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2-Hour Brasov City Walking Tour
  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Sightseeing, Walking, Story Telling

  • Duration

    2 Hours

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English, German

Description

Spend a couple of hours to discover the flavour of the most important commercial city in Transylvania - Brasov. Listen to the folk stories and know the history with the most accurate information. Visit the famous attractions of the city such as Council Hall & Plaza, St. Peter & Paul Cathedral, Behind the Walls Promenade, Graft Bastion, White & Black Tower, St. Nicholas' Cathedral, and many more.       

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    Visit the Main Sights with the local Brasov Guide:

    • Council Hall & Plaza- the old city center.

    • Muresianu House -19th-century cultural center, home of Iacob Muresianu - founder of the Transylvanian Gazette, the first newspaper in the Romanian language in Transylvania.

    • St. Peter & Paul Cathedral - Catholic church, one of the last Baroque buildings still left in Brasov.

    • Behind the Walls Promenade - called the Royal Promenade back in the 1900s, a picturesque place for a cool summer walk.

    • Graft Bastion- built-in 1521, the Saddlemakers' Bastion is one of the three buildings of this kind preserved in Brasov.

    • White & Black Towers - 2 of the exterior towers of the Fortified City.

    • St. Catherine's & Schei Gates - the only 2 gates preserved to this day, facilitating the access of the Vallachians in the city;

    • St. Nicholas' Cathedral - built in stone in 1495 on the place of a former church, this place is the cultural center of the Romanian community.

    • The First Romanian School - the 17th-century building was the place where students learned to read and write Romanian in Cyrillic characters and home of Diaconu Coresi's famous printing press.

    • The Weavers Bastion - guarding one of the 4 city corners, today the medieval building is the best place to discover the initial look of the city.

    • The Rope Street - the narrowest street in south-eastern Europe.

    • The Black Church - the largest Gothic monument between Vienna and Istanbul with the largest musical organ and an impressive Ottoman (Anatolian) carpet collection.

What's Included
  • English speaking Romanian guide

Know before you go
  • Available: All year - Monday to Sunday.

  • Duration: 2-2.5 hours.

  • Departure: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  • Meeting Point: the Tourist Information Center (Council Hall – Casa Sfatului) in the Old City Plaza (Council Plaza – Piata Sfatului).

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 4 EUR 8 Per Person

This is a group tour

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USD 9 / person