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- <text id=93CT1835>
- <title>
- Romania--Travel
- </title>
- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- Europe
- Romania
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Visa and currency requirements: Visas are available from
- Romanian consulates or on arrival when traveling by bus, plane,
- or car for $18. Each visitor is required to spend the equivalent
- of $10 in hard currency each day in Romania, unless traveling
- on a prepaid, all-inclusive tour. Retain receipts for all money
- exchanges and purchases to present on departure.
- </p>
- <p> Health: Although no inoculations are required of travelers
- coming from the US or Europe, it is advisable to be immunized
- against polio and hepatitis for travel outside urban areas.
- Health requirements change; check latest information.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunications: Local telephone service is automatic and
- fairly dependable. International telephone and telegraph
- connections are generally good, but delays may occur in placing
- calls, and they are quite expensive, with price per minute
- rising with the length of the call. Romania is seven time zones
- ahead of eastern standard time.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: Bucharest's many buses and streetcars are
- inexpensive but often crowded. Taxis are fairly inexpensive but
- difficult to obtain. A limited subway system was inaugurated in
- 1979.
- </p>
- <p> Driving to Bucharest in December-February is not advised
- because mountain passes can be hazardous. Driving after dark at
- any time of year also is not recommended because of pedestrians,
- animals, or slow-moving vehicles often encountered on the
- roadway; otherwise, the main roads are reasonably good. Rail and
- air facilities are available for domestic and international
- travel. The daily Wiener-Walzer Express from Vienna takes
- roughly 20 hours to reach Bucharest.
- </p>
- <p> Tourist attractions: The monasteries of Bukovina, the
- Transylvanian Alps, and the beach resorts of the Black Sea are
- attractive places to visit. The cities of Cluj-Napoca, Iasi,
- Sighisoara, Sibiu, and Brasov retain old sections with many
- civic and religious monuments.
- </p>
- <p> Many foreign tourist agencies arrange travel and hotel
- reservations for groups or individuals.
- </p>
- <p> National holidays: Businesses and the US Embassy may be
- closed on the following Romanian holidays:
- </p>
- <p>Day of the Republic*, December 31; Romanian Labor Day, May 1-2;
- Romanian Independence Day, August 23-24.
- </p>
- <p>*The Day of the Republic is usually celebrated on January 1 but
- is announced annually by decree.
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, June
- 1988.
- </p>
-
- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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