Romania Reviews, Europe

What to visit in Alba Iulia - Alba Iulia reviews
Alba Iulia is a nice city in Transilvania. It's very important regarding the historical sights. What I've visited and I was impresed about, when I was in Alba Iulia was the cathedral located in the center of the city. You should also the... Read more »

Having great time in Arieseni - Arieseni reviews
On Sunday we woke up in the morning, ate something, and then we went to ski a bit. But after a couple of hours we felt that we are too tired, my feet ached because I wasn't used with my new ski boots, so we returned to the pension. After... Read more » 

Winter sports in Azuga, Romania - Azuga reviews
The Azuga resort is located on the Prahova Valley at the foot of the Bucegi Montains, at 4 km distance from Busteni, at 6 km distance from Predeal and 12 km from Sinaia. The settlement is located in Prahova County at an altitude of... Read more »

Amazing canyon in Romania - Bicaz reviews
After leaving the St. Anna lake we continued our journey. Our plan was to find a place to sleep in the village where the Red Lake (Killer Lake) is but we weren't lucky and by the time we arrived almost all the hotels and motels were full.... Read more » 

At the Bran Castle, Dracula's legendary home - Bran reviews
The plan for that day was: Bran Castle, Peles Castle and Brasov. So our first stop at about 11 o'clock was at Bran village. After entering the village we were very happy because we glimpsed the castle from far so we drove that way. But to... Read more » 

Brasov, one of Romania's greatest cities - Brasov reviews
After seeing the castles we went back to visit Brasov one of the biggest cities in Romania. After finding a place to park our car (without paying a fee:)) we went to see the city center and the famous Black Church. I've already been there... Read more » 

A trip to Lake Dragan - Bucea reviews
Hi friends, this article is about the Lake Dragan just about 120 km from Oradea. My colleges from the company and me decided to visit this lake just for a little recreation in the weekend. We traveled almost 2 hours to it. It is a barrage... Read more »

What to see in the Parliament Palace of Bucharest - Bucharest reviews
The Parliament Palace is also know as Casa Poporului (House of the People). It is a colossal edifice with a length of 270 m, width of 240 m, height of 86 m and 92 m below ground. In total there are 20 levels of which 8 are below ground.... Read more »

Bear Cave adventures - Chiscau reviews
The Cave of the Bear is a dripstone cave located at about 70 kilometers from Oradea in the Chiscau village. It was found in 1975. It got it's name because there were found traces of the Ursus spelaeus - the cave bear - which disappeared 15... Read more » 

All about Cluj Napoca - Cluj-napoca reviews
Location and Climate The city of Cluj Napoca is placed in the center of Transilvania at the intersection of the Apuseni Mointains, the Somesan plateau and Transilvania's plain.There are many small rivers that traverse the city situated in... Read more »

Destination Black Sea - Constanta reviews
The black sea is an inland between southeastern Europe that is actually a distant arm of the Atlantic Ocean by way. There is a net inflow of seawater through the Bosporus, 200 km³ per year. There is an inflow of freshwater from the... Read more »

Return to Covasna - Covasna reviews
As I pictured in the previous journal, “Story of a summer fun”, the camp in Covasna, in the summer of 2008 was indeed something special: places that make you speechless, new friends that know how to have fun, and above all a... Read more »

Short trip to the Vidraru Lake, Romania - Curtea de Arges reviews
We had chosen a longer way to get home (back to the motel) but I'm glad we did so. We had the opportunity to visit the Vidraru Lake, one of the biggest artificial lakes in Romania. The lake and the barrage also were huge. At first we saw a... Read more » 

The legend of the castle of Deva - Deva reviews
The first place we stopped at was Deva. In Romania everyone knows the story of Deva's castle. The legend says that a woman was walled up into the walls of the building to make it remain standing because before that every night the part of... Read more » 

In the Fagaras Mountains, Romania - Fagaras reviews
The day before we had driven to Fagaras city and there we found a pretty fine motel at last... There are many motels and hotels in the area but they are expensive or cheap but with bad equipment. We tried to find a cheap but nice motel... Read more » 

Nice fishing lake in Gilau, Romania - Gilau reviews
Gilau is a tiny but really beautiful city, near Cluj Napoca. Don't miss out to visit the lake Gilau, it is amazing. If you happen to have a fishing kit with you, use it, you can spend some great time here fishing and admiring the landscape.... Read more »

The Medieval Castle of Hunedoara - Hunedoara reviews
In our way to Sibiu we remembered that Hunedoara is well-known because it has a castle built in the 13th century so we decided to stop in this city and search for the castle. You have to know that in Romania to find anything famous is a... Read more » 

At the Red Lake of Romania - Lacu Rosu reviews
It was about 1 or 2 o'clock in the afternoon when we arrived to the Red Lake (this translation comes from the Romanian Lacul Rosu, but in Hungarian it is called Gyilkos to which means Killer Lake). It's a very interesting lake because it is... Read more » 

The best restaurants in Oradea - Oradea reviews
Oradea's medieval restaurant ‘Leonesse’, the first specifically medieval restaurant in Oradeaoffers a totally new alternative for gourmets and for those who are looking for a way to remark a special event. The two knights at the... Read more »

Family trip to Padis - Pietroasa reviews
Padis is the region located 20 km east wards from the former miner city of Pietroasa. It is a great spot for all kinds of visitors. There are nice places for a barbeque in the nature or walkrtips and hiking. We visited in the Padis region... Read more » 

At the Salt Mine in Praid - Praid reviews
At about 4:30 PM we arrived to Praid, a village (or little city, I'm not sure) which is very famous because of its Salt Mine which is a touristic attraction but it's used for medical purposes too. It's not new that we didn't find any signs... Read more » 

Short visit to Predeal - Predeal reviews
Predeal resort is situated in the center of Romania between the Bucegi montains, Postavaru, Piatra Mare and Clabucet and between the spring sources of the rivers Timis and Prahova It is situated at the height of 1030 m, being the highest... Read more »

Back to the nature in Rucatau, Romania - Racatau reviews
If you wanna have a little rest in the wildness of the nature, Racatau is for you. Great forester place, with many weekend houses for rent. It is really amazing, fresh air, no pollution no noise. You shoould turn off your cell phone and... Read more »

Small town next to the border - Sacuieni reviews
Overview of Sacueni (Szekelyhid in Hungarian and Zickelhid in German) Sacueni is a small village in Bihor near the capital of the County, Oradea (42 km). Eldest archaeological findings of the city date back to 1700 BC and it wears the name... Read more » 

All about Satu Mare - Satu Mare reviews
Satu Mare is a small town in Romania, having almost 100.000 inhabitants. It is located in the north-western part of Romania, in Satu Mare County, at 13 km from the border with Hungary and at 24 km from the border with Ukraine. The principal... Read more » 

The Attractions of Sibiu - Sibiu reviews
The city of Sibiu is the capital of Sibiu County in Romania and in 2007 it won the title of the Cultural Capital of Europe. The city used to be the center of the Saxons in the heart of the Carpathians.Sibiu, Romania - Architecture The old... Read more »

Hiking and ski in Sinaia, Romania - Sinaia reviews
Sinaia resort is situated in Prahova county, at the foot of Bucegi Mountains, at 60 km distance from Ploiesti and 50 km from Brasov. It is a major city in Romania mainly due to tourist attractions, being one of the most beautiful mountain... Read more »

Last station: Sovata and the Bear Lake - Sovata reviews
The previous day we arrived to Sovata. This little city is famous because it has some very salted lakes. Two of them are opened for the people who want to swim in it, but of course you have to pay for it. When we arrived the first thing was... Read more » 

Camping at Suncuius, Romania - Suncuius reviews
Sonkolyos is a recreation area on the banks of the river Crisul Repede. Offering rocks for climbing, a large place for tents, bathing possibilitiy in the river; the place is very popular among the people in the region. There are some caves... Read more »

Visiting the Torda-Gorge - Turda reviews
Torda-Gorge is a fissure in the limestone-Torockói Mountains, not far from the town of Turda, beeing a protected area since 1938. The Hesdat stream flows through the cleft edged by two 250-300 m high cliffs. There are 32 excavated... Read more » 

Visit Saint Anna lake near Tusnad - Tusnad reviews
I was at the Saint Ana Lake just near Tusnad, it is a volcanic lake, it is just amazing. A lot of vegetation around, trees, and rocks, it is superb. You should enter really free in the lake, it is not so deep, the deepest point in the... Read more »

Vadu Crisului adventures - Vadu Crisului reviews
At about 60 kilometers from Oradea are Suncuius and Vadu Crisului, two towns very close to each other. We went by car until we reached the sign indicating that we are in Suncuius, and immediately after that we stopped at the margin of the... Read more »