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Suceava surroundings-a salt mine in Cacica

by zaffaran

When you are in Bucovina and it happens to you to be in Suceava, get into the car and visit Cacica- a small village situated about 35 kilometres from Suceava. It's a small village in which we spent 3 days with a very friendly local people. We found it very nice to be able to talk to local people in Polish as many of them have Polish roots. It's a quiet and nice place and you can also visit there a salt mine.Salt was found in Cacica in !8th century and then Polish miners were settled there. The mine worked till the end of the 20th century. Now it's possible to take a tour in it and it's being considered to use it in treating some breathing problems.You have to pay admittance fee but very humble one :-))

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Take time to smell the Sunflowers

by DSwede

Romania is a huge producer of sunflowers. If you visit in the summer, definitely take time to smell the flowers. Take a car and drive just about anywhere in the lower valleys. The sunflowers are most common in the southern Prahova region, or the eastern areas between Bucharest and the Black Sea.

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Three days trip in Transilvania

by codrutz

Day 1: From Brasov take the E68 road to Sibiu trough Fagaras. This is a scenic road with a great view to the Carpathian Mountains on your left (Fagarasi massif). You will pass some vilages but much better are the following villages around Sibiu, region called Marginimea Sibiului starting with: Talmacel, Talmaciu, Cisnadie, Cisnadioara, then go to Rasinari .. this road goes right between the houses, you can stop and have a chat (or try to) with the locals .. then pass Sibiu and go to Sacel, Saliste and Sibiel (where you will find the best collection of icons - sacred painting on glass, in the musem at the local church). This is one of the nicest rural area of Ardeal/Transilvania (of course there is also Bucovina, Banat and Moldova.)Day 2: Take a night rest in Sibiu and stay one day in Sibiu (this my soul city in Romania), check out http://www.sibiu2007.ro/ for info and interactive map. I...

Transylvania Mtns via Transfagarasan Road

by DSwede

If you have access to your own transportation, I highly recommend driving the Transfagarasan Road (Hw 7C). This section of road is due north of the city of Pitesti, its a long, slow road, but it is breath taking!The upper sections may be closed due to snow depending on the time of year, but even if it is not closed, there are snow patches present all year. The upper pass goes through a long tunnel that was constructed as an army exercise. The mountain views are spectacular, there are sheep in the upper green areas, and ample hiking!!Along this road, you can stop to visit the Poienari Citadel, the "Real" Dracula's Castle (see my other tip)

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The Praid saltmine

by Mique

It is an off the beaten path for tourists though every Romanian knows about it. The huge salt mine in Praid that is used by people to cure respiratory diseases or for the general health of children. You can visit 2 chambers in the mine without any problem and you can even stay the 4 hours that people stay that have a prescription. But in that case, bring a good book and warm clothes (or a blanket so you can sit on one of the swings and be nice and cozy and warm). There are a lot (all of it) wooden toys for kids to occupy them. And everybody brings breakfast with them. After all, one has to stay 4 hours. But you can buy drinks and snacks there as well. If you want to stay for a few days, it is recommended to get a prescription (can be arranged by the local tourist information office). It will give you a 50% discount. unfortunately when i was there it was raining all the time. So i...

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The Brancusi's sculptures

by Mique

There is no reason to visit Targu Jiu except to see the impressive artwork of Constantin Brancusi. In Targu Jiu one can see the Endless Column, the Kissing Gate and the Table of Silence. Unfortunately i got there when the Table of Silence was under renovation. And the park around the Endless Column was redone. But since both tasks should have been ready when i was there, they might be ready now. Even though i was a bit disappointed that i couldn't see his work at its most advantageous, i loved the fact that i could see them up close and personal

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A nice climb to the citadel

by Mique

I went to Deva because i liked the name and it was close to Hunedoara where i wanted to visit the castle. But Deva has a citadel of its own on a hill. So i had to check it out first. I ignored a few signs saying i couldn't take the path because they were working on it but since i saw no work being done anywhere i just continued. And easily made it up the hill. I didn't go inside the citadel though apparently you can go inside. But the 'stairs' leading up to the 'entrance' didn't look very good (read: the steps were hardly recognizable as steps). It isn't a place that invites a lot of people in. The place is in ruins and so are the stairs. But for the brave at heart with steady feet it might be a challenge. Deva itself was nice to walk through but wasn't very inspiring.

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Time to really relax

by Mique

Baile Herculane is for relaxing my favorite place. I mean the old part, the new part looks like so many resorts. I was only where for a little while since i was anxious to get on with my travels, i had just started. But i hope i'll find some time to go back again for a little more relaxing. The old part is truly astonishing. It is exactly like the spa's from the late 19th century. even the hotels except for the communist monstrosity of hotel Roman. An you don't even have to go to the baths, there is a hot spring next to the river just after hotel Roman. Here you can soak your feet (or more) in nice hot water or in very hot water. Depending on what you like. With the river and the mountains as view it was a perfect spot.For more see my Baile Herculane page

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A beautifully preserved Habsburgan style city

by Mique

Most people travel through Oradea by car or train without stopping here for a day or so. And that is a pity. Though the city isn't rich, the city center has some beautiful facades. And those have been restored or are about to. Another attraction is the moon church, one of the 2 moon clocks in the world. And this one still works. The museum on Bihor county that is in Oradea is in the old Bishop's palace. And just for the palace alone it is worth going there. But the collection is nice too. Just a few of the things to see here. And Oradea is an excellent base for visiting the Bear cave and the ice cave. I've only so far visited the bear cave and every time we tried to visit the ice cave we got side tracked somehow. But the bear cave is very impressive. For more info visit my Oradea and Judetul Bihor pages

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The Bicaz barrage in the heart of the Neamt County

by Fam.Rauca

The building of the Bicaz Dam, in 1960, created an artificial lake named Izvoru Muntelui (Mountain Spring), at the feet of the Ceahlau Mountain. The lake has a surface of 30 sq km and is the largest lake of this tip in Europe.At the time, for the construction of the dam, it was necessary to destruct a large number of villages that was there.The bourn house of my husband, in the Potoci village, is now under the water of the lake.The barrage is 120m high and 435m long, and retains a quantity of 1, 5 milliard cubic meters water. The lake supplies the Stejaru hydroelectric station that produced the electrification for a big part of Moldavia.

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