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Why visit
Carpathian castles, painted monasteries and Transylvanian towns, with some of Europe's best road-trip roads.
Bucharest
Capital
19M
Population
RON
Currency
Romanian
Languages
May, Jun, Sept
Best months
4 cities on the map
8–14 daysMild · Cold€60–€80/dayMay, Jun, Sept
Must see
Sighișoara old townBran and Peleș castlesTransfăgărășan roadBrașov and Rasnov
Why go
- Exceptional road-trip scenery, especially the Carpathians
- Well-preserved medieval Saxon towns
- Very low cost of travel
Worth knowing
- Rural public transport is slow and infrequent
- Distances between highlights are longer than they look on a map
- Winters are cold and mountain roads can close
238K km²
Area
UTC+2
Timezone
EU memberSchengen