Romania Travel Guide 2026: Transylvania, Bran Castle, Sibiu, Brașov, Bucovina Painted Monasteries Complete Guide
Browse more guides: Romania travel | Europe destinations Romania Travel Guide 2026: Transylvania, Bran Castle, Sibiu, Brașov, and the Bucovina Painted Monasteries TL;DR I planned three weeks across Romania expecting cheap, gritty, half-finished Eastern Europe. What I actually found was a country with one of the most photogenic medieval cores in Europe (Sighișoara), the world's second-largest government building (Palace of Parliament in Bucharest), Orthodox monasteries painted floor to roof in 16th century frescoes (Voroneț, Humor, Moldovița, Sucevița), and a Saxon-built old town in Sibiu that hosted the European Capital of Culture back in 2007 and somehow still looks underpriced today. Romania joined the EU in 2007 and crossed into the Schengen Area by air and sea on March 31, 2024. For Indian passport holders that single change rewrote the planning process. One Schengen visa now covers Romania, France, Germany, Italy, and most of continental Europe in one shot. The leu (RON)...