Rasnov Fortress

Rasnov fortress was built in 1331, along with the city with the same name. The fortress ​​was often confused with the city, because of the same name and so various names was created: Rosarum (1388), Rosenaw (1413), Rosnyo (1585). Along with Prejmer and Harman fortified churches the Rasnov stone keep was attacked for over 1500 time and was never conquered. In the Tartar invasion of the 1335 year, it has been said that the Tartar Leader has lost half of his men driven by the desire of taking over the keep, but without any success. Eleven nearby villages depended of the protection of this beautiful fortress. Also the Rasnov fortress have the deepest fountain from Europe. It was built in the 17 century by 2 Turkish prisoners. Overlooking the surrounding with his greatness, as soon as you will get closer will start to feel his power.In the Rasnov stone keep wore made countless historical movies, like The Dacians, The Immortals, The Column directed by the great movie director Sergiu Nicolaescu. Enjoy the pure history, adrenaline and a beautiful view of the Piatra Craiului Mountains, Bucegi, Postavarul.

Bran Castle

Full of legend and contrast the Bran Castle has become famous because of the Dracula movie.
Built in 1377, the Bran Castle was donated by the Brasov community to the Habsburg Empire in order to obtain some trading facilities and lower taxes. Then the castle was donated to the Queen Mary in 1920 to enter into the royal family good graces ( Ferdinand and queen Mary), but also as a token of apreciation for the sacrifice, heroism and involvement of the Queen Mary into the first world war, where next to the romanian army they unite the three romanian kingdoms Transylvania, Moldavia and Valachia having as result the unificated Romania.Has becomed a military strategic point, with the role of protecting and control the commercial route, the movement of the tartar and turkish ground troups, but also for the border between Transylvania and Valachia. With an unique achitectural style and verry impresive, the Bran Castle will charm you at once.

Harman Fortified Church

The church is thought to have been built by the Cistercian monks, an obscure order of Roman Catholics originating in France, who were severe in their beliefs in reformism and simplicity (they’re now affiliated with the Benedictines and Trappist monks). The sect gained popularity in Hungary, and considering the Austro-Hungarian Empire’s presence in Transylvania, explains how they ended up here. The Cistercian monks didn’t last long, and the church was taken over by Saxons and fortified. Like Prejmer, the walls also have chambers in which residents could take refuge. Unfortunately, this fortified church wasn’t able to fend off invaders as well as Prejmer, and fell under siege 47 times!

The Prejmer Fortress

The fortress in Prejmer is definitely the most impressive fortified church in Transylvania. The church was built by the Teutonic knights in the 13th Century and then the local community of Saxons built the wall for protection. What’s really interesting about this fortified church is that within the walls there are 272 chambers, and each one is numbered exactly as the houses in the village. They did this so that each household would have a place to store supplies in case they were attacked. Behind the chambers there is a passageway that goes along the perimeter of the wall, where guards were stationed to toss arrows or boiling oil at the attackers. We can actually go into the chambers and walk along the guard’s passageway, and I’ll tell you all the stories. Prejmer’s fortress is so amazing it’s been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.