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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>