Biertan

It is a country of great natural beauty and diversity, and has a rich cultural heritage, including a variety of ethnic, linguistic, and confessional groups. Romania enchants visitors with its scenic mountain landscapes and unspoilt rural areas, but also with its historic cities and busy capital. Over the last decade, it has witnessed a significant development,  fueled by its recent membership of the European Union. Romania will definitely surprise some of its visitors who are more used to western Europe. It has a listed total of six cultural and one natural UNESCO world heritage sites. Romania is a large country which can sometimes be shocking with contrasts: some cities are truly modern, while some villages can seem to have been brought back from the past. While it has significant cultural similarities with other Balkan states, it is regarded as unique due to its strong Latin heritage, reflected in every part of Romanian society from its culture to its language. Things for which Romania is famous include: the Carpathian mountains, wine, medieval fortresses, Dacia cars, Dracula, stuffed cabbage leaves (sarmale), the Black Sea, sunflower fields, painted monasteries and the Danube Delta.

Romania

The Lotru and Cindrel Mountains (a part of the Carpathian Mountains), in the southern area, cover more than 30% of the county's surface. Very attractive for the culture-addict visitors, this county has a more pronounced Saxon background and offers a lot of UNESCO World Heritage preserved sites, including several old towns and medieval Saxon fortified churches. Other key tourist attractions in Sibiu are: the city of Sibiu itself (with its medieval fortifications and its historic centre), the medieval city of Mediaș, the abbey of Cârța, the Făgăraș and Cindrel mountains, the spa towns of Ocna Sibiului, Bazna and Miercurea Sibiului… and the whole Mărginimea Sibiului rural area.

Sibiu

The Biertan fortified church was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1933. It is one of the most important fortified Churches in Transylvania and its construction was finalized in the year 1524.

Picture © Credit to: porojnicu

Biertan fortified church, Transylvania

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