Category: In the county
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[Romania] Biertan Fortified Church
Biertan is by far the most important symbol of the Saxon villages and of the fortified churches in the Sibiu County, having also been listed on the list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993.
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[Romania] Agnita Fortified Church
Agnita is considered to be the most centered town in Romania. First mentioned in a document in 1280, Agnita is a town known for its traditional crafts, from shoemakers to coopers, from tailors to potters.
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[Romania] Chirpãr Fortified Church
Chirpãr was our next stop during our weekend road trip in the beautiful Saxon villages around Sibiu. Travelling from one village to another was a true pleasure, as spring was on its way, everything was turning green, the landscape was something that filled us with so much positive energy.
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[Romania] Hosman Fortified Church
The village of Hosman was our first stop during our weekend in the Sibiu County and it was such a delight to be welcomed in this village by a beautiful view of the fortified church and the Făgăraș Mountains still covered in snow after the winter.
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[Romania] Road trip to the Fortified Churches in the Sibiu County (part 1)
We were planning such a weekend for a long time, but each time we were considering of actually doing such a trip, we always said that we can leave it for another time, as these places are very close to home and we have some other options further away. But finally, at the beginning of…
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[Romania] 4 days on the Făgăraş Mountains Ridge
Finally back on the ridge of these beautiful Romanian Mountains. This trip was so much planned, that just a few days before I wasn’t even so sure we would actually make it happen. But in the end it did happen and it was probably one of the most beautiful and amazing hiking trips we had…
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[Romania] Sunday walk around Păltiniş
Looks like we are beginning a new tradition as we start the new year with a short hiking trip around Sibiu. Last year we had a very short trip around Cisnădioara, because there was a lot of snow and a heavy snowfall was on the way. This year we are not so gifted in terms…
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[Romania] Just a short trip to the Bâlea Waterfalls
We left the house on the Sunday morning planning to go up to the Bâlea Lake with the cable car. Is was winter and quite a heavy weather down in Sibiu and we tought that for sure there will be no one planning to do the same thing as us. But we were very wrong,…
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[Romania] Short hiking trip around Cisnădioara
The beginning of 2015 gave us a lot of energy and we felt the need, after all the New Year’s parties, to go outside and enjoy a different kind of fun. We thought that having a short Sunday walk around Sibiu would be exactly what we needed to actually prepare for starting a new and…
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[Romania] 4 days at more than 2000 meters high
We were planning this trip since last year, but somehow it didn’t find its place in none of the available weekends we had last summer. But, as we had a longer weekend this August, we decided to have this 4 days trip in the Făgăraș mountains (again!) to reach the highest peak of the Romanian…
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[Romania] Conquering the Negoiu Peak
Yes, we did it, the second highest mountain peak in Romania. We went up to 2535 meters high! On a Saturday, in July.
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