Transylvania - Tourist Attractions

Tourist Attractions

  • Bran Castle, also known as Dracula's Castle
  • The medieval cities of Alba Iulia, Cluj-Napoca, Sibiu (European Capital Of Culture in 2007), Târgu Mureş and Sighişoara (UNESCO World Heritage Site and allegedly birthplace of Vlad Dracula)
  • The city of Braşov and the nearby Poiana Braşov ski resort
  • The city of Hunedoara with the 14th century Hunyadi Castle
  • The citadel and the Art Nouveau city centre of Oradea
  • The Densus Church, the oldest church in Romania in which services are still officiated
  • The Dacian Fortresses of the Orăştie Mountains, including Sarmizegetusa (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
  • The Maramureş region including:
    • The Merry Cemetery of Săpânţa (the only of that kind in the world)
    • The Wooden Churches (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
    • The cities of Baia Mare and Sighetu Marmaţiei.
    • The villages on the Iza, Mara, and Viseu Valleys.
  • The Saxon fortified churches (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
  • Romanian traditions and folk culture, ASTRA National Museum Complex, Sibiu
  • Hungarian traditions and folk culture
  • The cafe culture, street theatre and cosmopolitan society of Sibiu, Cluj-Napoca and Timișoara
  • The Apuseni Mountains:
    • Ţara Moţilor
    • The Bears Cave, one of the most beautiful caves in Europe
    • Scarisoara Ice Cave, that has a gigantic and astonishing underground glacier, actually the third largest glacier cave in the world
  • The Rodna Mountains.

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