Just the other day someone asked me what is there to see in the west of the country and I remembered the small holiday I had in Transylvania. I left Bucharest by car with the following route:
1. Rupea Fortress: After Braşov, take the road to Sighişoara and 65 km away from Brasov, on your right side you can admire the proud fortress Rupea. One can park in front of the entrance, at the museum parking. 
The visit takes about an hour. History says this is the oldest settlement dating back to Neolithic and Paleolithic, attested in 1324 when the Saxons were housed here by King Charles I of Hungary. The citadel was rebuilt by the Romans on the ruins of a conquered Dacian fortress. Situated at the confluence of Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania, the place was a strategic point and it was systematically extended between the X-XIV centuries. The legend says that King Decebal fo Dacia (Romania’s ancestor) took his life in this fortress at the end of the Second Dacian-Roman War (105-106).
Program: 01.11- 31.03, 9:00 – 17:00 // 01.04 – 31.08, 9:00 – 20:00 // 01.09 – 31.10, 9:00 – 17:00 Ticket price: 10 lei / person, 5 lei / children.
2. Viscri village shows during spring time, the landscape of the Windows desktop, flower and grass fields that make you dream and wish for a picnic. It sure deserves a walk in the heart of the village to see the fortified church and the local lifestyle .
3. Sighișoara: one can sleep here overnight, in order to see the city at leisure and enjoy its surrondings. In this medieval city, your tour shouldn’t miss: the Clock Tower, the Indoor Staircase, the Medieval Cemetery. It is a relatively small town, but one of the few which remained from the medieval period almost untouched. The food in the Transylvanian area of Romania is very good, it has dishes that you need to try – the particularity they have is that they mix together fruit and meat, for example chicken with apples or sour cherry soup. Some of the dishes are made with plenty of sauce, and one of the simplest and tastiest things to try is fried polenta, besides sour soups (ciorba in Romanian) or sarmale.
At times, events are being organized in the center of the city and people get dressed in funny ways and wonder around.
I stayed at Casa Cositorarului, a very cozy place, with chic rooms and tasty food. It is located near the famous Indoor Staircase of Sighișoara.
4. Biertan: following the road to Sibiu, turn left towards this picturesque village, 10 minutes away from the national road.
5. Sibiu: a city like no other in Romania. Clean, tidy, with cozy central guesthouses, there are many attractions in Sibiu. I dedicated a separate post for visiting this Transylvanian town: 15 places to visit in Sibiu.
6. Bruckental Palace in Avrig. It is possible to sleep here overnight, the
palace is partially renovated and events are organized at the palace, but I just took a tour of the place, I had a juice and left. Address: 39 Gheorghe Lazar, Avrig.
7. Făgăraș – visit the Fortress of Fagaras, a full tour takes about 2 hours, I liked it very much. Ticket price: 15 lei / person, 7 lei / children.
Program: 15.05– 15.09, Tu-Fri 08-19, Sa-Su 10-18 // 16.09– 14.05, Tu-Fri 08-17, Sa-Su 9-17.
Near Făgăraş there is a picturesque village called Cincşor. You can see the fortified church here, wonder in the village and enjoy a nice stay in the beautiful guest house located here.
I did eat extremely well at Casa Terra in Făgăraş : 2A Negoiu street.
The return to Bucharest was via Șinca Nouă, Râșnov (there’s also a fortress here), near Predeal.
For a short trip in Bucharest, you can find ideas of what to do in the capital of Romania in Bucharest in 2 days.
Have yourself a nice holiday in Romania!