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3.09 mi
Elevation gain
207 ft
Technical difficulty
Easy
Elevation loss
207 ft
Max elevation
2,064 ft
TrailRank 
69 5
Min elevation
1,909 ft
Trail type
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one hour 15 minutes
Time
one hour 37 minutes
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August 31, 2022
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August 2022
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Logbook. Year 2022
Wednesday, August 31

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Route 74: Walk around Braşov

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We leave Sinaia in the direction of Braşov, but first we visit the Bran Castle, known to be the residence of Vlad Țepeș the Impaler. But on the way there are many more attractions in this region of Transylvania, such as the citadel of Râșnov or villages lost in the mountains such as Șirnea, Peștera or Măgura (some images can be seen in the selection of photos of the route). This is the reason why we start the route a little late and many of the photos of the route take almost at night. Let me tell you that parking in Braşov is almost an impossible mission, but it seems that luck is on our side and we can finally find a place near where we started the route, the Palace of Justice, which went from being a building with judicial functions, to become a referent of the communist party, and later a center of the anti-communist revolution in Braşov, ending with the fall of the dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu.

bran castle

Braşov was an important city in the Transylvania region, where the Germans grew cities since the Middle Ages. These knew how to trade, build citadels and protect them. Thus, in the case of Braşov, the entire city center was enabled and built by the Germans, while the Romanians and Hungarians were on the outskirts and could only enter the interior to sell after paying fees. Different religions coexisted inside it and that is why along the walk we will see different Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Evangelical or even Jewish churches, which could feel safe with the walls that protected the city.

black tower

We return to the interior of Braşov, where we find the Black Church, known as such due to the great fire that devastated the city in 1689, which burned the church for three weeks, turning the walls black with smoke. It is considered the second largest church in Romania and the largest Gothic construction in southeastern Europe.

black church

A few meters away is the Piata Sfatului or Plaza Mayor, where the building of the first town hall of the city stands out, which is today the History Museum. The Tower was used to warn of different dangers: fires, invasions... with a different trumpet sound for each thing. The square known as Markplatz has hosted numerous fairs and is home to a good part of the city's social life, being one of its most important tourist attractions.

Braşov Council House

We did not count that in this part of Eastern Europe it would get dark so early, so we are running out of light. Even so, we decided to continue strolling through the center of Braşov, where Sforii Street is located, which they say is one of the narrowest in Eastern Europe. Urban legend says that this was one of the favorite places of medieval lovers.

Sforii Street

We leave the city through the Șchei gate and surround part of its southeast wall, seeing the different towers and bastions. Each one of them was defended by the different guilds of the city. In 1798 there were as many as 43 guilds in Braşov, with more than a thousand masters. But another of the curiosities of this tour is the Heroes of Minorities Cemetery, where you can see the different tombstones and crosses, perfectly aligned, separated even in death by their beliefs in life. On the day of the dead, torches are lit in all the tombs in tribute to these men who defended the city from the continuous attacks.... Until next time

Heroes of Minorities Cemetery

Other of our routes through the District of Brașov :

Stroll through Brasov
Walk through Viscri

Technical information



IBQ: 17 - Very Easy Details . (Depending on how you consider your physical preparation, it will give you the degree of difficulty of the route. In our case, medium preparation)
Type of terrain: The entire route follows paved roads, so it is advisable to wear comfortable shoes.
State of conservation: All roads and streets are in a good state of conservation.
GPS: It is an unofficial route and the city of Braşov is very large, so we have made this walk with a few kilometers, but many variants can be done.
Best station: We did it in summer, it has an altitude of 600 m, so in winter it can be very cold.
Heritage: Not cataloged on this route.
Highlights: Sfatului Square.

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Photo ofPalacio de Justicia de Braşov

Palacio de Justicia de Braşov

The Brașov Palace of Justice was built between 1900 and 1902 by the former Austrian administration as the seat of the Royal Court of Brașov. For the authorization of its construction, the city charged a symbolic fee, with the condition that all existing and subsequently built buildings be given free of charge to the public of Brașov. Consequently, it was decided to build the Palace of Justice, the prison and the workshops for the prisoners. The annex is the building where the central prison used to be. The architecture of the Palace of Justice combines elements of the Art Nouveau style, the neo-baroque style and elements of French eclecticism. During the First World War, after the defeat and withdrawal of the Romanian army in the Battle of Brașov (1916), the Command of the German 9th Army, commanded by General Erich von Falkenhayn, operated here. Nicolae Ceaușescu was imprisoned from February to August 1936 in the penitentiary attached to the building. The Palace of Justice building functioned according to its original purpose until the establishment of the communist regime, when it became the headquarters of the Stalin Region RCP and the Brașov Region People's Council, later the County People's Council from Brasov. On November 15, 1987, some of the Brașov uprising protesters broke into the building and threw portraits of the dictator Ceaușescu in the window, and in December 1989, this was the center of the anti-communist revolution in Brașov. Between 1993 and 2020, the Brașov Court of Appeal operated on floors 2 and 3 of the building, with the other floors being occupied by the Brașov Prefecture and the County Council.

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PictographReligious site Altitude 1,928 ft
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Iglesia Franciscana San Juan

The construction date of the Franciscan church is uncertain. After 1530 the order was expelled from the city, so the church and monastery were stripped and turned into a warehouse. After the fire of 1689, only the walls remained. After repairs carried out in 1713, the church came under the control of the Jesuits, but after another fire they also abandoned it. In 1718, after restoration works, the church became the property of the Franciscans, who returned to the city. The altar painting represents Saint John baptizing Jesus in the waters of the Jordan. The organ was built in 1751, rebuilt in 1939.

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PictographReligious site Altitude 1,928 ft
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Iglesia de San Pedro y San Pablo

The Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Brașov. It is the only baroque monument in the city, making it one of the most attractive monuments. Built between 1773 and 1787, with the support of Empress Maria Theresa, according to plans by the architect Lamanch József Károly, on the site of the former Dominican monastery. The carved wooden high altar is polished with gold, but also the six side altars are richly decorated with sculptures and paintings. In the presbytery of the church the statues of Saints Peter and Paul, Saint Anne and Saint Anthony of Padua are preserved. The organ dates back to the interwar period and was made in Timișoara. The stained glass windows are from Budapest, made in the period 1891-1894. The Via Crucis is represented in 14 paintings, and the church also has numerous carpets. The monumental cross at the entrance was erected in 1782.

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Universidad Transilvania de Brașov

The Transylvania University of Brașov is a scientific research and education university in Brașov, Romania, which includes 18 faculties, with more than 19,500 students and more than 730 professors. It is currently the largest university in the center of the country, offering study programs in fields such as: mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, computer science, construction, forestry, wood engineering, product design, food and tourism, computer science, mathematics, economic sciences, medicine, psychology, pedagogy, music, linguistics, law, sociology and social work.

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PictographMonument Altitude 1,931 ft
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Escultura de George Bariț

George Bariț, (b. June 4, 1812, Cluj County – d. May 2, 1893, Sibiu) was a Transylvanian Romanian historian and publicist, founder of the Romanian press in Transylvania. He was also a deputy in the Diet of Transylvania from 1861. The "George Baritiu" County Library in Brașov is the public library of the municipality and county of Brașov. It is an encyclopedic library, at the service of the regional community and that allows unlimited and free access to its own collections, databases and other sources of information. The "George Barițiu" County Library building was built at the western end of Rudolf Alley between 1928 and 1930 as the seat of the Brașov Chamber of Commerce and Industry and is declared a historical monument. The first public library after the fire was created in 1835, inside the Romanian Casino. In 1861, the book collection was transferred to the ASTRA Library, which opened the Dr. Alexandru Bogdan Library in 1930, based in the Baiulescu House, built in 1888. The seat of the County Library has been located since 1969 in the former building of the Brașov Chamber of Commerce and Industry built in the period 1926-1928. Since 1992, it has been named after George Barițiu.

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PictographInformation point Altitude 1,960 ft
Photo ofColegiul Național 'Áprily Lajos'

Colegiul Național 'Áprily Lajos'

Áprily Lajos National College is a Romanian state school located in Centrul Vechi, a neighborhood of Brașov. The school educates children between the ages of 5 and 19. Named after the Hungarian poet Lajos Áprily, the school is the only Hungarian-language high school in Brașov. Since its foundation as a Roman Catholic gymnasium in 1837, the school has welcomed important Romanian and Hungarian personalities as students and teachers. Important names include Herrmann Antal [hu], Bakó Árpád [hu] and Andrei Mureșanu.

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PictographCastle Altitude 1,967 ft
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Bastión - Torre Blanca

Breaking the monotony of the defensive wall, the bastion on the banks of the River Graft (Spurcata) ensured the connection with the White Tower by means of a drawbridge. The two-story building built in 1515-1516, supported by the defensive wall, was damaged by the torrential rains of 1809 and was reinforced in 1822 with three supporting arches, placed over the river. In 1902 two of them were demolished. The bastion had a communication and defense function. Following restoration work in 2003 and 2004, the Graf Baton entered the tourist circuit. Currently, a section of the Braşov County History Museum (Artisans of Braşov, defenders of the fortress) can be found within its walls. The White Tower, located on a rock, was built in 1494 and is in the shape of a closed semicircle, with the right side facing the city. The construction has 5 levels and the height varies between 18-20 meters depending on the unevenness of the terrain. The white name comes from its appearance, being plastered and whitewashed. The upper part of the tower is provided with battlements and on the side walls even today you can see some gutters that protrude from the console from where stones rained down on the attackers. As the entrance to the tower was at a great height, access was only possible via mobile stairs. The great fire of 1689 also engulfed the white tower and its traces were removed only in 1723, when the tower was restored. In the conception of the defense of the city, this tower was defended by the guild of tinsmiths and boilermakers.

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PictographCastle Altitude 1,966 ft
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Torre Negra

It was built in the 14th century, it survived 2 fires caused by lightning, thanks to the first (1599) it received the name of Black Tower. It has a height of 11 m thanks to the fact that in 1995 a glass roof was installed. Access to its interior was through a gate located 2 meters high. The connection with the fortress was made by a drawbridge and an underground tunnel. It had the function of preventing the approach of the enemies to the walls. It was last used as a watchtower during the plague epidemic of 1756. Today, the tower houses temporary exhibitions.

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PictographReligious site Altitude 1,961 ft
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Iglesia Negra

The Black Church is the parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran community in Brașov, located in the center of Brașov. The imposing monument in the center of Brașov was built in the 14th and 15th centuries. The works began in 1383 and are based on a Gothic style project of impressive dimensions: 89 m long, 38 m wide and 42 m high. It is considered the second largest church in Romania, after the Catedrala Mântuirii Neamului, and the largest Gothic construction in southeastern Europe. Due to its size, when completed it received the title of the largest church between Vienna and Constantinople. In the original plan, two towers were planned, but only one was built, with a height of 65 m. In 1421, when the works were coming to an end, the Turks invaded, causing serious damage to the construction. The Gothic building was partially damaged in the fire of 1689, when its walls blackened, and received its current name. The popular name after the fire, "Black Church", was officially accepted in the 19th century. The Black Church is one of the most representative monuments of Gothic architecture in Romania, dating from the 14th-15th centuries. With a length of more than 89 meters

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PictographMonument Altitude 1,963 ft
Photo ofEscultura de Johannes Honterus

Escultura de Johannes Honterus

Johannes Honterus, (b. 1498, Brasov – d. 23 January 1549) was a Saxon humanist scholar, religious reformer of the Saxons in Transylvania, founder of the Saxon church in Brașov and the current Johannes Honterus High School. The name Honterus, which he uses later, is the Latinized form derived from "Honter", the Saxon name from the word Holler or Holunder (translated as "old man"). Through his vast and multilateral activity, he acquired during his life a well-deserved reputation, which went beyond the borders of the country where he lived.

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PictographInformation point Altitude 1,948 ft
Photo ofPlaza Sfatului - Casa del Consejo de Brașov

Plaza Sfatului - Casa del Consejo de Brașov

Since 1520, this certified market, called Markplatz in the documents, has been the site of numerous fairs. Since 1364, the annual fair was organized with wide participation, where merchants from abroad also arrived. The beautiful porticoed houses around the square could tell a lot. In the square there was once the Pillar of Infamy, where witches were judged and corporal punishment was publicly administered to those guilty of various acts. Here, in 1688, Stefan Stener, the head of the shoemakers' guild, who opposed the entry of the Austrians into the city, was beheaded. Until 1892 there were also two fountains in the square. The most imposing building is the Council House in the center of the square, built in 1420. The old town hall, today houses the History Museum. The first pharmacy in the city was located in the Piata Sfatului No. 16 building. The Brașov Council House is the building of the old town hall located on the Council Square in the historic center of the city, being the most important secular monument in Brașov. Although in 1420 the idea of building a room above the sales vault of the furriers' guild for the administration of justice and for the meetings of the Magistrate was approved, due to the invasion of the Turks in 1421 the construction was postponed. In documents from 1503 the building appears under the name of Praetorium. In 1528 the construction of the 49 m tower was completed, but in the following century it was destroyed by flames caused by lightning (1608) and by the great fire of 1689, after which it was badly damaged and rebuilt. On the ground floor, a loggia was built, bearing the Brașov coat of arms, with the root crown, still visible today. In 1742 the coppersmiths' guild built a vault attached to the Council House. The current form of the tower dates from 1910. Until 1876, it was the seat of the town hall, after which the archive, at the beginning of the 20th century, thanks to the campaign of the Kronstadter Zeitung newspaper, escaped demolition, and from 1950 it became a History Museum with archeology sections , numismatics, medieval and modern history, pharmacy.

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PictographReligious site Altitude 1,944 ft
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Iglesia de la Asunción

Due to the system of received religions, the Orthodox had no right to build religious buildings in the city. Thus, the Church of the Assumption is hidden in a courtyard, it does not face the street. The Orthodox Romanians, after losing the church on Barițiu Street through Dean Bartholomeu Baiulescu, gained the right to erect a parish church in a courtyard on Piața Sfatului and a chapel on Groaveri (1876). To raise the money they started a public subscription and in 1894 they managed to start the construction of the church, from the donations of 114 Orthodox families, who lived in the center. After two years, in 1896 the church was finished, and it is a faithful copy of the Greek church in Vienna. On the street is the parsonage, under which a corridor leads to the entrance of the hall-like church. The interior is beautifully decorated, it has an iconostasis from the Braşov school and paintings by Damien. The Byzantine-style tower built over the parish house was destroyed in the 1940 earthquake, and was restored to its original form in 1972.

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PictographFountain Altitude 1,946 ft
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Fuente Plaza Sfatului

The fountain at Piaţa Sfatului in Braşov is considered by locals to be one of the symbols of the area. Formerly the source had two sources. The Piaţa Sfatului fountain was built in the last part of the communist period, in the 1980s. Since then, it has become a meeting and resting place for many residents of Braşov.

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Museo de Civilización Urbana

The Brașov Museum of Urban Civilization is a section of the Brașov Museum of Ethnography and was officially opened on September 8, 2009. It is located opposite the Corona shopping arcades, at Piața Sfatului no. fifteen. The exhibits were selected from the archives of the Museum of Ethnography (whose section is the Museum of Urban Civilization) in such a way as to evoke the city's glory days, when Saxon culture was in power; cultural interference between East and West; and Saxon customs.

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Centro Cultural 'Reduta'

The former performance hall, named Casa Reduta, after a Viennese ballroom, has been the city's cultural center since the 18th century. In 1865 and 1868, the Tardini and Pascaly companies also gave theatrical performances here, in which the poet Mihai Eminescu also took part. The stone building was used until 1892, when due to the deterioration of the resistance structure it was demolished. In 1893 the current building was inaugurated, which takes up the old names. Here was one of the first movie theaters in the city. Casa Reduta has preserved its quality as a cultural promoter, it hosts numerous artistic, popular, classical and modern groups, and hundreds of performances are held on its stage every year.

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Callejón Sforii

It is a narrow street that connects Cerbului and Poarta Șchei streets and whose existence is attested in documents from the 17th century where it was a simple corridor to help the firefighters work. Today it is a curiosity of the city. The street originally delimited the space between two "decurios", denoting groups of ten houses each, specific to the medieval urban planning system implemented within the fortress. Urban legend says that this was one of the favorite places of medieval lovers. The most daring claim that it is the narrowest street in Europe with a width that varies between 111 and 135 cm, but it is actually the third (after Spreuerhofstraße in Reutlingen, Germany, which is between 31 and 50 cm wide and Parliament Street in Exeter, Devon, England, which is approximately 122 cm wide). The 80-meter-long street is traveled by all the tourists who come to the city, it is the meeting place for lovers and, as if that were not enough, a challenging subject for photographers. The street has also regained its charm of yesteryear thanks to the lanterns exactly the same as those of 100 years ago, built following the model of the existing ones in the museum, with the only difference that the current ones no longer work with gas.

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Sinagoga Beth Israel

Brasov's Beth Israel Synagogue is a neological synagogue in the vernacular. It is built in a neo-gothic style with three naves with Moorish elements. The stained glass windows display the coat of arms of 32 Israeli settlements. The windows on the façade emit sunlight and the top of the roof represents the stone tablet of the Ten Commandments. Commemorative plaques in the lobby list the names of the presidents of the Jewish community and the Jews of Brasov who died during World War II. The main nave is separated by rows of columns from the aisles; these pillars have balconies where women can sit. The synagogue is open from Monday to Friday; an entrance fee is required. The complex of buildings, at 27 Orava House, includes a community headquarters, a kosher restaurant, a doctor's office and an aid organization.

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Puerta Șchei

The Șchei Gate is located near the Ecaterina Gate and was built between 1827 and 1828 with the purpose of expediting the increase in traffic in this area. On this occasion the Puerta Ecaterina was built and continued to be used as a warehouse. Built of stone and brick in classical style, the Șcei Gate is in the form of a triumphal arch with three entrances, a large main one in the middle and two smaller entrances to the left and right that are intended for pedestrians. The Latin inscription marks the time the gate was built, as well as stating that this gate was erected following Emperor Francis I's visit to Brașov in 1817.

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PictographInformation point Altitude 1,978 ft
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Oficina de Información de la Puerta Șchei

It is one of the four tourist information centers of the Municipality of Braşov, where useful specific information is made available to the public. They offer free maps, guides and brochures, on the tourist attractions in Braşov and its surroundings to the schedule and routes of public transport.

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Biserica Evanghelica

It is a beautiful little Lutheran church outside the city walls. It was built during the Habsburg government with the subsidy of Maria Theresa. Next to the church there is a small Saxon graveyard dating from before the church was built. It was recently restored.

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Iglesia 'Cuvioasa Parascheva'

The "Cuvioasa Parascheva" church, also known as the "Groaveri Church", is an Orthodox church located on the outskirts of the Citadel, where the road to Tâmpa begins to climb. The church was originally built as a chapel for the cemetery, between 1874 and 1876, on the site where the hunting ground used to be. Thus, the chapel temporarily served as a place of worship for the Romanian Orthodox of the Cetate until 1896, when the "Adormirea Maicii Domnului" church was opened on Piața Sfatului, at which point it was converted back to a chapel for religious funeral services. From 1919 to 1946, the chapel was used for religious services of the military garrison in Brașov, where military priests served. In 1946, the military clergy was abolished and the chapel returned to funeral services until 1954 when, by order of the Metropolitan of Transylvania, the Groaveri church was declared a "parish church", being reconsecrated in 1973.

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Cementerio de Héroes de las Minorías

It is located under Mount Támpa, next to the sports club and near the Romanian cemetery. It is surrounded by a low wall, so it is visible from the sidewalk, with the tombstones lined up perfectly. Even after death, the quality of the soldiers and their training endures, like a barracks. Some of the tombs enclose several people together, inscribed on these geometric tombstones placed at a regular distance. In others there is nothing written, they are unknown. The evangelicals do not have a cross and there is a small death that separates the Catholics from the rest. Even in death they are not allowed to be together, each with their religion. On All Souls' Day, wax torches are lit in all the tombs.

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Bastión de los Tejedores

Located in the southern corner of the Brașov Citadel (the historic center of the city), the Weavers' Bastion occupies an area of 1,616 square meters. The bastion was built in two stages between 1421-1436 and 1570-1573. One part collapsed in 1701 and was rebuilt in 1750; later in 1910 it was restored. It has a hexagonal shape, occupies an area of 1,616 m2 and is surrounded by thick walls (1.5 - 3 m), with shot and molten pitch mouths, and on the ground floor with cannon mouths. Inside the walls there are galleries of three and four levels. In 1800, two rooms were built for the weavers' guild festivities, and in 1807, when the bastion lost its defensive function, and a small house opposite the entrance. Since 1908, the bastion has been used more and more for cultural activities, thanks to the extraordinary acoustic qualities, even opera concerts have been organized here. In 1950 it became a museum, in the permanent exhibition Brașov Citadel and Șara Bârsei fortifications, medieval defense objects, products of the weavers' guild are exhibited, and in the armory there is a model of medieval Brașov, made in 1896 by The Professor Friedrich Herman, a model of Schei.

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Torre de las Artes

Formerly it was called the Powder Tower. The tower is rectangular and at one time served as a gunpowder store, hence the name. It was restored as part of the Brașov Citadel fortified complex restoration program and currently houses art exhibitions, hence the new nomenclature.

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PictographDoor Altitude 1,981 ft
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Paseo de Tâmpa

The walk under Mount Tâmpa includes remains of the fortified complex of the Citadel of Brașov, from the Postmen's Bastion, the Powder Tower, the Undertakers' Bastion, the Weavers' Bastion, etc... All of them restored and restored through a project financed by the Brașov County Council. Tâmpa is a mountain that belongs to the Postăvaru massif, located in the south of the Eastern Carpathians and almost entirely surrounded by the municipality of Brașov. The maximum height reached is 960 m, almost 400 m above the city. In its mountains we can find various species of animals (bears, lynxes, wolves, butterflies, birds) and rare plants (Voinic cross, Bârsana obsiga) protected at European level. Tâmpa means "steep rock", like those of the mountain peaks (Tâmpa mare and Tâmpa mica). The word has its origin in the pre-Roman era, and is also found in the dialects of southern Italy and in the Albanians of Calabria.

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Bastión de los Funerarios

The Brașov Funeral Bastion is the first bastion mentioned in the documents, in 1416. It suffered greatly during the fires of 1461 and 1689, so it was rebuilt. The hexagonal construction, 10-12 m high and with 2 m thick brick and stone walls, had the function of defending the south side of the defensive wall. After the restoration, the bastion was converted into a materials warehouse. The house, which can still be seen today, was built in 1794 by the guild that owned the fortification. In 1894, the bastion was sold for 2,000 guilders, a significant amount at the time, and is still inhabited today. It was renovated in 2006.

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Torre de los Cazadores

It is located on the Tâmpa mount promenade, in front of the cable car that goes up to Tâmpa mount. It is part of the fortifications of the Citadel of Brașov and was renovated in 2006, housing different exhibitions inside. Inside the tower you can see hunting and fishing weapons used since the time of the old Citadel of Brașov. It also has numerous works of popular art. From its windows you can admire the entire citadel.

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Torre del Leñador

The Woodcutter's Tower is part of the Brașov Fortifications, specifically the southeastern defense wall of the fortress. The tower is one of 28 dedicated at the time to store gunpowder. It has a square shape, which were part of the fortifications of the fortress. Of the original 28, only 6 have been preserved to this day, 2 on the northwest side and 4 on the southeast side of the fortress. Currently, this tower houses a sculpture workshop and a small exhibition of the products made. Mainly popular works of art and specific exhibitions of the carpenters' guild are presented where you can see wooden sculptures made in a small local workshop. We can also see practical demonstrations of sculpture, clay modeling and manual pottery.

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Bastión de los Orfebres

Postăvari Bastion, located in the northeast corner of the Brașov citadel, was built and defended by the goldsmiths' guild between 1450 and 1455. It was one of the best defended bastions, it was equipped with artillery from Prague, with three small cannons and 16 arquebuses. In 1521 and 1522 works were carried out on the bastion. In 1640, the defense post passed into the hands of the weavers. Built on four levels of wooden galleries, elliptical in shape with a diameter of 16 m, the bastion was 20 m high. Its walls were 2 m thick at the base and had holes in the first level for the installation of small caliber cannons. The Goldsmiths' Bastion has been preserved relatively well to the present, having been consolidated in the years 1961 - 1962 and renovated in 2005. It is planned to create a museum point in its facilities, as well as cover it with a glass dome.

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    Ne.no Oct 9, 2022

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    Una ciudad interesante y llena de historia. Gracias por compartirla 😘

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    Eri y Edu Oct 9, 2022

    Gracias por tu comentario y valoración Ne.no. Seguro que encierra muchos más secretos 😍

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