Overview
Restored medieval fortress on a basalt hill beside the Brașov-Sighișoara road, a natural pacing stop between the city and Saxon villages The marker is placed from the research catalog and should be checked against current access conditions before departure.
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Gallery
Weavers' Bastion, Brașov by Whitepixels, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons · CC0 · Source
Fortified church in Viscri by Pudelek (Marcin Szala), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
Behind the Brașov sign by William John Gauthier, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons/Flickr · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source
Sighișoara Clock Tower by Pudelek (Marcin Szala), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
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Rupea Fortress
Step 3 · 75 km from previous · 82 min drive
Restored medieval fortress on a basalt hill beside the Brașov-Sighișoara road, a natural pacing stop between the city and Saxon villages The marker is placed from the research catalog and should be checked against current access conditions before.