🛡️ Essentials
Safety in Brașov
Brașov is a safe city by European standards. The real risks are ordinary: pickpockets in crowds, unlicensed taxis, the mountain after dark — and bears on the edge of town.
The city
Violent crime against visitors is rare, and the Old Town is busy and well lit into the evening. Use the same sense you would anywhere: watch bags and phones in Piața Sfatului during festivals and the Christmas market, on crowded buses and at the station.
Taxis
Use Bolt or Uber, a taxi from a rank, or one called by your hotel. Licensed taxis display their tariff on the door; check it before you set off. Decline anyone touting rides inside the station or at the airport exit.
Money
Change money only at banks or licensed exchange offices, never on the street, and always pay card transactions in lei — see money and payments.
The mountain on the doorstep
Tâmpa rises straight out of the Old Town and Poiana is twenty minutes away, which makes it easy to underestimate both. Start walks early, come down before dark, carry water and a charged phone, and in winter treat the paths as winter paths. Mountain rescue is Salvamont — 0725 826 668, or 112. See mountain safety.
Bears
Brown bears live in the forests around Brașov and occasionally come into the edge of town. Read bears and wildlife before you walk up Tâmpa or stay in Poiana.
