Romania
Romania5 guides across 1 destination — where to go, when, what it costs and what to eat.
Destinations in Romania
Practical essentials for Romania
Romanian leu (RON) — Romania has not adopted the euro and has no target date
Romanian; English is widely spoken in Bucharest and by younger people
Type C/F, 230V 50Hz
Bucharest's metro, trams and buses take a contactless bank card or phone tapped at the gate or validator; intercity travel is by CFR train or minibus.
Around 10% in restaurants, ideally in cash; check whether a service charge has already been added.
Bucharest's tap water is treated to EU standards and safe to drink, though ageing building pipes mean many locals still buy bottled.
Right-hand side; EU/EEA licences are valid as they are, other visitors should carry an International Driving Permit, and a road vignette (rovinietă) is compulsory.
112 (all services)
Country-level guidance, checked against official sources. Currency, fares and entry rules change — confirm anything time-critical before you travel.
Recent stories from Romania
Bucharest for culture lovers: the art and history worth your time, ranked
Belle Epoque boulevards, communist megalomania and a revolution fought in the central squares: the Bucharest cultural stops that repay the effort, ranked, with the practical detail to string them into two days.
The Further You Get From Lipscani, The Better Bucharest Tastes
The Old Town holds Bucharest's prettiest dining rooms and very little of its best cooking, so here is where the city actually eats instead, from the grill queue at Obor to a 1915 villa out east.
Bucharest from first light to last call: one full day, hour by hour
One well-ordered day along Calea Victoriei, from Ceausescu's palace to a concert under the Athenaeum's dome, with the bookings, costs and calendar traps that decide whether it works.
Where to stay in Bucharest: the areas to book, and the ones to walk past
Bucharest is a sprawling city where the wrong base means taxis to everything and the right one puts the whole story on your doorstep — here is the candid map, quarter by quarter.
Bucharest for First-Timers: The Complete Guide
Once dubbed 'Little Paris', Romania's capital mixes Belle Époque elegance, communist-era monuments and one of Europe's liveliest old towns. Here's how to crack it on a first visit.