Half day historical tour in Braşov

Minimum age: 4

Highlights

• White Tower and Black Tower from where you can see an amazing view of the city
• Braşov Citadel with defence walls, the gates of the city, the towers and strongholds
• Formal district of Romanian ethnics, Şchei and the first Romanian school that can be visited
• Narrowest Romanian street
• Urban Civilization Museum

All about the trip

This tour of the old city will take us to Braşov Citadel where you will see the among other things defensive walls, the gates of the city, the towers and strongholds that were used to guard the city from foreign invasions. We will visit the White Tower and Black Tower from where you can see an amazing view of the city. We will also walk through ex-district formerly inhabited by the Romanian ethnics, Şchei with the Unirii (the Union) Square and the first Romanian school that can you can enter and see from the inside.

We will come back to the citadel where we visit the Weavers' Stronghold with a very interesting scale model of the 17th century Braşov Citadel. We will also walk through the Sforii (Rope) Street, the narrowest Romanian street and visit the Urban Civilization Museum, a representative merchant house of the citadel turned into a museum. Next stop is the Black Church, the greatest Gothic construction in southeastern Europe with the biggest organ, the biggest bell and the greatest collection of oriental carpets in Romania and second in Europe.

In the end, we will walk in Sfatului Square and Republicii Street, with medieval buildings and shops.

What is included in the price

• Professional guide
• Hotel pick-up and drop-off in Brasov
• Parking fees
• Wi-Fi

What is not included in the price

• Snacks and beverages
• Insurance

Instructions

Please show up at the meeting point 15 minutes before the scheduled departure.