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OUR READERSMany thanks to the travellers who used the last edition and wrote to us with helpful hints, useful advice and interesting anecdotes: Adrian Ineichen, Alex Harford, Andrew Coker, Ben Fugill, Charley Harris, Chiara Motta, Dimitar Vlaevsky, Felice Oxborrow, Flavius Streianu, Gra-ham Meale, Jaap van Beelen, Jim Blackstone, Jim Van Leemput, Joaquín Tabales, John McK-ellar, John Roxburgh, Katarzyna Piriankov, Kay Martin, Marco Nawijn, Marinela Stere, Mayte Penelas, Melanie Luangsay, Mihai Bursesc, Mike Black, Olav van der Stoep, Peter Phillips, Richard Mortel, Raquel Buades, Richard Snarsky, Sarah Foxwell, Scott Allsop, Sonya Jetcheva, Thomas & Sona Hoisington, Tom Flannaghan
WRITER THANKSMark BakerFirst, thanks to my co-writers and editors at Lonely Planet for their help in this project. A big thanks, too, to Lonely Planet readers and website users who sent in suggestions, complaints and compliments on previous editions. On the ground in Romania, I’d like to thank friends Florina Presadă, Ioana Lupea, Ana Raluca, Ruxandra Predescu, Dalia Tabacaru, Ştefania Oprina, Crina Becheanu, Elena Loghin, Diana Podasca, Narcisa Suruianu, Mirela Petra, Lori Alexe, Paula Gusetu Nimigean, and her husband Costi. In Bulgaria, my gratitude goes out to Tatyana Spasova, Martina Ivanova Staneva-Antonova and Dani Nencheva, among many others.
Steve FallonMulțumesc foarte mult to those who provided assistance, ideas and/or hospitality along the way in Maramureş, Crişana and the Banat, including: Dan Carpov and Rada Pavel in Baia Mare; Ion Hotea, who pulled me out of a ditch (literally) in Mănăsteria; and Duncan and Penny Ridgley in Breb. Thanks, too, to co-authors Mark Baker and Anita Isalska for help and ideas along the way. As always, my efforts here are dedicated to my partner, Michael Rothschild.
Anita IsalskaBig thanks to the following for fantastic Bulgaria tips: Denitsa Leshteva and Plovdiv’s helpful tourism team; Hristo Giulev; Sophia Bozhkova and the VT tourism crew; Mila Todorova; Samokov TIC; Ivan Dzhamulov; and especially my insightful co-author Mark Baker. Thanks to my intrepid parents, who met me at Rila Monastery and gave me fresh eyes on this extraordi-nary place. To those who offered their time during my research in Transylvania, including Andrea Rost, Sana Nicolau, Cristina Cofaru, Cristiana Fica, Mark Tudose, Crina Prida, Colin Shaw, Karla Zimmerman and my fellow writer Steve Fallon. Love to Normal Matt, who enhanced my time in Sibiu and cheered me through the write-up.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSClimate map data adapted from Peel MC, Finlayson BL & McMahon TA (2007) ‘Updated World Map of the Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification’, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 11, 163344.Cover photograph: Aerial view of Old Town, Brasov, Transylvania, Romania, Dziewul/Shutterstock ©
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THIS BOOKThis 7th edition of Lonely Planet’s Romania & Bulgaria guidebook was researched and written by Mark Baker, Steve Fallon and Anita Isalska. The previous edition was written by Mark Baker, Chris Deliso, Richard Waters and Richard Watkins. This guidebook was produced by the following:
Destination Editor Brana VladisavljevicProduct Editor Vicky SmithSenior Cartographer David KempBook Designer Katherine MarshAssisting Editors Andrew Bain, Imogen Bannister, Nigel Chin, Bruce Evans, Victoria Harrison, Rosie Nicholson,
Susan Paterson, Saralinda TurnerAssisting Cartographer Alison LyallCover Researcher Naomi ParkerThanks to Jenna Myers, Claire Naylor, Karyn Noble, Tracy Whitmey, Amanda Williamson
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Index
Map Pages 000Photo Pages 000
ABBREVIATIONS (B) – Bulgaria (R) – Romania
SYMBOLS1876 April Uprising 452
Aaccessible travel
Bulgaria 480Romania 265
accommodationBlack Sea Coast (B) 400Bulgaria 474-5language 273-4, 489Romania 258-9
activities, see also individual activities
Bulgaria 456-9Romania 244-8
air travelto/from Bulgaria 482-3to/from Romania 266-7within Bulgaria 484within Romania 269
airportsBulgaria 482Romania 266
Alba Iulia (R) 129-32, 130Albena (B) 424Aleksander Nevski Cathedral
(B) 302-3animals, see also individual
speciesBulgaria 460
Apollonia Arts Festival (B) 290, 405
April Uprising 452Apuseni Mountains (R)
145-7Apuseni Nature Park (R)
161, 163
aquariumsCentral Eco-Tourism
Museum of the Danube Delta (R) 215
Constanţa Aquarium (R) 221
Arad (R) 162-5, 164Arbanasi (B) 375Arbore Monastery (R)
204-5archaeological sites, see
also fortresses, Roman sites, ruins, tombs
Madara Archaeological Reserve (B) 364
Sarmizegetusa Regia (R) 135
Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari (B) 14, 434, 14
architecturemedieval (R) 24National Revival (B)
346, 385Saxon (R) 15, 104-6, 15wooden churches 176wooden gateways 176
Arieşeni (R) 163art centres, see cultural
centres art galleries, see museums
& galleriesarts
Romania 249-51Bulgaria 462-5
ATMsBulgaria 478Romania 262
BBachkovo Monastery (B)
353baggage 275Baia Mare (R) 168-71,
169Băile Felix (R) 161-2Băile Tuşnad (R) 120Balchik (B) 424-6, 425
Balkan Range, see Stara Planina
Banat (R) 32, 149-57accommodation 149climate 149food 149highlights 150, 150history 151travel seasons 149
Bansko (B) 332-6, 333Bârgău Valley (R) 147bars 274Bârsana (R) 179-80bathrooms 480beaches
Amphora Beach (R) 227Black Sea Coast (B) 9, 9Bulgaria 286, 397Burgas (B) 399Crush (R) 225Mamaia (R) 225Plaja de Carta (R) 227Primorsko (B) 408safety 399Sfântu Gheorghe Beach
(R) 219Sozopol (B) 404-5Sulina Beach (R) 217Sunny Beach
(Slânchev Bryag) 412bears 248, 461beer
Bulgaria 472 Romania 256
Belogradchik (B) 431-3Belogradchik rock
formations 432Berbeşti (R) 175Bicaz Gorges (R) 197Biertan (R) 105birdwatching
Bulgaria 458Burgas 401Lake Srebârna (B) 440Romania 247-8Tulcea (R) 215
Bistriţa (R) 147-8Black Sea Coast (B) 9, 294,
395-426, 9accommodation 395climate 395food 395highlights 396history 397travel seasons 395
Black Sea Coast (R) 32, 220-8, 221
accommodation 211climate 211food 211highlights 212, 212history 213travel seasons 211
Black Sea Littoral (R) 220-8
Blagoevgrad (B) 329-32boat travel
Bulgaria 484to/from Romania 269within Romania 269
boat trips 407boating
Mamaia (R) 226Sfântu Gheorghe (R) 219Sulina (R) 217Tulcea (R) 215-16
booksBulgaria 444Romania 230, 233, 237,
238, 239, 242, 254-6border crossings 267
Bulgaria 482, 483Romania 267Ukraine 175
Boris I 449Borovets (B) 327-9Borşa (R) 182Borşa Complex (R) 182Botiza (R) 180Boyana (B) 317-18Bran (R) 93-4Bran Castle (R) 10, 293, 11
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-C Braşov (R) 85-92, 86
accommodation 89-90activities 88-9drinking 91entertainment 91food 90-1history 85nightlife 91shopping 91sights 85, 87-8tourist information 91travel to/from 91-2travel within 92
Breb (R) 177-8breweries, see
also distilleriesCsiki Sör Brewery Tour
(R) 120World of Zagorka
(B) 391bridges
Bridge of Lies (R) 111Danube Bridge (B) 435
Bucegi Mountains (R) 82-3, 84, 83
Bucharest (R) 31, 34-57, 40-1, 46, 8-9
accommodation 34, 49-50
activities 47-8climate 34drinking 51-2entertainment 52-4festivals & events 48food 34, 50-1highlights 36-7, 36-7history 35itineraries 39nightlife 51-2shopping 54sights 35, 38-9, 42-5, 47tourist information 54-5tours 48travel seasons 34travel to/from 55-7travel within 57
Bucharest region 58-9, 59Bucovina (R) 10, 32, 183-5,
200-10, 207, 11accommodation 183climate 183food 183highlights 184, 184history 185monasteries 204-9, 207travel seasons 183
Bucovina Monasteries (R) 204-9, 207
Budeşti (R) 176-7
budgetingBulgaria 285Romania 23
Bulgaria 279-493, 282-3accessible travel 480accommodation 474-5activities 288-90arts 462-5ATMS 478books 444budget 285cell phones 284children, travelling
with 475climate 284, 288-90, 284consulates 476credit cards 478culture 444-5currency 284customs regulations 475discount cards 475-6drinks 471-2, 476economy 444-5electricity 476embassies 476emergencies 285etiquette 480events 288-90exchange rates 285festivals 288-90food 470-2gay travellers 476GLBTI travellers 476health 476-7highlights 6-16, 6-7, 8-16history 446-55insurance 476-7internet resources 285,
477, 479itineraries 291-2, 291,
292language 284, 489-93legal matters 477lesbian travellers 476media 479medical services 476-7mobile phones 284money 284music 462-5opening hours 478politics 444-5people 466-7phonecards 480politics 444-5population 445, 466-7postal services 479public holidays 479religion 467
scams 478, 487smoking 479telephone services 284,
479-80time 480tipping 478tourist information 480tours 484travel seasons 284, 284travel to/from 267, 285,
482-4travel within 484-8vacations 479visas 284, 480-1volunteering 481weather 284, 288-90weights & measures 479wildlife 459-61wine 468-9work 481
Burgas (B) 397-403, 398bus travel
to/from Bulgaria 350, 483
to/from Romania 267-8within Bulgaria 484-5within Romania 269-70
business hoursBulgaria 478Romania 263
CCâmpulung Moldovenesc
(R) 210car travel
language 277, 492road distance chart
(B) 486road distance chart
(R) 271road rules 270, 487to/from Bulgaria 483to/from Romania 268within Bulgaria 485-7within Romania 270
Carpathians (R) 15, 19, 15, 19
castles & palaces 24Alba Carolina Citadel
(R) 131Bánffy Castle (R) 146Bran Castle (R) 10,
93, 11Corvin Castle (R) 134Cotroceni Palace (R) 47Deva Citadel (R) 132-3Făgăraş Citadel (R) 107Lăzarea Castle (R) 122Mikó Castle (R) 120-1
Neamţ Citadel (R) 193Oradea Fortress (R) 159Peleş Castle (R) 77, 80Pelişor Palace (R) 80-1Poienari Citadel (R) 69 Râşnov Fortress (R) 95Royal Citadel (R) 200Shumen Fortress (B)
362Sighişoara Citadel
(R) 99Summer Palace of
Queen Marie & Botani-cal Gardens (B) 425
Timișoara Fortress (R) 153
Tsarevets Fortress (B) 365-6, 366
cathedrals, see churches & cathedrals
caves 246Apuseni Nature Park
(R) 161 Bears Cave (R) 161Daniel the Hermit’s Cave
(R) 206Golubovitsa Cave (B)
356Ice Cave (R) 161Ledenika Cave (B)
429-30Magura Cave (B) 432Meziad Cave (R) 161Orlova Chuka Cave
(B) 439Șinca Veche (R) 108Smolyan (B) 356Trigrad Cave (B) 358Uhlovitsa Cave (B) 356Yagodina Cave (B) 358
Ceahlău National Park (R) 198-200, 199
Ceauşescu, Elena 45, 238-40
Ceauşescu, Nicolae 45, 238-40
cell phonesBulgaria 284Romania 22, 264
cemeteriesBellu Cemetery (R)
44, 47Ghencea Civil Cemetery
(R) 45Hungarian Cemetery
(R) 137-8Jewish Cemetery, Iaşi
(R) 188Jewish Cemetery,
Sighetu Marmaţiei (R) 172
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cemeteries contMartyr-Heroes of the
December 1989 Revolution Cemetery (R) 47
Merry Cemetery (R) 178Sephardic Jewish
Cemetery (R) 44Sulina Cemetery (R) 218
Central Mountains (B) 294, 359-94
accommodation 359climate 359food 359highlights 360, 360history 361travel seasons 359
chalga 465Chepelare (B) 352-4children, travelling with
Bucharest (R) 48Bulgaria 475Romania 259Sofia (B) 312
Chiprovtsi (B) 430-1churches & cathedrals, see
also monasteriesAleksander Nevski
Cathedral (B) 302-3Bârsana Church (R) 179Black Church (R) 85Boyana Church (B) 317Bulgaria 286Cathedral of Saint
Vissarion (B) 356Cathedral of St John the
Baptist (R) 62Cathedral of the
Assumption of the Virgin (B) 417, 279
Chapel of Jesus (R) 123
Church of Rozhdestvo Bogorodichno (B) 325
Church of Sveta Bogoroditsa (B) 342
Church of Sveti Arhangeli Mihail (B) 377
Church of Sveti Arhangeli Mikhail & Gavril (B) 375
Church of Sveti Dimitâr (B) 367
Church of Sveti Konstantin & Elena (B) 342
Church of Sveti Petar & Pavel (B) 367
Church of the Dominican Monastery (R) 101
Church of the Icon (R) 47
Church of the Three Hierarchs (R) 189
Church of Vavedenie Presvetiya Bogoroditsi (B) 330
Church on the Hill (R) 101
Creţulescu Church (R) 42
Evangelical Church (R) 147
Fortified Church, Biertan (R) 105
Fortified Church, Cisnădie (R) 116
Fortified Church, Viscri (R) 106
Fortress Church (R) 127Forty Martyrs Church
(B) 367Hărman Fortified Church
(R) 97Hungarian Reformed
Church (R) 137Maramureş (R) 176,
13, 13Mirăuţi Church (R) 200Moldavian Metropolitan
Cathedral (R) 188Nativity Church (B) 375Nativity Memorial
Church (B) 390Nativity of St John
the Baptist Church (R) 196
New St George’s Church (R) 38
Old Princely Court Church (R) 38
Orthodox Cathedral (R) 127
Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral (R) 154
Patriarchal Cathedral (R) 43
Prejmer Fortified Church (R) 97
Princely Church (R) 67Princely Court (R) 69Reformed Church
(R) 154Roman Catholic
Cathed ral, Oradea (R) 159
Roman Catholic Cathedral, Timișoara (R) 153
Roman Catholic Church (R) 127
Serbian Orthodox Church (R) 153
Sf Ioan Botezătorul Church (R) 94
St Dumitru’s Church (R) 202
St Mary’s Evangelical Church (R) 110-11
St Michael’s Church (R) 137
St Nicholas’ Cathedral (R) 88
Stavropoleos Church (R) 38
Sveta Marina Church (B) 342
Sveta Nedelya Cathedral (B) 298
Sveta Petka Samardzhiiska Church (B) 298
Sveta Sofia Church (B) 303
Sveta Troitsa Church (B) 333
Sveti Georgi Rotunda (B) 299
Sveti Nikolai Russian Church (B) 299
Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church (B) 304
Sveti Stefan Church (B) 413
Târgovişte Cathedral (R) 65
Târgu Church (R) 65cinema, see filmsCisnădie (R) 116city walls 112climate
Bulgaria 284, 284Romania 22, 22
Cluj-Napoca (R) 14, 136-43, 138, 14
accommodation 140activities 139drinking 141-2entertainment 142festivals & events 139food 140-1nightlife 141-2sights 136-9tourist information 142travel to/from 142
communism 454Constanţa (R) 220-5, 222
accommodation 223activities 223drinking 224
entertainment 225food 224nightlife 224sights 220-3tourist information 225travel to/from 225
consulates, see embassies & consulates
Cotnari (R) 191courses
Bulgarian language 305cooking (R) 255diving 405, 409woodcarving 378
Covasna (Hungary) 119Craiova (R) 70-3, 71credit cards 275
Bulgaria 478Romania 262
Crişana (R) 32, 149-51, 157-65
accommodation 149climate 149food 149highlights 150, 150history 151
cultural centresARCUB (R) 53BârsanArt (R) 179Fabrica de Pensule (R)
138-9culture
Bulgaria 444-5Romania 230-1, 252-3
currencyBulgaria 284, 478Romania 22, 262
Curtea de Argeş (R) 68-70
customs regulationsBulgaria 475Romania 259
cyclingBulgaria 458-9, 484language 492Romania 245, 269Varna (B) 419
Ddangers, see safetyDanube (B) 294Danube Bridge 435Danube Delta (R) 13, 32,
211-20, 213, 13accommodation 211climate 211food 211highlights 212, 212
Map Pages 000Photo Pages 000
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-H history 213travel seasons 211
Danube River region (B) 427-42, 428
accommodation 427climate 427food 427highlights 428, 428history 429travel seasons 427
Deva (R) 132-4, 133Devin (B) 357-8disabilities, travellers with
Bulgaria 480Romania 265
discount cardsBulgaria 475Romania 259
distilleries, see also brew-eries
Enio Bonchev Rose Distillery (B) 388
divingGolden Sands (B) 423Varna (B) 420
Dracula 242-3, see also Ţepeş, Vlad
Dragomirna Monastery (R) 206
drinkinglanguage (B) 490language (R) 274
drinksbeer 256ţuică 255-6rakia 472 wine 12, 67, 191, 256, 13
driving, see car traveldriving tours 207, 207Dryanovo Monastery
(B) 376
Eeconomy
Bulgaria 444-5Romania 230-1
electricityBulgaria 476Romania 260
embassies & consulatesBulgaria 476Romania 260
emergenciesBulgaria 285language 275, 490Romania 23
endangered species 461Etâr (B) 379-80
ethnic minoritiesBulgaria 466-7Romania 252-3
etiquetteBulgaria 285, 480Romania 262
events, see festivals & events
exchange ratesBulgaria 285Romania 23
FFăgăraş (R) 107Făgăraş Mountains (R)
106-9, 107ferry travel
Bulgaria 441Romania 216, 267
festivals & eventsApollonia Arts Festival
(B) 290, 405Festival of Medieval Arts
& Crafts (R) 27, 102George Enescu Music
Festival (R) 28, 48, 27
Goat Milk Festival (B) 290
Golden Grapes Festival (B) 288
International Jazz Festival (B) 290
International Theatre Festival (R) 27
Plovdiv Night of the Galleries (B) 290
Rose Festival (B) 290Spirit of Burgas Festival
(B) 290Transilvania
International Film Festival (R) 27, 139
Untold Festival (R) 28, 139, 27
Varna Summer International Music Festival (B) 290, 420
Young Wine Parade (B) 290
filmsBulgaria 444Romania 230, 243, 251
fishing 215folk culture
Bulgaria 462-5Romania 24, 249-51
foodBulgaria 470-2, 477cheese 471
Easter specialities 289, 289
language 274, 490mehanas 472rakia 472Romania 261shopska 472
football 53fortresses 24, see
also castles & palaces, ruins
Arad Fortress (R) 162 Baba Vida Fortress
(B) 433Bulgaria 286Cherven Fortress (B)
439Kaleto Fortress (B) 432Roman Fortress of
Sexaginta Prista (B) 434
Friendship Bridge 435
Ggalleries, see museums &
galleriesGârda de Sus (R) 163gardens, see parks &
gardensgay travellers
Bulgaria 476Romania 260
George Enescu Music Festival (R) 28, 48, 27
Gheorgheni (R) 122-3Giuleşti (R) 175GLBTI travellers
Bulgaria 476Romania 260
Golden Sands (B) 423Greece, travel to/from
267
HHărman Fortified Church
(R) 97health
Bulgaria 476-7Romania 260-1
hikingApuseni Mountains (R)
145-6Borovets (B) 327Borşa Complex (R) 182Bucegi Mountains
(R) 84Bulgaria 287, 456-7Carpathians (R) 15, 15Ceahlău National Park
(R) 198
Chepelare (B) 353Etâr (B) 379Malîovitsa (B) 328Pirin Mountains (B) 330Poiana Braşov (R) 94Prislop Pass (R) 182Rarău Massif (R) 209-10Retezat Mountains
(R) 135Rodopi Mountains
(B) 354Romania 244-5safety 245Stara Planina (B) 15,
381, 15Vitosha Nature Park (B)
318-19, 319Hisar (B) 383-5historic buildings
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University (R) 188
Arad Town Hall (R) 162Banca Agricolă (R) 112Butchers’ Bastion
(R) 168Canon’s Corridor (R)
159Casa Vlad Dracul
(R) 101Castelul de Lut Valea
Zanelor (R) 108Citadel, Braşov (R) 88Constanţa Casino
(R) 221County Council Building
(R) 127Elie Wiesel Memorial
House (R) 172Former Ceauşescu
Residence (R) 45Hirscher House (R) 87Konstantsalieva House
(B) 375Matthias Corvinus
House (R) 137Palace of Parliament
(R) 9, 35, 8-9, 25Peyo Yavorov House-
Museum (B) 304President’s Building
(B) 302Princely Court
Exposition (R) 195Romania 25, 25Romanian Athenaeum
(R) 39, 27Scholars’ Stairway
(R) 101Snagov Palace (R) 58Stephen’s Tower (R) 168Strada Sforii (R) 87
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historic buildings contTown Hall Tower (R) 158Water Tower (R) 74
historic sitesUlitsa Gurko (B) 367
historyApril Uprising 452Bulgaria 446-55communism 454Greek 447-8Macedonian 447-8National Revival 451-2Ottoman 450-1Roman 417, 447-8Romania 232-41Thracian 446-7WWII 453-4
hitchingBulgaria 487Romania 270safety 270, 487
holidaysBulgaria 479Romania 263
horse ridingBulgaria 459 Romania 245
hot springs, see mineral baths
Huedin Microregion (R) 144-5
Humor Monastery (R) 206
IIaşi (R) 185-93, 186-7
accommodation 189-90
drinking 190-1entertainment 191-2food 190nightlife 190-1sights 185-9
Ieud (R) 180insurance
Bulgaria 476-7Romania 260, 261
International Theatre Festival (R) 27
internet resourcesBulgaria 285, 477, 479Romania 259, 261
Iza Valley (R) 178-81Izvoare (R) 171
KKaliakra Cape (B) 421Kalibash Villages (R) 98Karlovo (B) 385-6, 387kayaking 399Koprivshtitsa (B) 385
LLadislas, King 451Lake Srebârna (B) 440-1language
Bulgaria 284, 489-93Romania 22, 252, 273-8
legal mattersBulgaria 477Romania 261-2
lesbian travellersBulgaria 476Romania 260
GLBTI travellersBulgaria 476Romania 260
literatureBulgaria 444Romania 230
local transportBulgaria 487-8Romania 270, 272
Lovech (B) 380-2luggage 275
MMadara (B) 364-5Măgura (R) 98Malîovitsa (B) 328Mamaia (R) 225-7maps 381, 477-8Mara Valley (R) 175-8Maramureş (R) 13, 32,
166-82, 13accommodation 166climate 166food 166highlights 167, 167history 168travel seasons 166
Marginea (R) 208market 274measures
Bulgaria 479Romania 264
mediaBulgaria 479Romania 264
medical servicesBulgaria 476-7Romania 261
Melnik (B) 337-9memorials, see monu-
ments & memorialsMiercurea Ciuc (R) 120-2,
121mineral baths
Bulgaria 384, 458 Romania 247
mobile phonesBulgaria 284Romania 22, 264
Moldavia (R) 32, 183-210 accommodation 183climate 183food 183highlights 184, 184history 185travel seasons 183
Moldoviţa Monastery (R) 205
monasteries, see also churches & cathedrals
Agapia Monastery (R) 193
Aladzha Monastery (B) 423
Antim Monastery (R) 43Arbore Monastery (R)
204-5Bachkovo Monastery
(B) 353Bărboi Monastery
(R) 188Bârsana Monastery
(R) 179Basarbovo Rock
Monastery (B) 438-9Bogdana Monastery
(R) 208Brâncoveanu Monastery
(R) 108Bucovina (R) 10, 32,
204-9, 207, 11Cherepish Monastery
(B) 429Chiprovtsi Monastery
(B) 431-42Curtea de Argeş
Cathedral & Monastery (R) 69
Dragalevtsi Monastery (B) 318
Dragomirna Monastery (R) 206
Dryanovo Monastery (B) 376
Franciscan Monastery (R) 121
Golia Monastery (R) 187Humor Monastery (R)
206
Ivanovo Rock Monastery (B) 439
Lopushanski Monastery (B) 431
Moldoviţa Monastery (R) 205
Monastery of St John the New (R) 200-1
Neamţ Monastery (R) 194
Preobrazhenski Monastery (B) 374-5
Prince Mihai Monastery (R) 43
Putna Monastery (R) 206
Rila Monastery (B) 10, 324-7, 10
Rozhen Monastery (B) 338
Schitul Dârvari (R) 45Sihla Monastery (R) 193Sinaia Monastery (R) 81Șinca Veche (R) 108Snagov Monastery
(R) 58Sokolski Monastery
(B) 379Suceviţa Monastery
(R) 205Troyan Monastery
(B) 383Văratec Monastery
(R) 193-4Voroneţ Monastery
(R) 204-5money 275
Bulgaria 284, 475, 478-9Romania 262-3
monuments & memorialsAsenevtsi Monument
(B) 367Founders of the
Bulgarian State Monument (B) 361-2
Freedom Monument (B) 390
Piteşti Prison Memorial (R) 67
Reconciliation Park (R) 162
Sofia Monument (B) 299St John of Nepomuk &
Virgin Mary Statue (R) 153
Vasil Levski Memorial (B) 304
mosquesBanya Bashi Mosque
(B) 299Dzhumaya Mosque
(B) 343Map Pages 000Photo Pages 000
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Eski Mosque (B) 391Great Mahmudiye
Mosque (R) 221Tombul Mosque (B) 362
motorcycle travelBulgaria 458-9, 483Romania 268within Romania 270
mountain biking 245mountaineering, see also
rock climbingMalîovitsa (B) 328
Mt Tâmpa (R) 87multiculturalism
Bulgaria 467Romania 252-3
museums & galleriesAleksander Nevski Crypt
(B) 303Angel Kânchev
House-Museum (B) 377
Archaeological Museum, Burgas (B) 397
Archaeological Museum, Hisar (B) 384
Archaeological Museum, Plovdiv (B) 342
Archaeological Museum, Sofia (B) 299
Archaeological Museum, Varna (B) 417
Archaeology & History Museum (R) 162
Art Collection Museum (R) 43
Art Museum, Braşov (R) 88
Art Museum, Craiova (R) 70-1
Art Museum, Piteşti (R) 67
Art Museum, Ploieşti (R) 62
ASTRA National Museum Complex (R) 112
Atanas Krastev House (B) 341-2
Balabanov House (B) 341
Banat History Museum (R) 154
Banat Village Museum (R) 154
Bansko Permanent Icon Exhibition (B) 334
Bran Village Museum (R) 93
Braşov Historical Museum (R) 87
Brukenthal Palace (R) 111
Bucovina History Museum (R) 201
Bucovinian Village Museum (R) 200
Center for Contemporary Art (B) 345-6
Central Eco-Tourism Mu-seum of the Danube Delta (R) 215
City Art Gallery (B) 345City Gallery of Fine Arts
(B) 343Clock Museum (R) 62Clock Tower (R) 99, 101Communist Consumers
Museum (R) 154Cotroceni Palace (R) 47County Art Museum
(R) 168County Museum (R) 147Cucuteni Museum
(R) 195Cultural Center Thrakart
(B) 345Culture Palace (R) 125-6Darvas-La Roche House
(R) 157-8Daskalov House (B) 377Earth & Man Museum
(B) 304Ecclesiastical &
Historical Museum (B) 325
Egg Museum (R) 206Etâr Ethnographic Open-
Air Museum (B) 379Ethnographic & Folk Art
Museum (R) 168Ethnographic Museum,
Braşov (R) 88Ethnographic Museum,
Burgas (B) 398-9Ethnographic Museum,
Craiova (R) 71 Ethnographic Museum of
Transylvania (R) 137Ethnographic Museum,
Târgu Mureş (R) 126-7Ethnographical Museum,
Plovdiv (B) 342Ethnographical Museum,
Sofia (B) 302Exposition Monastery
Farm (B) 325First Romanian School
Museum (R) 88Folk Art & Ethnographic
Museum (R) 215Folk Art Museum (R)
221Franz Binder Museum
of World Ethnology (R) 112
George Enescu Museum (R) 43
Grigore Antipa Natural History Museum (R) 43
Haáz Rezső Museum (R) 123
Hadzhi Dimitâr Museum (B) 393-4
Hindlian House (B) 342Historical &
Ethnographical Museum (B) 334
Historical Museum (B) 356
History & Archaeology Museum (R) 215
History Museum (R) 111Histria Archaeological
Complex & Museum (R) 224
House Museum of Neofit Rilski (B) 334
House Museum of Nikola Vaptsarov (B) 334
Icon Gallery, Plovdiv (B) 343
Icon Gallery, Rila Monastery (B) 325
Iron Gates Museum (R) 74
Jewish History Museum (R) 44
Jewish Museum (R) 189Kordopulov House
(B) 337Kulata Ethnological
Complex (B) 387-8Maramureş Ethnographic
Museum (R) 172Memorial Museum
to the Victims of Communism & to the Resistance (R) 173
Mihai Eminescu Museum of Literature (R) 189
Military Barracks (R) 65Mirkovich House (B) 393Multimedia Visitors
Centre (B) 367Museum of Folk Craft &
Applied Arts (B) 382Museum of History and
Archaeology (R) 196Museum of Icons (B)
377Museum of National
Revival & Constituent Assembly (B) 367
Museum of Oil (R) 62Museum of Otets Paisii
Hilendarski (B) 334
Museum of Printing & Old Romanian Books (R) 65-6
Museum of Roses (B) 386
Museum of Socialist Art (B) 305
Museum of the 1989 Revolution (R) 151
Museum of the History of Bucharest (R) 38
Museum of the Romanian Peasant (R) 44
Museum of Wine (B) 337
Muzeul Național Secuiesc (R) 119
National Art Museum, Bucharest (R) 39
National Art Museum, Cluj-Napoca (R) 137
National Exhibition of Crafts & Arts (B) 383
National Gallery Quadrat 500 (B) 303-4
National History & Archaeological Museum (R) 220
National History Museum (R) 38
National History Museum of Transylvania (R) 137
National Military Museum (R) 47
National Museum of Contemporary Art (R) 35
National Museum of Geology (R) 44
National Museum of History (B) 317-18
National Museum of Military History (B) 305
National Museum of Natural History (B) 299, 302
National Village Museum (R) 44
Natural History Museum (B) 398
Natural Science Museum (R) 71
Natural Sciences Museum Complex (R) 222
Naval History Museum (R) 221
Nedkovich House (B) 345
Neolithic Dwellings Museum (B) 391
502
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museums contNicolae Grigorescu
Museum (R) 64Palace of Culture (R)
186-7Parcul Etnografic
Romulus Vuia (R) 138Permanent Exhibition of
Dimitar Kirov (B) 343Pharmaceutical
Museum (R) 111Pharmacy History
Collection (R) 137Planetarium (R) 222-3Princely Court (R) 65Putna Museum (R) 206Regional History
Museum (B) 343Regional Museum of
History, Shumen (B) 362
Salt Museum (B) 411-26Sarafkina Kâshta (B)
366-7Silversmith’s
House (R) 147Smolyan Art
Gallery (B) 356Sofia City Art Gallery
(B) 302Sofia History Museum
(B) 298State Art Museum
(B) 367Teleki-Bolyai Library
(R) 127Theodor Aman
Museum (R) 42Theodor Pallady
Museum (R) 45Timișoara Art Museum
(R) 151, 153Tryavna Museum School
of Painting (B) 377Tsanko Lavrenov &
Mexican Art Exhibitions (B) 343
Union Museum (R) 188-9
Vasil Levski Museum (B) 380
Veliko Târnovo Archaeological Museum (B) 368
Velyan’s House (B) 333-4
Village Museum, Baia Mare (R) 168
Village Museum, Sighetu Marmaţiei (R) 172
Zambaccian Museum (R) 45
Zlatyu Boyadjiev Gallery (B) 343
Zosim Oancea Glass Icons Museum (R) 117
musicBulgaria 462-5Romania 230, 250-1
mythologyBulgaria 287Romania 242-3
Nnational parks & reserves,
see also parks & gardens, wildlife reserves
Apuseni Nature Park (R) 161, 163
Blue Rocks Nature Park (B) 393
Breite Ancient Oak Tree Reserve (R) 101
Bulgaria 460Ceahlău National Park
(R) 198-200, 199Danube Delta (R) 213-14Hăşmaş-Bicaz Gorges
National Park (R) 197Iron Gates National Park
(R) 74Kaliakra Nature Reserve
(B) 421Piatra Craiului National
Park (R) 96Pirin National Park 16,
329, 333, 16, 287Romania 247Ropotamo Nature
Reserve (B) 407Rusenski Lom Nature
Park (B) 438-40, 439Strandzha Nature Park
(B) 410Vitosha Nature Park (B)
318-20, 319Vrachanski Balkan
Nature Park (B) 429National Revival 451-2nature parks, see national
parks & reservesNesebâr (B) 412-16, 414newspapers
Bulgaria 479Romania 264
nightlife 25, see also individual locations
Nikopolis-ad-Istrum (B) 376
northern Bulgaria 294, 427-42, 428
accommodation 427climate 427food 427highlights 428, 428history 429travel seasons 427
northern Transylvania (R) 136-48
OOdorheiu Secuiesc (R)
123-4opening hours
Bulgaria 479Romania 263
Oradea (R) 157-61, 158Orthodox Easter (B) 289outdoor activities
Bulgaria 456-9Romania 244-8
Ppainting
Bulgaria 462-3Romania 249
Palace of Parliament (R) 9, 35, 8-9, 25
palaces, see castles & palaces
Păltiniş (R) 116-17Pamporovo (B) 354-5parks & gardens, see
also national parks & reserves
Alexandru Borza Botanic Gardens (R) 137
Borisova Gradina (B) 304-5
Botanical Gardens (R) 187
Copou Park (R) 189 Cişmigiu Garden (R) 43Herăstrău Park (R) 45Maritime Park (Burgas)
(B) 397Primorski Park (B) 416Sofia City Garden (B)
302Sofia University
Botanical Garden (B) 304
Tsar Simeon Garden (B) 341
passportsBulgaria 480-1, 482Romania 266
Peștera (R) 98phonecards
Bulgaria 480Romania 264
Piatra Neamţ (R) 194-8, 195
Pirin National Park (B) 16, 329, 330, 16, 287
Piteşti (R) 66-8planning (Bulgaria)
basics 284-5budget 284-5calender of events
288-90etiquette 285internet resources 285itineraries 291-2, 291,
292regions 293-4travel seasons 284,
288-90planning (Romania)
basics 22-3budgeting 22-3calendar of events 26-8internet resources 23itineraries 29-30, 29, 30regions 31-2safe travel 23scams 23travel seasons 22, 26-8
plants 461Ploieşti (R) 62-5, 63Plovdiv (B) 16, 293, 339-52,
340, 344, 16accommodation 321,
346-8climate 321drinking 349-50entertainment 350events 346festivals 346food 321, 348-9highlights 322, 322history 323, 339nightlife 349-50shopping 350sights 341-3, 345-6tourist information 350-1tours 343travel seasons 321travel to/from 351-2travel within 352
Poiana Braşov (R) 94-5Poienile Izei (R) 180politics
Bulgaria 444-5Romania 230-1
Pomorie (B) 411-12
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Bulgaria 445, 466-7Romania 230-1, 252-3
postal servicesBulgaria 479Romania 263
pottery 463Prahova Valley (R) 77-85Praid (R) 124Predeal (R) 83-5Prejmer Fortified Church
(R) 97Preobrazhenski Monastery
(B) 374-5Primorsko (B) 408Prislop Pass (R) 182public holidays
Bulgaria 479Romania 256, 263
public transportBulgaria 487-8Romania 270, 272
Putna Monastery (R) 206
Rrabies 476-7Răchițele (R) 145Rădăuţi (R) 208radio
Bulgaria 479Romania 264
Rarău Massif (R) 209-10, 209
Răşinari (R) 116religion
Bulgaria 286, 467religious art 286, 462Romania 231
reservations 273Retezat Mountains (R)
134-6, 135Rila Monastery (B) 10,
324-7, 10Rila Mountains (B) 323-9,
324Rila Village (B) 323-4rock climbing
Bulgaria 287, 328, 457Romania 246
Rodopi Mountains (B) 352-8
Roman baths 417Romania 17-278, 20-1
accessible travel 265accommodation 258-9activities 26-8, 244-8arts 249-51ATMs 262
books 230, 233, 237, 238, 239, 242, 254-6
budget 23business hours 263cell phones 22, 264children, travelling
with 259climate 22, 26-8, 22consulates 260credit cards 262culture 249-51currency 22customs regulations
259discount cards 259drinks 254-6economics 230-1electricity 260embassies 260emergencies 23etiquette 262exchange rates 23festivals & events 26-8food 254-6, 261gay travellers 260GLBTI travellers 260health 260-1highlights 6-18, 6-7,
8-16history 232-41holidays 263insurance 260, 261internet resources 261itineraries 29-30,
29, 30language 22, 252, 273-8legal matters 261-2lesbian travellers 260media 264medical services 261mobile phones 22, 264money 22, 23, 262-3opening hours 263passports 266people 252-3politics 230-1population 230-1postal services 263public holidays 263safety 245scams 22smoking 264telephone services 22,
263-4time 264tipping 263toilets 265tourist information 265tours 269
transport 22, 266-72travellers with
disabilities 265travel seasons 22, 22travel to/from 23, 266-9travel within 269-72vacations 263visas 22, 265weather 22, 26-8weights & measures
264wildlife 244-8work 265
Romanian language 22, 252, 273-8
Roman sitesHisar (B) 383Nikopolis-ad-Istrum
(B) 376Roman Amphitheatre
(B) 341Roman Odeon (B) 345Roman Theatre, Stara
Zagora (B) 391Stadium of Philippopolis
(B) 342Rose Festival (B) 289,
289roses 388Rozhen Monastery (B)
338ruins, see also fortresses,
Roman sites, tombsAncient Serdica Complex
(B) 298Buzludzha Monument
(B) 389-90Citadel, Odorheiu
Secuiesc (R) 123Citadel, Târgu Mureş
(R) 127Hisar Fortress (B) 380Histria (R) 224Medieval Fortress of
Severin (R) 74Roman Mosaic (R) 220Ruins of Eumolpias
(B) 342Ruse (B) 433-8, 436-7Rusenski Lom Nature Park
(B) 438-40, 439
Ssafety
beaches 399hiking 245hitching 270, 487Romania 245
salt baths 399Salt Mine (R) 143
Sâmbăta (R) 107-8Săpânţa (R) 178Sat-Şugatag (R) 175-6Saxon Land (R) 98-118, 99scams
Bulgaria 478, 487Romania 22
sculptureBulgaria 462-3Romania 249-50
Seven Rila Lakes (B) 328Sfântu Gheorghe (R) 118-
20, 219-20Shipka (B) 389-91shopping, see also
individual locationslanguage 275-6, 490-1
Shumen (B) 361-4, 362-3Sibiel (R) 117-18Sibiu (R) 109-16, 110
accommodation 112-13activities 112drinking 114entertainment 114-15events 112festivals 112food 113-14history 110nightlife 114shopping 115sights 110-12tourist information 115travel to/from 115travel within 116
Sighetu Marmaţiei (R) 172-5, 174
Sighişoara (R) 98-104, 100, 17
accommodation 102-3activities 101drinking 103-4events 101-2festivals 101-2food 103-4shopping 104sights 99, 101tourist information 104tours 101travel to/from 104travel within 104
Silistra (B) 441-2Sinaia (R) 77, 80-2, 80Sinemorets (B) 410-11skiing
Bansko (B) 334-5Borovets (B) 327Borşa Complex (R) 182Bulgaria 286, 327, 457-8
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skiing contChepelare (B) 352-4Malîovitsa (B) 328Pamporovo (B) 355Pirin Mountains (B)
16, 16Poiana Braşov (R) 94Predeal (R) 83Romania 246-7Vitosha Nature Park (B)
319-20, 319Sliven (B) 392-4, 393smoking
Bulgaria 479Romania 264
Smolyan (B) 355-7Snagov Lake (R) 58-9snowboarding
Bulgaria 286, 457-8Romania 246-7
Sofia (B) 295-320, 300-1accommodation 296,
306-8activities 305climate 296drinking 310-11entertainment 311-13festivals & events 306food 296, 308-10highlights 297, 297history 298itineraries 299nightlife 310-11shopping 313-14sights 298-9, 302-5tourist information 314-15tours 305-6travel seasons 296travel to/from 315-16travel within 316-17
Sokolski Monastery (B) 379
Southern Mountains (B) 293, 321-358, 322
accommodation 321climate 321food 321highlights 322, 322history 323travel seasons 321
southwest Transylvania (R) 129-36
Sovata (R) 124-5Sozopol (B) 403-8, 404,
287
St Anastasia Island (B) 399
Stalin, Joseph 89Stara Planina (B) 15,
381, 15Stara Zagora (B) 391-2Ştefan cel Mare (Stephen
the Great) 233Stoker, Bram 147, 242-3Suceava (R) 200-3Suceviţa Monastery (R)
205Sulina (R) 217-19Sunny Beach (Slânchev
Bryag) 412Surdeşti (R) 171Sveta Sofia Church (B) 303Sveti Ivan (B) 405Sveti Konstantin (B)
423-4synagogues
Bal Shem Tov Syna-gogue (R) 196
Choral Temple (R) 44Gah Synagogue (R) 201Great Synagogue,
Bucharest (R) 44Great Synagogue, Iaşi
(R) 188Neolog Synagogue
(R) 162Orthodox Synagogue,
Oradea (R) 158Orthodox Synagogue,
Târgu Mureş (R) 127Ploieşti Synagogue
(R) 62Sephardic Synagogue
(R) 172-3Sofia Synagogue (B)
298-9Synagogue in the
Fortress (R) 151Zion Neolog Synagogue
(R) 158-9Székely Land (R) 118-29
TŢara Chioarului (R) 171-2Târgovişte (R) 65-6Târgu Jiu (R) 72Târgu Mureş (R) 125-9,
126Târgu Neamţ (R) 193-4taxis
Bulgaria 487Romania 272
telephone servicesBulgaria 284, 479-80Romania 22, 263-4
Ţepeş, Vlad 58, 69, 235, 237, 242-3
thermal baths, see also mineral baths
Strand Apollo (R) 161Strand Felix (R) 161Varna (B) 417
Thracian ruins 14, 386, 434, 14
tick-borne encephalitis 477
timeBulgaria 480language 275, 491Romania 264
Timișoara (R) 151-7, 152accommodation 155activities 154drinking 156entertainment 156-7events 154festivals 154food 155-6nightlife 156shopping 157sights 151, 153-4tourist information 157tours 154travel to/from 157
tippingBulgaria 478Romania 263
toiletsBulgaria 480Romania 265
tombsOstrusha Tomb (B) 390Thracian Tomb of
Kazanlâk (B) 386Thracian Tomb of Svesh-
tari (B) 14, 434, 14tourist information
Bulgaria 480Romania 265
tourist trainsBansko (B) 334Carpathian Forest
Steam Train (R) 181Vaser Valley Forest
Railway (R) 181tours
Bulgaria 484Romania 269, 272
traditional craftsBulgaria 462-5Romania 250
train travelto/from Bulgaria 483-4,to/from Romania 268-9
within Bulgaria 488 within Romania 272
Transfăgărăşan Road (R) 16, 109, 16
Transilvania International Film Festival (R) 27, 139
transportBulgaria 285language 276-7, 491-2Romania 23, 266-72
Transrarău Hwy (R) 210Transylvania (R) 31, 76-
148, 78-9accommodation 76climate 76food 76highlights 78-9, 78-9history 77travel seasons 76
travellers with disabilitiesBulgaria 480Romania 265
travel seasonsBulgaria 284, 284Romania 22, 22
travel to/fromBulgaria 285, 482-4Romania 23, 266-9
travel within Bulgaria 484-8Romania 269-72
trekking, see hikingTroyan (B) 382-3Troyan Monastery (B) 383Tryavna (B) 377-9Tsarevets Fortress (B)
365-6, 366Tsarevo (B) 409-10ţuică (R) 255-6Tulcea (R) 214-17, 214Turda (R) 143-4Turda Gorge (R) 144Turkey, travel to/from
267, 350
UUkraine, travel to/from
175Unesco World Heritage
SitesBucovina monasteries
(R) 10, 32, 204-9, 207, 11
Palace of Parliament (R) 9, 35, 8-9, 25
Rila Monastery (B) 324-7
Sighişoara (R) 98-101Map Pages 000Photo Pages 000
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Kazanlâk (B) 386Thracian Tomb of Svesh-
tari (B) 14, 434, 14wooden churches,
Maramureş (R) 176Untold Festival (R) 28,
139, 27
Vvacations
Bulgaria 479Romania 263
Vadu Izei (R) 178-9Vama Veche (R) 227-8Varna (B) 416-23, 418-
19, 279accommodation 420activities 417-20drinking & nightlife 422entertainment 422festivals & events 420food 421-2history 416information 422sights 417travel to/from 423travel within 423
Varna Summer International Music Festival (B) 290, 420
Vaser Valley (R) 181-2vegans 471vegetarians 471
Veliko Târnovo (B) 12, 294, 368-9, 12
accommodation 359, 370-2
activities 369-70climate 359drinking 372-3entertainment 373events 370festivals 370food 359, 372highlights 360, 360history 361, 365nightlife 372-3shopping 373sights 365-8tourist information 373travel seasons 359travel to/from 373-4travel within 374
Vidin (B) 433vineyards, see wineriesvisas
Bulgaria 284, 480-1Romania 22, 265
Viscri (R) 106Vişeu de Sus 181-2Vişeu Valley (R) 181-2visual art
Bulgaria 462-3Romania 249-51
Vitosha Nature Park (B) 318-20, 319
volunteering 481
Voroneţ Monastery (R) 204-5
Vratsa (B) 429-30
WWallachia (R) 31, 60-75
accommodation 60climate 60food 60highlights 61, 61history 62travel seasons 60
water parks 413-15water sports 424, 458weather
Bulgaria 284, 288-90Romania 22, 26-8
websites, see internet resources
weights & measuresBulgaria 479Romania 264
Western Europe, travel to/from 268
wildlife, see also individual species, animals
bears 248, 461Bulgaria 459-61pygmy cormorants 247red-breasted geese 247wolves 461
wildlife reservesLibearty Bear Sanctuary
(R) 96-7
wildlife watchingBulgaria 458, 459Danube Delta (R) 13, 13 Romania 247-8
wineBulgaria 12, 468-9, 13Cotnari (R) 191Melnik (B) 337Romania 67, 256
wineries 67, 255, 468-9wolves 461women in Romania 253women travellers 481woodcarving 378wooden churches,
Maramureş (R) 176wooden gateways,
Maramureş (R) 176work
Bulgaria 481Romania 265
YYavorov, Peyo 306
ZZărnesţi (R) 95-6zoos
Cozla Zoological Park (R) 196
Sofia Zoo (B) 312Târgovişte Zoo (R) 65Zoo Park, Varna (B) 416
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