Brasov; Catherine's Gate; once the main entrance to the walled city

View of the Old Town fortifications and the Black Church behind

Statue of Johannes Honterus outside the Black Church

The Nativity Mural; a fresco of the Virgin Mary, Baby Jesus, and two Saints

Main Square; Council House, now a museum

Main Square; view towards the Black Tower, a Watchtower

Sighisoara; The Tailor's Tower, on the Western flank of the Citadel and the main entrance

Lunch - langos, a doughnut base with pizza toppings / town centre street scene

Bootmaker's Tower, the northern flank of the Citadel

Transylvania 3; Brasov and Sighisoara

12 сентября, Румыния ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

We drive to Brasov; this town has a population of 250,000 and is Romania's second most visited place, after Bucharest. It owes its existence to Teutonic Knights, who established a town in 1211, and it grew into a German colony named Kronstadt; the Saxons added churches and a medieval town wall in the Middle Ages to make it a fortified city. The main attraction is the Black Church, named for its charred appearance following the Great Fire of 1689. We explore the town in the rain (see captions on photos for details) before leaving for Sighisoara.

Sighisoara was established by the Saxons who built a magnificent fortess town that is now a UNESCO-protected Citadel. It was a booming commercial centre in the Middle Ages, supporting many guilds; these have towers around the city bastions that honour them. Sighisoara is also allegedly the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler. We walk up to the towering medieval citadel and explore it (see captions on photos for details).

We then drive to our next overnight accommodation in Bistrita in northern Transylvania.Читать далее

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