Surrounded by Hungro-Slavic countries, Romania resisted through its language, one of the five main European romance languages, besides French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. The Austro-Hungarian influence made Transylvania a prosperous western-oriented region, Moldova and Muntenia preserving more of Ottoman influence, 

Bucharest, a city full of entertainment places, restaurants, theaters, and art galleries, still preserves elements of French architecture. 

Transylvania is far from being a legendary realm. It was known as “Siebenburgen” from the main seven medieval cities founded by the Saxon settlers around the 11th century. Some of these medieval cities, Brasov (Kronstadt), Sibiu (Hermannstadt), Sighisoara (Schassburg), and their surroundings, preserve a remarkable medieval atmosphere. Maramures is an area where the tradition is preserved like in an open-air museum. The remarkable peasant architecture, with the famous 400 ft tall wooden churches built with no metal nails, the traditional sculpted gates, and the “funny” graveyard of Sapinta, a unique place in Europe, is a major attraction. Crossing into Bucovina, there are remarkable 16th century Byzantine inside-and-outside painted churches, preserving excellent colors and motives.

The South-East has the Black Sea and the National Park of the Danube Delta, filled with birds and wildlife and traditional fishermen villages. (Cluj, Alba Iulia, Medias, Risnov, Bran, Buzau Mountains)