14 June 2023It has been often said that the Sureanu Mountains are a massive water castle, a metaphor to describe the numerous…- 12 June 2023Alba Iulia Citadel was built 3 centuries ago by the Austrian Empire. 20.000 workers were needed to raise it. The…
- 12 June 2023Transylvania is maybe not the first region that comes to mind when you think about cave diving. However, in certain…
- 12 June 2023With a width of 27 meters, the moats of Alba Iulia Citadel represented the second line of the defensive system.…
- 12 June 20235 minutes drive from Alba-Iulia, at the foot of the Apuseni Mountains, there is a quiet mountain village named Ampoita.…
- 12 June 2023From 27 April to 1 May 2018 history comes to life thanks to Apulum Roman festival which is held in…
- 12 June 2023Statues exist in many cultures from the dawn of civilization to present times. Some of them are as large as…
- 12 June 2023During the Romanian communist era on May 27, 1987 on a ordinary Wednesday at 08:35 AM in the city of…
- 12 June 2023Alba County has a rich heritage of wooden churches, remarkable for their traditional architecture. These churches have valuable interior paintings…
- 12 June 2023John Hunyadi (Iancu de Hunedoara) was the son of a noble family of Romanian ancestry and became a leading Hungarian…
- 12 June 2023Uniforms have a special charm and people love them. They are easily recognizable because some are designed to be brand…
- 12 June 2023Trascau Fortress (also called Coltesti Fortress) is located 50 km away from Alba Iulia and was built at the end…
- 12 June 2023In the Western Carpathians, in the southern part of the Apuseni Nature Park, with 800 meters height and 324 meters…
- 12 June 2023Do you remember the mysterious crop circles or the sand circles appeared overnight without any reasonable explanation? A similar phenomenon…
- 12 June 2023One of best ways to discover the far corners of Apuseni Mountains is by taking the narrow-gauge train equipped with…
- 12 June 2023The Maiden Fair takes place at 100 km from Alba Iulia, near Avram Iancu village on a mountain peak, 1486…
- 12 June 2023From cheerful crowds of kids singing carols from door to door to yummy dishes and a large number of odd…
- 12 June 2023Smida is a village located 3 hours away from Alba Iulia, at a high altitude on the right bank of…
- 12 June 2023In 1784, across the Atlantic Ocean, Benjamin Franklin invents bifocal spectacles, the forefather of the eyeglasses. In the same year,…
- 12 June 2023Pisoaia Waterfall is a magnificent landscape reserve and one of the largest waterfalls in Transylvania. Located in Apuseni Mountains, 15…
- 12 June 2023“The Route of the Three Fortifications” provides a unique opportunity to travel back in time thousands of years and…
- 12 June 2023The Aries River starts its journey of about 164 km in the heart of the Apuseni Mountains, passing through the…
- 12 June 2023The Jewish Community from Alba Iulia was originally Sephardi and benefited from the patronage of the princes of Transylvania. In…
- 12 June 2023An important event in the Fashion World is taking place in the Alba Iulia Citadel during summer. Feeric Fashion Days’…
- 12 June 2023Garbova is a village located 40 km away from Alba Iulia and 49 km from Sibiu. Here one can find…
- 12 June 2023The Alba Iulia citadel was built after the establishment of the Habsburg rule in Transylvania and its sculptural program was…
- 12 June 2023The Batthyaneum Library from Alba Iulia was founded at the end of the 18th century. It was organized in the…
- 12 June 2023The volcanoes destroyed entire civilizations, sowing chaos and death around them. When the landforms were distributed, we the people from…
- 12 June 2023Rosia Montana is a picturesque Romanian village in the western Transylvania, 75 km away from Alba Iulia and it sits…
- 12 June 2023Even if the writing systems in the Early Bronze Age were emerging out of their ancestral proto-literate symbol systems, it…
- 12 June 2023If in the 15th and 16th centuries the Jews in Transylvania were banished and persecuted, their situation radically changed under…
- 12 June 2023Located in the Metaliferi Mountains in Transylvania, Detunatele (the Thunderstruck Rocks) are columnar jointed volcanic rocks and one of the…
- 12 June 2023Turda Gorge (Cheile Turzii) is at one hour drive from Alba Iulia and could be the perfect destination for those…
- 12 June 2023The city formerly known as “Saxon Sebes”, now merely Sebes, was one of the most important urban settlements of medieval…
- 12 June 2023People of Romania in general, and those of Transylvania in particular, are notorious for their kindness and hospitality and they…
- 12 June 2023Checking out “Muntele Gaina Festival” Checking out “Strugurele de Aur Folklore Festival” Checking out “The Woodworking Festival” Traditional crafts Discovering…
- 12 June 2023Sticks and stones and countless bones stand as the foundation to the city of Aiud, Alba County, a XIII century…
- 12 June 2023Notwithstanding the appeal of wine tasting, visitors to the Aiud area would quickly find there is more to see, try…
- 12 June 2023Top 5 attractions Top 5 things to do in Alba Iulia Top 5 for a sunny day Top 5 for a chilly…
- 12 June 2023We are Alba Iulia, from Transylvania We might be small but we rock & roll We have a beautiful Old Citadel Happens…
- 12 June 2023Also known as The Hunyad Castle, it is thought to be the place where Vlad Tepes was imprisoned before his…
- 12 June 2023It is the highest causeway in Romania, reaching its peak altitude of 2145 m in the Urdele mountain pass, and…
- 12 June 2023Flying is certainly the fastest way to go places, and most of Transylvania's large cities have international airports, so you…
- 12 June 2023If December 1st 1918 marked the birth of Romania as one country, one territory, one land, the consecration of the…
- 12 June 2023Saint Michael’s Cathedral of Alba Iulia was built between 1247 and 1291, which makes it contemporary to the famous Notre…
- 12 June 2023Horseback Archery is considered an elite sport practiced by the brave, a true art form. Since it implies the coordination of multiple…
- 12 June 2023From May to September, every day at noon, Fridays and Saturdays also at 9pm, tourists and inhabitants may witness the "Changing…
- 12 June 2023For anyone looking for a respite from busy city life, from noise and stress and pollution, few things can be…
- 12 June 2023Welcome to Alba Iulia, Romania's "Other Capital" or "The Spiritual Capital of Romanians" as we call it. In order to acknowledge…
- 12 June 2023Chickens are not, as a rule, part of the fauna of any mountain, but that didn’t stop the inhabitants of…
- 12 June 2023More than two thousand years ago, the Dacians inhabiting what is now Alba County, Transylvania, gave their name to a…
- 12 June 2023You might think that summer is the only season when it's worth visiting Alba Iulia. It's not quite so: apart from…
- 12 June 2023Walking around Alba Iulia Citadel Biking in the Dendrological Park Watching the “Changing the Guard” ceremony Relaxing on Iezer-Ighiel lake…
- 12 June 2023The Alba Iulia's Equestrian Center is probably one of the best places within the Citadel where you can spend a…
- 12 June 2023The Scarisoara Cave is a true natural wonder, a giant ice block hidden deep in the forests of the Apuseni Mountains,…
- 12 June 2023One of the oldest cities of Hunedoara County, Orastie started out as a XIII century fortified town – the westernmost point…
- 12 June 2023The Iezer-Ighiel tarn, a natural reserve located in the southern part of the Trascau Mountains at an altitude between 900…
- 12 June 2023Visiting St. Michael’s Catholic Cathedral Visiting the National Union Museum Trying out the Transylvanian cuisine Day trip to Jidvei Winery…
- 12 June 2023Already at the 14th edition, "Strugurele De Aur" Folklore Festival is one of the best opportunities for a traveler to…
- 12 June 2023While the history of the Romanian people begins with the Romans conquering Dacia and occupying it for well over a…
- 12 June 2023Of all the historical provinces of today’s Romania, Transylvania is arguably the most diverse in terms of ethnic and even…
- 12 June 2023Horseback archery in Rahau Biking in the Dendrological Park Paragliding around Alba Iulia Hiking the Piatra Craivii Playing golf in…
- 12 June 2023Apuseni Natural Park, located in the central-eastern part of the Apuseni Mountains, a conservation area that includes in its 76…
- 12 June 2023Traditional crafts are an important part of local identity and efforts are being made to preserve them and even promote…
- 12 June 2023Established in 1993, Alba Iulia's Paragliding School "Archaeopteryx" is welcoming all adrenaline lovers; enjoy a tandem flight, assisted by a team…
- 12 June 2023The city of Alba Iulia, Alba County is one of the most important urban centers of Romania, a place of…
- 12 June 2023Accomodation in Alba Iulia Hotel Medieval ***** 13, Militari, Alba Iulia (Phone: +40.754.880.704) Reviews | Map Hotel Transilvania **** 11, Piata Iuliu Maniu,…
- 12 June 2023The townlet of Rasinari, one of the eighteen rural settlements that make up the area known as “Marginimea Sibiului”, gave…
- 12 June 2023Walking around Alba Iulia Citadel Biking in the Dendrological Park Horse riding in the Citadel Hiking the Piatra Craivii Watching…
- 12 June 2023Top 5 attractions & activities Walking around Alba Iulia Citadel Visiting St. Michael’s Catholic Cathedral Visiting the Coronation Cathedral Visiting…
- 12 June 2023The Woodworking Festival ("Ziua Lemnarului") takes place every year in the middle of August in Horea, Alba, a village in…
- 12 June 2023The Dacian settlement Turdava, renamed Potaissa by the Romans and known today as Turda, one of the major cities of…
- 12 June 2023The Sureanu Mountains, also known as the Sebes Mountains, have recently become a point of interest for winter sports aficionados…
- 12 June 2023The Transylvanian Weinland – German for Wine Land – an area that extends between the Tarnave rivers on one side…
- 12 June 2023It might seem counterintuitive to use the concepts of “Babylon” and “Union” in the same phrase, yet the contradiction is…
- 12 June 2023Back in the XVIII century, when the Marquis de Vauban designed and implemented a revolutionary system of fortifications and defenses,…
- 12 June 2023Shopping Alba Mall Shops and brands | Food-court | Cinema 50A, Tudor Vladimirescu, Alba Iulia (Phone: +40.258.817.505) Map Restaurants & Cafes Antik…
- 12 June 2023On the gentle hills of southern Transylvania, in the heart of what came to be known as "Weinland" or "Wine…
- 12 June 2023A triangle of thirteen villages forms the commune of Ramet, a rather scarcely populated rural area located in the northern…
- 12 June 2023Alba Iulia is the capital of Alba County, the most historically significant region of Transylvania. Established more than a thousand years…
- 12 June 2023The National Day is celebrated in all the towns and cities of Romania, but, since Alba Iulia was where the…
- 12 June 2023Located some 13 km from Sebes and set up, rather atypically, in a low point rather than a high one, Calnic…
- 12 June 2023A person setting foot for the first time in the area of the Apuseni Mountains would have a hard time…
- 12 June 2023Shrouded in mystery and legends, Transylvania, or Ardeal, as Romanians call the area, is a historical region situated in the…
- 12 June 2023Founded in 1995 by Prof. Paul Tomita, the golf club in Pianu de Sus (25km/15mi from Alba Iulia) is the…
