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Brasov (Kronstadt to the Saxons and Brassó to the Hungarians) is situated in the central part of the the country being considered the second most important town in Romania.
Located 160 km from Bucharest, Brasov is surrounded like a halo by the Carpathians, being in the middle of the country at the crossroads of the the Eastern Carpathian and the Southern Carpathians.
Brasov is a charming medieval town, and along with Sighisoara is one of the seven fortified towns settled by the Saxons, with a distinct Germanic flavour to its architecture. The Saxons sited their largest settlements within a day's journey of the Carpathian passes; they built massive stone walls and seven bastions around the city that are still visible today, as well as ornate churches, elaborately trimmed buildings and a fine central square. Brasov was one of the best placed and grew prosperous and fortified as a result, and for many centuries the Saxons there constituted an elite whose economic power long outlasted its feudal privileges.
There are two parts to Brasov: the largely Baroque old town coiled beneath Mount Tâmpa and Mount Postavaru, and the surrounding sprawl of apartment blocks and factories. Old Brasov - whose Schei quarter, Black Church and medieval ramparts provide a backdrop for the town's colourful Pageant of the Juni - is well worth a day's exploration.
Brasov is a tourist city by excellence due to its urban values and as well as to its being the departure point for tourist attractions in the surrounding areas; many people use Brasov as a base for visiting the nearby attractions of Dracula's Castle at Bran, as well as Râsnov Castle, alpine resort of Poiana Brasov , the fortified Saxon churches of Harman and Prejmer and the ski resorts of Sinaia and Poiana Brasov.
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Located 160 km from Bucharest, Brasov is surrounded like a halo by the Carpathians, being in the middle of the country at the crossroads of the the Eastern Carpathian and the Southern Carpathians.
Brasov is a charming medieval town, and along with Sighisoara is one of the seven fortified towns settled by the Saxons, with a distinct Germanic flavour to its architecture. The Saxons sited their largest settlements within a day's journey of the Carpathian passes; they built massive stone walls and seven bastions around the city that are still visible today, as well as ornate churches, elaborately trimmed buildings and a fine central square. Brasov was one of the best placed and grew prosperous and fortified as a result, and for many centuries the Saxons there constituted an elite whose economic power long outlasted its feudal privileges.
There are two parts to Brasov: the largely Baroque old town coiled beneath Mount Tâmpa and Mount Postavaru, and the surrounding sprawl of apartment blocks and factories. Old Brasov - whose Schei quarter, Black Church and medieval ramparts provide a backdrop for the town's colourful Pageant of the Juni - is well worth a day's exploration.
Brasov is a tourist city by excellence due to its urban values and as well as to its being the departure point for tourist attractions in the surrounding areas; many people use Brasov as a base for visiting the nearby attractions of Dracula's Castle at Bran, as well as Râsnov Castle, alpine resort of Poiana Brasov , the fortified Saxon churches of Harman and Prejmer and the ski resorts of Sinaia and Poiana Brasov.
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