Calbor Country Club - accommodation in Fagaras and nearby

Saturday the Upper Monastery is represented by a monastic monks found on the river Saturday, at the foot of the Fagaras Mountains. It was documented in 1654, when the village of Upper Saturday Preda Brancoveanu take possession.
Initially, there exists a wooden church dedicated double (Assumption and Healing Spring), built in 1657. Later, between 1696-1707, the initiative Constantin Brancoveanu, he built a church built for solitary monks in the area.



Fagaras Fortress was documented for the first time in 1455, although construction work begun in the late fourteenth century on the site of a fortification XII-XIII century.

Representative of the Renaissance, the city is based on Transylvanian Gothic imprint.
Since 1526 was led by Prince of Transylvania, Stephen Mailath, for 15 years. In 1599 came into possession Prince Michael the Brave, which was housed here with his family during the fighting in 1599-1600. The fortress was used as a residence for the principles of Transylvania, Transylvanian Diet operating here.
While degraded, being used as a prison (1948-1960), where political prisoners were incarcerated.
After 1965, the fortress began the planning of a museum, opened today.

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