Romania Tourism

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The official site: http://www.romaniatourism.com/

Facts About Romania

Official Name: Romania

Location: (Southeastern) Central Europe

Time Zone: Seven hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Standard Time (GMT + 2)

Area: 92,043 sq. miles (238,391 sq. km)

Flag of Romania: Three vertical stripes: red, yellow and blue.

Population: 19,350,000 (2012)

Ethnic Groups: Romanian 89%, Hungarian 6.5%, Gipsy 3.2%,
Ukrainian, German, Other 1.3%

Religions: Christian Orthodox 78%, Greek-Catholic 10%,
Roman Catholic 5%, Protestant 5%, Jewish, Unitarian

Official Language: Romanian

Currency: Romanian Leu (RON) ( plural Lei )

Climate: Temperate, four distinct seasons, similar to northeastern USA

Capital: Bucharest (București)

Form of State: Romania is a semi-parliamentary democracy based on a
bicameral Parliament: the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate.
All members of the legislature are directly elected from Romania's 41 counties.)

Legal system: Based on European models and Constitution of 1991.

Electoral System: Universal direct suffrage over the age of 18.
Parties must win at least five percent of the national vote to gain
representation in the Parliament.

National Elections: December 9, 2012;
next ellections: Fall 2014 (presidential), Fall 2016 (parliamentary)

Head of State: President of the Republic, currently Mr. Traian Basescu
(re-elected on December 6, 2009).
Romania's president is allowed to serve two consecutive five-year terms.

National Government: The government is led by the Prime Minister,
confirmed by the Parliament on the nomination of the President of Romania.
The present Government is formed by the "Social-Liberal Union (USL)
a Social-Democratic Party and National-Liberal Party coalition.

Head of the Government: the Prime Minister, currently
Mr. Victor Ponta (Social-Democratic Party).

Main political parties:
Social Democratic Party (PSD), National Liberal Party (PNL), Democratic-Liberal
Party (PD-L), Democratic Union of the Hungarian Minority (UDMR).

Regional Government: Forty-one County Councils (Consiliu Judeţean).

Romania is a member state of the
European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

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Romania Banat region main attractions

http://www.descopera.org/wp-content/uploads/harta-banat.jpg

Timisoara, capital of Banat

http://www.romaniatourism.com/timisoara.html

http://radu-tudor.ro/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/timisoara-3.jpg

The ancient spas of Hercules at Baile Herculane

http://freebird.ro/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Baile-Herculane-630x472.jpg

http://amfostacolo.ro/FOTO/GENUINE/d003/3645/2423_x3645_16.jpg

Nerei Gorges
http://media.roportal.ro/upload/Image/Turism/cheile-nerei/cheile-nerei.jpg

http://www.centenar.scout.ro/en/images/campuri_regionale/cheile_nerei.jpg

http://voxpublica.realitatea.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/cheile-nerei-puntea-suspendata.jpg

Dunarea iron gates

http://www.wonderfulromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cazanele-dunarii-02.jpg

http://www.cazaneledunarii.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/cazanele-mici.jpg

http://iliaspapageorgiadis.ro/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dubova-105-Large.jpg

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Moldova region
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Moldavia_Romania.svg/200px-Moldavia_Romania.svg.png

Main attractions:

Iasi, capital of Moldova
http://www.romaniatourism.com/iasi.html

http://www.evz.ro/uploads/tx_images/11Iasi_Palatu_Culturii_EVZ.jpg

Moldavian monasteries:
Neamt monastery
http://www.centruldepelerinaj.ro/sites/default/files/imagini/locatii/2013/03/neamt_gimp_blog.jpg

Agapia monastery
http://turismintern.com/image/data/Agapia.jpg

Cetățuia Monastery

http://www.turismland.ro/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Manastirea-Cetatuia-630x472.jpg

Tazlau Monastery

http://www.viziteazaneamt.ro/wp-content/uploads/galerie-foto/manastirea-tazlau/08-manastirea-tazlau.jpg

The Neamt Fortress

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4245373968_2679931403.jpg

The natural scenery of the Bicaz Gorges

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/B%C3%A9k%C3%A1s-szoros.jpg/799px-B%C3%A9k%C3%A1s-szoros.jpg

http://www.turistderomania.ro/tdruplfiles/cheile-bicazului.jpg

Ceahlau National Park

http://www.inromania.info/assets/images/parcuri-nationale/ceahlaul/ceahlaul-2.jpg

http://www.turism-blog.ro/wp-content/gallery/parcul-ceahlau/ceahlau.jpg

Slanic Moldova Spa

http://www.ihotele.ro/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/slanic-moldova.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Biserica_Ortodox%C4%83_Sl%C4%83nic_Moldova.jpg

http://www.slanic-moldova.info/images/stories/parcul/Panorama-parc-slanic.jpg

Tisitei Gorges

http://www.ghiduri-turistice.info/data_files/galerie-foto-articol/8636/large_foto-articol-8636.JPG

http://www.romaniaturistica.ro/imagini_articole/cheile_tisitei.jpg

[BeerBaron]

Romania is a blast, i've only been to ploesti constana and bucharest but it was just a ride. Beer is cheap and the women omfg they make western women look like pigs, you have to actually look for an ugly girl.

Gotta love romanian women.

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Timisoara, capital of Banat




Temesvár- today so called "Timisoara"

Temesvár was first mentioned as a place in either 1212 or 1266. The territory later to be known as Banat was conquered and annexed by the Kingdom of Hungary in 1030. Temesvár grew considerably during the reign of Károly I, who, upon his visit here in 1307, ordered the construction of a royal palace. Temesvár importance also grew due to its strategic location, which facilitated control over the Banat plain. John Hunyadi established a permanent military encampment here, and moved here together with his family. In 1552, a 16,000 Ottoman army conquered the city and transformed it into a capital city in the region. The local military commander, Stefan Losonczy, was captured and beheaded on July 27, 1552 after resisting the Ottoman invasion with just over 2,300 men.

[Szegedist]

Romania is a blast, i've only been to ploesti constana and bucharest but it was just a ride. Beer is cheap and the women omfg they make western women look like pigs, you have to actually look for an ugly girl.

Gotta love romanian women.

arent there any cheap romanian prostitues in canada? You had to go all the way to Romania for them?

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Bucovina

http://www.locatiicazare.ro/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/hartaTURISTICA-BUCOVINA.jpg

Suceava, main city
http://www.romanianmonasteries.org/rom/images/suceava15.jpg

Bucovina monasteries

Sucevita
http://www.travels.tl/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/SUCEVITA-MONASTERY4.jpg

Putna
http://www.razbointrucuvant.ro/recomandari/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/putna_Monasterie.gif

Moldovita
http://www.manastirea-moldovita.ro/wp-content/gallery/2/moldova-manastirea-moldovita-09-08-2008-002-6.jpg

Voronet
http://manastiri.pescari.net/images/voronet.jpg

Dragormina
http://cultural.bzi.ro/public/upload/photos/245/Manastirea-Dragomirna.jpg

Suceava fotress
http://www.catalinenache.ro/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/cetatea-sucevei-fotografie-arhitectura-catalin-enache-01.jpg

Vatra Dornei (spa and ski resort)
http://www.turistik.ro/arata_img.php?img=dest_2509_2598.jpg&w=592&h=800

http://www.turistik.ro/arata_img.php?img=dest_2509_24983.jpg&w=592&h=800

http://static.infoturism.ro/destinatia/large/1323955290_62af1c07f9993fb.jpg

Calimani National Park

http://www.ropenet.ro/regiuni/bucovina/suceava/imagini/12apostoli.jpg

http://cartitaplimbareata.ro/wp-content/uploads/0035_12_Apostoli_Calimani_Toprural_201103016.jpg

http://www.turisminbucovina.ro/images/parcul-national-calimani.jpg

Rarau mountains

http://casadevacantaelim.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/rarau.jpg

http://ciurciun.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/dsc_0209.jpg

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Wallachia(Muntenia)
http://www.locatiicazare.ro/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/hartaTURISTICA-muntenia.jpg

Bucharest:

http://www.turismmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Bucuresti_-_Casa_Poporului.jpg

Castles,fortresses
Peles Castle:
http://despreromania.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Castelul-Peles-Sinaia.jpg


Pelisor Castle:
http://www.gotravel.ro/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Castelul-Pelisor.jpg

Cantacuzino castle:

http://www.primaria-busteni.ro/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/MG_0673-Edit-640x426.jpg

Poenari fortress (the real Dracula castle)

http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Poenari-far.jpg

Chindia Tower and The Princely Court in Târgovişte

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5258/5455838824_e2f412033a_o.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/TurnulChindiei.jpg


Muntenia monastaries:

Curtea de Arges monastery
http://www.inromania.info/assets/images/destinatii-cheie/curtea-arges/manastirea-curte-de-arges.jpg

Sinaia monastery

http://str2.crestin-ortodox.ro/foto/1175/117448_manastirea-sinaia.jpg

Some nature from Muntenia:
Berca Mud Volcanoes

http://super-cazare.com/judete/img/buzau%203.jpg

Vidraru lake/dam
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Panoram%C4%83_Barajul_%C8%99i_Lacul_Vidraru.jpg

http://romaniaoriginal.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Barajul-Vidraru-cascada.jpg


Buzau mountains:

http://www.14scaune.ro/Lac1.JPG

Bucegi mountains:
http://european-ecotourism.eu/library/upload/images/2013-02-27-17-14-13-7a227-1024.jpg


Prahovei Valley:
http://www.turismland.ro/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Valea-Prahovei-02.jpg

Moldoveanu peak (Fagaras mountains) 2,544 metres, is the highest mountain in Romania

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Varful-Moldoveanu-scenery.jpg/800px-Varful-Moldoveanu-scenery.jpg

Balea lake (Fagaras mountains)
http://www.traseepemunte.ro/wp-content/gallery/negoiu/balea-lac.jpg

Some resorts from Muntenia:

Sinaia ski resort:
http://www.montania.ro/images/gallery/TopSinaia18.jpg

Predeal ski resort:
http://triptailor.ro/tt/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/predeal_panta1.jpg