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• Sighisoara & Biertan Tour

  gina r,

  Apr 7, 2025

  - Viator

  5.00

  Florian is an amazing guide. He is knowledgeable about the region, Romanian history, local culture and customs and has a really nice, relaxed vibe. He's also patient when you want a quick break or to take lots of photos. Smart, soft spoken, respectful, kind and chill. I've never felt more relaxed and happy with a guide.

• Excellent Tour of Transylvania

  Landon C,

  Feb 10, 2025

  - Viator

  5.00

  This was an amazing tour! Adela was my tour guide and she was wonderful, I don't think there's any question I could have asked her she didn't know the answer to. We got to see some amazing medieval structures throughout the Transylvanian countryside and I learned so much. I'd recommend this to anyone visiting Romania and ask for Adela!

• Excellent!

  iulius a,

  Dec 30, 2024

  - Viator

  5.00

  Wonderful day-trip! Peter was an excellent tour guide, very knowledgeable and professional. We enjoyed seeing the sights and learning about the history of the Transilvania region. We highly recommend this tour to anyone!

• Personalized Tour To Sighișoara, Mediaș, And Fortified Churches

  RalfMax L,

  Aug 13, 2023

  - Viator

  5.00

  I did this tour in a “special personalized” way, which speaks to the openness, the flexibility, and the determination on part of Florin, my guide, to tailor tours to the needs and requests of their visitors rather than to offer “carved-in-stone standard packages”. We started the trip an hour earlier as usual, because I had an interest to see the fortified church in Agnita, which is not usually part of this tour. Fortified churches are typical for the region, not found outside Transylvania, and represent massive bulwarks medieval settlers had constructed to defend their communities against the attacking Ottoman armies. The church in Agnita has recently been beautifully renovated and restored, and I enjoyed taking a few pictures. From there, we traveled further to Sighișoara, a fortified town in an elevated location. We visited the famous Clock Tower and then made our way up to the Church on a Hill, through a steep wooden roofed staircase. Once you are up there, definitely spend the 10 Lei (2 Euro) to enter the church and its macabre crypta. Next, in order to not take the staircase a second time, we walked down the winding path back to our van and drove to Biertan. In Biertan, a Bishop Seat in ancient times, you find the largest fortified church in all of Transylvania, and its massive walls and defensive towers containing numerous embrasures and machicolation are more than impressive. If you have not yet been there, and you like the medieval flair, this is the place you want to be. Because I had already been to Biertan a few days earlier, we had only a brief picnic outside the walls, on my specific request. Instead of visiting Biertan, we drove to another nearby fortified church in Valea Viilor, which (like Biertan) is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The cool thing about Valea Viilor is the fact that the tower is accessible for those who are brave enough to climb up through a system of wooden ladders. Those who make it, are rewarded with a gorgeous view not only of the enormous fortifications built around the central church, but also of the beautifully green surrounding landscape, featuring hills and meadows, pastures and sheep herds, and the Carpathian Mountains in the distance. Next, on our way was Mediaș, a city famous for its wine, where we visited St. Margaret’s Church. The church features some of the oldest Catholic frescos in Transylvania, which - as was usual at the time - had been overpainted with white paint, after the Saxon communities converted to Protestantism. In St. Margaret’s Church some of the colorful frescos have been meticulously restored, and they are very much worth a visit. Finally, the last stop on our way home was the fortified church at Axente Sever. This stop was also added on my specific request, and Florin - my tour guide - was even so nice to call the church ahead of our visit to inquire when it would be open, and he planned the visit accordingly. Axente Sever is a massive medieval bulwark that from further away looks more like a military construction than a church. Its massive tower is also open for climbing, and I could not resist. Overall, this was a fantastic tour and an unforgettable day. Thanks Florin for your flexibility and your help to make this work!