Founded in 1874, it is one of the most important Lipizzaner horses stud farm in the world, raising 7 blood lines bearing the name of the stallions that formed the basis of the actual number of horses – Conversano, Favory, Maestoso, Neapolitano, Pluto, Siglavy-Capriola, Tulipan. The Lipizzaner is a horse with a harmonious andelegant conformation. […]
The summer palace of the Baron Samuel von Brukenthal (1721-1803), governor of Transylvania, was built between 1780 and 1785 after the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. The baroque style building is U-shaped, having a central body and two lateral wings. Here was exposed the well-known collection of Baron Brukenthal consisting of 212 paintings and 129 etchings, […]
Ciucaș Lake is situated in Băile Tușnad (Tușnad Baths), the so-called smallest town in Romania, in Harghita county. The lake, though it is named after a mountain massif in the southern part of the Eastern Carpathians, geographically, has no connection with it. The lake is an artificial one. The lake is situated right in the […]
It is a natural dam lake formed in 1837, near Bicaz Gorge. In 1864, it is known as the Red Stone Lake and later it was called the Killer Lake. Starting with 1936 it has been officially called the Red Lake. The old Hungarian name for the lake was Veres-to (the Red Lake). The surroundings […]
Lake Saint Ana is one of the most important natural attractions of the Székely land, while being the only lake in Central-Eastern Europe formed on the bottom of a crater in an extinct volcano. The bed of Lake Saint Ana is characterized by a relatively small incline on large surfaces. Also, as a consequence of […]
Praid saline is one of the largest salt mines in the country and Europe, for centuries, its exploitation representing a source of income for local people, many of them currently working in the saline. With an elliptical shape, the deposit has diameters between 1.2-1.4 km and a depth of 2.700 meters, with reserves of nearly […]
In Lisa, an old hydraulic installation was kept for more than 100 years with which the woolen clothes are processed. Lisa creek provided a reliable source of income for villagers, who built installations and mills in order to obtain flour, oil, and installations for cutting logs or for processing wool fabrics. One of these installations […]
On the upper course of Argeș river, between the XIIIth and XVth centuries, an outpost and later a city was built, shrouded by legends; Poienari, was first mentioned in 1453. The elongated fortification, with 2-3 meters thick walls and 5 defense towers, was part of a sole siege, the Turkish one, in the summer of […]
Since ancient times, the locals have considered this temple a place for prayer. Legend says that when you sit underneath the conical tower which communicates with heaven and you wish for something, your wish will come true if you have a pure and full of faith heart. First, it is advisable to stop at the […]
Uncle Şerban is a typical old man from Ohaba village, who owns now a real ethnographic treasure. The water mill in his yard, although 150 years old, works at full power even nowadays. Therefore, villagers come here daily to grind grain. The mill underwent small changes over time, being partially mechanized, but there is a […]
Transalpina, known as the King’s Road, crosses Parâng Mountains through the Rânca of Gorj resort, links Transylvania and Oltenia and is the highest road in Romania reaching an altitude of 2,145 m in Urdele pass. The beginnings of this road are unclear. Some sources claim it was first built by the Roman legions during the […]
The massive church dedicated to the “Holy Trinity”, was built on the model of the Serbian church Crusevat, made of hard white stone, between 1387-1391, by the ruler Mircea cel Bătrân (the Elder). The monastery surprises by the precision and perfection of the artistic achievement. It was consecrated on May 18th 1388. The upper part […]
Curtea de Argeș Monastery is a true masterpiece of the Romanian architecture and the legend of its building will only enhance its grandeur. The monastery was built in the Byzantine style as other churches in the area, presenting also the Arab and Persian influences embedded in the external details, which give it a touch of […]
Built on an islet in the northern part of Lake Snagov, Snagov Monastery was an important center of culture in medieval Wallachia. The first written document attesting Snagov dates to 1408 in a charter of Mircea cel Batran, but it is believed that a place of worship existed here since the reign of Vladislav I […]
Fagaras Fortress is the second in the world in a top ten of the most beautiful castles, it is one of the largest and best preserved feudal cities in Eastern Europe. During the 17th century the city was expanded, reflecting the “richness of the place”. Placed near the mountains that separate Wallachia from Transylvania, Fagaras […]
On the site of the present church there was first a Roman basilica, traces of which are found just below the floor. The basilica was probably built in the 13th century with the founding of the village. The church today was built in the 15th century in Gothic style. Thereafter, to meet the continual invasions, […]
Câlnic fortress was founded by the counts of Kelling (the German name of the village) in the second half of the 13th century. The building has been preserved in very good condition and is located in the center of the village with the same name. Câlnic Fortress is an imprint of German colonists settled in […]
Harman Evangelical Church is located in the village with the same name in Brasov county . In German, the town is called Honigberg, meaning “honey mountain”. We do not know the exact date of Harman settlement foundation, but its population with German settlers attributed to the initiative of the Teutonic Knights, can roughly be set […]
Prejmer Fortified Evangelical Church was built in the 13th century on an ancient Roman basilica. The Evanghelical fortified church ensemble consisting of the fortified church, a watch road, two towers, two bastions and a gate tower, is a historical monument . Like other monuments in Transylvania, Prejmer fortified church has undergone many transformations, but after […]
The Church was built in the 14th century and fortified at the beginning of the 16th century. It is fortified by a circular defensive wall with a few bastions. The nave has defensive arcades above the buttresses, while the choir has openings for discharging hot tar disposed on two levels. It is a basilica in […]