Brasov Things to Do

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The city walls were built in 15 century as almost all the towers of the medevial city. Bastions were built by merchants and craftsmen and have welcomed some commercial meetings in the city. They are located along the whole walls: Weaver's Bastion ( now museum), Draper's Bastion, Blacksmiths' Bastion ( now the archive), The Furriers and the Gun Powder Bastions, Graft bastion (now museum), The Ropemakers' Bastion.

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Just opposite the station of the cable car, in the foot of Tampa hill is located the Hunter's Tower. We climbed to the top where we could look through the watchtower window and also see trophies and hunting souvenirs. Dowstairs there is a souvenir shop. The best thing is that the museum is free to visit but it was even colder inside that outside. I'm sure that in the summer it will be great place to stay longer.

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On the west side of the old city and behind the city walls there is hidden a little pedestrian street passing along a a little streamlet. At the hill behind are located the White and the Black Towers built in 15 century. Now both of them are white but at the end of 16 century the black one was burnt and became all black. Of course, now it is renovated. The black one is in quadratic shape and the white one is round. We climbed all the 150 stairs to the white tower to see the fantastic view to the old city.
The towers work as museums.

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Strada Sforii is one of the nerrowest streets in Europe. It varies from 0.8m to 1.3m. The street could be small but it has everything - even street lamps. It is a unique experience to watch the sky between the buildings from both sides.

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The best vie to the city - Tampa hill is just south of the old city and you can easily reach it by the telecabin Timpa. On the hill there is Brasov sign in "Holywood" style. There they have built a panorama terrace that gives you a view to the whole city. You can also enjoy it from the restaurant there (although it's in old communist style).
The cable cars runs from 9 to 17 every 15 min and a round trip cost 15 lei. The journey takes only 2 minutes. The station is situated very close to the Hunter's Tower

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The old city of Brasov is locked in high city walls. On the west side of the city's wall are both Schei gate and Catherine gate. They are built in 13-th respectively 15-th century. The Saxons first established the city and the Germans were living inside, while Romanians were living out of the walls, in the Schei district and they had to pay taxes to enter.

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Or simply said: The Romanian Orthodox Church. Maybe only foreigners call it this was as Romanians are Orthodox and most of the churches in Romania are Orthodox. Anyway, the interesting here is that from the square you can see only a facade of the church. Then you enter in a little yard where is situated the real church which btw is very beautiful. I coudn't take nice pictures as it was dark.
I think that there was a memorial service inside as there were many sad people around a table full of food and the priest was reading names of dead people, which is typical for that.

We didn't enter more churches although I was told that St. Nicholas is amazing church but we didn't have time to reach the Schei district where it is situated.

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When preparing the trip everybody was saying: "You have to visit the Black church, otherwise you haven't been in Brasov". Well, the church was closed when we decided to see it but I still think I was in Brasov. This is the biggest Gothic church in Estern Europe and I'm sure it diserves to be visited. As we couldn't do it, we focused on the market besides it, again full of delicious food.