Agnita Fortified Church Agnita Fortified Church stands in the center of Agnita town. Initially built as a Romanesque basilica, it was transformed during the Gothic period into a hall church, the late-Gothic details being found into the net-shaped rigs of the vault, the tabernacle and the moldings of [...]
Apuseni Mountains Apuseni Mountains are situated in the western part of Transylvania, closing the Carpathian arch to the [...]
Arbore Church Situated in Arbore village, at 30 km from Suceava, Arbore church was built between April and the end of August 1503, by Luca Arbore, one of Stephen the Great's generals. The church was dedicated to the Beheading of Saint John the [...]
Astra Village Museum ASTRA National Museum Complex is situated in Sibiu and gathers under the same authority four museums in the city, a series of laboratories for conservation and research and a documentation [...]
Biertan Fortified Church Biertan village is one of the oldest Saxon settlements of Transylvania, being mentioned in documents since 1283. [...]
Bogdan-Voda Church Bogdan-Voda village is situated in the historic Maramures region, on Iza valley. [...]
Botiza Church Botiza village is situated in Maramures region, on Botiza valley, in Tibles Mountains. [...]
Bran Castle Situated between Bucegi and Piatra Craiului mountain areas Bran Castle was built on the top of a limestone cliff, in a perfectly strategic [...]
Brasov City Brasov city, Kronstadt in German, is one of the seven fortified towns of Transylvania. Nowadays it’s one of the largest cities in Romania, population about 300,000, and one of the most visited tourist [...]
Bucegi Mountains Bucegi Mountains are situated in the northern part of Walachia and they belong to the Southern Carpathians, being at their eastern end. They are looking like a fortress, with huge walls, built in a horseshoe shape, open by Ialomita River to the south. They cover an area of about [...]
Bucharest City Bucharest is the capital of Romania and the largest city in the country, population over 2 [...]
Budesti Church Budesti village is situated on Cosau valley, at the bottom of Gutai Mountain. It was first mentioned in a document signed by Ludovic D’Anjou in [...]
Calimani Mountains Calimani Mountains are located in the north western part of the Eastern Carpathians, representing the largest volcanic mountain area in the [...]
Ceahlau Mountains Ceahlau Massif, well-known as the "Olympus of Moldavia", considered a sacred mountain in the Dacian times, is one of the most spectacular mountains in Romania. It belongs to the Eastern Carpathians. It’s situated in the central-eastern part of Moldavia, and bordered by [...]
Ciomatu Mountains Ciomatu Massif, is part of the Eastern Carpathians, being at the south – eastern end of the volcanic mountain chain that stretches from the Ukrainian [...]
Cisnadioara Fortified Church Cisnadioara Fortified Church was built on top of a 50m high hill, in the center of the village. It is one of the oldest and most representative monuments of Transylvania, dating from 12 century, when the first Saxon colonists [...]
Ciucas Mountains Ciucas Massif, is part of southern group of the Eastern Carpathians. It borders Baiului Mountains to the west, Intorsurii Mountains to the north, Siriului Mountains to the east and the sub-Carpathians hills to the [...]
Cluj-Napoca City Cluj Napoca, Klausenburg in German, is one of the seven Transylvanian fortified [...]
Curtea de Arges Curtea de Arges town is situated in the northern part of Walachia, at the bottom of Fagaras Mountains, on Arges river valley. [...]
Dacian Fortress Sarmizegetusa Sarmizegetusa Regia was the capital and the most important military, religious and political center of Dacia, before the Roman conquest (106 [...]
Danube Delta The Danube Delta is the second largest delta in Europe, after the Volga River Delta, and the best preserved on the continent. [...]
Danube George The Danube Gorge, also known as The Iron Gates is a gorge on the Danube River that forms part of the border between Romania and Serbia, for more than 130 km. At this point, the river separates the southern Carpathian Mountains from the north-western foothills of the Balkan [...]
Desesti Church This village is situated at the bottom of Gutai Mountains, on Mara valley. The oldest document mentioning this settlement dates from [...]
Fagaras Mountains Also known as the “Transylvanian Alps”, Fagaras Mountains belong to the Southern Carpathians. They are situated in the southern part of Transylvania, orientated from east to [...]
Giumalau Mountains Giumalau Massif is situated in the northern part of the Eastern Carpathians, and with a height of 1857 m and its giant dome shape dominates the region of [...]
Harghita Mountains Harghita Mountains are part of the Eastern Carpathians, also representing the southern part of the volcanic group that stretches up north to the Ukrainian [...]
Hasmas Mountains Hasmas Massif is situated in the central group of the Eastern Carpathians, with the highest elevation at Hasmasu Mare Peak, [...]