Romania Travel Stories

Sep 12, 2019 • 8 min read

Will Romania's Făgăraș Mountains, part of Europe's beating heart of ecology and endangered landscapes, become the next Yellowstone?

May 28, 2019 • 6 min read

Transylvania is best known as the mysterious land of bloodthirsty vampires and howling wolves. Some may think it’s fictional, but this central Romanian…

Apr 17, 2019 • 6 min read

Planning a trip to Bucharest but not sure when’s the best time to visit? From April to September, Bucharest becomes a stomping ground for the creative…

Apr 15, 2019 • 5 min read

There’s no shortage of things to do in Bucharest, home to Romania’s top museums, a thriving dining and nightlife scene, and pleasant parks and gardens…

Dec 5, 2018 • 6 min read

At first glance, Bucharest may be hard to define. The enormous Palace of Parliament gets the most attention as the second-largest administrative building…

Dec 20, 2017 • 5 min read

You might have come to see exactly how big the Palace of Parliament is or to admire Bucharest’s rise to belle époque fame, but the Romanian capital isn’t…

Dec 3, 2017 • 5 min read

You might have your eyes set on Transylvania for bucket-list bragging rights, but when it comes to travel around Romania, the western regions of Crişana…

Nov 3, 2017 • 5 min read

Lonely Planet Local Monica Suma recently moved back to her native Bucharest after 12 years abroad. Drawn by the urban revival and cultural effervescence,…

Oct 5, 2016 • 5 min read

Budapest? No, Bucharest! Years after taking the back seat to next-door neighbour Budapest, Romania’s edgy and opportune capital is now touted as the ‘new…

Jun 18, 2015 • 4 min read

Romania, land of eerie mountains and Vlad the Impaler – or so the stereotypes say. But the southeast of the country cradles a pristine wilderness of…