The seven Eastern European countries that share the Carpathian Mountains have made an important deal to jointly manage the development of sustainable tourism in the region, it has been announced. Sustainable tourism is of course, fundamentally important to the region, hence the countries willingness to adopt the UN Environment Program and UNWTO-drafted Protocol on Sustainable […]
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Fronius Residence Offers Free Guided Tours of Sighisoara
Aside five-star luxury accommodation in Romania’s walled old town, the Fronius Residence offers free guided tours of the Citadel.
Piatra Neamt and the Potential of Romanian Travel
The region of Piatra Neamt, with its beautiful surroundings – nature parks, medieval fortresses, traditional villages, monasteries and year round festivals – is a travel operator’s dream. It’s a place that is bursting with tourism potential, and yet, it just hasn’t happened. The problems lie not just with the local authorities, but with local tour […]
A Royal Date with Count Dracula?
It would be Romanian tourism’s biggest boost since Count Dracula. The tiny Transylvanian village of Viscri has surprisingly been mentioned as one of the potential honeymoon destinations for Prince William and soon-to-be Princess Kate.
Romania Tourism Fair Holiday Market in Full Swing
Holiday Market, an international tourism fair, opened its gates at The Parliament Palace in Bucharest on March 17. The fair remains open till Sunday March 20, 2011.
Romania Celebrates March 1st with Mărțișor
Romania and Bulgaria celebrate the 1st of March with a very interesting tradition. Mărțișor in Romania, and Martenitsa in Bulgaria, are all about welcoming the upcoming spring, and more.
Dragobete, Romania’s Equivalent of Valentine’s Day, Celebrated Today
Dragobete, the Romanian celebration of love, is gaining momentum. If you are a Romanian, Happy Dragobete!
Sun Plaza – Romania’s Guinness Book Poster Child
Located in Bucharest, Romania, the Sun Plaza shopping center is an indoor shopping complex that landed a place in the Guinness Book of World Records in November of 2010, when it displayed an indoor Christmas lights decoration featuring 449,658 light bulbs.
Brâncuşi’s Gate of the Kiss – A Metaphor of Romanian Spirit
Romania celebrates today Constantin Brâncuşi’s 135th birthday – a reason for Argophilia to invite you to Târgu Jiu, to see the sculptor’s finest outdoors works.
Foreign Visits to Romania on the Rise
Foreign tourism in Romania is in recovery mode, but the country still has a lot to do to enrich the tourist market in the country with authentic values.
The Wooden Churches of Maramureş
Visitors to Rogoz will find one of Romania’s greatest architectural treasures, a painstakingly detailed church known as the Wooden Church of the Holy Archangels. Situated along the valley of the Lapus River, where once a different church once stood in the spot, the current edifice was constructed in 1663 by the villagers of there.
Buşteni Fun Park, the Largest Mountain Resort Theme Park in Romania
The Buşteni Fun Park, the largest ski and winter activities theme park in Romania, has just been launched, offering 14000 square meters to kids learning how to ski or taking one of the thrill rides. Not only is Fun Park a great place for children to take a baby-ski ride, learn how to ski or take their sleighs down the slopes, it’s also a year-round theme park!