Romania- Land Of Nature

The splendor of this country was shadowed by over 40 years of communism and lead to major misinterpretations concerning the natural treasures of the country. Due to a lack of openness and transparency, Romania was one of the countries that were not visited before the communist regime fell. Nowadays, Romania is considered a land of countless undiscovered treasures! Mentioning that only Romania still has reservations with virgin forests in the whole Europe, we’ll go on to see a bit more about this country.

You can find this country in the SE of Europe, in the inferior basin of the Danube. From the beach of the Black Sea to the Carpathian Mountains chain, you encounter everything: mountains, the Danube River as well as delta, plains, hills, the beach, all of the relief forms are encompassed on its territory!

Covering almost 238.400 km2, this country is on the eleventh place in Europe, and on the 79th in the world.

The limits between the countries that share the same border with Romania are terestral or river and maritime. These countries are Hungary, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Republic of Moldavia.

From almost 22.000.000 habitants 89.5% are Romanians, 7,11% Hungarians, 1,76% gipsy, 0,52% Germans and 0,3% Ukrainians.

The spoken language is of Latin origin, and besides keeping the Latin alphabet, these people kept the friendly, opened temperament. Indeed, guests are welcomed in this country and the hospitability of the Romanian people is well known in Europe.

Romania is also known for the Danube Delta, a reservation where millions of birds and fishes find their home for as long as they need. It is the largest reserve in Europe and unique for its beauty; the ecosystem of the Danube delta is represented by many rare birds and creatures that live here and are protected by law as well as countless plants and flowers that make life of the faunae possible.

Another unique place is Transylvania- a land full of stories and myths, where the houses and the towns get a medieval air due to the fortresses built at the foothill of the Carpathian Mountains.

Villages kept their specific appearance, popular traditions and their own clothing style- an unspoiled countryside Villagers still meet regularly to trade goods like: meat, eggs, milk, tools, seeds, grains and other agricultural products just as their predecessors did.

The story of Dracula has its beginnings in Transylvania too! The character of Dracula in Bram Stoker’s novel is inspired by the historical figure Vlad Tepes who was the ruler of an area of the Balkans called Wallachia back in the 15th century.

The word Tepes stands for "impaler" he was named so because of Vlad’s decision to punish victims by impaling them on stakes displaying them publicly afterwards with the purpose to frighten his enemies and to warn the eventual transgressors of his strict moral code. It is believed he had killed between 40,000 to 100,000 people this way. Remember though, Dracula- the movie "guy" is JUST a story!!!

All the places you can admire have their special charm; yet, actually tasting Romania is a very pleasant experience! You can eat specific food of the place like cabbage rolls and great tasting stakes as well as the specific "mamaliga" which is like a salted pudding made of corn flower .If you like wine, you should know that Romania has well known win yards so here you can taste one of the purest and finest wines in the world!

Tourists choose to come to Romania because they also have the chance to go to different thermal springs or lakes as those are so benefic for health.

Little Paris or Bucharest is Romania’s capital city, the largest city of the country, the political, economical, administrative, and cultural centre of the country. From the multitude of art galleries and museums built in Bucharest, the most important ones are: The Village Museum, a museum that is the second important one in Europe, a place where all the traditional architecture was reproduced; The Romanian Villager Museum and The National History Museum.

Most appreciated tourist regions are: Poiana Brasov, Prahova Valley, The Black Sea Littoral, churches in wood –Maramures, Poiana Brasov, medieval cities like Sighisoara, Brasov, Cluj, and thermal water places like Baile Herculane, Baile Felix, Sovata, as well as a multitude of caves.

The flag of Romania encompasses the three primary colors: red, yellow and blue; the colors were once part of the Ottoman Empire.

As seen above, these are the main reasons why Romania, is a place easily named "land of nature".