Each county of Romania is unique through its local history and legends, as well as through the traditions preserved from long ago.

We invite you to visit all the counties included in Attractive Romania, and for the experience to be complete, we present the stories and customs of each area, so that your trip is unforgettable!

It is time to stop in Prahova County as well. Here you will find 3 objectives included in the route of traditional gastronomy, villages with authentic architecture and Roman castra.

Prahova means both Peles Castle, Pelisor Castle, but also the palace on the Zamora valley of the politician Gheorghe Cantacuzino. It is said that the richest Romanian in pre-war Romania decided to build a rival to Peles Castle and, in order to demonstrate his wealth, he wanted to pave his yard and roof with gold coins. It seems that he should have asked King Carol I for approval, and he would have approved the request only if the coins had been arranged on the edge, and not in the classic form, so that much more would be needed. This seems to have discouraged the Nabob, whose stinginess was well known.

Also in Prahova is the Bellu Mansion, one of the most beautiful and best preserved boyar mansions. Here, the boyar Alexandru Bellu, a great photography enthusiast, made one of the first photo pictorials in Romania. His album, "La Roumanie en images", went around the world and presented in images not only the Romanian village, but also its inhabitants.

In Prahova we also find Sinaia, the resort of the Romanian elite, Câmpina and Telega (that "Texas of Romania" – did you know that a village near Telega extracted, before 1914, about 80% of Romania's entire crude oil production?) and Vălenii de Munte. Here, in Văleni, you felt the scholarly presence of Nicolae Iorga on the porch of his villa next to Catinca, who was his wife, advisor, collaborator, but, above all, the love of his life, to whom he sent love letters whenever he was away, until the day he was assassinated.

When you say "Prahova", many Romanians think of Ploiesti and the famous Clock Museum, but few know that here, in 1903, the prefect Luca Elefterescu came up with the crazy idea of holding the first New Year's Eve party in Ploiesti, according to the fashion of the Royal Palace in Bucharest. Here is how the historian from Ploiesti Paul Popescu, whose grandfather - the most skilled confectioner in the city at that time - was in charge of preparing desserts, told us: "On December 27, 1903, my grandfather found himself at home with Iancu, Luca Elefterescu's trusted man. – Mister Miai, Mr. Deputy wants you to come to him on Friday with everything you need... – Yes, but why, – the confectioner wonders – his name is not Vasile, is it? "It’s not, but he will be angry if you don't go." He has a great party, for the New Year Eve... He calls it the bulion (réveillon), the French fashion."

We suggest you also discover the commune of Drajna, with the famous Roman camp, or the traditional households where the delicious cașcavea is still made, the place where the Coțofănești Helmet was discovered, perhaps the most beautiful Geto-Dacian artifact, and many others.