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Churches of Moldavia (fresco paintings)
The Bukovina (northern Moldavia) churches with exterior painted walls were placed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list in 1993, real gems preserved since medieval times, unique and with a high artistic value.
The best preserved are: Humor, Voronet, Moldovita, Sucevita, Patrauti, Probota, Suceava, Arbore.
Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mts
These Dacian fortresses built in the Orastiei Mts show the fusion of military & religious architectural techniques and concepts of that period in time. The six defensive citadels, the nucleus of the Dacian Kingdom, were with great difficulties conquered by the Romans at the beginning of the 2nd century A.D. Sarmizegetusa Regia, was the capital and the most important military, religious and political centre of the Dacians (Romanian ancestors).
Horezu Monastery
The beautiful Horezu Monastery, built at the foothills of the Carpathian Mts, is one of the most representative buildings in the Brancovenesc style. The monastery, with St. Constantine and Helene as its dedication day, built in the XVIIth century, during Constantin Brancoveanu’s reign, has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1993.
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Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania
Part of the Transylvanian fortified churches (6 Saxon, 1 Szekely) have been included on the UNESCO World Heritage list: Biertan (Birthälm); Calnic (Kelling); Darjiu (Székelyderzs); Prejmer (Tartlau); Saschiz (Keisd); Valea Viilor (Wurmloch); Viscri (Deutschweisskirch).
Maramures wooden churches
Eight wooden Romanian Orthodox churches in the Maramures region are listed on the UNESCO World Heritage list, spread among picturesque traditional villages: Barsana; Desesti; Ieud; Poienile Izei; Budesti; Surdesti; Plopis; Rogoz.
Sighisoara Historical Centre
Sighisoara - (Schässburg in German) is one of the most visited cities in Transylvania, the best preserved medieval fortress in Romania offers an outstanding testimony of the local Saxons culture.
Danube Delta has been declared a World Cultural and Natural Heritage site, and a UNESCO protected area being one of Romania’s leading attractions, and a very particular place in Europe.
The Danube Delta has the third largest biodiversity in the world (over 5,500 flora & fauna species) spreading over 5,050 km2 of marshes, canals, reed islets and lakes, offering a sanctuary for birds, fish, and animals. This natural reservation hosts the largest wetlands in Europe, more than 60% of its area is unspoiled by the human touch, so it offers the unique opportunity to observe the incredible beauty of the landscapes and all the treasures lying in it.
This special place, Europe’s best preserved delta is considered to be the largest and most compact reed bed area on the planet, and is sheltering spectacular wildlife highlights. Its waterways and marshes are home for 45 freshwater fish species – the main being European sturgeon, Danube sturgeon, starry sturgeon and sterlet – bearers of caviar; carps, pikes, zanders, makerels, grey mullets, breams, tenches, sheat fishes – a “tough choice land” for the fishermen.
The Danube Delta is the ideal place for the migratory birds, and also for the year-round birds, the natural reservation hosting over 300 bird species (white and Dalmatian pelicans, red-breasted geese, cormorants, wild ducks, white-tailed eagles, storks, herons, white and red shelducks, flamingos, swans), most of them protected by law. This density of birds is unmatched anywhere else in the world, therefore it is a birdwatchers’ paradise.
