Făgăraș
What to see in Făgăraș
Things to see, picked to fill a whole day.
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1Fortress and museumCetatea Făgărașului și Muzeul Țării Făgărașului
A 14th–17th-century fortress surrounded by a water-filled moat, once the residence of the princes of Transylvania and now home to the “Valer Literat” Museum of the Făgăraș Land.
The princes of Transylvania and Lady Stanca, wife of Michael the Brave, lived here, and the Transylvanian Diet met within its walls 11 times.
Centru, la 300 m de Piața Republicii
2Brâncovenesc-style churchBiserica Sfântul Nicolae (Biserica Brâncoveanu)
The oldest surviving church in Făgăraș, built in 1697–1698 at the expense of the Wallachian prince Constantin Brâncoveanu, with an open porch and frescoes from 1719–1721.
It was founded by Constantin Brâncoveanu in Transylvania and keeps its original carved and gilded oak iconostasis, painted by Preda of Câmpulung.
Sud-estul centrului, la 800 m de Piața Republicii
3Historic centrePiața Republicii și centrul vechi
The old market square of Făgăraș, with merchants' houses from the 18th to the 20th century, the 1843 Lutheran church and the Orthodox Holy Trinity church nearby.
It is the heart of the old town, a listed urban ensemble with old houses, cafés and two historic churches a few steps away.
Centru, la 300 m de cetate
4Roman Catholic church and friaryBiserica și Mănăstirea Franciscană (Biserica Paterilor)
An 18th-century Franciscan church and friary, known locally as the Paterilor Church, with a cloister and two sundials in the inner courtyard.
It is the Franciscans' Baroque ensemble in Făgăraș, a listed monument with an 1895 Angster organ and sundials in the friary courtyard.
Est de centru, la 450 m de cetate
5Reformed churchBiserica Reformată
A Reformed (Calvinist) church built in 1712–1715, with a clock tower and a stone portal, a category A historic monument.
Constantin Brâncoveanu helped pay for it, together with Prince Michael Apafi II and Reformed nobles of Transylvania.
Bulevardul Unirii, la 300 m vest de Piața Republicii