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Sâmbăta de Sus
What to see in Sâmbăta de Sus
Things to see, picked to fill a whole day.
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1MonasteryMănăstirea Brâncoveanu
Orthodox monastery at the foot of the Făgăraș Mountains, with a church built by Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu and rebuilt in the 20th century, and a museum of old books and icons on glass.
It is the main Orthodox pilgrimage site in Transylvania, founded by Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu, where Father Arsenie Boca also lived as a monk.
Stațiunea Climaterică Sâmbăta, la 9 km sud de satul Sâmbăta de Sus- 2Lipizzaner stud farm
Herghelia Sâmbăta de Jos
State stud farm founded in 1874, where Romsilva breeds Lipizzaner horses on the former Brukenthal estate, with an 18th-century manor house in the grounds.
According to Romsilva it is one of the world's most important Lipizzaner studs, with seven bloodlines, and it is open to visitors every day.
Sâmbăta de Jos (comuna Voila), la 5,6 km nord de satul Sâmbăta de Sus 
3Mountain trailValea Sâmbetei și Cabana Valea Sâmbetei
The valley you climb from the monastery towards the Făgăraș ridge, through spruce forest and past waterfalls, to the meadow of the Valea Sâmbetei hut at 1,401 m.
It is the classic route to the Fereastra Mare a Sâmbetei pass and Moldoveanu, Romania's highest peak, with views of the glacial cirques of the Făgăraș range.
Munții Făgăraș, la circa 7 km sud de mănăstire, pe jos; traseul pornește din stațiune
4Fortified churchBiserica fortificată din Cincșor
Gothic Saxon church from 1421–1427, ringed by two lines of walls with a bell tower and four defence towers, in the middle of Cincșor village.
It is a category A historic monument and one of the best-preserved fortified churches in Transylvania, little altered over the centuries.
Cincșor (comuna Voila), la 10 km de satul Sâmbăta de Sus
5Historic manor houseCastelul Brâncoveanu
The Brâncoveanu family's manor in Sâmbăta de Sus village, built in the 19th century on the cellars of Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu's palace; it is closed and seen only from outside.
It is a category A historic monument and keeps the cellars and the ruined stone gate of the palace built by Constantin Brâncoveanu.
Satul Sâmbăta de Sus, la 1,3 km de centru