Romania’s landmarks range from medieval towns and fortified churches to royal castles, monasteries, monumental sculpture and major natural landscapes. Several are part of Romania’s UNESCO World Heritage properties.
20 Landmarks and Heritage Places
- Bran Castle
- Peleș Castle
- Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest
- Romanian Athenaeum
- Historic Centre of Sighișoara
- Corvin Castle
- Black Church in Brașov
- Alba Carolina Citadel in Alba Iulia
- Painted Churches of Moldavia
- Hurezi Monastery
- Wooden Churches of Maramureș
- Fortified Villages of Transylvania
- Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains
- Danube Delta
- Roșia Montană Mining Landscape
- Brâncuși Monumental Ensemble of Târgu Jiu
- Historic centre of Sibiu
- Voroneț Monastery
- Transfăgărășan mountain road
- Black Sea historic attractions in Constanța
UNESCO Heritage
UNESCO currently lists 11 World Heritage properties in Romania: nine cultural and two natural. The list includes the Danube Delta and the Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe, as well as several cultural sites.
See Romania’s UNESCO World Heritage profile.
Plan a Heritage Trip
Combine Sighișoara, Brașov and nearby castles for a Transylvania-focused itinerary, or explore Moldavia and Bucovina for monasteries and rural heritage.
Read our Romania travel guide, regions guide and best places guide.