Inside the campaign to create a ‘Yellowstone of Europe’
8 min read • Sep 12, 2019
Will Romania's Făgăraș Mountains, part of Europe's beating heart of ecology and endangered landscapes, become the next Yellowstone?
Travel Stories
Romania
- 10 things you need to know before visiting Transylvania
6 min read • May 28, 2019
Transylvania is best known as the mysterious land of bloodthirsty vampires and howling wolves. Some may think it’s fictional, but this central Romanian…
- Top Bucharest festivals to plan a trip around
6 min read • Apr 17, 2019
Planning a trip to Bucharest but not sure when’s the best time to visit? From April to September, Bucharest becomes a stomping ground for the creative…
- Four best day trips from Bucharest
5 min read • Apr 15, 2019
There’s no shortage of things to do in Bucharest, home to Romania’s top museums, a thriving dining and nightlife scene, and pleasant parks and gardens…
- Hidden glory: a guide to Bucharest’s neighbourhoods
6 min read • Dec 5, 2018
At first glance, Bucharest may be hard to define. The enormous Palace of Parliament gets the most attention as the second-largest administrative building…
- Hidden Bucharest: top five experiences
5 min read • Dec 20, 2017
You might have come to see exactly how big the Palace of Parliament is or to admire Bucharest’s rise to belle époque fame, but the Romanian capital isn’t…
- Timişoara and Oradea: exploring western Romania
5 min read • Dec 3, 2017
You might have your eyes set on Transylvania for bucket-list bragging rights, but when it comes to travel around Romania, the western regions of Crişana…
- How to live like a Local in Bucharest
5 min read • Nov 3, 2017
Lonely Planet Local Monica Suma recently moved back to her native Bucharest after 12 years abroad. Drawn by the urban revival and cultural effervescence,…
- Bucharest’s top garden bars
4 min read • Aug 8, 2017
Wander the streets of Bucharest and you’ll notice Romania’s capital is buzzing with summer gardens. Ever since the interwar era of belle époque villas and…
- Tasting Bucharest: new trends for foodies
6 min read • Jan 13, 2017
Bucharest is an increasingly popular travel destination in Eastern Europe, with a definite hipster vibe for its bohemian outdoor drinking gardens. The…
- Two days in Bucharest: from ‘little Paris’ to ‘new Berlin’
5 min read • Oct 5, 2016
Budapest? No, Bucharest! Years after taking the back seat to next-door neighbour Budapest, Romania’s edgy and opportune capital is now touted as the ‘new…
- The ghosts of Bucharest’s past: a tour of the Spring Palace
5 min read • Jul 19, 2016
Down a quiet, tree-lined street in one of the wealthiest districts of Bucharest, a seemingly unassuming villa hides a unique history, one that visitors…
- Beyond Braşov: exploring Transylvania’s great outdoors
5 min read • Mar 18, 2016
There’s more to Transylvania than castles and vampire legends. Romania’s central region draws nature lovers with its spectacular alpine peaks and the…
- Wildlife-watching in the Danube Delta
4 min read • Jun 18, 2015
Romania, land of eerie mountains and Vlad the Impaler – or so the stereotypes say. But the southeast of the country cradles a pristine wilderness of…
- Following in royal footsteps: Romania’s ‘Prince Charles Walk’
3 min read • Apr 24, 2015
Over a decade ago, Prince Charles developed a particular interest in Romania’s countryside. During various visits he added a strong voice of dissent to a…
- Romania’s top five World Heritage Sites
3 min read • Apr 24, 2015
Romania’s tourism profile has been slow to rise since EU membership and discount airlines both arrived in 2007. But with the country’s incredibly diverse,…
- Romanian handicrafts: a shopper’s guide
4 min read • Oct 17, 2014
Finding the perfect memento to bring back home is an integral – and usually fun – part of travel. Romania, with its rich folk tradition, is particularly…
- Cluj-Napoca: Romania’s burgeoning art capital
5 min read • Oct 1, 2014
Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania’s biggest city, often gets short shrift from travellers dashing around to better-known regional sights. While it’s true that…
- A guide to Romanian cuisine
5 min read • Sep 26, 2014
A trip to Romania is no exception to the old saying that the most fruitful path to the heart of a place is through the stomach. While not well known…
- In search of the real Dracula
3 min read • Jul 30, 2010
Long before Bram Stoker’s literary Dracula sparked a century-long, global obsession with vampires – both the torturing and tortured variety – a lavishly…