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The ski jumping ramps at Râșnov, built in the Coal Valley, put Romania back in the running for such competitions worldwide. The investments made by the Romanian state in recent years in Valea Cărbunării, near Râșnov, have placed our country on the...
The fame and reputation of the "Stephan Ludwig Roth" High School in Mediaș are well-known throughout the country, and there is no room for debate about this. However, not many are aware of the story of this high school, which has been fulfilling its...
The village of Agârbiciu Agârbiciu is located in the northern part of Sibiu County, 19 km from Mediaș and 38 km from Sibiu, belonging to the commune of Axente Sever. The first documentary mention of the locality dates back to 1343, when it was...
For those who, in addition to visiting the fortified castles and unique villages of Transylvania, want to enjoy some fun and adrenaline, we recommend a quick trip to Sânpetru in Brașov County. The instructors of the Iosif Șilimon Aeroclub are...
If you find yourself in Moșna, a village located about 15 kilometers from Mediaș, there are two important things to visit: the fortress built over 500 years ago and the organic farm of the Schuster family. Be prepared in advance to taste the most...
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...