Romania: Transylvania

Born and educated in the UK, the late Lucy Mallows worked for 12 years in Budapest as a reporter. She first visited Transylvania in 1997, but her links with Romania go back to the late 1980s when she worked as a volunteer for Operation Romanian Villages, and to an early childhood fairytale The Lost Princess, written in 1924 by Queen Marie of Romania. As a travel writer and journalist, she contributed regularly to many international dailies and magazines, and wrote guidebooks and articles on countries from Iceland to Portugal. An expert on Central European culture, she spoke six foreign languages including Hungarian, Czech and Russian. Lucy Mallows was also the author of the Bradt guides to Bratislava and Slovakia. She died in 2018.Paul Brummell is presently British Ambassador to Latvia, having been the British Ambassador to Romania (2014-18). A career diplomat, he joined the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in 1987. He has also served as British Ambassador to Turkmenistan and to Kazakhstan (as well as non-resident Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan) and High Commissioner to the countries of the eastern Caribbean, based in Barbados. In 2016, he was awarded the CMG for services to British foreign policy. He is the author of Bradt guides to Transylvania, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. He has also written Diplomatic Gifts: a history in fifty presents.

• Introduction PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATION Chapter 1 Background Information Geography, Climate, Natural history and conservation, History, Government and politics, Economy, People, Language, Religion, Education, Culture, Sport Chapter 2 Practical Information When to visit, Highlights, Suggested itineraries, Tour operators, Tourist offices, Red tape, Getting there and away, Health, Safety, Women travellers, Travelling with children, Travelling with a disability, LGBTQIA+ travellers, What to take, Electricity, Money, Budgeting, Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public holidays and festivals, Shopping, Arts and entertainment, Cultural attractions, Activities, Media and communications, Maps, Business, Buying property, Cultural etiquette, Travelling positively PART TWO THE GUIDE Chapter 3 Brasov County Brasov, Places to visit en route from Bucharest to Brasov, Other sights in Brasov County Chapter 4 Covasna County Sfântu Gheorghe, Around Sfântu Gheorghe Chapter 5 Harghita County Miercurea-Ciuc, Heading south and west, Heading northChapter 6 Mures CountyTârgu Mures, Heading east, Heading north, Sighisoara, Around Sighisoara Chapter 7 Sibiu County Sibiu, Heading south and west, Heading north, Heading east Chapter 8 Hunedoara County Deva, Other sights in Hunedoara County Chapter 9 Alba County Alba Iulia, Heading south, The Apuseni Mountains, Heading north from Alba Iulia Chapter 10 Cluj County Cluj-Napoca, Heading west, Heading north, Heading southeast Chapter 11 Bistrita-Nasaud County Bistrita, Other sights in Bistrita-Nasaud County Chapter 12 Salaj County Zalau, Other sights in Salaj County Appendix 1 Language Appendix 2 Further Information Index