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• Active Travel

  
  Brasov » Sightseeing » Tours & Excursions

  Recommended not only by us, but by our friends at Lonely Planet, Active Travel is a local provider of hiking, trekking and biking tours on Piatra Craiului, Bucegi and the Fagaras mountains. Read on
  

• Rasnov Fortress

  
  Brasov » Sightseeing » Around Brasov

  Approximately halfway between Brasov and Bran, the town of Rasnov was founded around 1225 by German Teutonic Knights. Rasnov’s Read on
  

• Romanian Orthodox Cathedral

  
  Brasov » Sightseeing » Churches

  Built in a glaring Byzantine style, this church (or rather, the portal) sticks out between the subdued merchants' houses on Piata Sfatului. Read on
  

• First Romanian School Museum

  
  Brasov » Sightseeing » Museums

  For full description see Schei & the Junii. Read on
  

• Brasov Fortifications

  
  Brasov » Sightseeing » Essential Brasov

  Ever since the Saxon settlers arrived in the early 12th century, invading Mongols, Turks and others gave them a tough time, repeatedly destroying the old settlements of Bartholoma and Corona. Read on
  

• Ethnographic Museum

  
  Brasov » Sightseeing » Museums

  Step back into the past and view Romanian folk costumes accompanied by black and white photographs which illustrate exactly how they were worn and by whom. Read on
  

• Art Museum

  
  Brasov » Sightseeing » Museums

  One of Romania's best art museums, and well worth the cheap admission price. The upper floor is a who's who of Romanian 20th century painting, with all the big names, including Theodor Pallady, Nicolae Grigorescu, Stefan Luchian and Horia Bernea well represented. Read on
  

• Prejmer

  
  Brasov » Sightseeing » Around Brasov

  One of Eastern Europe’s best preserved fortified churches lies 16km northeast of Brasov. Surrounding a cross-shaped church (originally built by the Teutonic knights) are walls 12m high and 4m thick that protected the church and Prejmer’s inhabitants during times of war, when each family would retreat into its own room. Read on
  

• Bran Castle

  
  Brasov » Sightseeing » Around Brasov

  Absolutely not Dracula’s Castle, Bran really does look the part, as though it ought to be Dracula’s Castle. The truth is that Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Ţepeş) - the inspiration behind part of the Dracula myth - never spent much time here. Read on