Top Things to do in Mures County
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The 10 Best Things to do Good for Big Groups in Mures County, Transylvania
Discover the best top things to do in Mures County, Romania including Outdoor Experience, Art & Crafts, Your Guide In Transylvania, M&Co Outdoor - Adventure Travel, The Dracula Investigation, Sighisoara Clock Tower, Pivnita lui Teo - Teo's Cellar, Palace of Culture, La Gradina Zoo, Sighisoara Historic Center.
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1. Outdoor Experience
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5.0 based on 43 reviews
We are a company with more than 10 years experience in adventure tourism, focused mainly on rafting, canoeing and kayaking tours. Our one or several day long programmes include paddling, hiking, canyoning, cycling, rope techniques, archery, snow-shoeing, ski touring all at the most beautiful parts of Transylvania.
2. Art & Crafts
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5.0 based on 234 reviews
Hello, My name is Mark Tudose and few years ago I have start "Art & Crafts" in Sighisoara. At first I have made a local artist gallery with handmade products around Sighisoara. I do the wood part in the gallery. In time we developed more opening a museum section for our gallery with pieces made of wood about 50 years ago. This year is for the first time when we will open this museum part for our customers. So, feel free to visit us and let me know your opinion. I really think that the only way for a craft it comes with the story behind. I hope you will like our stories.
Reviewed By mirunavrn - Bucharest, Romania
This souvenir shop in the historical center has various products made by local craftsmen: from wooden carved spoons and hand painted Christian icons to handmade magnets showing the most iconic attractions of the city. The owner is very polite and hospitable, even gives more details about the products and the stories behind them.
3. Your Guide In Transylvania
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5.0 based on 231 reviews
Hi. My name is Emanuel Enache and I provide tours in and around the Sighisoara area. I have lived all my life in Transylvania and was passionate about history and nature since I was a child, therefore I know many secrets about the area that travel books and sites never mention. I work with individuals, couples, families with children, sometimes even 3 generations of the same family touring together, small and large groups up to 50 people. Many people come back again with other members of their family or on the recommendation of friends. I can help out with transfers and travel arrangements to make your travel plans as smooth as possible. I love what I do and I look forward to welcoming you to Transylvania!
4. M&Co Outdoor - Adventure Travel
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5.0 based on 19 reviews
We have the goal to give you the most exciting and unforgettable memories in the untamed wilderness and picturesque Transylvania. We are a group of highly spirited individuals loving what we do and for whom this adventure travel is not a side-job but a way of life. We organize adventure tours including hiking, canoeing, caving, rafting, climbing and skiing.
5. The Dracula Investigation
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5.0 based on 203 reviews
Who hasn’t heard of the (in)famous Dracula? Vampire or ruler, known near and far for his cruelty. Here, at The Dracula Investigation, you will learn that this story also starts with a simple human being like you and me. A person with feelings, a traumatized kid - allow us to present you the real Vlad Dracula - the son, brother, warrior. Inside, in 5 rooms Vlad himself will tell you his life story. You will get to see animations, sculptures and light/ shadow effects. We invite you to travel back in time with us to get to know Dracula’s human, real and often hidden part.
Reviewed By 350kingak
An original idea presenting the life of Vlad Țepeş (the Impaler) in an interactive way with videos, sculptures and audio, creating an adequate atmosphere for his life story.
6. Sighisoara Clock Tower
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4.5 based on 909 reviews
Reviewed By mirunavrn - Bucharest, Romania
The Clock Tower is emblematic for the city. It is currently housing the History Museum of Sighisoara, where visitors can learn about the history of the city and see various well preserved objects and artifacts from different centuries. You can also go up and have an overview of the city.
7. Pivnita lui Teo - Teo's Cellar
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4.5 based on 115 reviews
At Teo’s 500-year-old cellar you can taste, enjoy and buy different sorts of local alcoholic beverages such as brandies and liquoirs. Among those several have received different prizes for their outstanding quality at national and international fairs. Our family has been producing these beverages for the past 200 years following traditional recipes perfected by local Saxons for centuries from the local area, also known as Tarnava Valley. Our brandy is kept in oak barrels for at least 3 years.
Reviewed By HealdGreenForever - Slovakia, null
We spent a very pleasant 2 hours in Teo's cellar and in his company. What can we say? As a couple who very regularly go wine-tasting, we can confirm that his wines are delicious, his award-winning cognac is fabulous, and his fruit liquors and brandies are superb! If we were to revisit Sighisoara, we'd happily stay in Teo's accommodation next time.
8. Palace of Culture
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4.5 based on 205 reviews
Reviewed By florentinadriang - Arad, Romania
The city leadership, at the beginning of the twentieth century, decided to build a new city center, and chose that the three buildings to be built be made in the Art Nouveau style. It was possible to build only two of them - the Cultural Palace and the City Hall (currently the Prefecture) and the Theater was not built. The architecture of the Palace of Culture is absolutely superb, made with great attention to every detail, and is in a perfect state of preservation. I did not have time to visit it inside, the cost of a ticket (approx. 3 Euro) being practically symbolic. If you have time, visit it during the day, to admire its architecture, but also at night, when the building is artistic iluminated
9. La Gradina Zoo
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4.5 based on 174 reviews
Reviewed By silviav939 - Constanta, Romania
We spend half day here and we all enjoyed it very much; there are plenty of animals, clean place, spacious, there are places to eat sweets, pop corn etc. Congrats to all for taking care of such a big place!
10. Sighisoara Historic Center
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4.5 based on 1,577 reviews
Reviewed By carolas936 - Marietta, United States
Sighisoara is an outstanding example of a small fortified city in the border region between the Latin-oriented central Europe and the Byzantine-Orthodox culture of south-eastern Europe. Castle walls enclose a steep plateau hill overlooking a bend in the Tirnava river (traces of occupation trace back to the Paleolithic period). Sighisoara was built in the 12th century by German craftsmen and merchants who were ordered by Hungarian rulers to colonize Transylvania to protect the Carpathian border against the Mongols. These Saxon settlers occupied City Hill; the town grew as a regional trading center, defensive outpost and transportation hub. Following the Mongolian invasion of 1241, the fortified settlement was reinforced with stone walls and guard towers surrounding the entire plateau. The town, known in 1280 as Castrum Sex, developed commercial activities thanks to the powerful guilds of craftsmen. Each guild was responsible for the construction of a tower and its defense. The town obtained the title ‘Civitas’ in 1367 and became an important trading and defensive center in Transylvania. Sighisoara heightened its walls between 1421 and 1526 in response to threatened Turkish invasions. During the 17th century, the population was reduced by almost half from two plague epidemics. Fires damaged the lower town in 1676, 1736 and 1788, floods in 1771, and an earthquake in 1838. Despite this, the area within the castle walls has rebuilt and kept its original medieval architecture, with narrow cobbled streets lined with rows of houses. Three main streets run roughly north-south, crossed by passages and alleyways. Houses are mostly two or three stories, the simple homes of craftsmen, built from stone or brick, covered in colored stucco, roofed with tiles, with a narrow facade along the street and an L- or U-shaped layout. Wandering the cobbled streets between medieval houses gave me a sense of what it would be like to live in a fortified castle. Sighisoara Historic Center was listed in 1999 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is accessible at all times with no entry fee.
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