Travel in Romania

Dracula changes landlords

2007-01-28T03:38:00.000-08:00

Dracula is changing the landlords, as the Bran Castle is to be sold for close to 100M EUR - to a US company. The Brasov County Council - which previosusly stated it's intention of buying the property - can't afford this kind of cash.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bran_Castle

old niuz

2007-01-28T02:42:00.000-08:00

snow has never quite touched romania, so there is not so much for the winter season spors. maybe in february.

some quick brand new linx
www.calatoreste.ro www.bravatour.ro

International Women Association

2006-06-06T14:18:00.000-07:00

New website:

The International Women's Association of Bucharest is an independent, voluntary, charitable, non-profit and non-political organization.

(romanian for: Asociatia Internationala a Femeilor - Bucuresti)

Links of the day

2006-05-01T03:02:00.000-07:00

Backpacking and cultural travel in Romania, some previously found sites: The Spirit of Romania, Cultural Romtour & Ways Travel. They're all worth a visit.

new meta - news resource

2006-04-29T16:15:00.000-07:00

merged rss feeds - mainly on what we are interested: travel in romania, automaticly magically added, one over another.

Google maps for Romania - new hi res data

2006-04-29T14:58:00.000-07:00

Google Maps Gets Huge Satellite Update from Google Earth this goes for Romania as well. Some examples here or here.

worthy travel events newsletters

2006-04-29T14:54:00.000-07:00

Found some by Asociatia Mioritics - watever that means. Monthly bulletins for some of the most interesting areas in Romania to travel to: Maramures, Sibiu and Bucovina. PDF's with current newsletter + archive [romanian + english]

Cazare pensiuni Bran 2006

2006-04-12T15:06:00.000-07:00

Some google travel most used keywords for romania. Let us see what you guys are searching for:

cazare

cazare predeal

cazare sinaia

cazare busteni

cazare munte

cazare azuga

cazare poiana brasov

cazare brasov

cazare bran

cazare la munte

cazare bucuresti

cazare valea prahovei

pensiuni

pensiune bucuresti

pensiune bran

pensiune brasov

pensiuni predeal

pensiuni sinaia

pensiune turistica

pensiune busteni

vacante

vacante grecia

vacante in grecia

vacante in strainatate

vacante in egipt

vacanta bucovina

vacanta la mare

maps of romania

2006-01-02T06:22:00.000-08:00

Various sizes and formats, the administrative regions (counties) the largest one - 1600 pixels, jpg, gif, png. Why not also eps?
http://travelinromania.ro/map

Bucharest: bohemian city with a checkered past

2006-01-01T03:58:00.000-08:00

Bucharest: A Checkered Past Adds Intrigue to a Bohemian City

an article signed by Alex Crevar for The New York Times, a snapshot of Bucharest in 2005. Now Bucharest is redefining itself again, and in the process, it is fast becoming an intriguing alternative destination in Europe. In the last year alone, there has been a 24 percent increase in tourism from the United States, according to the national tourist office in New York. And though the city has a ways to go before its rough edges are smoothed out, the anticipation of what the future might bring is palpable.

Nice read, some practical excerpts listed here:

Visitor information

There is no tourist office in Bucharest yet. But travel information isavailable from the Romanian National Tourist Office in New York, 212-545-8484,and at www.romaniatourism.com. Through 2006, both the old and new lei,which essentially lops four digits off the old lei, will be in circulation,so prices can be in either. The exchange rates to the dollar are 31,185lei, and 3.12 new lei.

Getting there

Many airlines go to Bucharest from the United States through other European cities,but not nonstop. In mid-December, a Web search found mid-January fares startingat $566.

Where to stay

The dialing codes are 40 for Romania and 21 for Bucharest.

The RembrandtHotel, in the historic center at 11 Smardan Street, 313-9315, www.rembrandt.ro,has 15 homey rooms - leather armchairs and Tiffany-style desk lamps -that, with tax, range from 85 to 135 euros (about $102 to $162, at $1.20to the euro). High-speed Internet, a bar and bistro, and 24-hour roomservice are among the amenities.

Overlooking Revolution Square, AthénéePalace Hilton, 1-3 Episcopiei Street, is the grande dame of Bucharesthotels. Built in 1914, the hotel is swathed in marble, has 272 roomsthat range from 340 to 830 euros, five restaurants, wireless Internetand a health club. Information: 303-3777;

Where to dine

Amsterdam Grand Cafe, 6 CovaciStreet, 313-7581, serves everything from quesadillas to chicken satay,and has a varied wine list. A meal for two, with drinks, runs about $25. Balthazar,2 Dumbrava Rosie, 212-1460, offers French-Asian-inspired lunches and dinner,and is a perfect example of how much quality you can get in Bucharest foralmost nothing. Dinner with wine cost me less than $15.

What to see and do

The Village Museum, in north Bucharest at 28-30 Soseaua Kiseleff, displaysRomania's bucolic history with 50 houses, shops and churches from all overthe country. Open Tuesday through Sunday. Entry is 5 new lei. Information:222-9110, www.muzeul-satului.ro. The Palace of Parliament, 1 Calea 13 Septembrie,311-3611, thought to be a catastrophic blunder from both an architectureand social fabric perspective, has somehow turned into a bragging pointrather than a monument to an ironfisted dictator. Open daily; 20 new lei. Housedinside the Royal Palace at 49-53 Calea Victoriei, the National Art Museumis full of great works by the likes of Rubens, Monet, Rembrandt and ElGreco. It is open Wednesday through Sunday, and entry is 12 new lei. Information:314-8119 and online at art.museum.ro/museum.html.

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Source article: Bucharest: A Checkered Past Adds Intrigue to a Bohemian City - New York Times

A Serendipitous Souvenir (September 12, 2004)
Growing Grapes And Culture In Romania (September 14, 2003)
ONE OF A KIND: TRANSYLVANIA; The Merry Cemetery (September 29, 2002)
Roughing It In Romania (July 15, 2001)

new kid on the blog

2005-12-27T02:33:00.000-08:00

Lazy times. Trying the new features of yahoo's 360.
kudos to the kittie kid karma.

headlines

2005-12-20T19:50:00.000-08:00

Freedom of Movement Citizens of Romania have been able to travel without a the intention of illegally staying and working, the EU got tough on the Romanian authorities, and

Greetings from Moldova: Seeing the EU from Outside In

a visa for Romania to go and get a visa to travel on to 70% of MoldovaÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s population is eligible for a Romanian passport, and that when Romania becomes an

Cousins complete a long journey to UQ Two Romanian cousins, who grew up like sisters, will graduate Originally from Bucharest, in Romania, the two cousins were was still a big step to travel to the markets as trade fall and travel Romania's BET Index has almost tripled since January

An Analysis of Romanian Consumer Lifestyles Including for Example Our Consumer Lifestyles in Romania report analyses national habits, spending savings and investments, media, communication, transport and travel and tourism. At first glance, the plethora of MBA options might seem odd, since Romania was the region's reform laggard The Romanian students travel to the US

Some CHEAP PLACES Budget Travel Online an area the size of Oregon, Romania was originally Cuisinart yielding a kaleidoscopic melange of travel options at

Romanian native uses her treks and tokens from abroad The Romanian-born teacher has a passion for history, earning Bote inspired her to want to travel and eventually Botan-Bote was born in Romania and moved to the mix.

More on hotels and accomodation

2005-12-15T19:47:00.000-08:00

Try some wine tasting in Transylvania, off road adventures for the best entertaining leisure time. Night life is also good. Photos with romanian girls are also available. Before you visit search for some cheap flights with BlueAir or Myair

Probably the best list of photos from romania, available here.

The largest cities are: Bucharest, Constanta, Brasov, Arad, Timisoara, Iasi, Cluj. Here you can find car rentals, travel guides or other tourism facilities. Chek-out the map

Romania goes here

2005-10-19T19:23:00.000-07:00

comming back soon
Best travel and accomodation pachages for Romania are yet to be found. With a little bit of luck you cand find and book some cheap hotels. Some of the most well known destinations are Transylvania, known for some of the public as land of Dracula.

Danube Delta, the seaside resorts, Vama Veche, Gura Portitei.

fortified churches of transylvania [repost]

2005-08-04T20:02:00.000-07:00

The Shooting at the Gates(Photo raid) project aims to restate and regain the outstanding value of Transilvania's fortified churches in the perspectives of culture and tourism. The first step is a photo journey in Sibiu County . The participants will pass through picturesque locations full of charm, loaded with historical events but currently ignored and in an advanced state of damage .

The places we intend to visit are not part of a tourist's tour , although they have a great social and historical value and the sceneries are beautiful.
The studies show that the foreign tourists' interest towards Romania has increased lately.
Unfortunately, due to precarious media campaign, this interest is focused only on certain popular objectives often deprived of any information of cultural background.
One of the goals of pur ngo is to draw in the travel circuit places with high potential not yet known to the mainstream tourism practices.

From over 150 building that made it through the years, on the The UNESCO List of World Patrimony are only the ones at Valea Viilor, Biertan, Viscri, Saschiz, Prejmer, Darju and Calnic - only a few are candidates for restoration. Most of the churches have been built in the 13-14 centuries.

Our enterprise is meant to attract public attention on this matter and to revive a link between an somehow forgotten age and it's current descendants.The outcomes of this photo raid will consist in photos and a video log. The photos will focus on the two main aspects: people and places. The life of medieval churches in modern times. All the materials will be shown in public through a series of exhibitions in Romania, Germany and Austria.

2.Agenda

On the agenda there are 33 fortified churches and castles The expedition will be 9 Days long and it will cover the Medias-Agnita area (Sibiu district). At the end of the expedition there will be a number of photo exhibitions and thematic seminars. The target of the exhibition is the public at large, the foreign tourists, the Romanian community from Germany.
It will be possible to monitor the development of the expedition hence a travel journal will be available on-line, containing daily articles and photos.

All the materials collected throughout the expedition will be available for scientific use or promotions.

4.Daily schedule

1^st Day (25 km)

Atel-Bratei-Darlos-Curciu-Velt
Atel ( Hetzeldorf ), dated 1283, the church the 14^th century, restored and modified in the 15^th century
Bratei (Pretai), dated 1283, gothic church from the 14^th century, restored and modified in the 15^th century. Mural paintings1481
Darlos ( Durles ), evangelic church, the 15^th century, gothic in style, roman funeral stars built in its walls
Curciu (Kirtsch), dated 1322, gothic church 3 aisles, the 14^th century, transformed and enlarged in the 16^th century. Mural paintings
Velt (Wolz), evangelic church, built in the 14^th century

2^nd Day< (25 km)

Velt-Boian-Bazna-Tarnava-Ighisu Nou
Boian ( Bonnesdorf ), fortified church and town from the 15^th century, bell fr0m 1477, in the wall the Moldavian coat of arms
Bazna ( Bassen ), dated 1302, gothic church , restored and modified in the 16^th century, church bell 1404, organ 1757
Ighisul Nou ( Eibesdorf ), dated 1267, gothic church from the 14^th C, fortification from the 15^th C, organ din 1775, bell 1496

3^rd Day (20 de km)

Ighisu Nou-Valea Viilor-Axente Sever-Agarbiciu-Seica Mica
Valea Viilor (Wurmloch), dated 1263, gothic church from the 14^th century, restored and modified between the 15^th /16^th century. Listed on the UNESCO’s protected sites
Axente Sever ( Frauendorf ), dated 1305, gothic church from the 14^th church, restored and modified in the 15^th century. Baroque organ dated from 1777
Agîrbiciu ( Arbegen ), dated 1343, church from the 13^th /14^th century, restored and modified in the 15^th century, fortified in the 16^th C
Seica Mica ( Kleine- Schelken ), dated 1316, gothic church from the 14^th C, enlarged and fortified in the 15^th century. Double defence wall (10-12m). Unique fountain yard and bronze cristelnita dated 1477

4^th Day (32 de km)

Seica Mica-Seica Mare-Buia-Vurar-Hosman
Seica Mare ( Gross-Schelken ), initially a roman church (the 13^th C), lated developed into a 15^th C fortified gothic church.
Buia (Bell)
Vurpar (Burgbell), dated 1296 named Villa Heoholm, evangelic church from the 13^th C, slightly transformed in the 16^th C tower added in 1804.

5^th Day(28 de km)

Hosman-Marpod-Nocrich-Altina-Chirpar-Somartin
Hosman ( Holzmengen ), roman church from the 13^th C, fortified in the 15^th C. The original entrance portal is preserved.
Marpod ( Marpod ), evangelic church from the 17^th C built within the 15^th C fortifications
Norcrich ( Leschkirch ), the current church dated from the 18^th C was built on the ruins of a 14^th C one. The altar is richly decorated in the baroque style
Altîna (Alzen), dated from 1318, large cetate with 2 walls, first mentioned in 1466
Chirpar ( Kirschberg), initially a roman church, later in the 12^th C an evangelic church. Towards the sunset a clock defence tower
Somartin (Martinsberg), fortified church from the 16^th C, gothic style

6^th Day (25 de km)

Somartin - Bruiu-Agnita-Dealu Frumos-Merghindeal

Bruiu (Braller), dated 1307, roman church from the 13^th C. In the 15^th C it is transformed into a gothic style one
Agnita (Agnetheln), dated 1318, gothic church with 3 aisles, in the beginning, surrounded by 3 defence walls.
Dealul Frumos (Schonberg), roman church with 3 aisles, toDay gothic in style. Famous in the 16^th C
Merghindeal (Mergeln), extremely old roman church, dated 1280. The two towers from the east and from the west give it a symmetry unusual with sacred buildings

7^th Day (35 de km)

Merghindeal-Movile - Iacobeni - Pelisor
Movile ( Hundertbucheln ) – roman church from the 14^th C, restored and fortified in the 15^th C bazilica romana din sec 14, intarita in sec 15.
Iacobeni ( Jacobsdorf ) –evangelic church with gothic aisles, fortified in the 15^th C.

8^th Day(25 de km)

Pelisor-Alma Vii-Mosna-Richis-Biertan
Alma Vii ( Almen ), dated 1298. gothic church from the 14^th C. restored and transformed in the 16^th C. Bell from the 15^th C, organ from 1791
Mosna ( Menschen ) dated 1283, 14^th C gothic church, 3 aisles , with oblique columns (works of art!).
Richis (Reichesdorf), gothic church with 3 aisles, 14^th C. remarkable stone decorations
Biertan ( Birthalm ), dated 1283, famous citadel and gothic church, listed on the UNESCO’s protective sites from 1993, art altar and furniture, Episcopal residence between 1572 and 1867, annual meeting place for Romanians of German origin (from 1991)

9^th Day(25 de km)

Biertan-Copsa Mare-Malincrav-Danes
Copsa Mare (Gross-Kopisch), 14^th C church, fortified clock tower
Malîncrav ( Malmkrog ), documented from 1345, gothic church from the 14^th C, enlarged and modified in the 15^th C