{"id":12369,"date":"2026-10-08T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T10:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=12369"},"modified":"2026-10-08T10:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T10:00:43","slug":"national-geographic-includes-romania-in-list-of-most-beautiful-holiday-destinations-for-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=12369","title":{"rendered":"National Geographic includes Romania in list of most beautiful holiday destinations for October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The prestigious National Geographic magazine included Romania in the top 6 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/travel\/article\/travel-october-best-destinations\">most beautiful holiday destinations for October 2026<\/a>, along with New York, Madagascar, Argentina, Scotland and Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>The article by Lena-Marie M\u00fcller begins the entry on Romania by noting that \u201cOctober is the last month in which the Transf\u0103g\u0103r\u0103\u0219an \u2014 a 56-mile highway that winds through the peaks and valleys of the southern Carpathian Mountains \u2014 is fully open to visitors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor those seeking full immersion into Romania\u2019s more mystical history and culture, Transylvania is the ideal roaming ground. Follow in Count Dracula\u2019s footsteps on a tour of the region\u2019s famed Bran Castle \u2014 nicknamed Dracula&#8217;s Castle due to its resemblance to the home of the fictional Transylvanian vampire \u2014  before heading to nearby Bra\u0219ov to see its gothic Black Church,\u201d the article said.<\/p>\n<p>To eat like a local while on Transfagarasan or in Transylvania, National Geographic recommends k\u00fcrt\u0151skal\u00e1cs, or chimney cake, a \u201cmust-try delicacy that\u2019s served year-round but best enjoyed on chilly autumn afternoons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of the year, the magazine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.romania-insider.com\/society\/romania-rewilded-forests-national-geographic-2026\">placed Romania second<\/a> in a global ranking of conservation projects worth traveling for due to its process of rewilding the Carpathians.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The prestigious National Geographic magazine included Romania in the top 6 of the most beautiful holiday destinations for October 2026, along with New York, Madagascar, Argentina, Scotland and Egypt. The article by Lena-Marie M\u00fcller begins the entry on Romania by noting that \u201cOctober is the last month in which the Transf\u0103g\u0103r\u0103\u0219an \u2014 a 56-mile highway [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12369"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12369\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}