Alba County is in Transylvania in Romania.
Cities
[edit]- 1 Abrud — its Roman Catholic Church (14th-18th centuries) has murals dating from the 14th and 15th centuries
- 2 Alba Iulia — Alba Carolina Fortress is a massive baroque fortification built in the 18th century, one of the largest of this kind in Eastern Europe
- 3 Aiud — an important tourism centre for agrotourism, ecotourism and cultural tourism
- 4 Arieșeni — a mountain trekking where you can visit waterfalls, peaks and lots of caves
- 5 Baia de Arieș — home to the Muncel Monastery, a place of pilgrimage where on the second Sunday after Pentecost
- 6 Blaj — the castle of the Bethlen dynasty is a popular tourist site near Blaj
- 7 Câlnic — home to the well-preserved Câlnic Citadel, a World Heritage Site, first mentioned in 1269
- 8 Câmpeni — known for the beauty of its landscape
- 9 Cugir — a heavy industrialised town who products include products components and firearms
- 10 Ocna Mureș — known for its salt mines and for the ruins of the medieval castle from 1290, Novum Castrum ("Teleki Castle")
- 11 Rimetea — designated as a protected architectural and urban area because of its preservation of houses built in the 17th-18th centuries
- 12 Roșia Montană — gold mining started during the Roman era, and finally ended in 2006
- 13 Sebeș — its an Evangelical-Lutheran Church was rebuilt in Gothic style in the 15th century, and later renovated in the Renaissance style
- 14 Teiuș — has several old churches
- 15 Zlatna — three nature reserves on the territory of the city have a special value for tourism
Other destinations
[edit]Understand
[edit]The Apuseni Mountains are in the northwest; the northeastern side of the Parâng group - the Șureanu and Cindrel Mountains - are in the south. In the east there is the Transylvanian Plateau with deep but wide valleys. The three main elements are separated by the Mureș River valley.
Get in
[edit]By car
[edit]Two important European national roads pass through Alba County:
- E81 (DN 1), which connects the south of Romania and the northwest of the country, and
- E68 (DN 7), which ensures the transit between the south and the west of Transylvania.
Two highways also pass through Alba county:
- A1, which enters the county in the area of Cunța locality and leaves the county in the area of Șibot locality, and
- A10, which intersects with A1 in the area of Sebeș municipality.
By train
[edit]The railway lines that cross Alba County are:
- Alba Iulia – Târgu Mureș railway line
- Alba Iulia – Zlatna railway line (a branch line)
- Arad – Alba Iulia railway line
- Sibiu – Vințu de Jos railway line
- Șibot – Cugir (a branch line)
- Teiuș – Brașov railway line
- Războieni - Târgu Mureș - Deda
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]The main tourist attractions in the county are:
- 1 Scărișoara Glacier Cave
- 2 Trascău Citadel
- 3 Râmeț Monastery
- 4 Dacian fortress of Căpâlna
- The city of Alba Iulia
- The Apuseni Mountains
- Scărișoara karst complex — Bihor Mountains 2-3 hours from Garda de Sus
- Maidens' Fair on the Găina Mountain — which takes place on July 20 (St. Elijah) on Mount Găina (1484 m) 8 km southwest of Avram Iancu
- The Dealul cu melci ("Snail Hill") west of Vidra
- Barren Detunata and Shaggy Detunata (Detunatele)
- The Câlnic Citadel and the castle of Gârbova
- The towns and churches of Sebeș and Aiud
- The Ocna Mureș resort
- The Țara Moților ethnographical area. Situated in the Apuseni Mountains, Țara Moților is a region with strong and distinct Romanian traditions.
- Roșia Montană Mining Cultural Landscape - Mining began 2000 years ago on Mt. Kirnik, with well-preserved Roman galleries. A Canadian company attempted an open-pit mine, but abandoned the project around 2007. Roșia Montană is a famous locality among mineral collectors for fine native gold specimens.
Do
[edit]- On the narrow railway between Abrud-Vidolm there is a mountain train, "Mocănița", with stops at Abrud, Roșia Montană (Gura Roșiei), Câmpeni, Bistra, Lupșa, Baia de Arieș, Brăzești, Sălciua, Ocoliș, Vidolm (declared historical monument).
Ski
[edit]- 1 Domeniul Schiabil Șureanu (drive Sebeș -> Șugag -> Oașa Lake -> Luncile Prigoanei -> Poarta Raiului). Ski resort in the Șureanu mountains.
Eat
[edit]- 1 Conacul Secuiesc (Székelykő Kúria), Colțești village, ☏ +40 730 210 768, office@conaculsecuiesc.ro. Great home made food in a wonderful setting, with a view of the mountains.
Drink
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