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Originally posted by sarah_webinc
what city type environement (we don't drive) would you suggest for someone's first visit to the country?
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If you don't want to visit the seaside summer resorts, the best option is a so-called Dracula tour, which takes you through the most interesting cities with a still enjoyable medieval touch: Brasov and the nearby castles of Bran and Rasnov and the nearby castle of the winter ski resort Sinaia (Peles castle - really awesome!), Sighisoara, Sibiu, you can also visit Cluj (no Roman ruins are there as Ironhorse said, but it's a lovely city anyway) and Targu Mures.
You can research on Google about Romanian travel agencies offering such tours, take a look at this sample itinerary:
http://www.culturalromtour.ro/produc...racula_Tour/1/
Besides Bucharest, the capital city, other nice places could include the medieval castle of Hunedoara, the medieval monasteries of northern Moldavia (if you take the tour from Transylvania to Moldova through the Borgo Pass you'll enjoy a splendid Carpathian mountains scenery, followed by Cheile Bicazului (Bicaz Gorges), the monastery of Curtea de Arges and the somehow nearby Dracula Poienari fortress ruins on the hill.
Prepare to taste plenty of Romanian wines, as they are cheap ($2 in a shop or $4 in a restaurant) and excellent, I liked Murfatlar and Cotnari the best, but there are many other brands, also cigarettes are very cheap.
