Bucharest is the “Paris of the Balkans”
Romania, immortalised in print in Bram Stoker’s Count Dracula as a land of Gothic castles and windswept mountains, is currently undergoing something of a renaissance, enjoying economic growth, long-term investment and finally accession to the EU on 1st January earlier this year.
Apart from dramatic mountain ranges, Romania boasts picturesque landscapes of vineyards, orchards and thousands of lakes, and is also the place where the famous Danube river ends its journey at the Black Sea after running through eight countries, forming the Danube delta, the largest delta in Europe and a Unesco World Heritage Site.
The architecture of the capital city Bucharest may seem familiar to many, as the city was redesigned by French architects in the nineteenth century.
Later, Ceausescu commissioned his own version of the Champs Elysees, leading the city being dubbed the “Paris of the Balkans”.
However, one of Romania’s best kept secrets is the 95 miles of coastline which forms the Black Sea Coast, offering sandy beaches and lined with a string of resorts offering a wide choice of attractions at exceptionally reasonable prices.