Arrival

oPlane (name the airports in the cities on the Danube)

The cities close to the Danube with airports:Timişoara, Craiova, Bucharest, Constanta, Tulcea

oBus (cities with central busstations)

The main bus stations are located in the county capitals: Reşiţa, Drobeta Turnu Severin, Craiova, Slatina, Alexandria, Giurgiu, Călăraşi, Slobozia, Constanţa, Brăila, Galaţi, Tulcea.

oCar (name the highways down the Danube)

E70 (DN6): Drobeta-Turnu Severin – Filiaşi;
DN 56A: Hinova – Cetate;
DN 67: Târgu Jiu – Drobeta-Turnu Severin;
E79: Târgu Jiu – Craiova – Calafat;
DN 65: Craiova – Piteşti;
DN 65A: Piteşti – Roşiori de Vede – Turnu Măgurele;
DN 52: Alexandria – Turnu Măgurele;
Highway - A2: Bucureşti – Cernavodă – Constanţa;
DN 21: Brăila – Slobozia – Călăraşi;
DN3: Bucureşti – Călăraşi;
DN 2A: Ţăndărei – Hârşova;
E584: Brăila – Galaţi

oTrain (cities with central railway stations)

The main train stations are located in the county capitals: Reşiţa, Drobeta Turnu Severin, Craiova, Slatina, Alexandria, Giurgiu, Călăraşi, Slobozia, Constanţa, Brăila, Galaţi, Tulcea.

http://www.infofer.ro/

oBoat (name the ports on the Danube):

-2 maritime ports : Constanta and Mangalia

-17 naval, commercial and even industrial ports: Moldova Noua, Orşova, Drobeta Turnu-Severin, Calafat, Corabia, Turnu Măgurele, Zimnicea, Giurgiu, Olteniţa, Călăraşi, Cernavodă, Hârşova, Măcin, Brăila, Galaţi, Tulcea and Sulina).

oBicycle (name the major cycling friendly roads)

There are two European Cycling Routes – EuroVelo, that pass through Romania, close to the Danube

Eurovelo 6 , http://www.eurovelo6.org/

Eurovelo 13, http://www.ironcurtaintrail.eu/

Name of state: Romania

Total population: 21.355.849 inhabitants (2012)

Capital city: +population, Bucharest – 1.924.299

Regions: 8 regions: 1. North-East 2. South East 3. South 4. South West 5. West 6. North-West 7. Centre 8. Bucharest – Ilfov.

Geographic location: in South- eastern Europe: 2900 km east of the Atlantic Ocean and 900 km from the Mediterranean Sea. The 45 degrees north latitude parallel meets the 25 degrees east longitude meridian.

Area: 238,391 square km

Climate: varies between temperate and continental.

During summer, the average temperature falls between 22-24 degrees, but can reach 38 degrees Celsius. During winter, the average temperature falls to around -3 degrees and can reach -30 degrees Celsius.

Longest rivers: Mureş – 761 km, Prut – 742 km, Olt – 615 km, Siret – 559 km

Danube length through the country: 1,075 km

International dialing code: +40

Official currency: LEU (1 leu = 100 bani), http://www.bnro.ro/Cursul-de-schimb-524.aspx

National Internet domain: .ro

Official language(s): Romanian

The most used foreign languages: English, French, German, Hungarian

Official script: Romania Latin Alphabet, made of the 26 latin charactersplus 5 characters formed by applying diacritic signs

National holidays: January 1^st and 2^nd, the 2^nd day of Easter, the 1^st ofMay, the 2^nd day of Pentecost,15 August (Dormition of St. Mary) , 30 November – St Andrew, the patron of Romania,1^st of December (the National Day), the 1^st and 2^nd day of Christmas.

Time zone: GMT + three hours during summer (from the last Sunday of March until the last Sundaz of October), GMT + 2 hours for the rest of the year

Electricity: Electrical current is 230 V; 50 cycles andsocketstake the standard continentalEuropean dual round-pronged plugs. Aplug adaptoris required for non-European appliances. Please remember that simple adapters do not convert voltage or frequency. A power converter is necessary for appliances requiring 110 V.