The Transalpina is Romania’s highest road, rising through the Carpathians like a silver ribbon. The air is cool, the turns are sharp, and the view stretches for miles. Each curve reveals another layer ...

In the past decade or so, it's been interesting to watch countries from Europe's Balkan and southeast regions emerge from their complicated pasts and onto the international tourism stage. For some — ...

These villages may look like they belong in fairy tales but they’re real-life places. Romania’s remote northwestern region of Maramureș has a unique architectural style, where tall, tower-like wooden ...

Deep in the heart of Romania lies a geological wonder that continues to intrigue both scientists and tourists. The Trovant stones, found mainly in the village of Costești, have captivated imaginations ...

In 1986 engineers drilling an exploratory hole at a possible construction site in southeastern Romania, near the Black Sea, discovered a cave 80 feet below ground. Taking advantage of the chance find, ...

A team of archeologists from Hungary and Romania is hailing the almost certain discovery of the tomb of a medieval Hungarian king celebrated for granting a famous charter. General view of the ...