3. Since ancient times, guests were welcomed by the Romanian people with bread and salt, as a symbol of wealth and of the joy of tasting the fruits of their labor.

4. No journey to Eastern Europe would be complete without paying a visit to Romania.

5. Romania has got a lot of national monuments linked to the legends of its millenary history.

6. Brancusi’s sculptures commemorate the courage and sacrifice of Romanians fighting against the invaders.

7. The first ever gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event is a Romanian one.

8. Famous for its colorful tombstones describing poetically the buried persons, the Merry Cemetery depicts the belief that death was a moment filled with joy, not a solemn one.

9. Romanians have the first Eastern European team to win the UEFA Champions League in 1986.

10. A Neo-Renaissance castle placed in an idyllic setting in the Carpathian Mountains, near Sinaia, in Prahova County, impresses by its magnificent grand rooms.

11. One of the most popular tourist destinations in the country is an area on the Bucegi Mountains plateau whose name comes from some mushroom shaped rock formations, the result of erosion and varying hardness of the rock layers.

12. A wonder of nature is the megalith of the Bucegi Mountains, a rock formation named for its appearance.

13. The 28 th best tennis player of the last forty years, the World No.1 in 1973, is a Romanian of whom we are proud.

14. It's a habit to serve someone with this kind of drink, when he comes to your house.

15. It’s worth visiting one of the wooden churches in Maramures, a nice synthesis of Eastern and Western European architecture, with Gothic and Byzantine elements.

16. Each historical region has its own specific variety of costume.

17. Our traditional folk dance is thought to be derived from a pre- Christian fertility ritual and spring rite, and is said to bring luck, health and happiness to the villages in which it is danced.

18. A reason for visiting Romania is to admire some rare species of birds in Dobrogea area like the pelican, cormorant, little deer, Red-breasted Goose, White-fronted Goose and the Mute Swan.

19. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, Romania is the fourth fastest growing country in the world in terms of travel and tourism total demand.

20. When we talk about the Romanian literature, we can mention two important names: Mihai Eminescu – our national poet, the author of the Romantic poem “Lucifer” and Ion Creangă – our best teller who delighted all the generations with his “Childhood Memories”.

21. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, this is the world's largest, most expensive, and heaviest civilian administrative building.

22. “Oina”, our national sport, can be found in the American “baseball”, “paume” from France, “pals pool” from Finland or “schlagball” from Germany.

23. One of the most important cultural and religious centers in Romania, Sibiu was designated European Capital of Culture for the year 2007, together with Luxembourg.

24. Foreign tourists consider Romanians among the warmest and most hospitable people on Earth. Come soon to Romania, dear European friends!

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