Maramureş
The fascist-looking WWI Romanian Soldiers Monument is in the park to the west of Dealul Florilor Municipal Stadium; next to it are the graves of 75 of the…
Must-see attractions in Romania
Sibiu
Named after a 16th-century mayor of Sibiu, the building is associated with a grisly period of history. When Sibiu was hit by the plague, holes were bored…
Constanţa
The city's second most important mosque was built in 1868 in Moorish style. Though it's not often open, if you get a chance, look inside to see an…
Iaşi
A statue of the late Jewish poet and playwright Avram (Abraham) Goldfaden stands near the Vasile Alecsandri National Theatre. Goldfaden is considered a…
Transylvania
Obelisk raised in 1906 to commemorate soldiers and officers of the 50th infantry regiment of Alba Iulia, who were killed while fighting in the Habsburg…
Wallachia
Romania’s only police museum has a number of exhibitions from the 19th and 20th centuries, including an overfilled cloakroom-style display of uniforms,…
Sighişoara
The top-heavy Tinsmiths' Tower is one of the most easily recognisable, both for its height (25m) and its octagonal upper level. A siege in 1704 left scars…
Cathedral of St John the Baptist
Wallachia
Ploieşti's impressive cathedral dates from the early 19th century. The 55m bell tower, visible from around the city, was finished in 1939 as a memorial to…
Wallachia
The pretty and elaborate prefecture building for Dolj County dominates the eastern side of the central square. Here you'll find a plaque to Craiova's…
St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
Danube Delta
Sulina's prettiest church is this crumbling Greek Orthodox beauty from 1867. The size and grandeur of the building attests to the Greek community's wealth…
Braşov
On the city wall's southeast corner is the 16th-century Weavers' Bastion Museum, housed in Braşov's only 15th-century building. The simple exhibits…
Sighişoara
This tower was built to guard over the back entrance to the citadel. As with many of the buildings here, the tower was engulfed in a massive fire in 1676…
Sinaia
At the western end of the Peleş estate is the Swiss-châlet-style Foişorul Hunting Lodge, built as a temporary residence by King Carol I before Peleş…
Wallachia
The centre is dominated by the imposing neoclassical Culture Palace, which dates from the early 1950s and was one of the city's biggest post-WWII…
Bucovina
West of Piaţa 22 Decembrie, Hanul Domnesc is an 18th-century guesthouse housing the Ethnographic Museum. It displays Moldavian folk costumes and household…
Wallachia
Ploieşti’s synagogue dates from 1901 and was lavishly restored in 2007. It's not open to the public, but there's a good view of the exterior from the…
Wallachia
This prominent statue of former Wallachian prince Mihai Viteazul (Michael the Brave), who was born near Craiova in 1558, dominates the city's central…
Iaşi
A statue of Romanian writer Mihai Eminescu greets arriving students (and everyone else) from atop a very visible perch at the start of B-dul Carol I.
Memorial to the Victims of the 1989 Revolution
Iaşi
A memorial to the victims of the 1989 anticommunist fight stands near the entrance to the Palace of Culture.
Sibiu
This so-called museum is a veritable graveyard of ancient steam trains. South of the train station; it’s across the tracks, 400m south.
Transylvania
In 1785, two of Alba Iulia's revolutionaries were executed by Hungarian authorities on this spot, in front of a crowd of locals.
Cluj-Napoca
A statue of Serbian revolutionary Baba Novac, who plotted against the Ottomans, stands outside the 15th-century Tailor's Tower.
Dealul Florilor Municipal Stadium
Maramureş
In the City Park, north across the footbridge over the Săsar River, this stadium is home to Baia Mare's football club.
Wallachia
A large statue of 16th-century Wallachian Prince Mihai Viteazu marks the western end of the town's central park.
Sighişoara
Dating to 1631, this pointy-roofed watchtower was once managed by Sighişoara's medieval guild of blacksmiths.
Transylvania
This horseback statue by renowned sculptor Ion Jalea was positioned outside Deva's House of Culture in 1978.
Maramureş
The mostly open-air central market is surrounded by the only remaining part of the 15th-century city walls.
Cluj-Napoca
An encyclopedic collection of bottled, jarred and taxidermied specimens from butterflies to waterfowl.
Romania
Public university founded in 1990 and named after Romanian engineer and aviation pioneer Aurel Vlaicu.
Sighişoara
Dating from the 16th century, the Bootmakers' Tower was a key point of defence from the northern end.
Transylvania
One of the original 18 towers linked by Bistriţa's 13th-century city walls (not possible to enter).
Székely Land
Miercurea Ciuc's City Hall is a pretty sight, painted yellow and white with rose windows.
Prahova Valley
Access this simple hiking shelter by the cable cars from Sinaia.
