This new, third edition of Bradt's Romania: Transylvania remains
the only standalone English language guide to this legendary and
enchanting region. Comprehensive chapter-per-county coverage is
offered, including details to cater for the diverse range of
travellers to the region, from city breaks to rural escapes, ski
enthusiasts to charity volunteers. Thoroughly updated, this new
edition reflects all the changes of the past few years, from
improved transport infrastructure (in particular the regional
airports at Cluj, Sibiu and Targu Mures) to the completion of new
motorway routes, such as that between Sibiu and Deva. Also covered
are a number of striking new accommodation options: for example the
sustainable guesthouse in Valea Zalanului owned by HRH The Prince
of Wales, and the mountaintop retreat of Raven's Nest in the
Apuseni Mountains. More attractions have opened up, such as Baroque
palaces formerly owned by Hungarian aristocrats, seized under the
Communist regime and now being restored by the descendants of their
original owners. And the region is developing its offer for new
types of tourism, such as summer rock festivals, notably the Untold
Festival at Cluj and Electric Castle Festival at Bontida.
Transylvania, literally the 'land beyond the forest', is a wild,
wooded, intensely romantic region, filled with mountains, gorges
and valleys, myths and legends, dragons, bears, wolves - and
vampires. Bram Stoker called it 'one of the wildest and least-known
parts of Europe' a description which remains true today. One of the
most beautiful regions in central Europe and home to three UNESCO
World Heritage Sites, Transylvania preserves its cultural and
artistic treasures in a unique landscape, bordered on three sides
by the Carpathian Mountains. The hay meadows of the lower
Carpathians form a man-made, high nature-value grassland ecosystem
of extraordinary diversity, offering a beautiful display of wild
flowers. The Carpathians are home too to lynx, wild boar, and one
of Europe's largest populations of brown bear. Other natural
phenomena include the Scarisoara ice cave in the Apuseni Mountains
and the Sfanta Ana volcanic crater lake in Harghita. Whatever your
interests, with Bradt's Romania: Transylvania, you can discover all
of the region's many and varied attractions.
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