Where to go
Destinations
The cities, towns and natural wonders worth the journey — each with what to see, where to stay and where to eat.
BucharestBucurești
The capital of beautiful contradictions — Belle Époque, communism and a booming food scene.
TransylvaniaBrașov
A medieval Saxon city at the foot of Tâmpa, gateway to Bran, Râșnov and the mountains.
TransylvaniaSibiu
A former European Capital of Culture, with Saxon squares and the famous roof 'eyes'.
TransylvaniaSighișoara
The only inhabited medieval citadel in Europe, a UNESCO site.
TransylvaniaCluj-Napoca
Transylvania's youthful capital — universities, festivals and energy.
WallachiaSinaia
The 'Pearl of the Carpathians' in the Prahova Valley, around Peleș Castle.
CrișanaOradea
Romania's Art Nouveau jewel, brilliantly restored.
BanatTimișoara
The city of the revolution and baroque squares, a European Capital of Culture.
MoldaviaIași
Moldavia's cultural capital — palaces, churches and vineyards.
BukovinaSuceava
The gateway to Bukovina's painted monasteries, a UNESCO treasure.
MaramureșMaramureș
Authentic rural Romania — wooden churches, carved gates and the steam train.
TransylvaniaAlba Iulia
The star-shaped Alba Carolina citadel and the heart of the Great Union.
TransylvaniaHunedoara
Corvin Castle — Romania's most spectacular Gothic castle.
DobrujaConstanța
The Black Sea coast, between ancient ruins and resorts.
DobrujaTulcea
The gateway to the Danube Delta, a UNESCO biosphere reserve.
OlteniaCraiova
The capital of Oltenia — parks, art and baroque.
OlteniaTârgu Jiu
The city of the Brâncuși sculptural ensemble.
OlteniaHorezu
The UNESCO monastery and folk ceramics.
MaramureșBaia Mare
The modern gateway to Maramureș.
TransylvaniaTârgu Mureș
The Palace of Culture and Secession elegance.
BanatArad
The Vauban fortress and Viennese boulevards.
WallachiaBușteni
Below the Caraiman, in the heart of the Bucegi.
WallachiaPredeal
Romania's highest mountain resort.
MoldaviaPiatra Neamț
The 'Pearl of Moldavia', between mountains and lakes.
TransylvaniaSovata
A spa resort around Bear Lake.
BanatBăile Herculane
The Roman thermal resort in the Cerna Valley.
DobrujaMamaia
The most popular resort on the coast.
WallachiaCurtea de Argeș
The royal necropolis and Dracula's real castle.
WallachiaTârgoviște
The old capital of Wallachia and Vlad the Impaler's seat.
TransylvaniaTurda
The spectacular salt mine and the wild gorges.
TransylvaniaFăgăraș
The moated citadel and the gateway to the Transfăgărășan.
TransylvaniaViscri
The Saxon village with a UNESCO fortified church.
TransylvaniaBiertan
One of the finest fortified churches.
BukovinaGura Humorului
The ideal base for the painted monasteries.
BukovinaVatra Dornei
A mountain resort of mineral waters and skiing.
DobrujaMangalia
Ancient Callatis and the southern coast.
DobrujaVama Veche
The bohemian village at the edge of the sea.
OlteniaRâmnicu Vâlcea
The gateway to the monasteries of the Olt Valley.
TransylvaniaMediaș
A Saxon citadel with a leaning tower.
TransylvaniaBistrița
A Saxon town and the Borgo Pass from 'Dracula'.
TransylvaniaZărnești
The Piatra Craiului range and the bear sanctuary.
TransylvaniaMiercurea Ciuc
The Szekler heart and the Șumuleu pilgrimage.
TransylvaniaSfântu Gheorghe
A cultural Szekler town, near Covasna.
TransylvaniaPraid
The vast salt mine and the Salt Valley.
TransylvaniaRimetea
The best-preserved village, below Székelykő.
WallachiaCâmpina
The Iulia Hasdeu Castle and the Grigorescu museum.
MaramureșSighetu Marmației
The Memorial of Pain and the heart of Maramureș.
MaramureșVișeu de Sus
The steam train up the Vaser Valley.
MaramureșBorșa
The Prislop Pass and the Rodna Mountains.
BukovinaPutna
The necropolis of Stephen the Great.
BukovinaCâmpulung Moldovenesc
Below the Rarău and the Lady's Stones.
DobrujaEforie
The mud baths of Techirghiol.
BanatReșița
Mountains, locomotives and the Nera gorges.
OlteniaDrăgășani
The vineyard of rare Romanian grapes.
TransylvaniaDeva
The citadel on the volcanic hill.
TransylvaniaPetroșani
The Jiu Valley, Straja and the southern Retezat.
WallachiaBuzău
The gateway to the Buzău Land — the mud volcanoes.
WallachiaBrăila
The Danube port with a neoclassical centre.
MoldaviaGalați
The Danube waterfront and gateway to the northern Delta.
TransylvaniaOdorheiu Secuiesc
The heart of Székely Land.
TransylvaniaBăile Tușnad
The smallest town, below Saint Ana Lake.
WallachiaSlănic Prahova
The spectacular salt mine and the Salt Mountain.
WallachiaCâmpulung Muscel
The first capital of Wallachia.
MoldaviaSlănic-Moldova
The 'Pearl of Moldavia' of mineral springs.
DobrujaNăvodari
A family resort at the northern end of the coast, with a wide beach and a marina.
DobrujaEforie Sud
A quiet clifftop resort next to the therapeutic Techirghiol lake.
DobrujaTechirghiol
Famed for its therapeutic lake and sapropelic mud — the heart of the coast spa cures.
DobrujaCostinești
The youth resort — a relaxed vibe, fun and the Evangelia shipwreck.
DobrujaOlimp
The first of the southern resorts, with modern hotels and a serviced beach.
DobrujaNeptun
The most elegant southern resort — forests, lakes and a select air.
DobrujaJupiter
A family resort between forest and lake, with gentle beaches.
DobrujaCap Aurora
The smallest resort, with terraced hotels on a little headland.
DobrujaVenus
Young and cheerful, with a lively beach and hotels named after women.
DobrujaSaturn
The southernmost resort before Mangalia, with a wide beach and campsite.
Dobruja2 Mai
A fishing village turned bohemian refuge — calm and a pace from another world.
CrișanaBeiuș
A small Bihor town, gateway to the Apuseni, the Meziad Cave and Băile Felix.
CrișanaSalonta
A Bihor plains town, with the Cionka Tower and the memory of the poet Arany János.
CrișanaȘtei
A base town for the Apuseni, near the Bears' Cave and the Bihor gorges.
MoldaviaBotoșani
A Moldavian town, homeland of Eminescu (Ipotești) and Enescu.
MoldaviaFocșani
The capital of Vrancea, on the old border between Moldavia and Wallachia, at the heart of the vineyards.
OlteniaDrobeta-Turnu Severin
A Danube port town, with Trajan's bridge and the Iron Gates.
MaramureșSatu Mare
A north-western town with the Firemen's Tower and a Central European heritage.
MoldaviaVaslui
A Moldavian town tied to Stephen the Great's victory at Podul Înalt (1475).
TransylvaniaZalău
The seat of Sălaj, near the Roman fort of Porolissum and the Meseș Mountains.
OlteniaSlatina
A town on the Olt, between the sub-Carpathian hills and the southern plain.
WallachiaGiurgiu
A Danube port town, near Comana Nature Park and the bridge to Ruse.
WallachiaSlobozia
A Bărăgan plains town, near the Amara spa resort.
WallachiaCălărași
A town on the Danube and the Borcea branch, in the Bărăgan plain.
WallachiaAlexandria
The seat of Teleorman, a town planned in 1834 on the southern plain.
WallachiaSnagov
A lake and monastery north of Bucharest, with the reputed grave of Vlad the Impaler.