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[[File:Hunedoara castle.jpg|thumb|[[Corvin Castle]] in [[Hunedoara]]]]
[[File:Castelul Peles, Sinaia - Vedere panoramica.jpg|thumb|[[Peleș Castle]] in [[Sinaia]]]]
[[File:Castelul_Bran2.jpg|thumb|[[Bran Castle]] in [[Brașov]]]]

[[File:Muntii_Bucegi_vazuti_de_pe_Postavaru.jpg|thumb|[[Bucegi Mountains]] in [[Brașov]]]]

In December 2024, [[Romania]]'s tourism sector had a 6.8% increase in arrivals at accommodation facilities, including [[hotels]], [[apartments]], and [[renting|rental rooms]], compared to December 2023.<ref name="INSSE">{{Cite web |title=Turismul în luna decembrie 2024 |url=https://insse.ro/cms/sites/default/files/com_presa/com_pdf/turism12r24.pdf |access-date=9 February 2025 |website=insse.ro}}</ref> in authorized lodging facilities, marking increases of 4.5% over 2023<ref name="INSSE"/> Overnight stays also rose by 4.9% during the same period. At border crossing points, Romania recorded 916,100 foreign visitor arrivals, while the number of Romanian residents traveling abroad reached 1,007,600.<ref name="INSSE"/>

In 2024, the [[National Institute of Statistics (Romania)|National Institute of Statistics]] reported that [[Romania]] recorded over 14 million arrivals<ref name="INSSE"/> in authorized lodging facilities, marking increases of 4.5% over 2023<ref name="INSSE"/> and 7.7% compared to 2019,<ref name="INSSE"/> with overnight stays reaching 30.2 million.<ref name="INSSE"/> Early trends for 2025 continue to reflect strong domestic interest, particularly along the [[Romanian Black Sea resorts]] and in emerging sectors such as [[Ecotourism]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jifcu |first1=Ionuţ |title=Turismul românesc în 2024: Creștere semnificativă și tendințe favorabile pentru 2025 |url=https://www.gazetanoua.ro/turismul-romanesc-in-2024-crestere-semnificativa-si-tendinte-favorabile-pentru-2025.html |website=Gazeta Noua |access-date=22 February 2025}}</ref>

The most visited cities are [[Bucharest]], [[Constanța]], [[Brașov]], [[Timișoara]], [[Sibiu]], [[Alba-Iulia]], [[Cluj-Napoca]], [[Sighișoara]], [[Iași]] and [[Oradea]]. Natural touristic attractions include the [[Danube]], the [[Carpathian Mountains]], and the [[Black Sea]]. The most popular destinations for tourists are the capital city Bucharest, [[Brașov County]], [[Cluj County]], [[Prahova County]],  [[Constanța County]], [[Bihor County]] and [[Sibiu County]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ebihoreanul.ro/stiri/bihor-locul-6-in-topul-celor-mai-vizitate-judete-din-tara-180515.html | title=Bihor, locul 6 în topul celor mai vizitate județe din țară }}</ref>

== UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Romania ==

{{see also|UNESCO}}
{{Main|World Heritage Sites in Romania}}

[[File:Romanian license plate codes.png|thumb|Administrative divisions of Romania]]
[[File:Kirchenburg Birthälm.jpg|thumb|[[Biertan]] ({{langx|de|Birthälm}}) [[Transylvanian Saxons|Transylvanian Saxon]] medieval fortified church in [[Sibiu County]], central Romania]]
[[File:Karpatenlandschaft bei Slatioara.JPG|thumb|[[Stulpicani|Slătioara secular forest]] near [[Câmpulung Moldovenesc]] in [[Suceava County]], northeastern Romania]]

* [[Churches of Moldavia]] – The eight Romanian [[Romanian Orthodox Church|Orthodox Churches]] of Moldavia are located in [[Suceava County]], northern [[Moldavia]], ([[Bukovina]]) and were built approximately between 1487 and 1583. 
* [[Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains]] – The six fortresses ([[Sarmizegetusa Regia]], [[Costești-Cetățuie Dacian fortress|Costești-Cetățuie]], [[Costești-Blidaru Dacian fortress|Costești-Blidaru]], [[Piatra Roșie Dacian fortress|Piatra Roșie]], [[Dacian fortress of Bănița|Bănița]] and [[Dacian fortress of Căpâlna|Căpâlna]]) that formed the defensive system of [[Decebalus]] were created in the 1st centuries BC and AD as protection against [[ancient Rome|Roman]] conquest, and played an important role during the [[Trajan's Dacian Wars|Roman-Dacian wars]].
* [[Historic Centre of Sighișoara]] –  It is an inhabited medieval citadel that was built in the 12th century by Saxon colonists under the Latin name Castrum Sex and it is the birthplace of [[Vlad III the Impaler]] also known by the name of [[Count Dracula]].
* [[Danube Delta]] – It is the second largest [[river delta]] in Europe and best preserved on the continent.
* [[Monastery of Horezu]] – It was founded in 1690 by Prince [[Constantin Brâncoveanu]] in the town of [[Horezu]], [[Vâlcea County]], [[Wallachia]], Romania and it is considered to be a masterpiece of "[[Brâncovenesc style]]", known for its [[architectural]] purity and balance, the richness of its sculpted detail, its treatment of religious compositions, its votive portraits, and its painted decorative works.
* [[Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania]] – They are seven villages (six [[Transylvanian Saxons|Saxon]] and one [[Székelys|Székely]]) founded by the Transylvanian Saxons. They are dominated by fortified churches and characterized by a specific settlement pattern that has been preserved since the late [[Middle Ages]].
* [[Wooden Churches of Maramureș]] – They are high timber constructions with characteristic tall, slim bell towers at the western end of the building. They are a particular vernacular expression of the cultural landscape of this mountainous area of northern Romania. These churches are: [[Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple in Bârsana|Bârsana]], [[Budești Josani church|Budești]], [[Saint Parascheva Church, Desești|Desești]], [[Ieud Hill Church|Ieud]], [[Church of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, Plopiș|Plopiș]], [[Saint Parascheva Church, Poienile Izei|Poienile Izei]], [[Church of the Holy Archangels, Rogoz|Rogoz]], [[Church of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, Șurdești|Șurdești]].
* [[Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe]]

==Activities==

[[File:Corbu, Romania - panoramio.jpg|thumb|right|Protected virgin beach at [[Corbu, Constanța|Corbu]], [[Constanța County]], southeastern Romania]]
[[File:Békás-szoros.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bicaz Gorge]]]]
[[File:Letea0_cropped.jpg|thumb|right|[[Letea Forest]]]]
* Swimming at the [[Romanian Black Sea resorts|Black Sea resorts]] (from North to South): [[Năvodari]], [[Mamaia]], [[Constanța]], [[Eforie Nord]], [[Eforie Sud]], [[Costinești]], [[Olimp, Romania|Olimp]], [[Neptun, Romania|Neptun]], [[Jupiter, Romania|Jupiter]], [[Cap Aurora]], [[Venus, Romania|Venus]], [[Saturn, Romania|Saturn]], [[Mangalia]], [[2 Mai]] and [[Vama Veche]].
* Skiing in the mountain resorts: [[Sinaia]], [[Bușteni]], Semenic, [[Azuga]], [[Straja]], [[Păltiniș]], [[Rânca]], [[Cavnic]], [[Arieșeni]], [[Predeal]] and [[Poiana Brașov]].
* Cultural cities of [[Bucharest]], [[Timișoara]], [[Sibiu]], [[Brașov]], [[Cluj-Napoca]], [[Oradea]], [[Arad, Romania|Arad]], [[Alba Iulia]], [[Sighișoara]], [[Târgu Mureș]], and [[Iași]].
* [[Rural tourism]], which mainly revolves around the folklore and traditions of [[Banat]], [[Maramureș]] and [[Bukovina]]. Given their more isolated, mountainous character and diversity of the population, the inhabitants of these two northern Romanian regions have kept old traditions such as painting Easter eggs,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.webphoto.ro/romania/the-tradition-of-artistic-painted-eggs-on-easter.html|title=Painted Easter eggs, a folkloric tradition in Romania {{!}} Photo gallery|website=www.webphoto.ro|access-date=2017-04-25|date=24 March 2010}}</ref> painting houses and in some parts have even kept the old local architecture alive.
* [[Rural tourism]] in [[Transylvania]] along the [[Via Transilvanica]], a long-distance hiking and cycling trail which includes attractions such as the [[Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania|villages with fortified churches]] or the [[Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains]].
* Hiking in the [[Carpathian Mountains]] with many [[Mountain hut]]s available{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}
* [[:Category:Spa towns in Romania|Spas and health resorts]]: [[Băile Herculane]], [[Băile Felix]], [[Buziaș]], [[Sovata]], [[Călimănești]], [[Moneasa]] and [[Techirghiol]]
* [[List of museums in Romania|Museums]]
* Travel with [[Mocăniță|Mocănița]] steam-powered locomotive trains in the mountainous areas of [[Banat]], [[Maramureș]], [[Transylvania]], and [[Bukovina]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://judetulsuceava.ro/locuri/obiective-turistice/alte-atractii/mocanita-hutulca-moldovita/|title=Mocănița Huțulca (Moldovița)|work=Județul SUCEAVA|access-date=2017-04-25|language=ro-RO}}</ref>
*Travel the water channels of the [[Danube Delta]], stay in traditional villages that can only be reached by boats such as [[Sfântu Gheorghe, Tulcea|Sfântu Gheorghe]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.calvertjournal.com/features/show/10456/letter-from-the-danube-delta-waterways-villages-remote-romania|title=Letter from the Danube Delta: discover the waterways and villages of Romania's remotest corner|work=The Calvert Journal|access-date=2018-11-16|language=en}}</ref>

==Major tourist attractions==

* Many [[List of castles in Romania|medieval castles and fortifications]]
* Fortified [[Transylvanian Saxon]] medieval cities: [[Brașov]], [[Râșnov]], [[Rupea]], [[Sighișoara]], [[Sibiu]], [[Cisnădie]], [[Mediaș]], [[Sebeș]], [[Bistrița]] 
* [[Scărișoara Cave]] and [[Bears' Cave]], both located in [[Apuseni Mountains]]
* [[Sphinx (Romania)|Sphinx]] and [[Babele]], both situated in [[Bucegi Mountains]]
* [[Cheile Nerei-Beușnița National Park]], [[Domogled-Valea Cernei National Park]], [[Semenic-Caraș Gorge National Park]], [[Iron Gates]] in [[Caraș-Severin County]]
* [[Ceahlău Massif]] and [[Vânători-Neamț Natural Park]] in [[Neamț County]]
* [[Cheile Bicazului-Hășmaș National Park]]
* [[Piatra Craiului Mountains]]
* [[Berca Mud Volcanoes]], in [[Buzău County]]
* [[Merry Cemetery]], in [[Săpânța]], [[Maramureș County]]
* [[Palace of the Parliament]], [[Bucharest]], one of the [[List of largest buildings|largest buildings in the world]]
* [[Lipscani|Lipscani street]], in the old town of [[Bucharest]], the most important commercial area of the city and of the [[Wallachia|Principality of Wallachia]] from the Middle Ages to the early 19th century
* [[Transfăgărășan|Transfăgărășan road]]
* [[Transalpina (DN67C)|Transalpina road]]
* [[Via Transilvanica]]
* [[Turda Gorge]] (Cheile Turzii)
* [[Turda Salt Mine]]
* [[Praid]] Salt Mines
* [[Iron Gates]] ([[Danube]] Gorge)
* [[Hațeg Island]], [[Hunedoara County]]
* [[Sighișoara]], a medieval fortified city in southeastern Transylvania (also the birthplace of [[Vlad the Impaler|Vlad Țepeș]])
* The old town of [[Timișoara]]
* [[Izvorul Bigăr|Bigăr Waterfall]]: according to The World Geography, Bigăr waterfall is a unique waterfall worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theworldgeography.com/2013/01/unique-waterfalls.html|title=8 Unique Waterfalls Around the World|website=www.theworldgeography.com}}</ref>
* [[Cozia National Park]], with mountains, ancient ruins, and medieval castles
*[[Danube Delta]]
*[[Romanian Black Sea resorts]]
*Ancient ruins, [[Murfatlar Cave Complex]], [[Măcin Mountains]] in [[Dobrogea]]

<gallery>
File:Moldoveanu_Peak_(Romania).jpg|[[Moldoveanu Peak]], the highest mountain peak  in Romania
File:Cheile Turzii (Turda Gorges).jpg|[[Turda Gorge]]
File:Ceahlau 2.jpg|[[Ceahlău Massif]], [[Bacău County]]
File:Wide view over the northern Transfagarasan.jpg|[[Transfăgărășan|Transfăgărășan road]]
File:DN67C - Transalpina (3).JPG|[[Transalpina (DN67C)|Transalpina road]]
File:Volcanes de lodo, Buzau, Rumanía, 2016-05-29, DD 28.jpg|[[Berca Mud Volcanoes]], [[Buzău County]]
File:Cozia National Park, Romania.jpg|Mountainous landscape in [[Cozia National Park]], [[Vâlcea County]]
File:Đerdap rest stop 2.jpg|[[Iron Gates]], ([[Danube]] Gorge)
File:RO AB Raul Aries la Scarisoara.jpg|[[Arieșul Mare]] near [[Scărișoara, Alba|Scărișoara]] in [[Apuseni Natural Park]]
File:Bucegi Sfinx 2011 iarna.jpg|[[Sphinx (Romania)|The Sphinx]] of [[Bucegi Mountains]]
File:Sighisoara Clock Tower - Turnul Cu Ceas (2).jpg|A part of the old town of [[Sighișoara]], [[Mureș County]]
File:Voronet_Intrare.JPG|[[Voroneț Monastery]]
File:Strada Covaci.jpg|A part of [[Lipscani]] street in Bucharest's old town
File:Casa Poporului.jpg|The [[Palace of the Parliament]] in [[Bucharest]]
File:Căălimăneşti.jpg|[[Călimănești]]
File:CastelulSavar.jpg|[[Săvârșin]] Royal Castle
File:Apus la Cetatea Enisala.jpg|[[Sarichioi|Enisala Citadel]]
File:RO MS Palace of Culture.jpg|[[Târgu Mureș]]
File:Arad City Hall (30112380741).jpg|[[Arad, Romania|Arad]]
File:Statuia Chipul lui Decebal - Cazanele Dunării, România.jpg|[[Rock sculpture of Decebalus]]
File:Lipovean.jpg|[[Danube Delta]]
</gallery>

==Festivals==

[[File:Electric Castle 2017 - Main Stage view.jpg|thumb|Electric Castle Festival in 2017]]

*[[George Enescu Festival]], in [[Bucharest]]
*[[EUROPAfest]] [[Jazz festival]] in [[Bucharest]]
*[[Gărâna Jazz Festival]] in [[Caraș-Severin]]
*[[Revolution Festival]] in [[Timișoara]]
*[[Peninsula / Félsziget Festival]] in [[Târgu Mureș]]
*[[Golden Stag Festival]], in [[Brașov]]
*[[Callatis Festival]], in [[Mangalia]]
*[[Electric Castle Festival]], in [[Bonțida Bánffy Castle]] near [[Cluj-Napoca]]
*[[Transilvania International Film Festival]] in [[Cluj-Napoca]]
*[[Untold Festival]], in [[Cluj-Napoca]] – Romania's biggest music festival
*Rockstadt Extreme Fest, in [[Râșnov]] largest metal festival in Romania
*Neversea Festival, in [[Constanta]]
*SAGA Festival, in [[Bucharest]]
*[[Sibiu International Theatre Festival|International Theatre Festival]] in [[Sibiu]]
*[[Sighișoara Medieval Festival]]

==Statistics==

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===Foreign visitors by country===
Most visitors arriving to Romania in 2022 and 2024 were from the following countries:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://insse.ro/cms/sites/default/files/field/publicatii/seria_turism_in_anul_2022.pdf|title=Institutul National de Statistica : Calatoriile internationale inregistrate la frontierele Romaniei în anul 2022|website=Insse.ro|access-date=3 August 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|- style="color:white;"
!  style="width:5px; background:#00966E;"|Rank
!  style="width:130px; background:#00966E;"| Country
!2024  
! style="width:50px; background:#00966E;" | 2022
|-
|1||{{flagcountry|Ukraine}} 
|3,911,617|| 3,292,747
|-
|2||{{flagcountry|Republic of Moldova}} 
|2,655,656|| 2,607,301
|-
|3||{{flagcountry|Bulgaria}} 
|1,599,868|| 1,538,805
|-
|4||{{flagcountry|Hungary}} 
|1,267,033|| 864,546
|-
|5||{{flagcountry|Turkey}} 
|715,973|| 728,255
|-
|6||{{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}
|323,975|| 231,741
|-
|7||{{flagcountry|Poland}}
|247,683|| 235,485
|-
|8||{{flagcountry|Germany}}
|227,478|| 379,910
|-
|9||{{flagcountry|Italy}}
|224,541|| 403,485
|-
|10||{{flagcountry|United States of America}}
|118,349|| 173,334
|-
|11||{{flagcountry|France}}
|93,455|| 195,619
|-
|12||{{flagcountry|Austria}}
|81,657|| 98,571
|-
|13||{{flagcountry|Greece}}
|69,667|| 93,196
|-
|14||{{flagcountry|Spain}}
|52,903|| 115,730
|-
|15||{{flagcountry|Slovakia}}
|46,468|| 44,697
|-
|16||{{flagcountry|Czech Republic}}
|45,722|| 46,390
|-
|17||{{flagcountry|Ireland}}
|41,214|| 37,447
|-
|18||{{flagcountry|Netherlands}}
|39,404|| 77,431
|-
|19||{{flagcountry|Portugal}}
|33,651|| 41,095
|-
|20||{{flagcountry|Belgium}}
|33,306|| 66,121
|-
|21||{{flagcountry|Canada}}
|24,687|| 49,693
|-
|22||{{flagcountry|Croatia}}
|24,535|| 22,732
|-
|23||{{flagcountry|Sweden}}
|22,545|| 41,991
|-
|24||{{flagcountry|Cyprus}}
|20,564|| 14,071
|-
|25||{{flagcountry|Australia}}
|15,788|| 11,690
|-
|26||{{flagcountry|Lithuania}}
|14,213|| 15,788
|-
|27||{{flagcountry|Denmark}}
|10,754|| 23,403
|-
|28||{{flagcountry|Latvia}} 
|9,725|| 10,589
|-
|29||{{flagcountry|Slovenia}}
|8,168|| 8,270
|-
|30||{{flagcountry|Finland}}
|6,800|| 10,282
|-
|31||{{flagcountry|Estonia}} 
|4,194|| 5,135
|-
|32||{{flagcountry|New Zealand}}
|3,410|| 2,462
|-
|33||{{flagcountry|Malta}}
|2,095|| 3,757
|-
|34||{{flagcountry|Luxembourg}}
|1,231|| 2,599
|-
!colspan=2| Total foreign 
!13,352,940|| 12,696,800 
|}

==Facilities for disabled travellers==
Facilities for disabled travellers in Romania range from patchy to nonexistent. Anyone with mobility problems should go prepared and ideally have local contacts. 
Although it has made some slow strides towards disabled access since then, and new buildings need to be wheelchair-accessible, implementation has been very poor. In practice Romania remains by and large off-limits to disabled travellers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://enchantingromania.com/wordpress/people-like-you/disabled-travellers/|title=Romania for disabled travellers|work=enchantingromania.com|access-date=10 December 2014}}</ref>

==Industrial and creative tourism==
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[[Industrial tourism]], as a niche of tourism in Romania and as a solution to the restructuring and disappearance of former large industrial sites ([[mining]], [[metallurgy]], [[heavy industry]]), takes on interest in the country still slowly, despite the country's join to the [[European Union]] in 2007. Even if presently the country is confronted with a long and difficult economic transition, it has a rich industrial and scientific history with many of the world's priorities and still has surviving authentic traditional crafts and rural communities. Limited to some geographic areas and not yet on a large scale, by the means of European funds and projects, a sustainable revival of the traditional sector is supported, which also implies creative tourism participatory activities.<ref name="Tourist Capitalization of Industrial Heritage in Petrosani">{{cite web|url=http://gtg.webhost.uoradea.ro/PDF/GTG-1-2010/7-GTG-Florina.pdf |title=Tourist Capitalization of Industrial Heritage in Petrosani |date=May 2010 |first1=C. |last1=Merciu |publisher=Geo Journal}}</ref>

Against this big potential, there are relatively few entities, the majority being state owned, that are organizing, providing or permitting public visits, a main cause of this still being the weak implication and support of many public authorities. Meanwhile, the tourism stakeholders pay a relatively weak attention to the hard core of this niche ([[industrial heritage]], [[Technology|technique]], [[science]] and living [[Industrial sector|industry]]), and practically there are not many package offers of this kind on the market, with some notable exceptions: ethnographic and [[wine tourism]], also some rehabilitated industrial and forest narrow [[railways]] and [[steam engines]] still operating.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

===Primary attractions===
[[File:Salina Turda (panorama), Cluj, RO.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Turda Salt Mine]]]]
According,<ref name="Directory of Industrial and Creative Tourism Attractions in Romania">{{cite web|url=http://www.visitfactories.com/dromania.php?pageid=1 |title=Industrial and Creative Tourism Attractions in Romania |last=Hegedus |first=Marius |date=November 2014 |website=VisitFactories}}</ref> an industrial and creative tourism attractions web directory for Romania and some neighbouring countries, providing photos and short English descriptions of each objective, the main attractions open to the public are:

* the national and regional technical and ethnographic [[museums]]: the Dimitrie Leonida National Technical Museum and the Aviation Museum in Bucharest, the [[mining]] museums in Brad, Petrosani, Rosia Montana, a technical museum in Iasi, the [[tram]] museum in Timișoara, the Oil Museum in Ploiesti, the [[astronomic]] observatories in Bucharest and Bacau, the [[village]] museums from Bucharest, Pitesti, Sibiu, Cluj, Timișoara, Valcea, Suceava; 
* the [[railway]] tourism on the recently rehabilitated narrow gauges from Brad, Abrud, Covasna, Moldovita, Agnita, Vaser, the Oravita – Anina [[mountain railway]] opened in 1864;
* the [[power plant]] museums from Cernavoda ([[nuclear power|nuclear]]), Iron Gates (hydro, on the Danube, 2200 MW, the biggest in European Union), Sadu (hydro, built in 1896), Sinaia (hydro, built in 1899), Grebla – Resita (hydro, built in 1904);
* [[factory tours]]: exception making some food ([[chocolate]], [[soft drinks]], [[yogurt]]) factories which provide visits for school children, there are no important companies ([[car]], [[manufacturing]], [[porcelain]], [[textile]], [[high technology]], etc.) to promote such tourist visits. However, some reference enterprises may accept visits at special requests (the Resita Works, [[metallurgy]], [[heavy machinery]], founded in 1771, having a very interesting museum too, The Ruschita Marble Exploitation). A remarkable visit program, started in October 2013, offers the Timisoreana [[brewery]], a factory founded in 1718, with very valuable heritage;
* [[industrial heritage]]: even if valuable, a large majority of the [[monuments]] are still abandoned by their owners. However, a few exceptions could be mentioned;
* [[motorsports]]: despite the missing of an international standard infrastructure like [[race track|raceways]], there are national federations organizing events for many categories and racing schools offering participatory courses;
* the [[salt mines]] from: Turda, Praid, Cacica, Slanic Prahova, Ocnele Mari, Ocna Sibiului (salt lakes) are equally famous for their tourism interest (museums, underground entertainment parks) as well as [[therapeutic]] exploitation (respiratory diseases)
* traditional [[crafts]]: wood [[carving]], [[weaving]], [[pottery]], [[glass]], [[embroidery]]. Many craftsmen preserved the traditions in some village areas from Moldavia, Transylvania and Oltenia. The majority are only selling their products on local markets, but they begin to organize and a few open their workshops to the tourists too;
* [[wineries]]: some vineyards have incredible landscapes and the wines produced here have a well established and long tradition. Wine tourism provides presentations of the technologies and the storage caves, and is well developed in Romania. Famous big wineries: Murfatlar, Cotnari, Dragasani, [[Recaș Wineries|Recaș]], Prahova Valley, Odobesti, Husi, Cricova (near Chisinau, in the Republic of Moldova, is huge, with about 80 kilometres of tunnels and caves)

==Infrastructure==
There are [[Airports in Romania|16 international commercial airports]] in service today. Overall, airports in the country were transited in 2016 by 16.4 million passengers. The largest number of passengers was attracted by Bucharest's [[Henri Coandă International Airport]], which closed the year with a traffic of almost 11 million passengers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.monitorulcj.ro/actualitate/58035-topul-aeroporturilor-din-romania-clujul-poate-face-pasul-spre-2-milioane-de-pasageri#sthash.HUSDHdNl.nKsvxBdQ.dpbs|title=Topul aeroporturilor din România: Clujul face pasul spre 2 milioane de pasageri|website=monitorulcj.ro|date=2 May 2017 }}</ref>

Romania also has a [[Căile Ferate Române|large network of railways]], [[The World Factbook|CIA World Factbook]] lists Romania with the 22nd largest railway network in the world.<ref>The World Factbook, [https://web.archive.org/web/20070613005508/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2121rank.html ''Country Comparison: Railways'']</ref> The railway network is significantly interconnected with other European railway networks.

==See also==
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*[[UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Romania]]
*[[Castles in Romania]]
*[[Protected areas of Romania]]
*[[Transportation in Romania]]
*[[Aviation in Romania]]
*[[Seven Natural Wonders of Romania]]
*[[Seven Manmade Wonders of Romania]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
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* [https://books.google.com/books?id=jv9hpg79epMC&pg=PA256 ''Tourism in the New Europe: The Challenges and Opportunities of EU Enlargement'']. pp.&nbsp;256–265.
* {{cite journal|doi=10.1016/j.annals.2007.03.004|title=Dracula tourism in Romania Cultural identity and the state|journal=Annals of Tourism Research|volume=34|issue=3|pages=746–765|year=2007|last1=Light|first1=Duncan}}
* {{cite journal|doi=10.1016/j.jrurstud.2009.10.006|title=Rural tourism and livelihood strategies in Romania|journal=Journal of Rural Studies|volume=26|issue=2|pages=152–162|year=2010|last1=Iorio|first1=Monica|last2=Corsale|first2=Andrea}}
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=lh4E3UUpzlcC&pg=PA397 ''OECD Tourism Trends and Policies 2012'']. pp.&nbsp;397–402
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=ag734psQUB0C&pg=PA98 ''The Report: Romania 2008'']. pp.&nbsp;98–100.
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=MyGjpyNAur0C&pg=PA286 ''Geography of Travel and Tourism'']. pp.&nbsp;286–287.
* [https://news.yahoo.com/prince-charles-among-fans-romania-farm-tourism-142708397.html ''Yahoo News''] article
* [http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2011/11/10/tourism-in-romania-investors-wanted/ ''The Financial Times''] article
* [https://www.imtj.com/news/?entryid82=437569 ''International Medical Travel Journal''] article
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==External links==
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* [http://www.romania.travel Official Tourism Site of Romania]

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