Romania is mostly known for Transylvania, a forested region associated with vampires, specifically Dracula. However, there is a lot more to it than that. There is a total of eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Romania, mainly churches and fortresses. Besides its many fortified churches and impressive castles, Romania offers a great diversity in nature with its Black Sea coastline, the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube river emptying into picturesque Danube Delta here (also an UNESCO World Heritage Site).
Transfăgărășan (DN7C) is a paved mountain road crossing the southern section of the Carpathian Mountains and makes for some great photography. It was also named "the best road in the world” by Jeremy Clarkson in Top Gear (first episode of Series 14).
All in all, Romania is for sure a true gem in Europe, that has still to be discovered.