Carei is a small Romanian town near Hungarian border, less then 25,000 people live there and it’s at 600km from the capital of Romania, Bucharest.
The best season to visit is spring or summer but definitely you should visit Carei in August, specially on last weekend (the end) of August during Carei City Days.
Most of tourists come from Germany, Hungary and Austria .

Carei is a mixed nationalities town, most of the citizens are Hungarian, after it the Romanian and there is also a minority of Germans that many of them left the city after the revolution in 1989.

We recommend to visit in Carei / to see in Carei
The Karolyi Castle , The Castle Garden , The Romanian Soldier Monument , The Orthodox Church ,The Jewish Church , The Roman-Catholic Church , The Strand , The Reformed Church

Ho to get to Carei.
You can get to Carei by plane , car or train

By Plane:
We recommend to book your ticket through www.tarom.ro . One return ticket is around 80 Euros if you book with 1-2 week before the flight.
The nearest airport is Satu Mare, around 50 km from Carei, a taxi will charge you from the Airport to Carei around 15/20 Euros

By train
Are alot of trains going to Carei, specialy if you come from Brasov, Sinaia , Sighisoara or Cluj Napoca.
You can check the train schedule through www.infofer.ro

Where to sleep in Carei
If you look for a luxury hotel in Carei you can’t find, but we recommend a very clean motel where I stayed for few times and it’s very clean and cheap, Motel Select.
The price is around 20-25 Euro/night , you can call them and book a room, details can be found on http://www.hotelincarei.ro
The motel is situated near the Jewish Church and it’s not far from the train station, we recommend to call a taxi from the train station, a taxi will not cost you more than 1,5 euros.

Where to eat
We recommend to eat at Alibaba or Red&Brawn restaurant.

Carei have his own unique charm and every time I go there I feel great, so if you are in Romania, you already in Brasov, Cluj Napoca or Sighisoara you should take a short visit to Carei.