{"id":123711,"date":"2016-03-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/the-sun-urges-tourists-to-visit-romanias-transylvania-region\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T18:04:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T16:04:36","slug":"the-sun-urges-tourists-to-visit-romanias-transylvania-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/the-sun-urges-tourists-to-visit-romanias-transylvania-region\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sun Urges Tourists to Visit Romania&#8217;s Transylvania Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Journalists from The Sun publication note that the Transylvania region is worth visiting not just for the Dracula myth, but also for its panoramic views, castles &#8220;straight out of Harry Potter,&#8221; and bars tucked away on winding streets.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This year, Lonely Planet designated Transylvania as the ultimate travel destination.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The journalists further write that in Cluj, for example, tourists can weave through art galleries and theaters, recommending they get lost in the &#8220;Fabrica de pensule&#8221; (The Paintbrush Factory) contemporary art space, which houses several art galleries, artist studios, and performance spaces.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The city tour should end, in the view of those at The Sun, at the National History Museum, where a collection of potions and ancient laboratory equipment, seemingly from the Harry Potter universe, can be admired.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The 14th-century Bran Castle, perched on a cliff and the source of inspiration for Count Dracula&#8217;s residence in Bram Stoker&#8217;s novel, offers impressive panoramas if tourists climb the secret internal stairs to the towers; then, they must gather their strength and master their fear for a visit to the Torture Museum within Bran Castle, the journalists note.<\/div>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Why does The Sun recommend visiting Transylvania?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Transylvania is recommended for its panoramic views, spectacular medieval castles, and the vibrant cultural life found in cities like Cluj-Napoca.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What can tourists see in Cluj-Napoca according to the article?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tourists can visit art galleries at &#8220;Fabrica de pensule&#8221; and a unique collection of potions and laboratory equipment at the National History Museum.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the highlights of Bran Castle mentioned by journalists?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beyond the Dracula myth, highlights include the secret internal stairs leading to the towers and the Museum of Torture located within the castle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Journalists from The Sun publication note that the Transylvania region is worth visiting not just for the Dracula myth, but also for its panoramic views, castles &#8220;straight out of Harry Potter,&#8221; and bars tucked away on winding streets. This year, Lonely Planet designated Transylvania as the ultimate travel destination. The journalists further write that in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":65967,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2858],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-123711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourism"],"article_style_override":"","post-style":"","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/turism-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123711"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=123711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}