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Rasnov Fortress

It is one of the best preserved peasant fortress in Transylvania and was built in the XIII - XIV by settlement residents of the same name, with the main goal to defend against attacks Tartars. It has a simple architectural style, the building houses near normal, adapted to the fortification, medieval preserving and now, after 500 years of existence.

Citadel is comprised of an outer enclosure located in front of the eastern wall of the city, bordered by a fortified wall and has a square tower, and from the inner enclosure which is surrounded by walls and towers of the city. Courtyard of the fortress Rasnov is crossed by narrow paths of stone meandering among the houses covered with tiles. A city once had to capitulate in the time of Prince Gabriel Batory, in 1612, due to lack of water, as enemy troops intercepted concealed way to a spring outside the city, where the city is supplied ones. Fortress "hosted" in 1600 Michael the Brave troops and his wife Mrs. Rock after defeat at Miraslau.

Within the city tourists can visit the feudal art museum so they are exposed armor, weapons, galleries, old furniture, but specific ports century and some more unusual items for our time, but common in the seventeenth century and eighteenth century such as: torture mask and a yoke for transporting prisoners.

Cave Castle Valley from Castle Valley nature reserve is an excellent tourist attraction located two steps away from Rasnov Fortress. Laculetele that reflect perfectly enigmatic formations shaped by water and air which surrounds an imposing cathedral hall, with more than 30,000 cubic meters of his, one eye open volute story ceiling and a white limestone arches as you rarely see in the world.

Designed with the latest technology, offering a path and a cave lighting makes a claustrophobic forget the walls that surround it and feel in a crystal palace. Access is from the parking lot from the national road Poiana Brasov-Rasnov after 450 meters to go relaxing foot of the forested nature reserve with karst valley fortress.

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