It was a warm June afternoon in Bucharest. Rays of sun bounced off the glass of Romanian-produced rosé that I’d held up to clink above the table. Over a soundtrack of loud house music, Martha ...

The Eastern European nation is the last refuge of bears, horse-drawn carts and unspoiled nature Haunted castles, check. Bear encounters, check. Ice caves, check. A land of mysteries fed by a ...

Archaeologists working in Romania’s Transylvania region have discovered a young male and female skeleton from the late Middle Ages who were buried facing each other and holding hands. Locals have ...

Set dramatically on top of a sharp rock in the forested Carpathian mountains not far from the picturesque medieval Romanian town of Brasov, Bran Castle looks straight out of a fairy tale. But its ...

For four days -- and, more ominously, for three nights -- dozens of fearless vampire slayers from all over the world are gathering in the medieval Transylvanian town of Sighisoara in central Romania.

Senior associate editor Rebecca Tobin toured the Romanian province of Transylvania with the Romanian National Tourist Office. Her report follows: BUCHAREST, Romania -- U.S. travel to Europe has been ...

ZALĂU COUNTY, ROMANIA—Romania-Insider reports that metal detectorist Cristian Marincaş alerted authorities after he discovered 6 silver coins in northwestern Romania. Archaeologists from the Zalău ...

When 75-year-old Svetlana and her family from the city of Krivoy Rog in central Ukraine reached the snow-covered Putna Monastery in the rolling hills of northeastern Romania, they had been on the road ...

Just because summer is well and truly over, it doesn't mean fun and adventure needs to stop. In fact, many places in the UK and around Europe are perfect for autumn getaways. You can wrap up warm, ...

Jen Murphy is an avid adventurer who splits her time between Colorado and Maui. She travels the globe pursuing passions that include surfing, snowboarding, cycling, and trail running and tries to ...