Romania
Romania isn’t your typical holiday destination. Many associate it with Transylvania and the legend of Dracula, but it has more to offer than just a fictional character, but it’s full of beautiful landscapes, medieval churches, Saxon churches, magnificent fairy-tale castles, and lovely small villages.
The capital, Bucharest was once known as ‘Little Paris’ and from the architecture, you can understand why, with the large boulevards and districts designed by French architects. Not too far away is the medieval town of Brasov, with its main square and historic 15th century hall. Just outside the city is the castle in Bran, famous with its connection to Dracula.
Essential Information
BEST TIME TO VISIT
SUMMER – Great for the beach!
SPRING & AUTUMN – Great for exploring, city breaks in Bucharest and Brasov.
FLIGHT TIME
Around a 3 hour flight from the UK
TIME ZONE
GMT/BST +2
CURRENCY
Leu
IDEAL FOR
People who have a sense of adventure, looking especially for a tour, but a little less far away from home.
HOW TO GET THERE
Low-cost airlines now have connections to nearly every airport in Romania. There are flights to Bucharest from every London airport, as well as regional service to Sibiu, Targu Mures, Cluj and Iasi from Luton with WizzAir.
LANGUAGE
Romanian
IDEAL TO COMBINE WITH
Bucharest is a great city break destination, combine with a little Dracula or a beach stay on the coast.
