Backpacking Romania: 9 best places to visit
The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Romania, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.
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Brasov
Transylvania
Saxon town under the mountains.
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Bran Castle
Transylvania
The 'Dracula' castle.
3
Bucharest
Muntenia
Grand boulevards and ruin bars.
4
Sibiu
Transylvania
Cobbled Saxon squares.
5
Transfagarasan
Transylvania
Epic mountain road.
6
Sighisoara
Transylvania
Medieval hilltop citadel.
7
Danube Delta
Dobruja
Vast birdlife wetland.
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Cluj-Napoca
Transylvania
Lively student city.
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Peles Castle
Muntenia
Fairytale royal palace.
Backpacking routes through Romania
Real trips through Romania, drawn on maps by the people who took them.
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