Formerly an access route for firefighters, Strada Sforii is one of the narrowest streets in Europe at 1.2m wide. Lurid tales have sprung up about Vlad ÈšepeÈ™ snatching a kiss from his future wife in this very lane, but it's mostly modern-day lovers who squeeze through.
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19.45 MILES
Over 40 years, dozens of builders, artists and wood-carvers brought Peleş Castle into existence. The neo-Renaissance masterpiece was commissioned by…
13.75 MILES
Rising above the town on a rocky promontory, Bran Castle holds visitors in thrall. An entire industry has sprouted around describing it as ‘Dracula’s…
0.48 MILES
Rising 940m high and visible around µþ°ù²¹ÅŸ´Ç±¹, Mt Tâmpa is adorned with its very own Hollywood-style sign. Hard as it is to imagine, it was the site of a…
0.17 MILES
This wide square, lined with cafes, was once the heart of medieval µþ°ù²¹ÅŸ´Ç±¹. In the centre stands the 1420 Council House (Casa Sfatului), topped by the…
10.19 MILES
Not enough time to join a bear hide excursion to see these impressive carnivores lumbering through their natural habitat? Libearty Sanctuary is the next…
6.75 MILES
Commonly paired with Bran Castle on day trips from µþ°ù²¹ÅŸ´Ç±¹, Râşnov Fortress might just be the more enchanting of the two. The medieval citadel, built by…
0.1 MILES
Romania’s largest Gothic church rises triumphantly over µþ°ù²¹ÅŸ´Ç±¹â€™s old town. Built between 1385 and 1477, this German Lutheran church was named for its…
7.03 MILES
From the outside, Hărman’s fortified church resembles a bright white layer cake. Enclosed by its mighty walls is a triple-naved basilica, the Church of St…
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Standing outside the Black Church is a grave statue of Johannes Honterus, a Renaissance man who set up a printing press and established a major library in…
0.1 MILES
Romania’s largest Gothic church rises triumphantly over µþ°ù²¹ÅŸ´Ç±¹â€™s old town. Built between 1385 and 1477, this German Lutheran church was named for its…
0.11 MILES
In Saxon µþ°ù²¹ÅŸ´Ç±¹, Romanians were banished to the Schei quarter in the southwest; entry to this quarter from the walled city was marked by the Schei Gate…
0.15 MILES
The Renaissance Hirscher House, completed in 1545, was once the largest building in µþ°ù²¹ÅŸ´Ç±¹. It was commissioned by Apollonia Hirscher, the widow of µþ°ù²¹ÅŸ´Ç±¹â€¦
0.17 MILES
Old µþ°ù²¹ÅŸ´Ç±¹ was once enclosed by mighty fortified walls, 12m high and more than 3km-long. Built in stages between 1400 and 1650, these walls and defence…
0.17 MILES
This wide square, lined with cafes, was once the heart of medieval µþ°ù²¹ÅŸ´Ç±¹. In the centre stands the 1420 Council House (Casa Sfatului), topped by the…
0.19 MILES
On the city wall's southeast corner is the 16th-century Weavers' Bastion Museum, housed in µþ°ù²¹ÅŸ´Ç±¹'s only 15th-century building. The simple exhibits…
8. µþ°ù²¹ÅŸ´Ç±¹ Historical Museum
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The old City Hall houses the two-floor, by-the-numbers µþ°ù²¹ÅŸ´Ç±¹ Historical Museum, in which the region's history from Roman times via medieval military…