Romania’s southern city of Craiova included in European Best Fairytale Destinations 2026 ranking

15 July 2026 European Best Destinations, a Brussels-based organization meant to promote travel in Europe, has revealed its 2026 ranking for the best fairytale destinations on the continent, including the southern Romanian city of Craiova. The 17 locations on the list give travelers the same sense of wonder as magical places from children’s stories, with castles and misty mountains rising atop hills and dark, gloomy forests embracing well-beaten paths. “At first, some of these places seem almost unreal. There is a castle above a German forest, an abbey isolated by the tide, and a village of crooked timber houses glowing with Christmas lights. But these are not movie sets; people still live and work here, among buildings, streets, and landscapes shaped over centuries,” said Forbes author Jim