Guides

Articles about Romania's tourist attractions: themed lists, comparisons, routes and practical tips, linked to the attraction pages.

The white monastery church, with its tower and cross, below the limestone wall, the dark mouth of the cave opening to the right

Caves

The nearest cave to Bucharest, Brașov, Cluj, Sibiu, Oradea and Timișoara: distances for a day trip

Ialomița Cave is 160 km from Bucharest, Valea Cetății 18 km from Brașov, Vadu Crișului 55 km from Oradea, Românești 100 km from Timișoara. Distances, times.

Updated on 31 October 2026

The huge cave entrance in the limestone cliff in spring, with the suspension bridge over the Crișul Repede on the left and trees in fresh leaf in front

Caves

Famous caves in Romania you cannot visit: Movile, Topolnița, Vântului, Coliboaia, Peștera cu Oase (and what to see instead)

Movile, Coliboaia, Cu Oase, Cloșani and Piatra Altarului are closed; Topolnița and Tăușoare need a permit; Wind Cave is open with a caving guide.

Updated on 31 October 2026

The mouth of the Olteț Gorge above the village of Polovragi: two wooded slopes with limestone walls closing into a narrow cleft under a clear sky

Caves

Stalactites and stalagmites: what they are, how a cave forms and where to see them in Romania

Stalactites hang from the ceiling, stalagmites grow up from the floor. They usually grow less than 10 cm in 1,000 years. How caves form and where to see them.

Updated on 31 October 2026

Sunset over a wide delta channel, with pink clouds mirrored in the still water and reeds along the banks

Danube Delta

The Danube Delta: map, what it is, the villages and what to see

The Danube Delta on the map: the Chilia, Sulina and Sfântu Gheorghe branches, villages and sights. A 580,000 ha reserve, UNESCO since 1991. Water in 2026.

Updated on 30 October 2026

A reed-thatched house among willows, with fishing boats moored on the bank of the Old Danube

Danube Delta

Danube Delta trip: one, two or three days, where to start and how to get to Sulina and Sfântu Gheorghe

From Tulcea, 300 km from Bucharest: a day by boat to Mila 23, the Navrom ship to Sulina (66 lei, 3 h 30) and Sfântu Gheorghe. Murighiol, Mahmudia, Jurilovca.

Updated on 30 October 2026

Danube Delta

Things to do in Tulcea: what to see in the city and around it

Ecotourism Museum Centre (the aquarium, 30 lei), museums, waterfront, river station; Celic-Dere 26 km away, Cocoș, Saon, Enisala, Halmyris, Noviodunum.

Updated on 30 October 2026

Two feral horses on a wide meadow at the edge of a grove of tall poplars and oaks

Danube Delta

Birds and wildlife of the Danube Delta: pelicans, where and when to see them

365 bird species, according to the reserve, including the great white and Dalmatian pelicans. Where to see them, when (May–June, migration) and what is closed.

Updated on 30 October 2026

White sand dunes on the Caraorman sand bank, patchily covered with grass and shrubs, with a line of trees on the horizon

Danube Delta

Visiting the Danube Delta for the first time: the access permit, mosquitoes and when to go

The ARBDD permit: 5 lei/day, 15 lei/7 days, 30 lei/year, free for children and pensioners; online or by SMS to 7494. May–June is best, before the mosquitoes.

Updated on 30 October 2026

Black wooden fishing boats moored in the harbour at Sarichioi, with timber jetties, reeds and gentle hills on the far shore

Danube Delta

Fishing in the Danube Delta: the fishing permit, the 2026 closed season and where you may fish

The ARBDD fishing permit is free but needs the access permit too (5 lei/day). 2026 closed season: 9 April–7 June. Up to 5 kg a day, only in 31 zones.

Updated on 30 October 2026

The sand of the beach under an overcast sky, with small breaking waves and the lighthouse at the end of Sulina's jetty in the distance

Danube Delta

Sulina or Sfântu Gheorghe? The beaches of the Danube Delta (and Gura Portiței)

Sulina: a port town with an old lighthouse and a 5 km beach 2–3 km away, with terraces in summer. Sfântu Gheorghe: a village and 30 km of wild beach.

Updated on 31 October 2026