Dracula - Myth and reality

The city of Brasov is called in German, Kronstadt, in Hungarian, Brassó. In the past, it was also called Brassovia or Corona and geographically it is situated in the center of Romania, part of the Transylvania region being surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains. The city carries a heavy historical treasure where you can find a lot of ancient ruins, among which is the Bran Castle (in the Bran village), known as the “House of Dracula”.

Brasov - old city 

Brasov is one of the main tourist attractions in Romania because of the geographic position and its medieval appearance. The main language spoken is Romanian, but also German, Hungarian and English are used.

The climate is: temperate-continental
The local hour: Eastern European Time Zone : GMT+2 hours.

Tourist attractions:

Museums The History Museum of Brasov, in “Casa Sfatului”

The Art Museum

The Black Tower, The White Tower and Graft Bastion

The Ethnographic Museum

The First Romanian School Museum from Schei which exhibits the first book printed in Romanian Language

The Fortification Museum from Tara Barsei, located in “Bastionul Tesatorilor”

The Restaurant Museum Cetatuia, in the old Fortification from the Straja (Dealul Cetatii) the Guard

The Muresenilor House

Churches and Temples

The Black Church- built between 1377 and 1477, in place of an old roman basilica St.Nicholas Church – XIVth century

St.Bartholomew Church – XIIIth century

St Martin’s Church from the Straja (The Gurad)St.George Church – build in an old Hunting Mansion

The Synagogue from Brasov

The Jewish Orthodox Synagogue from BrasovOther places, monuments and buildingsGate of Ecaterina 1559

The Schei Gate

The Troite (crosses) from Schei (the oldest is from 1291)

The Alley behind the walls

The “Meeting” Square

The Republicii Boulevard

The Muresenilor Boulevard

The Promenade beneath Tampa

The Merchants House (The Quarrelers Bridge or the Carpathian Buck)