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Protesters demonstrate against the political class and Romanian authorities in Bucharest. Photograph: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images
Protests to continue as Romania searches for new government

The biggest protests in Romania since its 1989 revolution are expected to continue this weekend, as the country’s president and political parties h(...)

Transylvania is a fascinating place to visit because it is the last remaining medieval landscape in Europe. It is like being in a time warp
Darina Allen: Treat yourself to Transylvania
  • Travel
  • August 8, 2015, 01:00

I am sitting in the midst of a 1,000- year-old wildflower meadow in Transylvania. Wild sweet pea, orchids, marguerite daisies, wild sage and thyme,(...)

Far from resenting the vampire myth, people in Transylvania regard Bram Stoker as a hero. Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Bram Stoker a hero for struggling corner of Romania

The medieval town of Sighisoara in the heart of Transylvania is breathtakingly beautiful. Its narrow, cobbled streets, its brightly coloured houses, t(...)