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.

WALKING TRAILS MAP

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.

Enjoy the Bran Castle, Queen Marie's favorite country home during the 1920s and 1930s
or the
Rasnov Medieval Citadel nearby.

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

SEE

The famed
Bran Castle

Traditional costumes from the region

Helicopter views and enjoy a dynamic
FLY-OVER

Making a Haystack
view

Rugs from 'Saxon' Lutheran churches - click on image above for more; church sites on map at right
.....Bran Area