The most famous US television station included Romania in the top of the best places to visit in 2025

CNN Travel, the travel section of the largest American television network, published on January 1 a list of 25 destinations that it considers worth visiting in 2025. Romania is included in its ranking, our country being described by American journalists as “a gift in these days of over-tourism.”
CNN also reviews famous attractions, but also encourages exploring other destinations, such as Timișoara, Sibiu, and Sebeș.
“​​There aren’t many places left in Europe that still have that undiscovered vibe, but Romania comes close. That’s a gift in these days of overtourism — for here’s a country that has everything, from the beach resorts of the Black Sea to the drop-dead gorgeousness of the Carpathian Mountains, and is reputedly trying to grow visitor numbers sustainably.

Yes, there’s the Dracula thing at Bran Castle, but for other gothic medieval treats in wider Transylvania and beyond, try Timișoara, Cluj Napoca, Sibiu, Brasov and Sebes. Capital Bucharest has a charming Old Town, now a bit overloaded with tourist bars and restaurants, but the city’s recent history is still a major draw. The jaw-dropping excess of communist-era dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu’s luxurious former home and his vast Palace of the Parliament (the world’s heaviest building) are worth exploring.

They contrast with the extreme hardships he forced on the country’s people, charted in the diminutive but essential Museum of Communism. A more idyllic past can still be found in the Romanian countryside. There’s probably no better way to explore this than the recently launched Via Transilvanica, an 870-mile (1,400-kilometer) hiking trail through rural landscapes and villages seemingly frozen in time,CNN Travel says in the post.

CNN’s recommendation comes after “Vogue” magazine opened its ranking of the best places to visit in 2025 with Romania at the end of last year, informing international travelers that our country “truly has it all” in a description that is also reminiscent of the new film “Nosferatu” inspired by Bram Stoker’s book “Dracula”.
At the same time, the prestigious National Geographic magazine published its list of the best places to visit in 2025, and the city of Brașov was included on the short list of must-see destinations in Europe.
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