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Bucharest Old Town Sunny Summer Day - Romania

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Overview

Rugged stone churches and dazzling monasteries dot a pristine landscape of rocky mountains and rolling hills. Transylvanian towns have stepped out of time, while vibrant Bucharest is all energy.

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    Alba Carolina Citadel

    Transylvania

    Alba Carolina Citadel is the crowning attraction of Alba Iulia. Within this star-shaped citadel are museums, churches and the Unification Hall that sealed鈥�

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    Corvin Castle

    Transylvania

    Some castles perch on mountains, others skulk in mist-shrouded hills, but Hunedoara鈥檚 juts out from an industrial jungle. Despite being surrounded by鈥�

  • Romania, Castelul Peles (Peles Castle), facade seen from gardens set against blue sky

    Pele艧 Castle

    Sinaia

    Over 40 years, dozens of builders, artists and wood-carvers brought Pele艧 Castle into existence. The neo-Renaissance masterpiece was commissioned by鈥�

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    Romanian Athenaeum

    Bucharest

    The exquisite Athenaeum is the majestic heart of Romania鈥檚 classical-music tradition. Scenes from Romanian history are featured on the interior fresco鈥�

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    Palace of Parliament

    Bucharest

    The Palace of Parliament is the world鈥檚 second-largest administrative building (after the Pentagon) and former dictator Nicolae Ceau艧escu鈥檚 most infamous鈥�

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    Former Ceau艧escu Residence

    Bucharest

    This restored villa is the former main residence of Nicolae and Elena Ceau艧escu, who lived here for around two decades up until the end in 1989鈥�

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    Fabrica de Pensule

    Cluj-Napoca

    More of a living, breathing creative space than a gallery, Fabrica de Pensule teems with just-made artwork by local and foreign creators who use this鈥�

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    St Michael's Church

    Cluj-Napoca

    The showpiece of Pia牛a Unirii is 14th- and 15th-century St Michael鈥檚, the second-biggest Gothic church in Romania (after 叠谤补艧辞惫鈥檚 Black Church). Its neo鈥�

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Best Things to Do

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