The sea is clean and the absence of tides makes it ideal for swimming, windsurfing and many other types of waterports. Sailing is widely practised on the coast, while Romania's many rivers are well-suited for kayaking . Visitors arriving with their own boat must pay a fee at Tulcea Harbour Station and produce their passports, a sailing licence and valid registration papers for their craft. Facilities are fairly limited in comparison to more established skiing destinations.
Locals are very friendly and most ski instructors speak English.
National and international skiing and bob-sleighing competitions are held annually. Sledging tracks, skating and ice hockey are available at most mountain resorts. The renowned Romanian composer Georg Enescu's Romanian Rhapsody is world famous. The Dracula myth originated in Romania, where a medieval king known as 'Vlad the Impaler' became the inspiration for Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula . One of Vlad's homes, Bran Castle, can be visited in Transylvania.