges are provided, along with information on language, local sights and attractions, travel issues, skiing, mountain biking and walking.
Paperback 296 pages (April 18, 2005); Publisher: Cicerone Press
Dracula - Penguin Popular Classics - by Bram Stoker, Christopher Frayling (Preface)
The vampire novel that started it all, Bram Stoker's Dracula probes deeply into human identity, sanity, and the dark corners of Victorian sexuality and desire. When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula purchase a London house, he makes horrifying discoveries about his client. Soon afterward, disturbing incidents unfold in England-an unmanned ship is wrecked at Whitby, strange puncture marks appear on a young woman's neck, and a lunatic asylum inmate raves about the imminent arrival of his "Master"-culminating in a battle of wits between the sinister Count and a determined group of adversaries [ This text refers to the Paperback edition ].
Paperback: 448 pages; Publisher: Penguin Books; New edition (January 25, 2007); ISBN-13: 978-0140620634

Transport / How do I travel to Romania

 Airport of Bucharest - Otopeni International Airport, 18 km from city center.
Transfers can be made by airport coach or by taxi. 

Other airports: Baneasa Airport, Constanta Airport - Mihail Kogalniceanu and Timisoara Airport.

 Tarom - Romanian national airline - Flights to Romania

  Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights - Flights to Romania

An extensive rail network covers the whole country, with frequent intercity trains; quite cheap. Tickets are to be bought before trains leave the station.

 CFR Roemeni - train travel planner

Cruise ships call at the port of Constanta [ Black Sea coast ], the country's biggest port. Passenger boats also operate on the Danube and the new European riverway Rotterdam-Constanta, including the Romanian Danube Canal – Black Sea. The former calls at the ports of Sulina, Tulcea and Braila and the latter Drobeta–Turnu Severin and Giurgiu.

Public transport is extensive and inexpensive. In Bucharest - buses, trams, underground run a frequent service.

 RATB - Public Transport Buchares t/ Metro
 Romanian Automobile Club - ACR [ romanian language ]

 Online Maps [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castañeda Library - Map Collection Europe  ]


Links 

 Travel Insurance - online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 Romania - Official Travel and Tourism Information
This Website is intended to assist travelers who are planning to visit Romania or who would like to learn more about this country.

 Government of Romania - Ministries websites and more
 Minisitry of Tourism - Accommodation, Tourism Agencies and Guides [ clickable map ]

 Bucharest - national capital of Romania
Take a tour around the exquisite marble halls of the staggering 'house of the people', the second largest building in the world and a symbol of Ceausescu's rein. This is a green city with parks and lakes and wide avenues lined with leafy trees ideal on hot summer days. For lovers of history and architecture the Arc of Triumph offers fantastic views of the city and be sure not to miss the Old Pricely Court of Prince Vlad the Impaller and the Romanian Atheneaeum. Sit under the trees in the courtyard of the Hanul lui Manuc, a caravanserai and feel like you have stepped back in time.

 Braila
 Brasov - Ciity of Brasov
Brasov is the favourite tourist destination in Romania. Only 13 km far from Brasov, up in the mountains you can find a unique winter resort: Poiana Brasov.
Winter sports, mainly skiing and snowboarding, bring in the winter season thousands of tourists coming from all over Europe. Sleigh rides, ski jets or ice-skating are only few of the things you can enjoy visiting Poiana Brasov.
In summer there are tennis courts, swimming pools, boat rides, mountain climbing, horse riding and many other great sports activities.
City Tour | History | Culture, Travel | Tourism | Business | Going Out | Shopping | beaty & Health | Community | Useful Info
 Constanta [ Black Sea Coast ]

 Lowlands
In the west are the lowlands of the Tisza Plain, which are usually referred to as the The Banat, adjacent to the border with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and Crisana-Maramures, adjacent to Hungary.
The most extensive plains are the lowlands of Wallachia and the Coast, located between the Transylvanian Alps and Bulgaria, and of Moldova, east of the Carpathian Mountains. Bordering the Black Sea in the extreme east and forming part of Dobruja is a low plateau, which continues south into Bulgaria.
 Moldoveanu
The highest peak in the country, is in the Transylvanian Alps to the south; these Alps continue south to the gorge of the Danube as the Banat Mountains. A smaller group of ranges, the Bihor Mountains, is west of the basin.
 Transylvanian Basin
The Transylvanian Basin, or Plateau, which covers much of central Romania, is very hilly and forested for the most part, but it also has wide valleys and extensive arable slopes. It is almost completely surrounded by ring of mountains, the Carpathians, comprising over 22% of the total land area, these mountains form a horseshoe in the centre of the country.

 Romanian Travel guide
 Sukina
 Transilvania 
 Tulcea

 Bucharest Photo Album
 Dracula
 Gifts 
 Infocities
 FC Dynamo Bucharest  - F.C. Dinamo Bucuresti
 Magazine - Bucharest Business Week
 Monasteries in Romania
 University of Bucharest
An 1864 decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza converted the former St. Sabba Academy into the University of Bucharest, which presently comprises eighteen departments. Ever since, the University of Bucharest has been considered, within Romania and abroad, the country's leading educational and research institution.
 University - Politehnica University of Bucharest - Faculty of Automatic Control and Computers

Cuisine - Romanian Recipes

Romanian cuisine is extremely generous in offering its products, the materials for which come from zones with various physical features. From the plains it takes cereals, sugarbeet, green peas, beans, carrots,  cabbage, pimentoes and tomatoes. The hillside supplies potatoes, maize, but then also grapes and all sorts of fruit. From the mountains, from sheepfolds and cattle herds come milk, cream, cheese, as well as meat.  All over Romania hunting and fishing provide cuisine with an impressively diverse raw material.
Foreign travellers won't easily forget the delicious Romanian dishes.

Ciorba [ soup with a characteristic aroma and taste due to the addition of a souring agent - sauerkraut juice, vinegar, bors ], Mititei [ little grilled sausages ], Sarmale [ leaves of sour cabbage stuffed with spiced, minced pork meat ], Cozonac [ typical Easter cake ]

  Taste of Romania: Its Cookery and Glimpses of Its History, Folklore, Art, Literature and Poetry  - by N. Klepper
Here is a real taste of both Old World and modern Romanian culture in a unique book that combines more than 140 tasty traditional recipes with enchanting examples of Romania's folklore, humour, art, poetry, and proverbs. A wealth of archival material provides a glimpse into the 4,000-year-old history of the Romanian People and their Roman ancestry. This comprehensive and well-organised guide to Romanian cuisine contains recipes for many classic favourites including mamaliga, a polenta-style cornmeal, Eggplant Salad, Fish Zacuscz, Mititei Sausages (The Wee Ones), and Pan-fried Pork with Polenta. Savour the tastes of one of Europe's heartiest and most varied culinary traditions.
Hardcover 335 pages (November 1, 1999); Publisher: Hippocrene Books, Inc
 Embassy of Romania in Australia - Romanian Traditional Cuisine
 The Dracula Cookbook - by Marina Polvay
Hardcover 272 pages (August 1, 2000); Publisher: Gramercy Books

History of Romania

Independence: 1881 - from Turkey; republic proclaimed 30 December 1947

 Romania: An Illustrated History - by N. Klepper
As a state, Romania has only been in existence since 1859, but the history of its people stretches to the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age, to the Geto-Dacians and Romans. This concise history tells the fascinating story of the evolution of the Romanian people, the creation of the Romanian Principalities, their struggle against empire-building powers, and their eventual unification to form the state of Romania.
Paperback 300 pages (May 2002); Publisher: Hippocrene Books, Inc
 History of Bucharest - WikipediA
 Romanian Travel Guide - Romanian History
Early History, The Geto-Dacians, Roman Dacia, Romanian Principalities, The Middle Ages, Nation Building - Modern Age, Greater Romania - From Democracy to Dictatorship, The Communist Regime, The Return to Democracy, Appendices: Dracula, between Legend and Reality, The Monarchy in Romania, The Orthodox Church in Romania, Nicolae Ceausescu, a Modern Despot

Music, Culture & Entertainment

 Gypsy Music from Hungary & Romania - To hear a song sample, click on the song titles
 Info Romania - Cultural Aspects of Romania
Music, Literature, Fina Arts, Architecture, Folklore, Theatre, Oprea, Ballet, Cinematography, Museums,  Exhibitions, Media, Cultural Guide, Cultural Institutions. 

Web Portal / Search Engine / Romanian Directory

 Romania.org - webspot about Romania
 Romania Factbook
Geography | Climate | Topography | Natural Resources | Energy | Land use & Agriculture | Population | Demographics | Government | Cabinet Members | Economy | Exchange Rates | Communications | Transport

 Pagini Aurii - Yellow Pages of Romania
 Ziare.com - Romanian portal site


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