46 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Romania - Atlas Obscura

Unusual
Attractions
in Romania

Bigar Waterfall

Caraș-Severin, Romania

Bigar Waterfall

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

45.0063, 21.9596

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Salina Turda

Salina Turda

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

46.5877, 23.7877

Added by oliviasorlescu

Corvin Castle

Hunedoara, Romania

Corvin Castle

This Romanian fairytale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

45.7489, 22.8915

Added by samreeve

Săpânța, Romania

The Merry Cemetery

A small town Romanian cemetery filled with darkly humorous gravestones.

47.9713, 23.6950

Wallachia, Romania

Poenari Castle

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

45.3538, 24.6352

Added by serflac

It was commissioned by King Carol I was captivated by the scenic locale.

Sinaia, Romania

Peles Castle

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

45.3599, 25.5427

Added by tundeolah57

The lush interior of the small monastery.

Bucharest, Romania

Snagov Monastery

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

44.7296, 26.1757

Added by noellemack

Constanța, Romania

Casino Constanta

Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Casino Constanta is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.

44.1705, 28.6635

Added by sporked

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Atlas Obscura Trips

Romania: Castles, Ruins, and Medieval Villages

May 3—May 13, 2019

Take in towering gothic churches, stunning palaces and monasteries, and a former salt mine that's been turned into an underground wonderland.

Unique
Food & Drink
in Romania

Chimney Cake

Gastro Obscura

Chimney Cake

After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.

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Koliva

Gastro Obscura

Ritual & Medicinal

Koliva

Drooling over this nutty spiced dessert is a heretical move.

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Added by Madeleine Kenyon

Țuică

Gastro Obscura

Țuică

Romania's all-occasion plummy spirit.

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Added by rachelrummel

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