Lonely Planet Romania & Bulgaria

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• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Year: 2017
• eBook ISBN:
  9781787010666
• Print ISBN:
  9781786575432

Transylvania

Transylvania Highlights

Prahova Valley

Sinaia

Bucegi Mountains

Predeal

Brasov

Around Brasov

Bran

Poiana Brasov

Zarnesti

Harman & Prejmer

Saxon Land

Sighisoara

Fortified Saxon Villages

Fagaras Mountains

Sibiu

Around Sibiu

Szekely Land

Sfantu Gheorghe

Miercurea Ciuc

Gheorgheni

Odorheiu Secuiesc

Odorheiu Secuiesc to Targu Mures

Targu Mures

Southwest Transylvania

Alba Iulia

Deva

Retezat Mountains

Northern Transylvania

Cluj-Napoca

Turda

Huedin Microregion

Apuseni Mountains

Bistrita

Transylvania

Why Go?

Transylvania’s forested valleys and Gothic castles are forever embedded in the popular imagination. Even before arriving, most visitors can picture this land of dark fairy-tales, where fog drapes like cobwebs over the Carpathian Mountains.

Explore these stirring landscapes on hikes through Piatra Craiului National Park, or the Bucegi (and tougher Apuseni) Mountains; or see them frozen over at winter sports centres Poiana Braşov and Predeal. Next, indulge your medieval fantasies among the watchtowers and cobbled lanes of Braşov and Sighişoara or venture to Transylvania’s castles: world-famous Bran, ornate Peleş, and Hunedoara’s Gothic apparition.

Deeper in the countryside, rural Transylvania's tapestry of cultures awaits: vibrant, secretive Roma communities, Székely Land hamlets where only Hungarian is spoken, and Saxon villages with crumbling citadels. Here, standstill traffic means horses and carts waiting patiently for herds of goats to scatter.

And yes, Transylvania will satisfy vampire tourists – and enthral all with its jumble of edgy cities and villages that time forgot.

When to Go

AMay Mild weather and wildflower-carpeted meadows; go hiking in Piatra Craiului and Bucegi Mountains.

AJun–Sep Peak season for hiking, and medieval cities like Braşov and Sighişoara are in full swing.

ADec–Mar...

Table of contents

• Table of Contents
• Romania & Bulgaria's Top 17
• Welcome to Romania
• Need to Know
• If You Like
• Month by Month
• Itineraries
• Regions at a Glance
• Bucharest
• Wallachia
• Transylvania
• Crisana & Banat
• Maramures
• Moldavia & the Bucovina Monasteries
• The Danube Delta & Black Sea Coast
• Understand Romania
• Romania Today
• History
• The Dracula Myth
• Outdoor Activities & Wildlife
• Visual Arts & Folk Culture
• The Romanian People
• The Romanian Kitchen
• Directory AZ
• Transport
• Language
• Welcome to Bulgaria
• Need to Know
• If You Like
• Month by Month
• Itineraries
• Regions at a Glance
• Sofia
• Plovdiv & the Southern Mountains
• Veliko Tarnovo & Central Mountains
• Black Sea Coast
• The Danube & Northern Plains
• Understand Bulgaria
• Bulgaria Today
• History
• Outdoor Activities & Wildlife
• Visual Arts, Craft & Music
• The Bulgarian People
• Bulgarian Wine
• Bulgarian Cuisine
• Directory AZ
• Transport
• Language
• Behind the Scenes
• Our Writers