Between 9 and 11 May, on the occasion of Europe Day, the town of Brașov will host the Festival of European Regions. The three days of contemporary fair shall animate de old Sfatului Square of the Historical Centre, with a festival focused on traditions and multiculturalism.
At the stands dedicated to tourism, the visitors will find information about the attraction and specificity of every country participating to the festival. In the culinary area, one shall promote the delicacies from all the 28 countries of European Union: from cured cheese, sausages and delicious pies to wines or other inviting drinks. The Braşov Philharmonic Orchestra shall maintain the feast atmosphere, whereas the ballerinas of Braşov Opera shall present classic choreographic moments and traditional dances. Another space opened to public, for free discussions and presentations will be Cafe D’ Europe. There, you may speak with the ambassadors of Austria, Germany or Switzerland, who have already announced their visit to Braşov.
The Ice Hotel from Bâlea is preferred by Fodor’s
The trip guide Fodor`s has performed a Top 10 the most beautiful lodging places sculptured in ice in the entire world. It includes on the third place the Ice Hotel from Balea Lake.
The editors of the publication praise the hotel from Fagaras mountains. „Sheltered in a valley surrounded by mountains, built close to a glacial lake, the Ice Hotel is probably the most fashionable destination of this kind. The guests may lodge in the rooms of the hotel or may choose one of the nearby igloo. After warming up near a camp fire, the visitors may enjoy the dishes of traditional food at the restaurant of Balea Lake Cabin. The first two places are occupied by Kakslauttanen (Finland) and Snow Village, Montreal (Canada).
TURDA SALINE IN TOP 25
The Americans from the website Business Insider have performed a Top 25 the most incredible trip destinations in the world. The top included as well Turda Saline from Romania. Business Insider considers that among the „hidden pearls” of the entire world, it is worth visiting as well Turda Salin. It is presented as a salt mine from Transylvania (Romania), that has become a popular touristic attraction since ’90s. Although it dates from 17th century, the mine has currently an elevator, a carousel, an amphitheatre for shows and sport fields – states the website businessinsider.com.
Romanian railway preferred by Greeks
The Greek portal „The best news” has performed a top of the most beautiful railway routes from Balkans. From Romania, it was selected Ploiesti – Brasov route that crosses the Prahova Valley. The authors state that „Close to the town of Sinaia, the valley narrows and displays the Bucegi Mountains on west, whereas on east the slopes are smoother. In Sinaia you may stop to visit Peles Palace or to take the cable tramway to Bucegi. Continuing by train to Busteni, you may admire the grandiose rocks and the Caraiman mountain on west. The small town of Busteni is a starting point for several routes, including to Predeal (station situated on altitude of over 1000 metres), and then the route descends to Brasov. This railway is crossed daily by 24 express trains per day.”
DAILY STAR : Bucharest is the ”Paris of the East”
„The cheap drinks, the sexy girls and the plane tickets which cost less than your weekly purchases may turn Bucharest in the next paradise of parties.” For the journalist Jack Wilson from Daily Star, the House of People or the Parliament Palace is a huge attraction in all senses of the world. Wilson explains in the article that the „giant” Parliament Palace is the second construction in the world in terms of dimension, with 12 storeys, 1.100 rooms and resistant to earthquake. The British journalists states from the beginning that he searched „Bucharest” on Google before arriving to the „Paris of the East”, as he calls the Capital. „It is eventually Bucharest, not Budapest. The latter is in Hungary. It is easy, but embarrassing to make such an error „. Many have done it. Including Madonna.
