Pictures of the city of Alba Iulia (Alba County) from mid-June 2025 and a short travel description by Mr. Michael Thiele about his tour through Transylvania / Romania. Many thanks for this 😊

"The wooden church 'Michael the Brave' stands next to the impressive 18th-century fortress – which was built by order of Prince Eugene in the Vauban style. As I was told during a private tour of the church, the previous wooden church was destroyed during the construction of the fortress."

The wooden church in the commune of Goiesti was built in 1712. The paintings of the church were created in 1791 by Simion Silaghi-Salageanu from Abrud.

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We thank Tom & Helga for these beautiful pictures from their Romania tour in September and October 2024. Many thanks! 🥰

Cheile Manastirii is a nature reserve located in the west of Transylvania, in Alba County.

It is situated in the central-eastern part of the Trascau Mountains (highest peak: 1,250 meters), on the territory of the communes of Ramet (Valea Manastirii village) and Stremt (Fata Pietrii village).

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We thank Tom & Helga for these beautiful pictures from their Romania tour in September and October 2024. Many thanks! 🥰

The Red Cliffs (Rapa Rosie) are a nature reserve with an area of about 10 hectares, located about 4 km north of the city of Sebes. The widely visible Red Cliffs (also easily seen from the A1 motorway) are about 800 meters long and have heights between 50 and 425 meters.

The nature reserve includes specific erosion and deposition formations that give the landscape an impressive appearance, as well as a special flora with many rare and endemic elements.

We thank the city of Sebes for the permission to use these pictures.

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Pictures from yesterday, June 16, 2025, and a short travel description from Mr. Michael Thiele about his tour through Transylvania / Romania, on which he is currently traveling. Many thanks for this 😊

"The wooden church 'Michael the Brave' stands next to the impressive 18th-century fortress – which was built on the orders of Prince Eugene in the Vauban style. As I was told during a private tour of the church, the predecessor of the wooden church was destroyed during the construction of the fortress."

The Glodului Gorges are a nature reserve located in Alba County, within the administrative area of Almașu Mare commune.

We thank Go Hunedoara (Photos: Sanda Bucinschi) for permission to use these images.

The Căpățânii Mountains are a mountain group of the Sureanu Parâng Lotrului Mountains and belong to the mountain range of the Southern Carpathians. The highest peak is Nedeia with a height of 2,130 m.

We thank Mrs. Corina E. Mateescu for permission to use these beautiful images.

The Căpățânii Mountains are a mountain group of the Sureanu Parâng Lotrului Mountains and belong to the mountain range of the Southern Carpathians. The highest peak is Nedeia with a height of 2,130 m.

We thank Mrs. Corina E. Mateescu for permission to use these beautiful images.

On the way from Timisoara to Sibiu or from Cluj Napoca to Sibiu (both on the highway), or of course also in the opposite direction, you should not miss a detour to Alba Iulia.

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Alba Iulia (in German Karlsburg or Weißenburg, in Hungarian Gyulafehervar) is the capital of Alba County in the historical region of Transylvania.

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📷 Diana Cristea, Ovidiu Gruescu, Miriana Doroban, Madeline Ecaterina

Pictures from July 2023 from Alba Iulia (Alba County), the center of the city with the fortress and more in the heart of Transylvania / Transylvania.

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The Alba Carolina Citadel in Alba Iulia (Karlsburg) was built between 1715 and 1738 under the rule of Emperor Charles VI as a fortification with seven bastions.

It served the Habsburgs as a strategic defense point along the military border with the Ottoman Empire. Alba Iulia is located near the highway on the route to or from Sibiu (Hermannstadt). A visit is definitely worthwhile.

We thank photographer Rene Benner ( facebook.com/rene.benner.1 ) for sending these beautiful images. Thank you!

The village of Rimetea, or Torocko in Hungarian, is located in the district of Alba in Transylvania.

This village, inhabited mainly by Hungarians, is also one of the most beautiful villages in Transylvania. Beautiful houses, embedded in a wonderful landscape and the Hungarian Unitarians* are worth a visit.

We would like to thank Mr. Frank Schleßmann for sending us these beautiful pictures and the corresponding text/explanation.

*Unitarians > Religious community of free faith

Karlsburg in German, Alba Iulia in Romanian, Gyulafehervar in Hungarian is a town in the historic region of Transylvania in Romania.

This former fortress is home to the Romanian Orthodox Cathedral, where Romanian kings and queens were crowned, as well as the Catholic Episcopal Cathedral and the Great Hall, where the proclamation of the unification of Transylvania and Banat with the Kingdom of Romania was proclaimed in 1918. The entire fortress is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

We would like to thank Mr. Frank Schleßmann for sending us these beautiful pictures and the corresponding text/explanation.

Karlsburg in German, Alba Iulia in Romanian, Gyulafehervar in Hungarian is a town in the historic region of Transylvania in Romania.

This former fortress is home to the Romanian Orthodox Cathedral, where Romanian kings and queens were crowned, as well as the Catholic Episcopal Cathedral and the Great Hall, where the proclamation of the unification of Transylvania and Banat with the Kingdom of Romania was proclaimed in 1918. The entire fortress is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

We would like to thank Mr. Frank Schleßmann for sending us these beautiful pictures and the corresponding text/explanation.

The Transalpina or "The King's Way", as the road is also known, has been fully open again since the beginning of June (as has the Transfagarasan).

It connects the towns of Novaci in the district of Gorj and Sebes in the district of Alba. Over a length of 138 kilometers, this road crosses the Parang Mountains and has its highest point in the Urdele Pass.

The village of Rimetea, or Torocko in Hungarian, is located in the district of Alba in Transylvania.

This village, inhabited mainly by Hungarians, is also one of the most beautiful villages in Transylvania. Beautiful houses, embedded in a wonderful landscape and the Hungarian Unitarians* are worth a visit.

We would like to thank Mr. Frank Schleßmann for sending us these beautiful pictures and the corresponding text/explanation.

*Unitarians > Religious community of free faith

Beautiful pictures from a journey through Romania, kindly shared with us by Mrs. Karin Markert. A heartfelt thank you for this 🥰

Images from Alba Iulia in Alba County.

The Glodului Gorges are a nature reserve in Alba County, located within the administrative area of the Almasu Mare commune.

We thank Go Hunedoara (Photos: Sanda Bucinschi) for the permission to use these images.

Whoever drives the Transalpina passes by Lake Oasa at an altitude of 1,259 meters.

A dam here blocks the Sebes River at the border of Alba and Sibiu counties in the Sureanu Mountains. With an area of 441 hectares (4,410,000 m2) and 136 million cubic meters of water, it is the largest reservoir of the Sebes River.

We thank the photographer Corina E. Mateescu for the permission to use these images.

Alba Iulia (in German Karlsburg or Weißenburg, in Hungarian Gyulafehervar) is the capital of the county of Alba in the historical region of Transylvania.

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📷 Diana Cristea, Ovidiu Gruescu, Miriana Doroban, Madeline Ecaterina

Alba Iulia ( German: Karlsburg or Weißenburg, Hungarian: Gyulafehervar ) is the capital of the Alba district in the historical region of Transylvania.

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Guided hike in the Retezat Mountains | Făgăraș Mountains with the highest and most important mountains, as well as a visit to Alba Iulia Fortress, Hundoara (Corvin) Castle and the National Park of the Bison in Hațeg ... and of course lots and lots of nature.

The Alba Carolina Fortress in Alba Iulia (Carlsburg) was built between 1715 and 1738 under the leadership of Emperor Charles VI as a fortress with seven (7) fortresses.

It served as a strategic point of defense for the Habsburgs along the military border with the Ottoman Empire. Alba Iulia is located next to the highway on the direction from Sibiu or the departure. Definitely worth a visit.