Title: Romania
1Romania
2 ROMANIA
3Romania is a country located in southeastern
Central Europe, on the LowerDanube, north of
the Balkan Peninsulaand the north western Black
Sea coast. Romania's surface is 237.500Km2 The
population is 22,760,449inhabitants Romania has
a varied landscapemountains over 2500m, hills,
plains,meadows and Danube Delta. It has cold
winters and hot summers.
4Romania is the perfect land of contrasts and
paradoxes the country of Constantin Brancusi,
Eugen Ionesco, Emil Cioran, Mircea Eliade and
Nadia Comaneci, but also of Dracula and
Nicolae Ceausescu.
5The Old World of Romania is a vast museum of
ancien heritage and still alive even if only
through its famous painted churches and
monasteries , its folk. art , or its feudal
castles in the Carpathian Mountains. The New
World may be embodied by the Parliament
Palace and the subway network in Bucharest ,
or by the Wastern styles of life adopted by
Romania s townsfolk.
6Romanian people are of Latin origin like
Italians, French, being the only Roman people
from the East-Europe. Today the Romanian society
is considered to have appropriated most of the
democratic values . The political parties
alternate to govern country a formed civil
society. The norms of the Law State are
respected.
7The People House
Is the second biggest building in the
world after the Pentagon
8Bran castle
Majestic human creation in the heart of
Carpathians
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11Peles castle
Pele? Castle is a Neo-Renaissance castle in the
Carpathian Mountains, near Sinaia, in on an
existing medieval route linking Transilvania
and Wallachia, built between 1873 and 1914. Its
inauguration was held in 1883. The castle itself
is very impressive through the riches it has
accumulated old and new canvases, old furniture,
weapons, all sort of curios, everything placed
with good taste.
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13Balea lake
Balea Lake is a glacial lake (formed in cirque)
located at an altitude of 2040 m, in Fagaras
mountains.
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15Bran-Moeciu
We are in a beautiful area on the trail of Count
Dracula.
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17Bucovina
One area where tradition is respected and
hospitality is the height
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19Bears cave (Pestera Ursilor)
- Bear Cave is also significant because 140 cave
bear skeletons were - discovered on the site in 1983.
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21Romanian MountainsThe Carpathians
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Eastern Carpathians , the Southern Carpathians ,
the Western Carpathians
Bucegi mountains
22Wind modeled stones in an Egyptian style
the Sphinx and Babele
23Danube Delta
Danube Delta UNESCO heritage It s the
youngest land in Europe , it grows larger by
40 m of land every year. The largest wetland in
Europe with over 1200 species of trees and
the richest ornithological fauna on the
continent.
24Did you know that ? Jacques -Yves Costeau and
his team have studied Danube Delta in 1991
and created an international centre for
education and scientific meeting in
environmental protection
25Poiana Brasov
With its central location, Bra?ov is a suitable
location from which to explore Romania, and the
distances to several tourist destinations
(including the Black Sea resorts, the
monasteries in northern Moldavia, and the wooden
churches of Maramures) are similar.
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27Brasov
It is also the largest city in a mountain resorts
area. The old city is very well preserved and is
best seen by taking the cable-car to the top of
Tâmpa Mountain.
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29Bucharest
Arch of Triumph
the Athenaeum
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32Traditional dancers peasants _at_work
33HOREZU
Horezu, a small mountain town, is situated in the
south-western part of the country and is
famous-nationally and internationally for a
wonderful tradition, that has been preserved and
passed over from generation pottery.The
landscapes are amazing and the peoples friendly.
These are the reasons why tourism is the main
preoccupation of the officials and the local
people. It hasnt got many people about 7000
inhabitants. Around the town there are some small
but beautiful villages.
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35High School Constantin Brancoveanu Horezu