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31Aug 2021 by TheNextEpicTrip 6 Comments

Complete guide to Balea Waterfall and the Clay Castle of the Valley of Fairies!

Europe, Plan Your Next Epic Trip, Romania

Balea Waterfall and the Clay Castle of the Valley of Fairies are two popular tourist destinations in Romania. They are mainly popular among Romanians, however, they seem to be quite overlooked by international tourists. To help international tourists (and not only) organise their trip to Balea Waterfall and the Clay Castle of the Valley of Fairies, I have prepared this guide. Hopefully, it will provide you with useful tips & help you make the best of your time while visiting these beautiful Romanian tourist destinations. Romania is Europe's hidden gem and there are plenty of reasons to think so. Yes, sure, most of you visit Romania in search of the bloody vampire. Spoiler alert: I'm afraid you will never find it! However, if you want to go off the traditional path and…

Ceausescu Mansion: All you need to know!

Europe, Plan Your Next Epic Trip, Romania

Ceausescu mansion was one of Nicolae Ceausescu's properties for almost 25 years. Nowadays, Ceausescu's former home is a museum. You may book a guided tour and enjoy a lovely history lesson full of fun facts and urban legends about Romania's last dictator. A place I invite you to visit next time you are in Bucharest is Ceausescu Mansion. This place was Nicolae Ceausescu’s residence for over 25 years. The dictatorial couple lived there with their children until 1989, when Ceausescu was removed from power. Undoubtedly, Ceausescu is one of the most controversial figures in Romania’s recent history. I would dare to say he is even one of the main tourist attractions Romania is famous for around the world. Therefore, visiting the mansion of the most notorious dictator in Romania is…

Discover The Stone Ravens Monastery: A unique rupestrian church in Romania!

Europe, Plan Your Next Epic Trip, Romania

I came across Corbii de Piatra (The Stone Ravens) Monastery while looking up articles about Romania. In my opinion, Romania is one of the most underrated touristic destinations in Europe. According to online stats, only 13 million tourists visited the country in 2019. This is significantly lower compared to Hungary for example. They've had 61 million tourists visiting the country in the same year. As you can see, there is a huge difference between Romania and Hungary. Romania recorded almost 3 times fewer tourists than its neighbour country. Out of the tourists who come to Romania, many of them visit mostly the hot spots like the Bran Castle aka Dracula's castle, The Transfagarasean Road and maybe Balea Lake. As well as a handful of cities like Bucharest, Sibiu and Sighisoara.…

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