I k ow what you re thi ki g, Ro a ia s ot o y travel list, but after reading this, maybe you should reconsider 1. Dracula is a vampire outside Romania. 2. The same dude, Vlad The Impaler, is a national hero. 3. While vampires drink blood, the real red thing you ll have to try is Visinata, home made drink from cherries 4. Another devilish drink is Tuica,80%alcohol made from plums,apples or apricots Hungarians call it palinka, but it is the same thing.
Population: 19.94 million Capital: Bucharest Joind NATO : 2004 Joined European Union :2007 Romanian Portugese Italian Latin French Spanish Currency : LEU ( LION) indestructible!
Raise your glass and enjoy! Bacchus place of birth The God of wine When history meets legend, the origins of Bacchus (or Dionysus), the god of wine, are here, in Romania, a country annually receiving important awards and countless gold medals in international contests for the wine made in these vineyards. Viticulture is more than 6000 years old here. The god of wine, was born in Thracia, on a sandy land in South-East of Romania, near the Black Sea, now called Dobrogea
Bucharest- capital city Little Paris Arch of Triumph 27m Bucharest Arch of Triumph 50m Paris
SIGHISOARA the best preserved medieval town in Europe, protected by UNESCO since 1999 as a World Heritage Site Place of birth of Dracula
Vlad The Impaler Dracula HOME The historical hero who inspired Bram Stoker's novel. His name Dracula comes not from the Romanian word for devil (drac), but from the term Dragon (Vlad was, as his father, member of the Dragon Order) BRAN CASTLE DRACULA s CASTLE
SIBIU Europe s Capital of Culture 2007 The Liars Bridge the oldest iron bridge dating from 1859
TIMISOARA FIST CITY in Europe to have electric streetlightening 12 November 1884
HERCULANE the most famous and oldest health resort in Romania, dating from Roman times, when it was named The sacred waters of Hercules. 3,000 mineral and thermal springs, meaning ore tha o e third of Europe s miraculous waters.
Underground Salt Mine- located in Transylvania, dates from 17th century the world's largest salt mine museum, incudes today a mini golf course, ping pong courts, amphitheater, a bowling alley, an underground lake with paddle and row boats, and even a Ferris wheel. Making it a great health treatment resort where you can have some fun while treating yourself.
Imagine the 93 miles of road literally built in the heart of the mountains, at 2034 meters of altitude. Over 3 million of hard rocks exploded and over 20 tons of dynamite were used to make a dictator s dream coming true. the most dramatic road in Romania, Transfagarasan is also the one providing the most spectacular landscapes within the Carpathians and the most challenging curves for bikers, hikers and drivers alike. Hey, Top Gear didn t call the TRANSFAGARASAN the best road in the world for nothing.
Vidraru Dam Purpose:produce hydroelectricity 3,930,000 sq m When completed, it ranked 5th in Europe, and 9th in the world. the sculpture of Prometheus, with the flash of lightning in his hand, as a symbol of electricity, made by sculptor Constantin Popovici Poienari Fortress the real Dracula s Castle 1,480 concrete stairs
SPHINX Natural rock formation in the Bucegi Natural Park 2,216 metres
Peles, the first European castle fully electrified and considered one of the most beautiful castles in Europe.
Constructed by Charles I 1873 Residence of King Carol I of Romania
Danube Delta -the second-largest river delta in Europe -the best preserved on the continent -hosts over 300 species of birds and 45 freshwater fish species - In 1991, the Romanian part of the Danube Delta was listed as part of the UNESCO ( World Heritage Sites)
Casino Constanta The building was so beloved, in fact, that a twin structure was eventually erected in Monaco It was originally commissioned by King Carol I in 1900 and it opened its gates for the public in 1910
Impressive achievements Petrache Poenaru invented the first cartridge fountain pen Mircea Eliade was the first in the world who wrote a comprehensive History of Religions Nicolae Paulescu discovered the insulin Carol Davila invented the Davila tincture used for the treatment of choleracontributing to the victory of the roumanian soldiers because they used the opium tincture which stopped the diarrhea and made them happy enough to keep fighting. The university of medicine from Bucharest was named after him
MENU Start your feast with a small glass of tuica, also called Firewater is a sort of strong plum brandy. Continue with a meatball soup (ciorba de perisoare) or tripe soup with sour cream (ciorba de burta) Main course could be sarmale (rolled cabbage leaves stuffed with a mix of minced meats, rice and spices), tochitura (a sort of stew with a lot of onion and different spices) or mici (kind of grilled sausages without skin). Add a Murfatlar wine of your choice. Dessert, you should try papanasi, special cheese donuts with sour cream and fruit jam on top. Or, if Christmas is near, cozonac, the sweet bread filled with walnuts, raisins, cocoa cream or Turkish delight-lokum).
TARGU MURES city of flowers
DIGITAL TRANSYLVANIA- URBAN ART
Romanian phrases that British people find hilarious