BRAN, Romania, is noted for its mountain scenery, its 2000 year history as a trade route, and its fortified Castle that became Queen Marie's country home in the 1920s and 1930s.

Hike trails for all ages and skills. Learn mountain climbing skills.

Enjoy the Bran Castle, Queen Marie's favorite country home
during the 1920s and 1930s.

Summer, hike the trails (beginner and expert). In Winter, enjoy cross-country and hiking or climbing (guide) pen trails of unequaled beauty or, forty-five minutes away, the modern
downhill ski lifts of Poiana Brasov.

Visit Transylvania's medieval fortified churches in the Saxon Triangle linking Bran to Sibiu (Hermannstadt), to Sighisoara (Schässburg), and Brasov (Kronstadt).

It's time to come . . . to Romania and step back in time at the Inn on Balaban.