Touristic Guide Transylvania
About the name Transylvania or Transilvania (from Latin – “the land beyond the forest”) Location Central Romania - surrounded by the arc of the Carpathian mountain chain Area sq miles Population Approximately 5 million Main cities Alba Iulia, Bistrita, Brasov, Cluj Napoca, Medias, Miercurea Ciuc,Sebes, Sibiu, Sighisoara, Targu Mures
By plane -Cluj-Napoca International Airport -Sibiu International Airport -Transilvania International Airport By train -Dacia Express -Pannonia Express -Ady Endre Express -Maros/Mureş Express
Get Around The Transylvania Triangle Train Tour is a 12-day "self-guided" train tour of the main attractions of Transylvania, Romania. - Sinaia day trip - Brasov - Sighisoara - Cluj- Napoca - Huedin - Oradea - Arad - Timisoara - Alba Iulia - Sibiu - Brasov
Food & Wine Ciorba de Burta Sarmale Mici
Vineyards Ursus Black beer Bergenbier Lacrima Lui Ovidiu Dracula Beer
Saxon Fortified Churches The Transylvanian Alps and Balea Lac Places to Explore
Sibiu Brasov Sighisoara Best- preserved medieval towns
Dracula’s Castle Bran Castle (also known as Dracula’s Castle), built in 1377.
Main Museums Unification Museum in Alba Iulia Ethnographic Museum in Brasov Art Museum in Brasov Brasov History Museum Weavers’ Bastion Museum in Brasov Ethnographic Museum in Cluj National Art Museum in Cluj – collections of weaponry
Outdoor Adventures & Parks Apuseni Nature Park Piatra Craiului National Park