- Important points
- Choosing wings
- Hotel or apartment
- Transport subtleties
- Nightingales are not fed with fables
- Useful details
- The perfect trip to Romania
In southeastern Europe, Romania is the largest and most populous country. Tourists go on a trip to Romania to sunbathe inexpensively on the Black Sea beaches, go downhill skiing on a budget, improve their health at resorts based on mineral springs and healing muds and, finally, see with their own eyes the castle of the very Dracula that has become the prototype of all modern cinematic vampires on the planet.
Important points
- Romanian border guards will require their country's national visa in the passport of a Russian tourist. An exception will be made to the lucky holders of valid visas for Bulgaria, Cyprus or Croatia. If your passport has a double or multiple Schengen, you will not be asked unnecessary questions at the Romanian border either.
- It is not recommended to change currency in Romania bypassing bank branches or specialized casa de schimb offices. There are too many fraudsters among the "black money changers". In the provinces, you should have cash with you, and in major cities and regional centers, credit cards are accepted and ATMs are installed almost everywhere.
- Car parking in Bucharest can be a problem due to the lack of sufficient secure parking.
- For the presence of even traces of alcohol in the blood of a driver in Romania, a fine of 130 euros is provided.
Choosing wings
Several times a week the capitals of Romania and Russia are connected by regular Aeroflot flights. On other days, you can get to Bucharest with a connection in one of the nearby European capitals:
- The cheapest flight options are offered, for example, by the Greek airline Aegean Airlines. The price of a ticket with a change in Athens will be about 120 euros, and the travel time including a change is about 6 hours.
- Aeroflot planes fly to Bucharest much faster, but more expensive. In the sky, passengers will have to spend a little more than three hours and pay about 200 euros for this.
Hotel or apartment
The hotel stock in Romania has improved significantly over the past few years. The development of the tourism industry and the growing popularity of the country among travelers of all social groups have an impact. Hotels strive to comply with the accepted standards of stardom and most of them do it well.
In the capital of the country there are hotels with a very different number of stars on the facade, but most of all "three rubles" and hotels without stars at all.
A night in a 3 * hotel in Bucharest will cost from 30 to 60 euros, depending on the location and the options offered. Usually the price will include breakfast and the opportunity to use free Wi-Fi, private bathroom and parking. Hotels provide a transfer to the airport for a fee or meet guests who have just arrived in the country.
The price of a night in 5 * hotels in the capital starts from 60-70 euros. Guests will find cozy rooms with exquisite furnishings and attentive staff. Nice little things like parking, transfer to the plane and the Internet, of course, are present.
Hostels in Romania are a relatively new, but gaining momentum, direction of the hotel business. A bed in a dormitory room in the capital of the country can be rented for 15 euros per day, and a private room for 20-22 euros. The hostel offers a shared kitchen, bathroom, dining area, free Wi-Fi and parking. Usually such hotels allow pets to be accommodated.
Family pensions and guest houses are popular in rural areas, which may lack the amenities familiar to a city dweller, but real organic products will appear on the table, and the care and attention of the owners will more than cover some of the shortcomings of the village civilization.
Romanians rent apartments to foreign tourists, and detailed information on prices can be found on specialized sites. A room in Bucharest will cost an average of 15 euros per night, and the keys to a separate one-bedroom apartment can be obtained for 25 euros.
Transport subtleties
In the cities of Romania, there are all known types of urban public transport - buses, trams, trolleybuses and taxis. Specialized ticket booths are installed at bus stops and other places in the city. Tickets can also be bought at tobacco shops. When boarding a vehicle, the travel document must be punched.
The capital is more developed in terms of fare payment and here magnetic cards are used for these purposes. A one-time metro ride will cost half a euro, and a full-day pass is only twice as expensive.
Taxi drivers, as elsewhere in the world, strive to get the full from the client, and therefore it is worth insisting on turning on the meter or negotiating the cost of the trip "on the shore".
Nightingales are not fed with fables
The mild climate in Romania contributes to the development of agriculture, and therefore the local cuisine - solid and satisfying - is based on milk, meat and vegetables with fruits grown locally.
A traveler can have an inexpensive snack in Bucharest and other cities at street food vendors. A solid portion of meat kebab or shawarma with herbs will cost 2-4 euros.
Stationary inexpensive cafes will also not make a noticeable gap in the tourist's budget. For a full lunch with salad, hot and a glass of local wine, you will be asked for 5-7 euros. At the same time, the quality of the dishes and the size of the portion will be at a solid height.
Even in a restaurant that is considered very prestigious by the standards of Romania, the bill for two for a full dinner with wine and dancing will not exceed 30-35 euros, and this is the capital.
In the provinces, food prices are even more democratic and a trip to Romania can result in a pleasant gastronomic tour for those who prefer solid and organic food to any modern fashion trends and excesses.
Useful details
- A liter of gasoline in Romania costs a little more than one euro.
- A toll road vignette must be purchased immediately after entering the country. They are sold at gas stations, post offices and large shopping centers. A vignette is attached to the windshield, and its cost for a car for a week starts at 3 euros and depends on the weight of the car.
- It is forbidden to take photos of military installations and bridges, and you must carry a photocopy of your identity document with you in case of a police check.
- A bus ride from the airport, located 15 km from the capital, will cost 1 euro. Taxi drivers will ask for the same at least 10 times more.
The perfect trip to Romania
Located in the continental climate zone, Romania has distinct seasons and is suitable for almost any type of holiday.
The season in the ski resorts of Poiana Brasov and Sinaia starts at the end of November and lasts until the second half of March. The air temperature in the middle of January sometimes drops to -10 ° С, but more often it fluctuates around 0 degrees.
The Black Sea coast of Romania is most popular from the first days of June to the end of September. During the swimming season, the water warms up to + 23 ° С, and in the air at the height of summer, thermometer columns often freeze at around + 28 ° С and even higher.
It is pleasant to relax at the health resorts all year round. Winter is considered a "low" season and in December-January prices for hotels and treatment are somewhat reduced, making a wellness holiday in Romania not only pleasant, but also a very profitable venture.
