TRAVEL GUIDE ROMANIA ® 2021 METRO Cash & Carry Romania SRL – Toate Drepturile Rezervate > REDISCOVER the JOY of TRAVEL
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ROMANIA TRAVEL GUIDE 2021 ® 2021 METRO Cash & Carry Romania SRL – toate drepturile rezervate drepturile toate – SRL Romania Carry Cash & ® 2021 METRO > REDISCOVER THE JOY OF TRAVEL The past year and a half has been hard for all of us. It took us by surprise, bringing with it unforeseen problems and dificulties. A time full of uncertainty and unpredictable things, it forced us to adjust to a new way of living. While learning to cope with this new reality, one way or another, life as we knew it was put on hold. We’ve adjusted to a new context, we’ve learned to interact more in the virtual space, for many of us working from home has become the new normal, the ofice the exception. Seeing friends and even family members has become something to really look forward to, eating out or going on a trip being something of a rarity. Now, ater a seemingly endless period, when stress was higher than ever before for most of us, we can inally ind the time to breathe out in relief. Let’s take a deep breath and start thinking about how to relax. Let’s take a break and give ourselves the time to recharge our batteries. We believe traveling to be the best way to do that. This is our advice to you! Travel and enjoy life! Let’s start with Romania, one of the most fascinating countries in Europe, if not in the whole world. Our country has many wonderful places to visit, some well-known, others less so, but all of them are worth seeing and exploring. The purpose of this guide is to provide you a list of the most beautiful places one can see in Romania. Keep in mind the precautions you need to take! We can travel and stay safe if we all act cautiously and responsibly. 2 Enjoy your holiday! p4 p22 p28 TRANSILVANIA BANAT OLTENIA p36 p42 p48 CRIȘANA MARAMUREȘ BUCOVINA 3 p54 p60 p66 MOLDOVA DOBROGEA MUNTENIA > ROMANIA, A LAND OF CONTRAST When we speak about Romania, we speak about a land of contrasts: from the variety of the landscape, where mountains, hills and depressions blend together with plains, seacoast and the delta; from one of the fastest internet speeds in the world to hamlets frozen in time, with clay houses and locks of sheep grazing on the plains; from impressive buildings with modern architecture to medieval castles and citadels; from the most churches per capita to bars and pubs worthy of top places in international rankings, Romania is the country where everyone will ind something to do. Well-known internationally as The Land of Dracula, Tran- sylvania is the place where history comes to life, with its well-preserved castles, citadels and fortiied churches, surrounded by fairy-tale landscapes, mountains, depressions and lakes. The region stands out not only through the beauty of nature and the man-made buildings, but also through the cultural, religious and ethnic diversity - another distinctive trait of the region. Overall, Transylvania is a land of both modernism and traditionalism. TRANSILVANIA 4 > Bran castle, Brașov county > Saint Michael Roman-Catholic Church, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj county CLUJ COUNTY visiting the “Alexandru Borza” Botanical Garden of Babes-Bolyai University, which covers almost > Cluj-Napoca 14 hectares, as well as the “Romulus Vuia” Cluj-Napoca, also known as “The Treasure City” or TRANSILVANIA Ethnographic Park. “The Heart of Transylvania”, is the county seat of Cluj And if you happen to be in Cluj, make sure you visit and the second most populated city in Romania. It the Buffalo Museum (11 km), the Arkhai Sculpture stands out for its festivals, exceptional restaurants, 5 Park (22 km), and the “Windmill” Amusement Park breweries, and impressive tourist attractions. (16 km). Tourists have plenty to see here, from the historical center, where you can ind the Carolina Obelisk, the > Banffy Castle in Bonțida Franciscan Church and Monastery, Saint Michael Also known as the Versailles of Transylvania, the Roman-Catholic Church, the National Museum castle was built by the Bánffy family in Bonțida. Transylvanian History, the Art Museum, the Matia Originally built in Renaissance style, the alterations Corvin House, as well as the citadel, a fortress built and extensions carried out in the 18th century are during the Habsburg period, nowadays turned into a a relection of the Baroque style, while the 19th park that offers a stunning panorama of the city. The century works are an illustration of the Neoclassical Tailors’ Bastion and the Reformed Church are also a and Romantic architecture. Visitors can also enjoy must see for all those who visit Cluj. the park and lake behind the castle that offers the Nature lovers will ind a rewarding experience in perfect setting for a picnic. > Banffy Castle in Bonțida , Cluj county TRANSILVANIA > Turda Gorge, Cluj county > Turda salt mine protected area of national interest, located north 6 Turda salt mine is one of the most beautiful salt of Turda, which covers 25 hectares. The gorge is mines in the world. The wide tunnels of the former 1,850 m long and the walls, as high as 100-150 m, are mine are now looded in spectacular light. Where decorated with various karstic forms: waterfalls, the old salt mines once were, now visitors can ind excavations and caves. This is also the place where a diversity of recreational areas: an amusement visitors can ind 53 settlements dating back to the park, a panoramic wheel from where one can admire middle Neolithic Age, as well as 29 caves. the salt stalactites, dedicated areas for games and > The Bride's Veil Waterfall sports, an amphitheater, a spa&wellness area and The Bride's Veil Waterfall, also known as Răchițele several swimming pools. Waterfall - located in the Valley of Stanciu River, in > Turda Gorge Margău - is considered one of the most beautiful Stretching over 1,300 m, Turda Gorge is a protected waterfalls in Romania. The water lows over a drop area of national interest (6 km West of Turda). Here 30 meters high and it freezes during the winter. The tourists can enjoy spectacular landscapes, with tall name of the waterfall has its origin in an old legend, and steep cliffs, but also over 1000 plant and animal according to which a bride fell off the steep cliffs species. above the waterfall and her veil was caught and remained hanging from the rocks. The waterfall was > Tureni Gorge formed ater the guests to the wedding stopped Tureni Gorge (Tur or Copand Gorge) is another > Turda salt mine, Cluj county > The Bride's Veil Waterfall , Cluj county > Scărișoara Cave, Alba county > Alba Iulia, Alba county > Bethlen-Haller castle, Alba county TRANSILVANIA there to mourn the young bride. Other tourist attractions in the county > Tarnița Lake > The Apuseni National Park 7 Bologa village Tarnița Lake, located approximately 30 km away > The Nature Reserve “Reedlands of Sic” (Stuărișurile from Cluj-Napoca, is a reservoir that stretches over > de la Sic) and Pike Lake (Lacul Știucilor) an area of around 215 ha, with a length of 8 km. It is Chidea – “The Stone Village” one of the most popular leisure areas in Cluj County, > The Valley of Drăgan River and Drăgan Dam offering plenty of outdoor activities, such as skiff > sailing, kayaking, ishing, swimming and boat rides. > Beliș – Fântanele Lake ALBA COUNTY Beliș-Fântânele Lake, an artiicial reservoir in > Alba-Iulia the Gilău Mountains, was built as a hydro power Also called the “The City of Uniication”, the county source, by looding several villages such as Milioan, seat of Alba is home to the largest citadel in Pleș, Dădești, Bolojești or Giurcuța de Jos, whose Romania - Alba Carolina Citadel. If you happen to inhabitants had to relocate. When the water level be in the area, make sure not to miss out on the drops signiicantly, visitors can see the ruins of the `Citadel Gates’ Route, the Fortiication Route, St. villages. Michael Roman-Catholic Cathedral, the Coronation > The Blue Lagoon (Laguna Albastră) and the Cathedral, the Principia Roman Museum, the ruins of Bocskai Castle National Museum of the Union, MUSEIKON - the The Blue Lagoon is an anthropic lake located near the only museum of religious art in Romania, or the town of Aghireșu, approximately 30 km from Cluj- Dendrological Park. Napoca. The lake, a place of unique beauty, is formed > Scărișoara Cave in the old pit of a white clay mine through the Scărișoara, the largest ice cave in Romania, is home accumulation of both rain and underground water. to the Glacier of Scărișoara, possibly the largest In Aghireșu visitors can also ind the ruins of Bocskai underground glacier in Europe, over 3500 years old. Castle, built in the 16th century by Bocskai György (Prince Bocskai István’s father). > Roșia Montană, Alba county TRANSILVANIA > Pișoaia Waterfall, Alba county > The Corvins' Castle, Hunedoara county > Snail Hill (Dealul cu Melci) and Pișoaia > Câlnic Citadel 8 Waterfall > Bethlen-Haller Castle Snail Hill is a paleontological reserve, which > The Trascău Mountains stretches over 0.6 hectares. Here visitors can ind > Vârciorog Waterfall 35 species of mollusks encrusted in the rock, all > The Valley of the Beauty (Valea Frumoasei) almost 70 million years old. Pișoaia Waterfall, which > The Holy Trinity Greek-Catholic Cathedral in Blaj is located across Snail Hill, is a waterfall where water lows over a drop more than 18 m. The waters in the area are rich in limestone, which favors the HUNEDOARA COUNTY formation of chalk structures that add to the unique > Hunedoara beauty of the place. Hunedoara is the largest city in Romania that is not > Roșia Montană a county seat.