Romania
The Cyber Cafe internet & coffee shop is a tourists' home away from home in Brasov. Different from other internet places in town. It is clean, safe, and has good music.
Facilities include desktops, Skype, headphones, colour printer, CD burner, laptop/notebook area, and a large selection of coffees, juices, wines and beers.
Opening hours: weekdays 11am-10pm; weekends: 12.30pm-9pm.
58, Republicii Street
The Cyber Cafe-internet&coffee shop is a 'home away from home' place in Brasov, dedicated to tourists visiting Brasov.Totally different from other internet places in town(clean, safe,good music) is welcoming you with desktops, skype, headphones, color printer, cd-burner, laptop/notebook area and a large selection of coffee, juice, wine, beer.
Opening hours:weekdays 11-22;weekends:12.30-21.
From Piata Sfatului (at Tourist Info Center you'll find flyers with map and directions) take the Hirscher street and llok for the house with big black shutters. Only 2 minutes walk from Piata Sfatului.
If it's a clear day, take the cable car up to the top of the mountain behind the Old Town (the one with the very classy 'Brasov' sign).
The view over the town and the mountains beyond is spectacular, especially when the sun comes out and turns the houses below varying shades of gold.
You can also climb up a zigzag path to the top, apparently this takes about 45mins if you're fit.
Closed on Mondays, open till around 5pm otherwise.
From Piata Sfatului, take Str. Hirscher to the end, then turn left for 200m and right onto Str. Julius Romer to reach the base station.
A very lovely restaurant in a very old cellar where you can eat Mexican and Hungarian cuisine. Try the bean broth in bread... delicious.
Gheorghe Baritiu 2 Brasov, near Piata Sfatului
This website presents places from Brasov and other regions of Romania through a virtual tour. Beautiful and comprehensive.
Possibly the stodgiest food known to mankind, these are something of a local speciality: huge balls of polenta (known locally as mamaliga) with a cheesy centre.
Best served with a big dollop of butter and salty yoghurt poured on top - no really, it should come as part of the package. Well worth skipping breakfast and possibly lunch for. Dieters beware, though; they might well pack a bit of cholesterol.
Most traditional restaurants in the area, priced four Euros or so.
It's a bit of a slog to get to but once your there it's a glimpse into how the people used to live. More a defensive walled citadel than a castle, it has an unfinished feel to it - it's still being restored - but that just adds to the ambience. The final bonus is the view. On one side is a vast open plain, while the other three look over wild Transylvanian hills licked by tongues of mist.
By bus from Brasov
Send your feedback or queries to been.there@guardian.co.uk
Search Been there
Your tips about Brasov