Miercurea Ciuc in Transylvania

19 April 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Petőfi Street © Szabi237/cc-by-3.0

Petőfi Street © Szabi237/cc-by-3.0

Miercurea Ciuc is the county seat of Harghita County in Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, and is situated in the Olt River valley. Miercurea Ciuc has 39,000 inhabitants.   read more…

Băile Tușnad in Transylvania

27 March 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Băile Tușnad © Aakmaros/cc-by-sa-3.0

Băile Tușnad © Aakmaros/cc-by-sa-3.0

Băile Tușnad is a town in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The town and the surrounding area are famous for their spas and mineral waters received from seven springs. Nearby is the Lake Sfânta Ana, a famous volcanic crater lake, the only one of its kind in Romania.   read more…

Sibiu in Transylvania

30 October 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, European Union, European Capital of Culture Reading Time:  6 minutes

Sibiu © JF.Aubert

Sibiu © JF.Aubert

Sibiu is a city in Transylvania, Romania, with a population of 155,000. Located some 282 km north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the River Olt. Nowadays the capital of Sibiu County, between 1692 and 1791 Sibiu was the capital of the Principality of Transylvania.   read more…

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