It’s quite well-known that smaller towns have a charming atmosphere to them that is totally different from the hustle and bustle of the metropolises travellers are used to nowadays. If you find yourself in the category of people that prefer that “small-town charm,” we’ve found 7 small Romanian cities that are perfect for your next trip!
#1 Sighisoara
Sighisoara is the only one of the small Romanian cities on our list to be a part of the UNESCO World Heritage sites. Well, at least its historical centre is. Largely considered to be a medieval gem of Romania, the Sighisoara Citadel is now the ONLY fully inhabited medieval citadel in Europe. Still, there is a perfect symbiosis between the modern and the medieval around here.
You will be pleasantly surprised by the sheer number of historical sites that include impressive churches and towers which skilled craftsmen once called their home. There are nine of them in total, but among these, we should point out the famous Clock Tower (admission fee only 10 lei/$2.5).
If you want a piece of the local legends, you can visit the Casa Vlad Dracul (where Vlad Tepes is said to have been born). Tepes’s gruesome and bloody treatment of enemies and criminals spawned his reputation as Dracula (but we can assure you he was not a real vampire!)
#2 Turda
Among the small Romanian cities we’re presenting today, Turda is not exactly as famous as the salt mine of the same name, which has been turned into a colourful and spectacular amusement park. If you ever wanted to see a Ferris wheel underg