We were there a few days ago, in Transylvania, Brasov County, just a few kilometers from Kronstadt (Brasov)... and we were thrilled!

An hour flies by and there is something for everyone: for the lover of history and stories, for the friend of Transylvania, the adventurer, for families with children who can explore the battlements and the way of life from long ago and so much more!

Our conclusion: The visit is 100% worth it

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Celebrate New Year’s Eve in Bucharest, enjoy the Christmas Markets in Bucharest and Brasov, and also pay a visit to Count Dracula 🥰. A five (5) day trip with accommodation in a 4* hotel in Bucharest, including all transfers and more, from €649, organized by DRS GmbH, Stuttgart.

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The Sphinx (in Romanian Sfinxul) is a natural rock formation located in the Bucegi Mountains*, at an altitude of approximately 2,215 meters.

*The Bucegi Mountains are located south of the city of Brașov, on the eastern edge of the Southern Carpathians in Romania.

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Whether in September, autumn / winter or next year (2026). The tour operator DRS Reisen GmbH from Stuttgart offers an 8-day Transylvania tour including accommodation / breakfast, rental car, travel plan, and a guided city tour of Sibiu / Hermannstadt, from €489 per person (price depends on travel period, in double room, according to the operator’s details).

Organizer: DRS Reisen GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
Travel dates: From September 2025 until the end of 2026
More information / booking at:
https://drs-reisen.de/.../auf-der-historischen-cafes...

Sibiu / Hermannstadt | Brasov / Kronstadt | Sighisoara / Schäßburg | Count Dracula’s Castle Bran / Törzburg and much more ...

The fortified church of Tartlau, in the commune of Prejmer, Brasov County, has the most powerful ring wall of all the Saxon fortified churches in Transylvania. The oldest fortification ring is said to have been built before 1300 and was expanded at the end of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th century.

In its present form, the walls still stand 12 to 14 meters high and up to 5 meters thick at the base. Inside the fortress are over 270 refuge and storage chambers, arranged on up to four levels.

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

Three beautiful places, located relatively close to each other, in the Burzenland / Transylvania.

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

8-day Transylvania tour including accommodation / breakfast, travel plan, rental car, and guided city tour of Sibiu / Hermannstadt, from €489 per person (price depends on travel period, in double room, according to the tour operator’s details).

Organizer: DRS Reisen GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
More information:
https://drs-reisen.de/.../auf-der-historischen-cafes.../

Sibiu / Hermannstadt | Brasov / Kronstadt | Sighisoara / Schässburg | Count Dracula’s Castle Bran / Törzburg and much more ...

Impressions from Brasov (German name Kronstadt) in Transylvania, from May 2025.

Some well-known and some lesser-known places of the city, in two parts 🥰

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Impressions from Brasov (German name Kronstadt) in Transylvania, from May 2025.

Some well-known and some lesser-known places of the city, in two parts 🥰

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Wonderful pictures from early August 2025 of the Amfiteatrul Transilvania Hotel / Restaurant, a truly beautiful place that also offers accommodation and a restaurant. Its location between the Bucegi Mountains and the Piatra Craiului Mountains, above the village of Moieciu de Sus, at an altitude of about 1,200 meters, makes this place absolutely unique!

We thank Mrs. Ramona Ciuchendea for sending and allowing us to use these pictures.

Marienburg from Feldioara (Romanian name of Marienburg) is a medieval castle of the Teutonic Order in the region of Transylvania in the district of Brașov.

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The castle offers a wonderful view of the surrounding area and the mountains of Brașov (German name: Kronstadt), it is located at approx. 20 kilometers away from Brașov on the way to Sighișoara (in German: Schäßburg) and was built on a hill (almost 500 meters above sea level).

In 1211 King Andrew II called. from Hungary The Teutonic Knights in support of the Kumans in the country to secure the eastern border of his growing kingdom. The king granted them many privileges, including immunity, the right to self-government, and the construction of stone fortresses to ensure the environment. In 1838, the city of Marienburg (Romanian name: Feldioara) was severely destroyed by an earthquake. Between 2013 and 2017, the ruins of the castle were renovated and largely rebuilt.

The village of Viscri (in German: Deutsch-Weisskirch, in Hungarian: Szaszfeheregyhaza) is located in Brașov County in Transylvania.

It lies northwest of the town/citadel of Rupea and southeast of the city of Sighișoara. Between the 18th and 20th centuries, the village had about 700 inhabitants, mainly Transylvanian Saxons and a Romanian village section. Viscri is notable for its fortified church and the typical Saxon village layout.

The village was founded by Transylvanian Saxons at the end of the 12th century and was first mentioned in documents in 1185. At the northwest end of the village stands the fortified church.

In the 12th century, before the German settlers arrived, the Székelys (a Hungarian-speaking ethnic group in eastern Transylvania) built a small Romanesque hall church here. In the 13th century, it was expanded. After the first Turkish incursions, the church was fortified in the 14th century, and a defensive wall with towers was built.

We thank photographer Brian Randall for the permission to use these pictures (early September 2021).

Some impressions from Brasov / Kronstadt and what you can easily explore on foot around the center / the old town.

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Those who spend their vacation in the Prahova Valley or the surrounding area have many opportunities to experience history, adventure and nature

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Experience the city of Sinaia and take a walk to Peles Castle and its "little brother" Pelisor, visit Busteni and Cantacuzino Castle (location of the Netfilx series Wednesday) or the Caraiman Monastery, the Caraiman Mountains and the Caraiman Peak / Sphinx (cable car / gondola in Romanian Telecabina, available). Not far away is Rasnov (town, fortress, Dinopark) and Törzburg (Bran, the castle of Dracula) and Brasov / Kronstadt can also be reached in a short time.

What you should not miss in Brașov ( Brasov ) is the ascent ( hiking, about 1 hour 30 minutes ) to Tampa Peak at 960 meters altitude.

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Right next to the inscription BRASOV offers a wonderful view of the city and the adjacent region.

Of course, those who want to be able to go with the gondola, but in addition to costs, they have to accept very long waiting times ( on weekends ).

Images: July 2022

Pictures from June of last year from the city of Brasov in Transylvania.

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Beautiful pictures from the Transylvania region in Romania ... Places & impressions

‘Blue’ hour in Sighisoara / Schässburg | gorge / rock Rapa Rosie | sheep in the ethnological museum Astra in Sibiu | Salina / salt mine Turda | Kronstadt / Brasov | view from Bran / the Törzburg | bear reserve Zarnesti | alley in Bucharest.

We would like to thank Julia ( instagram.com/jules_the_municorn ) for sending us these pictures.

Visit Kronstadt (Brasov) and experience the flair and the diverse facets of a wonderful city in Transylvania (Siebenbürgen).

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A wonderful place (restaurant) can be found here in the Valley of the Fairies. Open daily from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM, reservation required! No access without a reservation!

Menu and table reservation (ro / en):
https://www.valeazanelor.ro

The Castelul de Lut Valea Zanelor is located about 40 km from Sibiu (towards Brasov) in the village of Porumbacu de Sus.

The castle seen from high above... from the so-called "vampire perspective" 🦇🧛‍♂️

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We thank Mr. Amstad Beat for sending and allowing us to use these beautiful pictures.

The city of Targu Mures (in Hungarian Marosvasarhely and in German Neumarkt am Mieresch), first mentioned in documents in 1300, is located on the Mures River (in German Mieresch, in Hungarian Maros) on the route from Brasov to Cluj-Napoca.

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The village of Viscri (German: Deutsch-Weisskirch, Hungarian: Szaszfeheregyhaza) is located in the district of Brasov (Kronstadt) in Transylvania.

It lies northwest of the town/castle of Rupea (German: Reps) and southeast of the town of Sighișoara (German: Schäßburg). The village had about 700 inhabitants between the 18th and 20th centuries, mainly Transylvanian Saxons, plus a Romanian part of the village. Viscri is characterised both by the fortified church and the village structure, which was shaped by Saxon farms.

The village was founded by the Transylvanian Saxons at the end of the 12th century and was first mentioned in a document from 1185. The fortified church stands at the north-western end of the village.

We would like to thank "Schnuff" 😊 and his biker friends, who showed us a lot of new things in and about Romania on their motorcycle trip in August 2023.

Rupea Castle is located near the town of Rupea (in German: Reps), approx. 50 km from Brasov (Kronstadt) - on the way to Targu Mures - and is one of the oldest castles on Romanian territory.

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The castle was built in the 11th century and is the landmark of the town of Rupea (Reps). High above the town on Kohalm Hill (578 meters), it can be seen from afar. It was first mentioned in documents in 1324, when the Saxons fought against the King of Hungary.

Pictures May 2024

Brasov (in German Kronstadt) is probably the best-known city (after Bucharest) in Romania. It is located in the historical region of Transylvania, on the northern side of the Carpathian Mountains, close to the famous castle of Count Dracula... Bran, known in German as Törzburg.

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The picture shows a part of the city from above; the cable car goes up the city's "home mountain," which is especially famous worldwide for the "BRASOV" sign.

A magical road in and through the Fagaras Mountains. The Transfagarasan road connects the two historical regions of Wallachia and Transylvania in a breathtaking mountain landscape.

Currently open (probably until sometime in mid/end of October) and if you are already here, you should definitely also check out the "neighboring road," the Transalpina.

Our tip for a round trip: Sibiu (Hermannstadt) > towards Avrig / Brasov and then head south onto the Transfagarasan > Curtea de Arges, Arges County > Valcea County > Brezoi and via the Transalpina to Sebes and back to Sibiu. We recommend at least one, if not two or three overnight stays along the way.

Peles Castle is located about 1.5 kilometers northwest of the city of Sinaia, which lies on the route from Bucharest to Brasov (and of course vice versa), in the Prahova Valley, nestled between the Bucegi Mountains.

A beautiful shot of the fortified church / peasant fortress of Tartlau in Prejmer (Tartlau), Brasov County, in the Transylvania region.

The construction of the church in the center of the complex was probably started in 1218 by the Teutonic Order, which, however, was expelled from the region in 1225. Under the Cistercian monastery of Cârța, the construction was then continued. A special feature of the inventory is the late Gothic winged altar from the mid-15th century.

We thank Mrs. Daniela and Mr. Gerhard Zitzmann for the permission to use this picture.

Pictures from early May 2025 from Brasov / Kronstadt.

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Once a popular excursion spot, today a beautiful restaurant (open daily from 10:00 to 22:00, reservation required) in the Valley of the Fairies.

Menu and table reservation (ro / en):
https://www.valeazanelor.ro

Castelul de Lut Valea Zanelor is located about 40 km from Sibiu (towards Brasov) in the village of Porumbacu de Sus.

Kronstadt (Brașov) is worth a visit at any time of the year: spring, summer, autumn, or even winter. Many attractions await, such as the Black Church, a wonderful old town / the heart of Brașov, Mount Tampa with the famous "Brașov" sign, the Poiana Brașov district, and much more.

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