historical sites

Romania

Walking around Sibiu: Free Sightseeing and Attractions

We spent one night in Sibiu to explore the city. Sibiu is a medium-sized city, but the sights are concentrated in the ol...
Romania

Biertan Fortified Church Highlights and How to Get there from Sighişoara: Visiting World Heritage Site Hitchhiking

We went for a day trip from Sighişoara to visit the Biertan Fortified Church. The village of Biertan, including the fort...
Romania

Walking Tour highlights in Sighişoara: Free Sightseeing and Attractions

We spent two nights in Sighişoara and spent a lot of time walking around. Sighişoara has many sights and historical buil...
Romania

Visiting Hărman Fortified Church: Day Trip from Braşov, Part 2

We stayed two nights in Braşov, so we spent a day of touring the outskirts of the city. In the morning of this day, we v...
Romania

Visiting Bran Castle: Day trip from Braşov, Part 1

We stayed two nights in Braşov, so we had a whole day to explore the sights around Braşov. The most famous tourist attra...
Romania

Visiting Peleş Castle and Other Attractions: Sightseeing in Sinaia

The reason for coming to Sinaia was to visit Peleş Castle. Peleş Castle is the medieval palace of the Romanian king and ...
Romania

Braşov Highlights: Sightseeing and Attractions

We spent two nights in Braşov sightseeing. With historic buildings dotted around the city and medieval castles and forti...
Bulgaria

Veliko Tarnovo Highlights: Sightseeing and Attractions

Veliko Tarnovo is a small town in the mountains. We spent two nights here sightseeing. Here are some of the sights we vi...
Bulgaria

Sofia Highlights: Sightseeing and Attractions

We spent one night in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria sightseeing. We saw many historical sights in Plovdiv, but Sofia al...
Bulgaria

Day Trip from Plovdiv: Vachkovo Monastery and Asen’s Fortress

The city of Plovdiv has many attractions within the city, but there are also attractive sights on the outskirts. The sec...