The Rough Guide to Romania 5 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) [Paperback]

Tim Burford (Author), Norm Longley (Author), Rough Guides (Author)

Book Description

Series: Rough Guide Travel Guides | Publication Date: June 2, 2008

Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Romania, the ultimate guide

to one of the most beautiful countries in Southeast Europe. The full-colour section introduces the country’s highlights, from the monumental Palace of Parliament in Bucharest to the majestic Bicaz gorges. Using informed accounts, clue-up on all the top sights from the marvellous wooden churches of Maramureş to the romantic Danube Delta and the best beaches of the black sea coast. The guide takes a detailed look at Romanian history, literature, politics and cultural life with expert background on everything from the painted Monasteries of Bucovina to hiking in the Carpathians. There are plenty of practical tips on bird-watching, information on all the best accommodation, transportation and restaurants and lively reviews of hundreds of shops, bars and clubs. Discover every corner of Romania with the clearest maps of any guide.

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A trip to Romania may be made with confidence using either of these reliable, up-to-date guides. Though Williams's volume is more detailed overall, Burford and Richardson's covers pop culture especially well. Lonely Planet helpfully lists regional highlights at the beginning of each chapter and includes coverage of neighboring Moldova.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Rough Guides; 5th edition (June 2, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1858283663
• ISBN-13: 978-1858283661
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #913,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #28 in Books > Travel > Europe > Romania & Moldova

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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Guide to Romania Currently Available, March 2, 2000

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Kelli - See all my reviews

This review is from: Romania: A Rough Guide, Second Edition (Paperback)

This book is the best general guide to Romania presently available. The book contains good background information and tips, as well as practical information that is invaluable. The book is many times better than the Lonely Planet guide for this country -- more deep and perceptive coverage, and more consistently accurate. This book was an invaluable companion during my stay in Bucharest last fall.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good guide to an interesting country, January 12, 2005

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Smallchief - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rough Guide to Romania 4 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)

I used the "Rough Guide" for a visit to Romania in 2003. Traveling mostly by train, without any pre-arranged plans or reservations, we found this guide accurate and up-to-date. Few Romanians speak English or other world languages, so it's a bit more of an adventure traveling on the cheap than in most of Europe. You may need to resort to the 2 pages of Romanian words and phrases in the guide. Given the sorry state of the US dollar, Romania is also one of very few European countries which is still relatively inexpensive for Americans.

As a country Romania is scenic and pleasant, much sunnier and more open than the legend of Dracula portends. We visited most of the places associated with Dracula and enjoyed looking into the country's rich history and ethnic background: Romanian, Hungarian, Turk, and German. Other than complaints about unemployment and corrupt politicians, we didn't encounter much to suggest the country's well-publicized dark side.

The "Rough Guide" was a competent guide to most of what you would like to know about Romania. For example, among the interesting tidbits in the book, is the sidebar about the beginning of the Romanian revolution in 1989 in the city of Timisoara, a place worth visiting.

Smallchief

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, December 4, 1999

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Matt Ebiner (Covina, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Romania: A Rough Guide, Second Edition (Paperback)

The Rough Guide to Romania is outstanding. It is intelligently written and comprehensive in its coverage. A few more maps would help, but I'm still glad to have chosen this book over the Lonely Planet book.