Duration: | 6 Hour(s) - 0 Minute(s) |
Tour Category: | Half Day Tour |
Departure hour & location: 11 AM (only on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday), Cultural Heritage Info Point, Sighisoara (Piata Muzeului 6, Venetian House).
Itinerary: Sighisoara – Biertan – Malancrav – Sighisoara
Highlights:
Visit the former bishopric of Biertan with its fortified church
Discover the village with one of the largest Saxon populations in the region
Travel to Malancrav a place surrounded by beautiful landscapes
Program:
This half-day trip in the surroundings of Sighisoara will lead you to the former bishopric of Biertan with its fortified churches. You will also visit Malancrav, which shelters one of the most important fortified
churches in Transylvania.
Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites since 1993.
Visit the Biertan fortified church which was the see of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867 and has one of the largest Saxon populations in the region.
Next, you will travel to Malancrav, a small village dating from the early years of the 14th century and an absolute must for the travelers curious to discover a place, surrounded by beautiful landscapes, where time almost stands still. You will also visit a fortified church here. You will return to Sighisoara in the afternoon.
Please note:
Fortified Church Biertan • Fortified Church Malancrav
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