National Geographic Traveler: Romania [Paperback]

Caroline Juler (Author)

Book Description

Series: National Geographic Traveler | Publication Date: November 6, 2007

With its historic cities, rolling mountains, villages, and rejuvenating spas, Romania is realizing its appeal as a travel destination. National Geographic's all-new Traveler guide explores every region of this intriguing country, from Bucharest to Oltenia and its painted monasteries to the Apuseni Mountains, celebrated for their limestone formations and underground rivers, to Transylvania's medieval towns.

Each guidebook in this series details how to get around and what not to miss... the most gracious hotels and recommended restaurants... the best spots for festivals, wildlife watching, water sports, and more—all presented with the reliable reporting and magnificent photos and maps that are the hallmarks of National Geographic.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: National Geographic (November 6, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1426201478
• ISBN-13: 978-1426201479
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.6 x 8.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #617,932 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #25 in Books > Travel > Europe > Romania & Moldova

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book despite shortcomings, November 12, 2008

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Ardeal "Emi" (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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It's great to see a book on Romania published by the prestigious National Geographic. There are many attractive pictures, maps and travel ideas and it is overall a great resource for someone who is introduced to this East European country. However, as an amateur photographer and someone who lived and traveled through Romania for many years, I have to point out 2 cons. First, the book is very much oriented towards the old and traditionalism, and you will have a hard time finding any buildings built after WW2, yet alone after the fall of communism (1989). I love the old yet it would have been nice to see at least a few pages dedicated to the more modern facade of Romania. To some degree, it feels like a National Geographic Magazine from the 60s. Second, I am very surprised at some of the choices for photographs. As a prime example the village of Vinga is represented by an ordinary church when it has one of the most famous and impressive churches in Western Romania - a huge Bulgarian Cathedral. Arad, a city of close to 200,000 which used to be called "little Vienna" due to its architecture, gets one picture: a glimpse of a local market.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, March 9, 2010

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Daniel Gamboa - See all my reviews
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Excellent guidebook. Thorough information, beautiful pictures by Steve Weinberg and interesting articles about culture (music, resistance fighters, Constantin Brancusi, myths, mining, fauna, healing waters, romanian art, gypsies, winemaking). It features a guided walk of old Bucharest, a few driving tours across the countryside (Muntenia, Oltenia, Transylvania, Banat, Maramures and Moldavia) and boat tour of the Danube Delta. I'm giving it 4 starts because the only city map featured is that of Bucharest. It includes some logistics details and lodging/dining options, but I always check the Internet for the latest news about that. All in all, a great guidebook.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Natuional Geographic Traveler, Romania, January 11, 2009

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Jean C. Pierce (Livermore, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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Booklet looks VERY interesting, BUT - its type size is too small for me to read comfortably, so I haven't read much of it. It would be helpful if Amazon could display a few pages of its books or list the individual songs included on CDs it sells. I'd enjoy this book more printed in larger type! J. Pierce