Transylvania is more than home to legends; it is a legend itself. Transylvania’s Saxon villages with fortified churches are one of Europe’s best preserved medieval landscapes, with historic sites still left untouched, and its views are reminiscent of Grimm’s fairytale books. The splendid, fortified Saxon churches spread throughout the Transylvanian Saxons villages stand proud across the whole region, being designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites.
Being one of the hidden gems around Bucharest, The Snagov Natural Reserve has two protected areas for their fauna and flora: Snagov Lake and Snagov Forest that surrounds it.
The Transylvania Saxon settlers (XIII th - XVI th century) have built villages around fortified churches, which display a great variety of defensive architectural styles.
Biertan, the former see of the Saxon Bishops, is a majestic fortified citadel, one of the strongest in Transylvania