Go downtown to see the old...
by bluecat
Go downtown to see the old center of the city. It is called the Old Townhall's square. The whole square is surrounded by old buildings with an uniques style. The Townhall is very interesting with its tower which makes it look more like a church.
There is also a museum in the Old Townhalll which you can find intesting. It exposes different symbols of the woking branches in this very important commercial center in the old times and also some furniture and other items of everyday life of old times.
In this square one of the most famous and big music festivals in Romania called The Golden Stagg. It is an international festival and its tradition dates back to the communist times. Lately it couldn't take place anymore because of financial reasons. But this is the square in which it took place.
Castle Day Trip: Sinaia
by antistar
About an hour away from Brasov by train or bus is the mountain resort of Sinaia. It's a beautiful location, and makes for wonderful hiking, but Castle Peles is worth a day trip on its own. It's far more "Dracula" than Bran Castle, more impressive, and with a much more dramatic backdrop. There's a few other things to do and see as well, including a trip up the mountain on the gondola, so you can easily make a day of it.
Timisoara
by midnight_mike
Timisoara is one of Romania's largest cities and a great place to stop on your way to or from Belgrade in Serbia. As anyone from Timisoara will proudly tell you, this is where the 1989 Romanian revolution started. The main attraction is the old town center, with many bars and restaurants opening up in the last five years. Any visitor should also visit the Timisoara Orthodox Cathedral, which is an impressive structure from the 1930s.
Bistro de l'Arte
by antistar about Bistro de l'Arte
Another fantastic restaurant in Brasov. Unless I got lucky, the place seems to be crammed full of them. This time it was more of a pub, bar bistro kind of affair. Despite the pretentions to Frenchness in the name, the bar is definitely Germanic. It reminded me of my time living in Bavaria. All it needed to complete the feel was a waitress in a dirndl carrying trays filled with enormous glasses of frothing beer.
The waitress didn't have a dirndl, but she looked like she might be German. She certainly had the stereotypical efficiency of one, managing the orders of a bar full of people, all speaking different languages, all by herself, and never once getting grumpy.
The food was also great, especially the pancake that finished off the evening (and me). It's hearty food, with a solid local base and a French touch, but the menu is quite limited. But there's plenty of Ursus beer to wash it down with, and free Internet to fill in the time between orders. Pancakes!
The Black Church
by viddra
This is definitely Brasov's most important landmark.
It's the largest Gothic church between Vienna and Istanbul, originally dedicated to Virgin Mary. The building of the church started in 1383. It burned almost entirely twice, in 1421 and 1689. Its present name comes from the dark colour of its exterior walls.
Inside, you can see a nice collection of antique rugs and numerous icons.
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