Sibiu
Banca Agricolă is one of Piaţa Mare’s most impressive sights; the art nouveau building, dating to the early 20th century, now houses the town hall and…
Must-see attractions in Transylvania
Székely Land
The first stone was laid in 1939 for this Orthodox church, richly decorated with exterior and interior frescoes.
Transylvania
Formerly the home of Bistriţa’s most renowned jeweller, this restored Gothic and Renaissance building is worth a peep for its rotating exhibitions of art…
Târgu Mureş
Built by Jesuit monks between 1728 and 1764, this baroque-style church was given a neo-Renaissance makeover in the 1930s. It's across the street from the…
Transylvania
Following the same hours as the Glass Icons Museum, which stands behind it, this late-18th-century church has a finely frescoed interior and an…
Sibiu
Instantly noticeable by its striped bell tower, the imposing carved wooden doors of the Orthodox Cathedral (1902) lead to an interior that glitters with…
Transylvania
Once the residence of John Sigismund of Transylvania, this palace was built in several stages from the 16th century onwards. Mihai Viteazul stayed here…
Transylvania
A 22.5m-high granite column, erected in 1937, commemorates the peasant uprising in 1784–85. From here you can enjoy a superb panorama over the surrounding…
Transylvania
Just east of Bran Castle, this museum displays original items found in the castle, with open-air displays of traditional architectural styles of the…
Transylvania
Within this 1900-built hall, the union between Romania and Transylvania was signed and sealed on 1 December 1918. The National Union Museum is opposite.
Târgu Mureş
This small museum within the citadel has art and ornate period furniture downstairs, and contemporary ceramics and other cultural artefacts upstairs.
Transylvania
This ornate church shaped like a witch's hat, built in Maramureş style entirely out of wood, has a stunning mountain backdrop.
Sibiu
The inside of this baroque church, built between 1726 and 1738, gleams with gold decoration and bright frescoes.
Székely Land
At the western end of main square Piaţa Primăriei stands a Franciscan monastery and church, completed in 1779.
Equestrian Statue of Mihai Viteazul
Transylvania
An arresting statue of the 16th-century Wallachian prince, considered one of Romania's national heroes.
Székely Land
The crumbling walls of Odorheiu Secuiesc’s medieval citadel can be spied from Str Eötvös József.
Cluj-Napoca
Housed beneath a gleaming white cathedral, this museum exhibits religious icons and other artwork.
Braşov
Carefully tended graves flank a memorial slab listing 69 local victims of the 1989 revolution.
Sibiu
This 15th-century tower is part of Sibiu's best-preserved stretch of medieval walls.
Prahova Valley
Cave monastery used as a spiritual retreat since the 15th century.
Transylvania
Almost in the skirts of the Cindrel Mountains, faded Răşinari has this little museum. Next to the town hall, more than 1500 items from rural life are…
Transylvania
When we passed through, this early-15th-century fortified church was in need of a revamp, with a rusty clock face peeling from its tower and birds…
Sibiu
The Memorandumists plaque honours the Transylvanian leaders of the Romanian National Party who addressed a memorandum to the emperor Franz Joseph in…
Cluj-Napoca
The late-19th-century synagogue on this spot was rebuilt and restored after WWII. Topped with silver onion domes, the Moorish-style building (closed to…
Transylvania
Down pedestrianised B-dul Rebreanu, which is lined with cafes and restaurants, is the oldest building in Bistriţa, an Orthodox church (1270–80). There are…
Memorial to Victims of the 1989 Revolution
Braşov
Running north of Piaţa Sfatului, the pedestrianised Str Republicii provides respite from the traffic that detracts from the charm of the rest of the old…
Târgu Mureş
Off Piaţa Trandafirilor, towards Piaţa Bernády György, stands the yellow-painted, baroque Teleki House (completed in 1809). In 1848 it housed the army of…
Sibiu
Named after a 16th-century mayor of Sibiu, the building is associated with a grisly period of history. When Sibiu was hit by the plague, holes were bored…
Transylvania
Obelisk raised in 1906 to commemorate soldiers and officers of the 50th infantry regiment of Alba Iulia, who were killed while fighting in the Habsburg…
Sighişoara
The top-heavy Tinsmiths' Tower is one of the most easily recognisable, both for its height (25m) and its octagonal upper level. A siege in 1704 left scars…
Braşov
On the city wall's southeast corner is the 16th-century Weavers' Bastion Museum, housed in Braşov's only 15th-century building. The simple exhibits…
Sighişoara
This tower was built to guard over the back entrance to the citadel. As with many of the buildings here, the tower was engulfed in a massive fire in 1676…
Sinaia
At the western end of the Peleş estate is the Swiss-châlet-style Foişorul Hunting Lodge, built as a temporary residence by King Carol I before Peleş…
Sibiu
This so-called museum is a veritable graveyard of ancient steam trains. South of the train station; it’s across the tracks, 400m south.
Transylvania
In 1785, two of Alba Iulia's revolutionaries were executed by Hungarian authorities on this spot, in front of a crowd of locals.
Cluj-Napoca
A statue of Serbian revolutionary Baba Novac, who plotted against the Ottomans, stands outside the 15th-century Tailor's Tower.
Sighişoara
Dating to 1631, this pointy-roofed watchtower was once managed by Sighişoara's medieval guild of blacksmiths.
Transylvania
This horseback statue by renowned sculptor Ion Jalea was positioned outside Deva's House of Culture in 1978.
Cluj-Napoca
An encyclopedic collection of bottled, jarred and taxidermied specimens from butterflies to waterfowl.
