Hi! My husband will be in Romania in mid/ late October for 8 days/ 8 nights. We are flying in/ out of Bucharest but want to focus on Transylvania and smaller towns, and will have a car. We do have the RS Central Europe book but it's pretty condensed and realize that there may be lots of great places out there that aren't covered in the book. We're also researching travel blogs, etc to get idea.
We aren't go-go-go travelers, because we get to travel a lot, so would prefer 3 nights in most places and take day-trips from there. Our current thinking is to fly into Bucharest and pick up the car, then have 3 nights in Sibiu and 3 nights in Brasov (in either order). We will sleep in Bucharest our last night, as we fly back home the next morning.
Do Sibiu and Brasov make sense as home bases? We also want to check out Sighisoara- should we sleep there for a night? Or is it better as a day trip? Or are there other places you'd recommend?
For context, we're in our 40s, like nature, pretty towns, and good food. We're also happy finding a cafe for an afternoon and just people watching and reading. We will be for sure checking out some of the castles in the area, too. We'd like to do some light hiking/ walks.
Thank you for any suggestions!