Camping București Belvedere

Bucharest has plenty to keep you occupied, from the Parisian-style Cișmigiu Park in the centre (30 minutes’ drive) to the lively nightlife in the Lipscani district. Eastern Orthodox churches also fill the capital of Romania: keep an eye out for Stavropoleos Church in the Old City and poke your head inside to see its wall paintings and carved doors. The centre's fifth-century Curtea Veche palace is where Vlad The Impaler – famed as being the inspiration for Dracula – ruled from. To see the place said to be his burial spot head out of town towards the pretty village of Snagov (an hour and 15 minutes) and row to the monastery in the middle of the lake. For hiking, the hills of Prahova valley are about an hour and a half's drive. Meanwhile, other worthwhile sights like the spire-topped Peles Castle in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains and the Slanic Prahova Saline salt mines take a couple of hours to reach.