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Photo: Horezu monastery — Cristian Chirita · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Romania at a glance

Romania is a country in Eastern Europe; its capital is Bucharest. People mainly speak Romanian. The currency is the Romanian Leu (RON). VoyaKin maps 20 places to see here, including 8 UNESCO World Heritage sites.

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Capital
Bucharest
Region
Eastern Europe
Languages
Romanian
Currency
Romanian Leu (RON)
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Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Romania’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.

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Places to see in Romania

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

  • Sarmizegetusa Regia

    Sarmizegetusa RegiaUNESCO

    Ruins · Hunedoara County

    Sarmizegetusa Regia was the capital and the most important military, religious and political centre of the Dacians before the wars with the Roman Empire.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: FDominec (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Wooden churches of Maramureș

    Wooden churches of MaramureșUNESCO

    Biserici de lemn din Maramureș

    Landmark · Maramureș County

    The wooden churches of Maramureș in the Maramureș region of northern Transylvania are a group of almost one hundred Orthodox churches, and occasionally Greek-Catholic ones, of different architectural solutions from different periods and areas.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Alexandru Babos (CC BY 2.5). Map

  • Horezu Monastery

    Horezu MonasteryUNESCO

    Mănăstirea Hurezi

    Religious · Vâlcea County

    The Horezu Monastery or Hurezi Monastery was founded in 1690 by Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu in the town of Horezu, Wallachia, Romania.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Cristian Chirita (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Voroneț Monastery

    Voroneț MonasteryUNESCO

    Biserica Mănăstirii Voroneț

    Religious · Suceava County

    The Voroneț Monastery is a medieval monastery in the Romanian village of Voroneț, now a part of the town Gura Humorului. It is one of the famous painted monasteries from southern Bukovina, in Suceava County.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Dstefanescu (Public domain). Map

  • Historic Centre of Sighișoara

    Historic Centre of SighișoaraUNESCO

    Cetatea Sighișoara

    Fort · Mureș County

    The Historic Centre of Sighișoara is the old historic center of the town of Sighișoara, Romania, built in the 12th century by Saxon settlers.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Paszczur01 (CC BY-SA 3.0 ro). Map

  • Sculptural Ensemble of Constantin Brâncuși at Târgu Jiu

    Sculptural Ensemble of Constantin Brâncuși at Târgu JiuUNESCO

    Ansamblul sculptural Constantin Brâncuși

    Landmark · Gorj County

    The Sculptural Ensemble of Constantin Brâncuși at Târgu Jiu is an homage to the Romanian heroes of the First World War. The ensemble comprises three sculptures: The Table of Silence, The Gate of the Kiss, and the Endless Column on an axis 1.3 km long, oriented west to east.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Korinna (CC BY-SA 3.0 ro). Map

  • Prejmer fortified church

    Prejmer fortified churchUNESCO

    Biserica fortificată din Prejmer

    Fort · Brașov County

    The Prejmer fortified church is a Lutheran fortified church in Prejmer (Tartlau), Brașov County, in the Transylvania region of Romania and the ethnographic area of Țara Bârsei.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Marion Schneider & Christoph Aistleitner (Public domain). Map

  • Germisara

    GermisaraUNESCO

    Castra Germisara

    Fort · Hunedoara County

    Germisara was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia, now a ruin near the village of Cigmău in Romania.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Saturnian (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Bucharest

    Bucharest

    București

    City · Bucharest

    Bucharest is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: seisdeagosto (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

  • Cluj-Napoca

    Cluj-Napoca

    City · Cluj County

    Cluj-Napoca, or simply Cluj, is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest, Budapest and Belgrade.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Alexmandru (Public domain). Map

  • Timișoara

    Timișoara

    City · Timiș County

    Timișoara, officially the Municipality of Timișoara, is the capital city of Timiș County, Banat, and the main economic, social and cultural center in western Romania. Located on the Bega River, Timișoara is considered the informal capital city of the historical Banat region.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: RO TM Timisoara collage.png (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Constanța

    Constanța

    City · Constanța County

    Constanța is a city in the Northern Dobruja historical region of Romania. A port city, it is the capital of Constanța County and the country's fourth largest city and principal port on the Black Sea coast.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Julian Nyča (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

Keep exploring

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Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.

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