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Perhaps less known than other festivals in our country, the custom in Apața, a village in Brașov County, dates back to the 17th century. On the first day of Catholic Easter, the villagers gather to celebrate a kind of ritual in which a rooster is...
You may have heard of Apold in passing on Turistintransilvania.com, but it certainly hasn’t told you yet about the folded polenta that is eaten here, a dish that makes your mouth water even just by writing about it. In Apold, a village located 16...
Sibiu SMART 2013 This is the cultural agenda for the year 2013, which includes several events and activity proposals within the municipality of Sibiu. The cultural program is built around the academic world of Sibiu, which currently has 20,000...
More than ten years have passed since the heir to the British throne visited the first fortress in Transylvania, and this very event has made the fortresses, fortified churches, and traditional houses in this area increasingly attractive to...
Hidden from the world and the daily hustle, on the edge of a dense, ancient forest, lies a village that, once visited, will make you understand why life in Transylvania is so beautiful. In Mercheașa, a village located 11 kilometers from the town of...
Few know that the Făgăraș Land, a region of major importance in the history of Transylvania, did not have its administrative center in Făgăraș from the very beginning. History shows that the capital of this region was actually in Cârța Românească,...
One of the most well-known legends of Brașov is undoubtedly that of the Witches' Lake. It is said that at the end of Poarta Street, towards the exit of the Brașov Fortress, there used to be a lake where women suspected of witchcraft were drowned as...
Built in the 14th century on the ruins of an ancient Dacian fortress, Rupea Fortress still evokes strange feelings as you stroll among its walls. The history and legends that this fortress has carried for several hundred years make you understand...
The "Franz Binder" Universal Ethnography Museum is part of the National "ASTRA" Complex in Sibiu, being the only one in Romania that researches universal heritage and ethnography. The museum is housed in a building constructed in the neo-Gothic...
Păltiniș is becoming increasingly attractive to tourists, especially for those passionate about skiing and snowboarding. In 2010, one of the most modern ski complexes in Romania was opened here, the Arena Platoș resort, equipped with five ski slopes...
If you find yourself in Transylvania and want to experience total relaxation, then Lake Iezer Ighiel is exactly what you need. Little known to mainstream tourism, this lake, located just a few kilometers from Alba-Iulia, has managed to preserve the...
You can't think of Sibiu without envisioning the image of the Council Tower connecting the Great Square and the Small Square. A true symbol of the city, it can genuinely be said that the Council Tower has been alongside the people of Sibiu since its...