This country of
picturesque landscapes and wild nature, medieval villages and modern cities has
become one of the exotic destinations in the world. Being isolated by the “Iron
Curtain” for many years, Romania has encountered to be still discovered. Situated
on the western shore of the Black Sea, Romania is considered to be one of the
largest European countries (perhaps, as large as the United Kingdom). The
population is about twenty two million people with the majority of inhabitants
as Romanians. Together with the Romans, there are also national minorities like
Germans, Turks, Serbs and Hungarians inhabiting the country. The majority of
the Romanian people belongs to the Greek Orthodox Church although there are
also a significant number of Catholics,
Protestants and Muslims.
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| Romania is considered to be still off the beaten track destination. |
Romania is home to a rich and diverse cultural
heritage for which it owes to its
geographical location, hence locating between Southeastern and Central
Europe.
The Carpathian
Mountain Range crosses the central part of the country. The peaks of the rocky
mountain are panoramic for the mountain lovers. One may find groves of
delicious trees, meadows and a splendid greenside on the slopes of the Carpathians,. Europe’s second largest
river Danube flows in the south of the country and empties into the Black
Sea.
As the birthplace of
Dracula, Romania boosts in mysterious legends and tales. The medieval view of
the current villages and castles are more likely to take you back to the
fifteenth century Romania, when the Wallachian Prince, Vlad the Impaler (the
same Dracula) ruled the country. The legendary Bran Castle described in the
fiction of Bram Stocker is standing in its entire splendor till nowadays. As
medieval castles are what you are looking for, you should also visit the Corvin
Castle (14th century), the Peles Castle, all of them representing the magic of
time.
A significant part
of the Romanian history is covered with tales and heroic princes fighting
against the Ottoman Empire. Besides the courage to protect themselves against
invaders, those tales depict the peasant culture of the locals. The mountainous
landscape of the country gave birth to thousands of self-sufficient villages,
where pottery, tanning, bread making was taught at village schools. These peasant occupations were so rooted in
Romanian people that they came forward to represent the considerable part of
the Romanian culture and art.
Regardless of the
fact that Romania is one of the economically fast growing countries in Europe,
it is considered to be still off the beaten track destination. People in
Romania are friendly and sociable, willing to share their history with those
interested in it. Even Romanians themselves admit the rudeness in their capital
city, Bucharest, which is typical with any other modern city.
Another thing to
enjoy in Romania is the local food, which is both affordable and ecologically
free of artificial substances.
Restaurants offer their fair deals for you to enjoy large portions of
meals, good wine and different drinks.
You should be
prepared for more than that of your expectations…
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