Lonely Planet Romania & Bulgaria

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

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisherLonely Planet Romania & Bulgaria is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Absorb the vibrant landscape by hiking the Carpathians, relax on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, or experience the kaleidoscope of colours in the Bucovina Monasteries -all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Romania and Bulgaria and begin your journey now!Inside Lonely Planet Romania & Bulgaria Travel Guide: Colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries show you the simplest way to tailor your trip to your own personal needs and interests Insider tips save you time and money and help you get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - including hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, and prices Honest reviews for all budgets - including eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, and hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer and more rewarding travel experience - including folk culture, myths, history, visual arts, crafts, music, politics, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine, and wine Over 70 local maps Useful features - including Top Experiences, Month-by-Month (annual festival calendar), and Outdoor Activities Coverage of Sofia, Bucharest, Wallachia, the Black Sea Coast, Moldavia, Transylvania, Maramures, Crisana, Banat, Plovdiv, Veliko Tarnovo, the Danube, Kazanlak, Sibiu, the Danube Delta, and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Romania & Bulgaria, our most comprehensive guide to Romania and Bulgaria, is perfect for those planning to both explore the top sights and take the road less travelled.About Lonely Planet: Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves. The world awaits! Lonely Planet guides have won the TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice Award in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' w

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