Now in its 37th year, the Romanian Tourism Fair is an opportunity for travel agencies to present their most interesting packages.
Now in its 37th year, the Romanian Tourism Fair is an opportunity for travel agencies to present their most interesting packages and to promote tourist attractions from Romania and abroad, as well as travel accessories and equipment. We'll first stop in the southwest of Romania. Diana Nodit, the president of the non-governmental Pro-Mehedinti Association will next look at some of this area's main attractions:
"Wherever you go in Mehedinti county you will discover wonderful places. Some of them include the Danube Gorges, in the southwest of the county, the Danube Cauldrons, and the famous effigy of King Decebalus carved in stone, which is the tallest in Romania and also extremely beautiful. Mehedintii also boasts many wonderful accommodation places. In the south of the county you will discover gorgeous natural areas where pelicans are nesting. It is an extraordinary region. In the north, there is a breathtaking limestone area where you will discover caves and the natural bridge in Ponoarele, which is the only natural bridge on which traffic is possible. The area is very scenic and boasts a diversity of traditional crafts."
Next we'll go to one of the best-preserved historical sites in Romania: Fagaras Fortress. Horia Pirau, a museum curator with the Valer Literat Museum of Fagaras has more:
"Fagaras Fortress is one of the few fortresses in Romania never to have been conquered. It was besieged 26 times but it never opened its gates except to welcome the Romanian ruler Michael the Brave in 1600, when, following a defeat in Miraslau, he took refuge here with part of the remaining troops and his wife, Lady Stanca. The fortress' architectural style is that of the Italian Renaissance. Its plan is a little different from that of other Transylvanian fortresses, which were built in the Vauban style, while Fagaras Fortress has the shape of an irregular quadrilateral."
Bistrita Nasaud is represented for the first time at the Romanian Tourism Fair. Travel packages for this region are mainly based on the legend of Dracula. Here is Claudia Anton, the head of the Association for Tourism Promotion in Bistrita Nasaud.
"Tourists have started seeking us out, and this is why we came to the Romanian Tourism Fair this year, in order to allow people to get to know us better, to make friends and tell them about a new tourist destination. Our slogan is Discover Bistrita Nasaud. If people go to Maramures in search of traditions and to Bukovina for the monasteries, in our county they can find both. We have ecological and rural tourism, ecumenical, cultural and historical tourism. We also have the true story of Count Dracula. In Bram Stoker's novel, the action takes place in Bistrita Nasaud, in Tihuta Pass. We came at this edition of the Tourism Fair with passports, which we hand to visitors travelling to Transylvania. Bistrita Nasaud is a transit region between Moldavia and Transylvania, as well as between Maramures and Transylvania. The people arriving in our county receive a passport with warnings and recommendations for their trip into Count Dracula's country."
In the west of Romania there is a county that has it all: beautiful scenery, history, mountains, historical vestiges and mountain resorts. Here is Radu Barb, the director of the Hunedoara Agency for Social and Economic Development:
"We have offers for Corvin Castle, for Deva Citadel, for Geoagiu spa, and many other attractions in the county. We also have an offer from makers of traditional and organic products in Hunedoara county. In the Hateg area we have plenty of B&Bs, as well as in the areas of Valea Muresului and Brad, where accommodation is also plentiful. Let us not forget Prislop Monastery either. We have the monastery in Crisan, and several monasteries in Baita. You also should not miss the stone churches in Hateg Country. The offer is diverse for anyone who wishes to spend Easter in this area."
Also talking about the west of Romania, Diana Antonescu, the head of marketing with Felix Spa Tourism, told us about their attractive packages:
"We have plenty of attractive offers. We have packages for leisure and for spa treatment. We also have special packages for Easter, for Pentecost, and for May 1st. The Easter package is for three nights per person, providing a double room with breakfast included, spa therapy, Easter lunch and access to the pool for 3 and 4 star hotels, starting at 329 lei per person at a two-star hotel. The price for the package at a four-star hotel is 558 lei per person. Also very interesting is the Felix Spa and Relaxation package. This is a package of at least five days accommodation, breakfast included, a medical test by the hotel physician, two spa procedures a day per person, as well as free access to the hotel pools and sauna, for three and four-star hotels. The fee for a five-day stay starts at 480 lei, in a two-star hotel, and can go up to 930 lei for a four-star hotel. These fees are valid between January 4th and July 15th."
Tune in to our following editions of this feature for more tourist destinations. Until then, bear in mind that you can still take advantage of special prices for summer packages for various tourist destinations in Romania.
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