The last part of our Romanian trip took us to the northern part, to a region called Maramureș, close to the Ukrainian border. Most of the people consider this region to be the heart and soul of Romania’s rural side. The village life is still present across Romania but in Maramureș…

Corvin Castle After a drive of a little over an hour from Sibiu, we reached Hunedoara. The town itself is nothing glamorous, but it is home of the Corvin Castle, also known as the Hunyadi Castle which was built in the 15th century. Perched upon a rock, it features tall…

Sighișoara is a medieval citadel in the Transylvanian region of Romania. It’s one of the best preserved medieval towns in Europe and with it’s charm became a UNESCO world heritage site. This small fortified city was built by the Saxons in the 12th century. The old town is situated in the hilltop…

Early next morning, we woke up ready to tackle the Transfăgărăşan yet again. I’ve already mentioned in Part 1 that Top Gear did an episode on this magnificent winding road. Built between 1970 and 1974 mainly by military forces with the aid of approximately 6000 tonnes of dynamite, it stretches…

Traveling to different countries made us realise that we haven’t visited our own country that much so we decided it is time to be tourists in Romania. We already knew that staying in one place is not an option so we planned a road trip to different regions of the…