Horse-drawn carts rumble along dirt roads, while shepherds tend their flocks and villagers make hay in the sunshine. Keep your romantic notions in check, though. Crater-sized potholes and the odd stray dog are your biggest challenges.
Tongue-twisting Hungarian is the default language in eastern Transylvania. German merchants arrived in the 12th century to help defend the region against the Tatars and Turks. While the medieval Saxon architecture has survived, the population has dwindled. Transylvania has a number of resort towns, famed for their therapeutic waters. The mineral mud and warm salty waters of Bear Lake in Sovata are rumoured to cure infertility.
The buoyant, balmy waters of Ocna Sibiului near Sibiu — right up there with the Dead Sea when it comes to salinity — are good for arthritis. Feeling brave? The city between the mountains has a population of , inhabitants. Brasov is one of the most important tourist destinations in Transylvania. Interested in a tour here? Check what we have here. With a population of , inhabitants, is the most important cultural spot in Romania. Sibiu is also a landmark for the Saxon heritage present in all Transylvania region.
Have a look at our Sibiu tour here. The region has been a part of many important historical events. A place region of a dispute between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Romania back in the days, as well as a dispute between Hungary and Romania today.
In the Habsburg Monarchy has gained possession over Transylvania, through the Hungarian crown. Also known as Bran Castle, the edifice is located in the commune bearing the same name, Bran, in Brasov County. It used to serve as a border between Transylvania and Wallachia. The castle was built in by the Teutonic Order in the form of a wooden edifice which was destroyed in by the Mongols.
Consequently, the first document attesting to the stone castle was published in by Louis I of Hungary. Between it was used as a fortress again the Ottoman Empire, in quite a successful manner.
Find out more about Bran Castle by reading this article. And that is sort of funny since the castle is believed by legends, of course to have been the nest of the wide-world known vampire. The slight confusion is believed to have started when Bram Stocker used the characteristics of the ruler of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler to created his famous character Dracula.
In reality, however, the castle mentioned by Bram Stoker in his novel shown no similarity whatsoever with Bran Castle that we see today. Although there are so many legends about Dracula, there is always some truth there. Vlad the Impaler, aka Dracula was a feared Romanian voivode. We have a special Tour that takes all the way to where he has actually lived and ruled for the longest time. So that you can have a… taste of the legend. Check out The Real Dracula Tour by clicking here.
We have mentioned this in our previous article regarding Transylvania. Visiting Transylvania is extremely comfortable because the region is in the center of Romania, so super easy to access and pretty affordable too. The 15th-century Corvinilor Castle , the most beautiful in Transylvania, located near town of Hunedoara, has a sumptuous Knights Hall — that can be used for functions or parties, as well as towers and buttresses reminiscent of the medieval times.
Transylvania's multi-ethnic heritage, including German and Hungarian, is delightfully apparent in the folk costumes, architecture, cuisine, music and festivals. Colorful centuries-old traditions are alive and well in the small villages of Transylvania. People here still make a living at such time-honored occupations as shepherds, weavers, blacksmiths and carpenters. The Apuseni Mountain range , in the western Carpathians, is a landscape of exquisite beauty and mystery.
Here, you'll find ancient legends of mountain spirits and rare species of wildlife, along with 4, caves, many of which can be explored. Scarisoara Glacier , a national monument, shelters the second largest underground glacier on the continent.
Some of Europe's best-preserved medieval towns : Brasov, Sibiu, Sighisoara. Bran Castle also known as Dracula's Castle , built in Rasnov Fortress — built in the s by the Teutonic Knights to protect Transylvania against the Tartars and the Turks. Transylvania's finest art museum — the Bruckenthal Palace in Sibiu.
Marginimea Sibiului , an area northwest of Sibiu home to more than 18 traditional villages. The 14th-century Gothic Corvinilor Castle.
They live in scattered villages at altitudes up to 4, feet and have preserved their century-old traditions and lifestyle. The Apuseni Mountains home to charming, remote villages, unspoiled landscapes and over caves and underground glaciers, including Scarisoara and Focul Viu, Chiscau Bears' Cave and Vartop Cave.
Weavers' Bastion - Brasov. Ethnography Museum of Transylvania -Cluj Napoca.
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