The Via Transilvanica long-distance hiking trail is listed along with Brasov city among the National Geographic's 25 best destinations in the world to travel to in 2025, the Tasuleasa Social Association announced on Wednesday."The latest ranking by National Geographic magazine with the world's top 25 unmissable destinations for 2025 includes, among extraordinary locations in Guatemala, Mexico or Thailand, a city from Romania! Brasov is on the list and shares the place with Via Transilvanica as must-visit destinations in the coming year. We are extremely happy that increasingly more dedicated publications recommend our route internationally, and this is already visible on site, in the growing number of foreign hikers who come to get to know our country," reads the message posted on the Via Transilvanica Facebook page.National Geographic recommends Brasov city as a tourist destination for 2025 and mentions that the region can be explored along the Via Transilvanica, a hiking trail completed in 2022, which starts from Putna and runs across ten counties to the Danube's entry to Romania.The text mentions two of the Via Transilvanica sections: Terra Saxonum, which passes through Saxon hamlets and the 12th-century town of Sighisoara, and Terra Dacica, which winds among vineyards and ancient Dacian fortresses.Via Transilvanica - "The throughline road" - is a project initiated in 2018 by the Tasuleasa Social Association based in Bistrita-Nasaud County, and consists of a 1,400 kilometers long hiking trail that crosses Romania diagonally, from the northern Putna to the south-western Drobeta - Turnu Severin.The route can be traveled on foot, by bike or on horseback and is signposted with painted markers, direction poles and individually carved andesite bollards. (Photo:https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Transilvanica)
The Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca (UBB) has established an endowment fund, which the institution described as a "strategic" financial mechanism aimed at supporting academic excellence and ensuring the long-term sustainability of university projects. The initiative is a first of its kind in the local academia, UBB said. The endowment fund involves attracting donations/financial resources and […]
Romanian authorities are reportedly considering imposing an access fee for the Transfăgărășan mountain road. The funds would be used for setting up decent parking areas, selecting merchants, and similar initiatives. The beautiful, winding road is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the country. Local authorities say the funds from an eventual toll would […]
Colombian reggaeton superstar J Balvin will perform in Dubai for the first time this November, headlining Untold, the globally recognized festival born in Romania. The event will take place from November 6 to 9 at Dubai Parks and Resorts, featuring more than 100 international acts across five stages. The festival is staged in partnership with […]
More than 17% of Romania’s population faced severe material and social deprivation last year, which was one of the highest shares in the EU, according to the statistical bureau of the European Union - Eurostat. In 2024, 6.4% of people in the European Union faced severe material and social deprivation, a slight decrease compared to […]
The Freedom and Respect for Every Earthling association will hold the March for Animal Rights in Bucharest on October 4, to mark International Animal Day. The march will start at 11 AM at the National Theater Park, and will go on to Piața Victoriei. Organizers say they aim to bring to the forefront the suffering […]
Several Israeli citizens got into a fight on a plane flying from Israel to Bucharest on Monday, September 15. Upon landing, Romanian police issued several fines. The scandal reportedly broke out for religious reasons. The argument involved roughly 30 passengers of the flight from Tel Aviv to Bucharest. At one point, seven passengers started to […]
