Romania’s culture, fauna, flora and Icons

Plants

The national flower of Romania is the Peony.

Official national flower since 2022. Furthermore, the peony has been valued as a plant with therapeutic properties in Romanian folk medicine since ancient times.

At the EU level, Romania is Europe's largest sunflower producer as well as a top three producer of corn and soybeans

Animals�

One third of Europe’s Large Carnivores‘ population exist in Romania (bears, wolves, lynx).

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The Lower Danube gives habitat to 4 species of the highly endangered Danube sturgeons. 

Culture

Romania

The name “Romania” comes from the Latin word “Romanus” which means “citizen of the Roman Empire.”.

Art

Painted Eggs. The most readily recognizable examples of Romanian popular art are, perhaps, the painted eggs. ...

Culture

Angela Gheorghiu is one of the best-known Romanian sopranos

Hagi- best fotball player

Culture

Romania’s stunning countryside, fairytale-like castles and fascinating recent history were among the main reasons we wanted to visit the country. Transfagarasan road trip as part of our longer road.

The Palace of the Parliament is one of the heaviest buildings in the world, weighing about 4,098,500 tonnes (9.04 billion pounds).

Culture

Sarmale (Cabbage Rolls) Considered to be Romania's national dish, these stuffed cabbage rolls are actually of Turkish origins, but the Romanians claim that theirs are the best.

Food

Papanași is a traditional Romanian donut-shaped pastry with a small sphere on top. It can be fried or boiled

Culture

Sarmale is the national dish of Romania. We eat sarmale at every big celebration, from Christmas to Easter, from christenings to Weddings, funerals and remembrances. No matter how modern your family is in Romania, you will never skip sarmale when you are preparing an event.

Sarmale consists of pickled cabbage rolls filled with a mixture of minced meat and herbs. It takes a time to make sarmale, mostly because of the rolling process. The smaller the sarmale, the more appreciated your skill in making them is. Each family has their own traditional recipe of sarmale, which varies from the south to the north of the country. 

Food

Culture

Dracula and His Transylvanian Castle. Who hasn't heard of Dracula?

Also known as Vlad III, Vlad Dracula (son of the Dragon), and—most famously—Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Tepes in Romanian), he was a brutal, sadistic leader famous for torturing his foe