Sibiu

Surprising, the historical center of the medieval city Sibiu has succeeded to preserve almost entirely it’s original features. It’s foundation is linked to the Saxon colonization in Transylvania, the city being built on a daco-roman settlement. In 1191, the city was known as Cibinum, but with the annexation of Transylvania to the Austro – Hungarian Empire, the city name was changed to Hermannstadt. There are well preserved buildings, dating from the Habsburg Empire (1699).
Sibiu was considered to be the most powerful city from Transylvania. Narrow streets, typical architectural elements, large squares, magnificent inside walls, well preserved defense towers. After the Tatars invasion in 1241, Sibiu was fortified in several stages, getting to have 39 defense towers and 5 bastions. You can still admire the Soldisch and Haller bastion, the Stairs Tower, Council Tower, the Carpenters Tower, the Gunsmith Tower, Pottery Tower, the Brukenthal Museum and Sibiu city Hall, the Holy Trinity roman-catholic Church (1726-1733). Another touristic attraction is the Evangelical Church (XIV century), built on an old roman basilica. The small square, the Huet square, the arts museums, The arts House, Luxembourg House, the Bridge of Lies, make of Sibiu an ideal place.

Transfagarasan road

When you gonna return home from the journey to Romania, this road will be the most representative memory about our country. How can you not admire the Transfagarasan road, when it’s considered the most spectacular alpine road from Europe? Or how Jeremy Clarkson, from the Top Gear tv show, said: “maybe this road is the best road in the world”, endless intoxicating turns, marvelous waterfalls, scarry ravines, steep rocky walls that seem to crumble over you. BaleaLac4. If you are faint of heart do not choose this tour. It’s pure adrenaline at 2034 m altitude, where he lives Carpathian bear, the black goats, lynx, eagles and all the fauna of Central and Eastern Europe.With a bit of luck, you may see shepherds with their flocks of sheeps, guarded by beautiful mioritic shepherd dog. You will be excited by the Balea glacial lake, the Balea waterfall, the Vidraru dam, majestic,Barajul-Vidraru-pe-raul-Arges -Judetul-Arges magnificent with his whole 164m, or the Vidraru lake, with a length of 23 km, a monumental accomplishment of the communism regim. The wild fauna of the Fagaras mountains, the rainbow trout, the drop of pure water, the magnificent nature will provide you a memory to remember. Transfagarasan road, was built between 1970 – 1974 and they say that was made with a great deal of human and material expenses, by the romanian army and initially was a strategical military road.