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Blumana Sf. Gheorghe Church

Blumana Sf. Gheorghe Church
It's a house. Look again... it's a church! Saint George moved in to the second floor of an impressive villa in 1934, where Romanian Orthodox believers improvised a church until redecoration in 1985. Read_on (No Comments)

C. A. Bartolomeu Evangelic Church

C. A. Bartolomeu Evangelic Church
Take buses N°5 or 9 to the end of Strada Lunga to see the oldest church of Brasov. Started in the 13th century, St. Batholomeu was left in the suburbs when the Saxons decided to move their main settlement to Corona at the foot of Mount Tampa. Read_on (No Comments)

Holy Trinity Church

Holy Trinity Church
Built in the late 18th century and hidden in a courtyard, this ornately decorated Romanian church is well worth a visit. After viewing the main hall proceed to the candle room and exit into the courtyard cemetery which contains crypts from the past two centuries. Read_on (No Comments)

Romanian Orthodox Cathedral

Romanian Orthodox Cathedral
Built in a glaring Byzantine style, this church (or rather, the portal) sticks out between the subdued merchants' houses on Piata Sfatului. Read_on (No Comments)

Sf. Nicolae Orthodox Church

Sf. Nicolae Orthodox Church
For full description see Schei & the Junii. Read_on (No Comments)

Sf. Peter & Paul’s Roman-Catholic Church

Sf. Peter & Paul’s Roman-Catholic Church
Brasov’s only Baroque church was built in 1782 with financial help from Maria Theresia. Peek at the impressive interior. Read_on (No Comments)

Synagogue

Synagogue
Jews have been in Brasov since 1807, when Aron Ben Jehuda was given permission by the until then restrictive Saxons to live in the city. Read_on (No Comments)