Day trip · Transylvania
A medieval Saxon city at the foot of the mountains, the great Gothic Black Church, the view from Mount Tâmpa and the castle of Bran.
Day trip feature
Across the Carpathians lies Transylvania, with the beautiful Saxon city of Brașov and the castle of Bran on its rock above the pass.
Explore Brașov’s Council Square and the Black Church, ride the cable car up Mount Tâmpa, and visit Bran Castle in the afternoon.
Read the full back story below, then plan your trip.
The back story
A Saxon merchant city beneath the mountains, a great Gothic church, and a castle on a rock that became famous as Dracula’s.
The heart of Brașov
The beautiful main square of Brașov’s old town, with its Council House and pastel houses.
The great Gothic church
A great Gothic church of the 14th and 15th centuries, blackened by fire in 1689, with a famous collection of carpets.
The view over Brașov
The wooded mountain above Brașov’s old town, with a cable car and a famous view.
“Dracula’s Castle”
The castle on a rock above the Bran pass, famous as “Dracula’s Castle” and once a home of Queen Marie.
By train or car
Trains run from Gara de Nord to Brașov in about two and a half to three hours; buses link Brașov and Bran.
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