Fortress on a volcano and vice versa

The medieval fortress (or, as my phone suggests, an alternative spelling 🏰) in Deva is mentioned in 1269, but a more interesting fact is that it's built on top of a volcano.

On another image is the notoriously famous style of residential housing, which finds inspiration in volcanic eruptions, after which all the debris is collected and glued to a house facade (just kidding). Even baroque looks Spartan compared to the number of decorations on these and similar houses.

And just like that I breezed through Deva and went on to see what lies behind the city.

And across the Mureș river, the scenery becomes much much more idyllic. The high plateau was hypnotizing.Read more