What is Romania famous for?
Romania is famous for:
- its wide variety of scenery: plains, majestic mountains, fine beaches, hills and the rich flora and fauna in the Danube Delta (about 300 species of birds and 60 species of fish);
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the Northern Moldavia with its well-known painted monasteries, registered by
UNESCO as "values of the universal culture" and Maramures - a land of unique
pastoral beauty and rich tradition of folk art;
- the Romanians' achievements in different fields: C. Brancusi (sculpture), G. Emil Palade (science), E. Ionesco (literature), G. Enescu (music), Nadia Comaneci (gymnastics) etc.;
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the beauty, originality and variety of its regional folk costumes, music and
dances. Wood-carving is still today a living art. Ceramics, embroidery and
tapestry likewise flourish.
- its variety of mineral waters with exceptional curative powers. There are about 2,000 mineral springs along the entire extent of the Oas-Harghita volcanic chain (in the Eastern Carpathians);
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