A dream vacantion in MOLDOVA, Romania

Who would refuse a holiday or just a few days of relaxation especially when summer comes?

Welcome to Romania! - A country born of  legend, with a diversity of unique landscapes , crossed by Danube,  flooded  by  Black Sea coast, linked with the Carpathian Mountains and unified by  Danube Delta.

Romania is located in Southeast Central  Europe,  bordering the North East  with Republic of Ukraine, with Hungary to the west,  south-west with Serbia,  South  with  Bulgaria and South-East with Black Sea. Even if this is a small country, destinations are range:  from medieval cities and fortifications in Transylvania, Maramures with wooden churches and well-preserved ancient traditions, the Black Sea and Danube Delta in Dobrogea , not lacking Monasteries of  Moldova.

Region Moldova is situated in the northwest of  Romania,  being  famous for the legendary hospitality and warmth offered to tourists. Moldova is well known in terms of tourist attractions, museums, memorial houses, churches and monasteries, historical monuments and natural reserves.

Our agency provides you with an offer consists of  6 nights accommodation, airport transfers, hostel, airport, inland freight car, entrances to national parks, local guides throughout the holidays, English speaking guide, Romanian singer.

Duration: 7 days - 6 nights

Route: Iasi - Piatra Neamt - Bicaz - Red Lake – Izvorul Muntelui - Targu Neamt – Iasi

Departure will be from Iasi Airport to Piatra Neamt where you will be greeted with a cocktail reception at  the guesthouse Ianis. We will do a panoramic tour of Piatra Neamt until dinner.

The next day, after breakfast, we start with a trip by visiting the Royal Court, Royal Cathedral, Museum of Ethnography, Wood Synagogue, the Museum of Natural Sciences, Museum of Art, the Statue of Prince Stephen the Great. Lunch. Telegondola (admiring the city and surroundings in height), the Youth Theatre(show). Dinner.

Third day: Breakfast. We started hiking with  the dam Bicaz,  The Bicaz Gorges,  Red Lake. Lunch. The Bicaz Gorges-Hasmas Mountain National  Park.  Senin accommodation. Dinner.

Fourth day :  Breakfast. Will continue with the massive Ceahl?u, one of the most important tourist attractions in Neamt  and the Dur?u resort. Lunch. On route to climb Mount Ceahl?u  we can admire the waterfall Duruitoarea  with an impressive stream of water and deafening noise.  Accommodation at Alpine. Dinner.

Fifth  day: Breakfast. We start with  Ceahl?u National Park which includes protected areas: scientific reserve "Ocolasul Great, natural botanical Reserve 'Policy Lilies" natural monuments "Duruitoarea watherfall" and "Great pit" , National Park has a wide range of natural, cultural and historical values, follows  Sihastria monastery ,  Secu Monastery with a rich and valuable collection of liturgical objects, old icons and the Epitaph decorated with  pearls  and precious stones, V?ratec Monastery, Agapia  Monastery located in a picturesque area marvel rare and where you can admire Mount Muncelu, Big Hill and Cross Hill. The trip ends with visits of Hermitage Sihla under  a cluster of rocks,  where spring up  two wooden church, testifying to the Moldavian style. Accommodation at Aristocratis. Dinner.

Sixth day: Breakfast. Visit the Neamt Citadel, medieval monument of exceptional value, closely related  to local history. Go to Neamt Monastery located in a valley meadow Nemtisor river. The monastery offers free meals.  The next destination  is “Zimbr?ria  Dragos Voda”  being one of the most popular attractions where an animal has disappeared from Romania was reintroduced in the circuit: bison. Accommodation at Aristocratis. Dinner.

On the last day, after breakfast  will visit the "Ion Creanga Memorial House “ house where was born and raised  Ion Creanga  is one of the most visited memorial museums , “Mihail Sadoveanu Memorial House” ,  “Visarion Puiu Museum” and “Nicolae Popa House Museum”  from Târpe?ti, which was a popular creator of masks, became known nationally and European.  Last destination  is “Hanul Ancutei”  which  dates from the eighteenth century, remains a charming place of rest and spiritual delight for travelers. Lunch. Check out the Iasi airport.

made by Calugaru Laura - Faculty of Food and Tourism Brasov

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Rasnov

If you are happened around Brasov, the list goes sightseeing and Rasnov.

Rasnov Fortress

Situated on the Brasov-Rucar-Campulung, Rasnov is one of the best preserved peasant fortress of Transylvania, traveling by car or using the services of rent a car Brasov, is easily reached.

Rasnov called "Fortress" as the main occupation was agricutura builders.

Simple architectural style, building houses close to normal, adapted to strengthening and preserving medieval atmosphere and now after 500 years of existence, you implement in the time of our forebears.

Since its entry into the city welcomes you with horse tournaments, sword fights between knights, fighting knights, archery, spearthrowing, handling swords, fight hand to capture the beautiful princess supreme, which reproduces better the time long past.

The show attracts the attention of both children and adults, each dreaming it is one of those who wants to conquer the beautiful princess.

But the city still has much to offer, the user will present a brief history of the city, will mention the 30 houses within the enclosure designed to give shelter to the inhabitants of the settlement or their property.

Since they mention school, chapel and priest's house.

There were "hosted" in 1600 troops of Mihai Viteazu and his wife Mrs. Stanca after the defeat of Miraslau.

Inside the fortress can visit the art museum so they are exposed feudal armor, weapons, galleries, old furniture, specific ports century but also some more unusual items for our time, but common in the seventeenth century and eighteenth-century century, such as a mask of torture and a yoke for transporting prisoners.

You can also try archery or skill in one of the goals of the paper. You can buy many souvenirs, jewelry semi-precious stones, art objects or books with reference to local history and traditions.

Tourists who want to offer something the city could plant in a small square in the courtyard rose a thread. Instead, his name will remain written on a plate, planted with flowers.

Legend Fountain

And just as all buildings are shrouded by a mystery or a legend, so is Rasnov, Legend says Fountain.

Fountain of the city, 146 meters deep, was dug between 1625-1640.

About this fountain there are a legend similar to the Corvin Castle, namely, that during a siege, the people put two Turkish prisoners to dig a well in the middle of the city to be let go. Prisoners dug wells for 15 years, during which verses from the Koran written on its walls. In fact, it was arranged by craftsmen hired by the Germans Rasnov. The fountain was used until 1850, when the wheel was abandoned due to breakage.

Program visit

Rasnov can visit:

Daily between the hours: 09:00-19:00

Entry fee: 10 lei - adults

5 lei - Children 7-18 years

Camera fee: free

Binoculars chips (set in place of the observation of the Fortress) - 2 lei

And if you lose track of time, and I caught at night on the road, I recommend you stop at one of the hotels in Brasov, or you can rent a room at one of  pensions in Brasov.

The next day you can visit around the city, visiting the Evangelical Church with murals dating from the sixteenth century and Rasnoavei Gorge where you can do bungee jumping, rappel descent, to drive an ATV or climb.

Diana riding center

After walking in the city center you can relax at Diana riding, enjoying the attention of staff, stunningly beautiful landscapes andswirling ridges and watery eyes, mysterious eyes will follow and will awaken your desire to master and tame.

The farm has horses for pleasure, Lipizzaner and their half-breeds, ponies, Arabs and their half-breeds, in a wide variety of colors.

May not linger, you will relax and spend a wonderful time in an atmosphere that not only can meet the Rasnov.

Enjoy!

Brasov, Romania

Imagine, if you can , that you are going to visit a place or a town in Romania but you are ot sure about what it is like. Related to this problem , I will give you a helping hand to find all the information you need.

Let’s say that you decide to visit Brasov for a week !

Now, let’s see what your options are concerning transport, food, accommodation in Brasov, sights places and entertainment .

The way to travel

First you must choose to travel. You can travel by own car but you should know that usually up in Brasov, you will take many hours of walking, or you can rent a car in Brasov with EuroCars Romania.

Or if you come with friends, rent a minibus with driver, who will escape the worries of driving. You can also come by plane, landing in Bucharest Otopeni Airport, Bucharest Baneasa Airport and Sibiu Airport, and the best choice is to go to the airport by train in 3 hours and you're in Brasov.

At the same time you can travel by train, but this seems a very tedious way.

Accommodation

Secondly, in Brasov you can easy find a place to stay over night.There are a lot of hotels in Brasov, flats, studios to rent or to host with a family.The old center of Brasov hostels are also a good option because at least gives you a breakfast.

As a suggestion we recommend you pre book a hotel room, so you will get rid of care and will enjoy visiting the city without wasting time.

So the food and the place where to stay is your last worry because in Brasov accommodation is not expensive and the conditions are good. I suggest you to host in a guest house or family hotel because you can establish a program without talk into account the meal hours. And you will never be hungry in town because the food specialities are very delicious and the prices are acceptable.

Point of interest

Thirdly, in our town I assure you that you will never feel bored because there are a lot of places to visit and a lot of entertainment everywere you look. You can spend your time visitng some touristical places, you can practice some sports in Poiana Brasov , you can visit Bran  and see Dracula Castel, The Black Church or you can simply have a walk in the old town and admire the buildings. You can take in a concert or go drink something in a pub.

And if the pictures have not convinced you, maybe you'll be able to convince movie.

In conclusion, I hope I have helped you and you will come to visit Brasov because you have nothing to lose and it’s a perfect holiday place to go, and a week here is not expensive. In my opinion is the perfect place to spend fine because you have what to learn from such a trip.

Hope to see some pictures with you in Brasov!

Discover Bucharest with a car rental from EuroCars

» Bucharest is the city of many parks and gardens, surrounded by lakes and forests. During the 1930's its tree-lined boulevards and architecture gave it the nickname 'Little Paris'. Also is famous for its very intensive night life. Romanian people is a latin one and the romanians love to live.

» Usually the arrival location is Bucharest Otopeni International Airport or Bucharest Baneasa Airport.  To see much of Bucharest, the best solution is to rent a car with EuroCars, you can do that by internet the most common and cheap solution, in case you don't know our address:  http://www.eurocars.ro or you can pick up your car from airport. The transfer from airport to your hotel/pension/rental apartment in Bucharest with EastComfort center is taking approx. 30-45 min. After settling in your private hotel room, Bucharest is yours , and we are sure that you will see a new face totally different, showing the rapidly developing of Eastern Europe.

• Bucharest's museums are for visitors a great attraction, especially the open air Village Museum (1936) in the Herastrau Park. Located in the heart of Bucharest, the museum represents for all Romanians and their foreign guests a sample of the Romanian spirit, a live image of the traditional village, a major expression of our natural art. It is an impressive ethnographic document and of social history. Also, you should not miss the National History Museum, the National Arts Museum and the "Grigore Antipa" Natural History Museum.

• The Museum of The Romanian Peasant is part of the large family of European Museums for Folk Arts and Traditions. Owner of an impressive collection of objects, even if otherwise poor - as far as the financia point of viewl, the Museum of The Romanian Peasant in spite of all these, has managed to put in practice a special type of museology. The original poetics developped in relation to the object was certain one of the reason why the Museum was awarded the EMYA - European Museum of the Year Award.

• Nicolae Ceausescu create his "Civic Centre", the center piece of which was a building of monumental proportions - the "House of the People", now the Palace of Parliament.With a total surface aria of 265,000 sq. m., it is the biggest in Europe and the second biggest in the world, after the Pentagon.

• Bucharest is a true "green capital" of Europe, Bucharest has many verdant oases, such as Cismigiu Park (arranged by Viennese architect F. Meyer), Herastrau Park (on the banks of the lake with the same name, a pleasant spot for recreation and water sports), Carol Park and The Botanical Garden.

Eating & Drinking

• Food in Romania is very good and cheap if you compare to western prices. It seems expansive for local standard of living. Although international cuisine is available in better quality restaurants, make sure that you savour the local Romanian dishes. Typical Romanian specialities include a range of soup - "ciorba", bacon, potatoes and beef or chiken."

• "Sarmale" is a spicy dish of bitter cabbage leaves stuffed with meat, and "Mititei" are small grill sausages perfumed with aromatic herbs. A range of excellent white and red Romanian wines of the famous vineyards of Cotnari, Murfatlar, Valea Calugareasca, Odobesti accompany local and international dishes to perfection.

Bucharest Surroundings

• A short trip offers you the possibility to combine a short sightseeing tour of Bucharest with the surrounding beautiful landscape offered by Snagov Lake and forest embroidered with monasteries and palaces.You can cross Snagov Lake by boat up to an island where you can visit the Snagov Monastery.

Having fun

• Bucharest offers many possibilities for a night full of fun. There are a lot of bars, night-clubs, casinos, cinemas and cabarets waiting for your choice. And that's not all, there is also a great variety of art exhibitions, concert halls, operas and theatres that would satisfy all tastes. Prices are reasonable and the atmosphere in bars, restaurants and night clubs is welcoming, romanians are warm-hearted people who like to enjoy themselves. Why not join them and have fun?

• - gambling in bucharest is big business, and it shows with the large amount of casinos some of them are in very beautiful historical buildings, and they often have genuinely good restaurants, open well into the early hours. The most attractive are the Casino Palace, incorporating the Casa Vernescu restaurant, in the Lens-Vernescu palace at Calea Victoriei 133, and the Victoria Casino - One of the older and better known casinos, which also has a dinner show. Gambling is available in both dollars and lei. Drinks are free, and there is no admission charge and Casino Bucharest near Hotel Intercontinental.

• Clubs&Disco - Of all the wonderful things that Bucharest has to offer, nightlife is not the least of them. There is something for everyone in this town.Like most other things in Bucharest, you often have to travel to find what you really want. Twicehas an overall space of 1.500 sq.m, divided between two floors, each with its distinctive personality, nice music for dancing and drinking. Salsa You and Me - Head to Salsa You and Me for come-one-come-all Latin grooves. Club Maxx is a huge disco popular with the local students. Don't get seperated from your friends you will struggle to find them again. Be prepared for the raunchy shows on the podiums, male and female!

EuroCars Rent A Car Romania

• October - cold

• November - colder

• December - the coldest:)

Experts claimed that this winter,  Europe is going to meet the worst winter in the last millennium, so please make sure to ask for equipped cars and all safety measures possible.

Remember...with EuroCars.ro, every season is like summer!

Desi anul acesta este marcat de cuvantul criza, anul 2010 fiind deja sinonim cu acesta, incercati sa puneti siguranta familiei pe primul loc, nefacand rabat de calitate ci urmand sfaturile noastre simple si sigure pentru unicul scop de a va afla in siguranta!

Daca bugetul dvs. este restrans, nu trebuie sa insemne ca vacanta dvs. nu va fi cea pe care vi-o doriti sau de care v-ati bucurat in alti ani. Imaginati-va cum doriti sa fie aceasta si nu va abateti de la aceasta imagine. Cu un gram de simt al planificarii si unele sugestii din partea expertilor, adica echipa EuroCars, veti constata ca va puteti bucura de inca o vacanta de vis.

In acest an, EuroCars este la dispozitia dvs. cu oferte adaptate timpurilor pe care le traim si cu solutii pentru bugetele limitate.

Impreuna cu dvs. putem pune in realizare ideile de vacanta, realiza itinerariul cel mai sigur si astfel, veti economisi bani pe intreaga durata a drumului.

In continuare, cateva sfaturi utile pentru a va ajuta sa incadrati totalul de plata al vacantei in buzunarul de la pantaloni:

Nu uitati înainte de a pleca …

- Planificarea itinerariului, transport, rezervare a biletelor si a hotelurilor se face din timp pentru ca astfel puteti fi asigurati ca ati obtinut cele mai bune preturi, economisind atat timp si bani.

- Rezervarile online va pot uimi prin oferte avantajoase, asfel veti evita diferite comisioane ale agentiilor de turism.

- De asemenea, incercati sa ajungeti in tara recurgand la zboruri cu o companie aeriana low-cost cu aterizare intr-un oras din apropierea destinatiei dvs, in orase precum Cluj sau Timisoara, ofertele sunt mult mai competitive decat Bucuresti, si in plus…

- De asemenea alegeti datele de plecare-sosire in mijlocul saptamanii, astfel veti evita numeroase taxe de weekend

- Calatoriti cu copiii atata timp cat acestia sunt la varsta la care beneficiaza de reduceri …

- Calatoriti cu copiii? Familiile cu copii si studentii beneficiaza adesea de reduceri pentru transport si la punctele de atractie precum intrari la parcuri, muzee care sunt deseori chiar gratuite.

- Pentru solutii mai ieftine de cazare puteti lua in considerare si diferitele locatii de camping din tara.

- Asigurati siguranta copiilor pe durata calatoriei cu masina, prin inchirierea de scaune de copii, care sunt obligatorii pana la varsta de 4-5 ani si chiar indicate pana la varsta de 6 ani.

De retinut:

Copiii sunt in mod evident mai protejati in masini din clasa Compact catre Full-size, care sunt bineinteles si mai spatioase decat cele din clasa mini-economy, permitand manevrarea mai usoara a scaunelului copilului si a lucrusoarelor acestuia.

Nu ezitati sa solicitati informatii care va vor fi utile pe durata sejurului in tara! Nu uitati, o grija in minus este un plus de satisfactie!

Principalele puncte de inchirieri masini oferite de EuroCars Romania sunt: Bucuresti, Aeroportul Otopeni, Aeroportul Baneasa, Cluj, Timisoara, Brasov, Sibiu, Bacau, Iasi, Arad, Oradea, Targu Mures, Constanta, Galati, Ploiesti, Craiova, Sighisoara, Focsani, Piatra Neamt, Suceava etc

O zi placuta in continuare

Tourism in Romania...what can the foreigners you say about our beloved country? If we would pay attention to all the negative sides of our country "promoted" in the media, we would quickly realise that the country isn't, not in a 5% of its value, known by the tourists in its true value.

Yes, if you ask any foreigner where is Romania situated on the map, maybe they might indicate Asia or Africa, but this might be caused, also by the lack of knowledge on Geography, and not entirely by the fact that we are not well promoted out Romania's borders.

From my abroad experience, I can easily affirm that we, Romanians, are known due to several personalities that made history such as: Nadia Comaneci (first gymnast ever to have scored a clean 10 on a global competition), Nicolae Ceausescu (our Communist leader), Gica Hagi (football player) but rarely heard that Romania is known abroad due to its immense beauty of nature.

Fortunately, we can realise that tourism in our country is increasing and this can only be a good thing. Tourism in Romania focuses on the country's natural landscapes, the wilderness of the nature being still visible, and the country's rich history. We hear that the number of tourists is growing every year and that can only make us happy.

Because it's in our best interest to promote the country's real values, here are some unique places that you do not want to miss,  while your are driving a car maybe rented from EuroCars Rent A Car on your trip to Romania:

1. Danube Delta (Romanian: Delta Dunarii) is the second largest river delta in, after the Volga Delta, largest reserve of wet lands in Europe, and the best preserved of all from this continent. In 1990, UNESCO has included the Danube Delta, the newest form of relief from Romania, in the list of World Heritage Sites as biosphere reserve, mainly preserved because it is being kept far away from "the progress of industrialization".

2. The Transfagarasan road or road no. DN7C is the highest and most dramatic paved road in Romania.

Built as a strategic military route, the 90 km of twists and turns run North to South across the tallest sections of the Carpathians Mountains, between the highest peak in the country, Moldoveanu and the second highest, Negoiu.  The road is well known in the region of Transylvania, and connects the cities of Sibiu and Pitesti. In its top, you can eat, there are some good restaurants, we can advice the restaurant situated right next to the lake. Yes, there is also a lake there, it is called Bâlea Lake one of the few glacier lakes in the country, situated at 2,034 m of altitude in the Fagaras Mountains.

So, we have made an introduction on seaside and mountains, let us also present something related to our tradition and religion.

3. The Merry Cemetery is a cemetery in the village of Sapânta, Maramure? county, Romania. Maybe you wonder why it is merry...because it is famous for its colourful tombstones with naive paintings describing, in an original and poetic manner, and sometimes real funny, the persons that are buried and also, in the same funny style, representative scenes from their lives. The Merry Cemetery became an open-air museum and a national tourist attraction. It is worth seeing it!

Welcome to Romania! How about finding out some important tips about traveling in this country before actually arriving here? Of course these tips remain valid also for the ones that have already arrived!

Driving in Romania

First of all, basic rules: driver seat is on the left side of the car (UK drivers pay attention! :) ),  no cell phones while driving (hands free is allowed), driving with your lights on might help you to decrease the possibility of being stopped by the police, seat beld always on as for the driver and its passengers (pregnant women are exception to the rule).

Always make sure that you have signalized your intention to make a right or left with 50 m (in the city) and 100 m (outside the city) before actually making the maneuver. This helps your driving mates to see your intention and to avoid crashing into you.

Road tax: When you rent a car in Romania, please check that the rent a car company also provides you Rovigneta which proves that for the rented car, the road tax for driving inside Romania has been already paid. If not, you can buy this insurance from any gas station on your way. Attention! If you do not show this proof to the police, you will for sure have to pay a ticket of around 150 Euros.

Mamaia: If you are heading for the seaside, in Mamaia, you will have to pay upon every entry inside this seaside city a tax of 15 RON (about 3 Euros and 50 cents). This is paid only for the summer season 15 June - 15 September. You can always make a pass if you are forced to return every day here.

Cernavoda bridge: If you have to pass the Cernavoda bridge, on your way to Constanta or the seaside, please be aware that there is a tax of 10 Ron (about 2 Euros and 50 cents) for small vehicles. This is paid only once.

Speed limit: If you are a speed fan, please consider that in Romania these are the speed regulations: 50km/h in small villages, 60km/h in the city, 100km/h on country roads and 120km/h on national roads (marked as DN) and European roads (E), as well as highways (A).

If the police stops you when driving with more than 50 km/h over the legal speed, they can retain your driving license and for sure, you will also receive a ticket of about 50 Euros. And let us not talk about your safety which is the most important aspect of your trip to Romania. Drive safe and slow because the sights are beautiful and Romanian roads are not quite built to serve as tracks. Take a look at the this picture, what more can we say? You would wish to drive the car with 30 km/h in order to capture the immense beauty of this place, but be sure that if you drive like a snail, you will only hear swearing from the bottom to the top!

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Travel tips: As a foreign tourist you will have to put in your luggage right before leaving home several memory cards for your camera and lots and lots of batteries because you will be surprised to find out that the diversity of this country will offer you at every 5 minutes a different attraction that must be immortalized and well kept in your trip journal. Patience and a big empty stomach are the best travel advices: it takes patience and time to discover every corner of the amazing sights of the country, and an empty stomach with a bigger appetite in order to taste all the Eco products (if you are heading for the villages in Transilvania or Maramures as well as different other regions in the country), or rich meals with good wine, all made inside the household.

We could go on and on but it would be interesting to hear all the questions that might cross you mind!