
Romania and Moldova Travel Guide
by Lonely Planet author Leif
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Brasov
The is Transylvania ground-zero and arguably the best base of operations for regional tours. The city itself is a Saxon town of the first order, complete with medieval walls, crumbling cobble stone streets baroque facades and churches, including the whopper Black Church. Walking around town is a pleasure. The downside is that it suffers from the usual tourism saturation problems; over-priced everything, pickpockets and shysters. The surrounding hills also provide lovely ambiance, if
you can overlook the giant 'Brasov' sign mounted and lit at night, Hollywood-like.
If you can duck the tourist fluff, there are several decent restaurants
here, including my personal favorite 'Bella Musica' across the street
and several steps down the street from the Black Church at Str George
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