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Description:
Berlitz Pocket Guide: Romania covers all the main sights, area by area, in an easily navigable format. Descriptions of the Top Ten tourist attractions include the Bucharest Palace of Parliament, the Danube Delta, Peles Castle, Sighisoara, Moldovia's Bicaz Gorge and painted monasteries, Brasov, Mamaia, Bran Castle, and the Fagaras Mountains of southern Transylvania. The book also contains background historical information, advice on shopping and entertainment and the low-down on Romanian cuisine. There is an A-Z of practical information, listings of recommended hotels and restaurants and useful expressions in Romanian. Fact sheets cover subjects as varied as Dracula to brown bears and the birdlife of the Danube Delta. Maps show Romania and major cities, and there are dozens of colour photographs throughout. Key features include: - Handy, pocket-sized format. - Colour-coded sections to aid navigation. - 144 pages packed with information on where to go and what to do. - Top Ten Attractions help you plan your visit. - Dozens of striking colour photos and clear maps. - A-Z Travel Tips contain essential practical advice and listings. - Reliable up-to-date information using Apa's network of updaters.
Contents:
Introduction.
A Brief History.
Where to Go.
Getting Around.
Bucharest: Piata University and Around, Old Town, The Civic Centre, Cotroceni to Cismigiu, Calea Victoriei, Piata Victoriei to Herastrau, Day Trips from Bucharest.
Southern Transylvania: Brasov, Poiana Brasov, The Prahova Valley, Sinaia, Day Trips from Brasov, Sibiu, Sighisoara, Cluj-Napoca, South of Cluj-Napoca.
Banat and Maramures: Timisoara, south of Timisoara, Sighet.
Moldavia: Iasi, the Painted Monasteries, Piatra Neamt to Vatra Dornei.
The Danube Delta and the Black Sea: The Danube Delta, Constanta, Mamaia, South of Constanta.
What to Do: Sports, Nightlife and Entertainment, Shopping, Children's Romania.
Eating Out Handy Travel Tips.
Hotels and Restaurants Index Fact Sheets: Romania's German Dynasty, Historical Landmarks, Quake!, A Very High Way, Brown Bears, Creation of a Vampire, Constantin Brancusi, Romania's Atlantis, Romania's Favourite Poet, The Local Wine, Top of the Pops, Calendar of Events, A Feast of Vegetables.
Extract:
Few countries in Europe still offer the old fashioned thrill of traveling in the unknown. Much of Romania remains unexplored by visitors, and even the better known towns and cities are still very much ignored. That is changing. The Germans spotted Romania's charms first, but now Brits and adventurous Americans are following in their tracks, with the monasteries of Moldavia and the mountains, medieval towns and castles of Southern Transylvania the most popular sights. There is also a buzz about the Danube Delta too; birdwatchers and nature lovers have long known of its unique fauna and flora, now non-experts are finding out what wonders there are in this isolated region. Even the Black Sea resort of Mamaia - full of western package holiday makers in the 1970s and 1980s, deserted in the 1990s - is returning to former glories. Do not be fooled, however: Romania remains an off-the-beaten-track destination, and though numbers of visitors will grow exponentially over the next few years, there will always be something refreshingly off beat about Romania.
