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Best Places to Eat ¨ Lacrimi și Sfinți (p929) ¨ Bistro de l’Arte (p932) ¨ Crama Sibiul Vechi (p936) ¨ Roata (p939) ¨ Caruso (p942) Best Places to Stay ¨ Little Bucharest Old Town Hostel (p928) ¨ Rembrandt Hotel (p929) ¨ Casa Georgius Krauss (p935) ¨ Youthink Hostel (p938) When to Go May Trees in full blossom; bird- watching in the Danube Delta at its best. Jun Mountain hiking starts in mid-June; castles and museums are open and in high gear. Sep The summer heat is gone, but sunny days are perfect for explor- ing big cities. F D N O S A J J M A M J Bucharest °C/°F Temp Rainfall inches/mm 0 5/125 2/50 3/75 4/100 1/25 10/50 0/32 -10/14 30/86 40/104 20/68 Romania Why Go? Beautiful and beguiling, Romania’s rural landscape remains relatively untouched by the country’s urban evolution. It’s a land of aesthetically stirring hand-ploughed fields, sheep- instigated traffic jams and lots of homemade plum brandy. Most visitors focus their attention on Transylvania, with its legacy of fortified Saxon towns like Braşov and Sighişoara, plus tons of eye-catching natural beauty. Similar in charac- ter but even more remote, the region of Maramureş offers authentic folkways and villages marked by memorable wooden churches. Across the Carpathians, the Unesco-listed painted monasteries dot southern Bucovina. The Danube Delta has more than 300 species of birds, including many rare varieties, and is an ideal spot for birdwatching. Energetic cities like Timişoara, Sibiu, Cluj-Napoca and, especially, Bucharest offer culture – both high- and low- brow – and showcase Romania as a rapidly evolving Euro- pean country. Includes ¨ Bucharest ......... 925 Braşov ............. 931 Sighişoara ......... 934 Sibiu .............. 935 Cluj-Napoca ........937 Timişoara........... 941 ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd
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Best Places to Eat
¨ Lacrimi și Sfinți (p929)
¨Bistro de l’Arte (p932)
¨Crama Sibiul Vechi (p936)
¨ Roata (p939)
¨Caruso (p942)
Best Places to Stay
¨ Little Bucharest Old Town Hostel (p928)
¨ Rembrandt Hotel (p929)
¨Casa Georgius Krauss (p935)
¨ Youthink Hostel (p938)
When to Go
May Trees in full blossom; bird-watching in the Danube Delta at its best.
Jun Mountain hiking starts in mid-June; castles and museums are open and in high gear.
Sep The summer heat is gone, but sunny days are perfect for explor-ing big cities.
F DNOSAJJMAMJ
Bucharest°C/°F Temp Rainfall inches/mm
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5/125
2/50
3/75
4/100
1/25
10/50
0/32
-10/14
30/86
40/104
20/68
RomaniaWhy Go?Beautiful and beguiling, Romania’s rural landscape remains relatively untouched by the country’s urban evolution. It’s a land of aesthetically stirring hand-ploughed fields, sheep- instigated traffic jams and lots of homemade plum brandy.
Most visitors focus their attention on Transylvania, with its legacy of fortified Saxon towns like Braşov and Sighişoara, plus tons of eye-catching natural beauty. Similar in charac-ter but even more remote, the region of Maramureş offers authentic folkways and villages marked by memorable wooden churches. Across the Carpathians, the Unesco-listed painted monasteries dot southern Bucovina. The Danube Delta has more than 300 species of birds, including many rare varieties, and is an ideal spot for birdwatching.
Energetic cities like Timişoara, Sibiu, Cluj-Napoca and, especially, Bucharest offer culture – both high- and low-brow – and showcase Romania as a rapidly evolving Euro-pean country.
Includes ¨Bucharest . . . . . . . . . 925Braşov . . . . . . . . . . . . .931Sighişoara . . . . . . . . . 934Sibiu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 935Cluj-Napoca . . . . . . . .937Timişoara . . . . . . . . . . .941
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Romania’s capital gets a bad rap, but in fact it’s dynamic, energetic and fun. It’s where still-unreconstructed communism meets unbridled capitalism; where the soporific forces of the EU meet the passions of the Balkans. Many travellers give the city just a night or two before heading off to Transylva-nia, but that’s not enough. Budget at least a
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1 Braşov (p931) Basing yourself here to ascend castles and mountains (and castles on top of mountains).
2 Southern Bucovina (p940) Following the unesco World heritage line of painted monasteries.
3 Sibiu (p935) Soaking in this beautifully restored Saxon town.
4 Sighişoara (p934) Exploring this medieval citadel and birthplace of Dracula.
5 Danube Delta (p938) rowing through the tributaries and the riot of nature.
6 Bucharest (p925) enjoying the museums and cacophonous nightlife of the capital.
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