Romania is synonymous with the Dracula legend and this has spawned a whole range of Dracula tours. They incorporate all of the leading historical sites associated with the Count, whose name was Vlad Tepes, including his birthplace - the ancient walled town of Sighisoara, where you can have a blood-like cocktail in the house that he was born in. You can also visit the place where he is buried; a small island in the middle of Snagov Lake. To reach the tiny island you have to hire oarsmen to row you across the lake to the tranquil church which houses his grave. Bran Castle in Transylvania is also another renowned Dracula haunt. The best time to visit is around Halloween, when the town hosts numerous spooky celebrations.

Romania is a paradise for wine lovers and is ranked as one of the world’s leading producers of top quality wines. Some of the wines produced here are not even exported. The wine region encompasses the Black Sea coast, the Dorbrudja Plateau close to the Danube Delta and the Carpathian Mountains. There are many wine tours enabling those interested in viniculture to discover and taste everything from Romania’s dry white wine to its rich, fragrant reds including the country’s most famous reserves such as Murfatlar, Cotnari, Jidvei, Dealu Mare and Odobesti. The beauty of wine production in Romania is that it has continued to employ traditional methods of fermentation, which do not use chemicals and consequently tasting sessions, no matter how heavy, rarely result in a hangover.