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Bran Castle (Dracula's Castle)
 
    Also called Dracula's Castle, for touristic as opposed to historical reasons (because it looks intimidating), it's in a town called Bran, at 20 km near Brasov. The best ways to get there is by bus or by car on European Road 574 (E574). The bus for Bran leaves from the Autogara II (the second bus station) about every half hour for the whole day. You have to buy the ticket on board and it costs 7 RON each way (as of 05.12.2011). You can arrive to the Autogara II from the center, you can take the bus 12 from Teutrul Dramatic (as of 11.06.2008), or from the Autogara I (the bus station in front of the train station) by bus dashed 23 (it has a 23 written on in, with a dash on the number). Once you are in Bran follow the tourists through a street full of stands selling things for tourists. The castle is now a museum open to tourists, displaying art and furniture collected by Queen Marie. Tourists can see the interior individually or by a guided tour. At the bottom of the hill is a small open air museum park exhibiting traditional Romanian peasant structures (cottages, barns, etc.) from across the country. As of May 2011, the entrance fee was 20 RON for an adult, but there is fortunately no camera fee to take photos. From the top of the forttress you can see the mountains in a superb panorama.
 

The Black Church

      It was built by the German community of the city and stands as the main Gothic style monument in the country, as well as being the largest and one of the most important Lutheran (Evangelical Church of Augustan Confession in Romania) places of worship in the region. Biserica Neagra is 89 meters in length and 38 meters wide. It measures 65 meters from the floor level to the highest point of its only bell tower. The Black Church has a six ton bell, the biggest in Romania, an impressive 4,000 pipe organ built in 1839 by Carl August Buchholz (1796–1884) which is played during weekly concerts, as well as a rich collection of Anatolian carpets (donated in the Middle Ages by Transylvanian Saxon merchants).

Town Museum

Town Museum located in the town hall, in Piata Sfatului, has some interesting exhibits from the stone age to the present day found in Brasov.

Panoramic Tampa

Panoramic Tampa Beautiful view of the old city and the surrounding nature from 900 meters above sea-level. Tâmpa is the mountain that you see from any point in Brasov, with a large TV transmitter antenna on top. The antenna building also houses a restaurant and a cable car station. Accessible on foot (1h hike, sometimes steep, but low difficulty level nonetheless, recommended in snow-less seasons only and also by cable car (called Telecabina).

Brasov Zoo

Brasov Zoo Placed in Noua District, it's one of the most beautiful zoo in Romania. It contains a lot of animals, most of domestic, not very special or rare. It's still a nice place to spend time walking

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