Romania People & Culture

is a funny city, with a huge and cheap nighlife. The city is grey because of all the buildings built during the communism, streets are not always safe but not so much dangerous, is not the most beautiful city in romania but u can stop to see one of the biggest building in the world. The cost of life is cheap with LEU the courrency. People are not always friendly, u hav to be safe, but i met some beautiful ones that made me change my mind a little. the transportation are very good and cheap, i paid more and less 7 euros monthly for underground that connect all the main districts. The food is cheap and good, if like soups and vegetables there are a lot of markets with fresh food.

Resita is in south-west part of Romania and is the residence of Caras-Severin County. Almost 100.000 people live in Resita. The mountains Semenic and the lake "Valiug" are near Resita.Perfect place four tourism

I already wrote something, but I'll write again. Constanta is a FASCINATING place. Nice beach, nice party places, you can find a lot of people and pretty girls... but it also has this misticism, this feeling that is difficult to describe. You're in a very old town, you're walking where people lived some thousand years ago... I've always wanted to go there, and I'll be back, definitley

Cluj is a big town and lot of turists.....if you are not romanian but you live in romania and miss your people go to Cluj and you will meet Africans Chines,Indian ,American, Hungarians etc.

Suceava is cool to visit. it was a capital city many year back, when Moldavia was an independent state (now, Moldavia, Transylvania, Muntenia and Dobrogea contitute one state, Romania... we speak the same language.. so no big fuss about that)... anyway... suceava has a few places to see, but should be included in an area program, meaning that it doesn't take that much to visit and you'd want to head out to the monasteries which some compare to the Sistine Chapel due to their paintings which are quite unusual... i found them fascinating although i'm not religious.
hostels are cheap there, i know some people in suceava so just ask...

A clean, small and beautiful town...ZALAU
...The archaeological discoveries proved that traces of humans in this area are to be dated back to the Neolithic, 6.500 years ago…Dacian coins discovered in the central and western part of the town as well as other "Gesta Hungarorum", -also called the Anonymous Chronicle-, offers the first written document regarding Zalau. The work was written around the year 1210. Even if there were found human traces dating to 900 BC, the first documented attestation appeared in 1200... ...Zalau has always been a central town and since 1968 it became the residence of the Salaj county. Ten years later it became the municipal town of the county. Today it is an important industrial center of the country with a life of its own… ...Being a municipal town of the county, Zalau is also its cultural center. The cultural events take place in the Union Culture House, the Municipal Cultural House, the History and Arts Museum, " Ioan Sima' Gallery… ...Financed by the city-hall the ensemble of the House of Unions, " Porolissum "- the professional ensemble, " Columna "- the youth folkloric ensemble, are very famous in Romania and abroad…
Come to Zalau.... You are wellcome here!!

When you visit Romania and you're oblivious to the Eastern European culture it's a nice place to start, if you're more experienced I suggest travelling into the mainland.

Visit the Culture Palace, the body of St Paraschiva and drink Grasa de Cotnari with a native girl.

They like to kiss cheeks 3 times in a row, drink digestives and eat fat... food is great, people are usually nice... it's cheap to stay here, I know loads of people in town so just ask! first university in the country, memorial houses, museum - they have this miniature louvre-like palace they call the Palac eof culture.

Should you come and visit Bucharest I recommend a walk on the streets of Aviatorilor district where you can still see those beautiful villas build before the second WW. Add The Romanian Peasant Museum, The Museum of Art (former Royal Palace), Romanian Atheneum and the History Museum to complete a cultural tour of the city. if your out for food/drinks try Piata Amzei area with  large offer of restaurants, cafeterias and bars. Enjoy!

One of the most popular seaside resorts among Romanian youngsters.. at least that's what it was until recent years. In the summer you can find here plenty of youngsters of all sizes and shapes, listening to various types of music and having all kinds of seaside fun. Train from Constanta and Bucharest.

Don't even think about jumping into a taxi. The walk around the city is really nice and you can find something interesting to see almost everywhere. It's one of the most important cities in Romania . For food I will recommend you Bolta Rece or Hanul Ancutei(not in Iasi, but if you are in Moldova, try to find it). Traditional Romanian food, traditional music and very friendly people. For money it's better to go to a bank.It's safe and the exchange rate is good(BRD,BCR or Bank Post). If you don't know Romanian it's not a problem. You will find people speaking English almost everywhere, especially young people. Don't hesitate to ask for directions!

great baches, people and clubs (music).

Café Café, Str. Stefan Cel Mare Nr. 4, Tel: +40 732 190 990 Nice place, nice music, good food.

If you happen to be in or around Ploiesti in the second half of May, don't miss the Ploiesti City Celebration Day. During this three-day celebration joy and fun are compulsory. Beautiful epoch costume parades, motorcycles parades, music and concerts will accompany you as you stroll around the city being hugged and kissed for the simple fact of being right there right then.

Bring shoes with a fair amount of tread, because a hike in the beautiful Transylvanian Alps is nearly irresistable, but beware of bears. Casa Romanesca is the best for food, ethnic Romanian, and quite inexpensive, but try to stick to Hungarian beer!

Hike in the Rodnei Mountains. To Ineu Peak (2279 m. height): 5 hours on 2 different routes: Valea Vinului (where you can admire the ruins of an ex-gold mine) and the Benes Hill. They come together at the Curatel Chalet (2 h. to the peak). Beware of the dogs around the sheepfolds!

Ski in the Carpathians on the brand new all-facility Kalinderu track! And also start real hikes to Babele (2200 m., also with the cable car) and Omu (2505 m.).

From this village you can start hiking in the volcanic Calimani Mountains, to the 12-Apostles Rock and the Pietrosu Peak (2100 m.). Bus from/to Vatra Dornei (train from/to Bucharest and Cluj Napoca).

Great spas, unfortunately not in such a good state. Discovered by the Romans and also developed by the Austrian Empire under the rule of Franz Joseph. Picturesque landscape and a good starting point for hiking in the Cernei Mountains.

is a funny city, with a huge and cheap nighlife. The city is grey because of all the buildings built during the communism, streets are not always safe but not so much dangerous, is not the most beautiful city in romania but u can stop to see one of the biggest building in the world. The cost of life is cheap with LEU the courrency. People are not always friendly, u hav to be safe, but i met some beautiful ones that made me change my mind a little. the transportation are very good and cheap, i paid more and less 7 euros monthly for underground that connect all the main districts. The food is cheap and good, if like soups and vegetables there are a lot of markets with fresh food.

Sibiu's astonishingly beautiful old part is nicely renovated, the German name of the town is Herrmannstadt; before the Cheaucescu-Regime there were a lot of German-Speaking Romanians living there. The weather in autumn is mostly moderate, food is cheap, the most expensive part of the trip will be the hotel.

Bucharest has many interesting sights and walking around is a good way to take them in for the most part ... check out the huge structure built by Romania's erstwhile dictator whose surface imprint is believed to be second only to the Pentagon ... visit the relatively new Romainian writer's museum with photos of several Romanian poets and authors ... stay at Villa 11 with the family-like atmosphere, reasonable prices and Stefan, Deborah and their children taking care of you... in the city be careful of pickpockets and vicious dogs (a major nuisance) ...

Bucharest has many interesting sights and walking around is a good way to take them in for the most part ... check out the huge structure built by Romania's erstwhile dictator whose surface imprint is believed to be second only to the Pentagon ... visit the relatively new Romainian writer's museum with photos of several Romanian poets and authors ... stay at Villa 11 with the family-like atmosphere, reasonable prices and Stefan, Deborah and their children taking care of you... in the city be careful of pickpockets and vicious dogs (a major nuisance) ...

The city is also called "Little Vienna",[citation needed] because it belonged for a very long time to the Habsburg Empire and the entire city center consists of buildings built in the Kaiser era, which is reminiscent of the old Vienna. Timişoara is an important university center with the emphasis on subjects like medicine, mechanics and electro-technology. An industrial city with extensive services, it was the first European city to be lit by electric street lamps in 1884. It was also the second European and the first city in what is now Romania with horse drawn trams in 1867. There are numerous claims that Gustave Eiffel, the creator of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, built one of Timişoara's footbridges over the Bega.

The old city consists of historic city quarters with several historic squares and proms. These are: Cetate (Belváros in Hungarian, Innere Stadt in German), Iosefin (Józsefváros, Josephstadt), Elisabetin (Erzsébetváros, Elisabethstadt), Fabric (Gyárváros, Fabrikstadt). Numerous bars, clubs and restaurants have opened in the old center in the fine old baroque square.

Dracula commercialism is a plenty! Bran Castle is stunning but there are talks of the owner taking back from the government (or whoever runs it) as the lease is nearly up.

About Deva Deva (German: Diemrich, Hungarian: Déva) is a city situated on the left bank of the middle course of the Mureş river. It is the capital of Hunedoara county in Romania and has around 80,000 inhabitants, including subordinated villages. In Ancient Times it was a Dacian fortress called Singidava. Name The name Deva is considered to come from the ancient Dacian word dava, meaning "fortress" (e.g Pelendava, Piroboridava, Zargidava etc). Other theories trace the name to a Roman Legion, the Legio II Augusta, transferred to Deva from Castrum Deva, now Chester in Britain. On medieval maps, Deva appears as Deva or Dewan. History Documentary evidence of the city's existence first appeared in 1269. Under Voivod John Hunyadi, Deva became an important military and administrative centre. Partially destroyed by the Ottoman Turks in 1550, it was afterward rebuilt and the fortress extended. In 1621 Prince Gabriel Bethlen transformed and extended the Magna Curia Palace (also known as the Bethlen Castle) in Renaissance style. Economy Mining, foodstuffs, civil engineering, and power industries are important to Deva's economy. Education A private University of Ecology and Tourism was established in the city in 1990, and the academic centres of Timişoara and Cluj-Napoca have opened branches in the city. Deva is also the home of Romania's national women gymnastics training centre, Cetate Deva. Tourism Deva is dominated by Citadel Hill, a protected nature reserve because of its rare floral species and the presence of the horned adder. Perched on the top of the hill are the ruins of the Citadel built in the 13th century.