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Piaţa Mihai Viteazul, 1, Făgăraş, Romania
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This 15th-century pink-brick fortress became an important princely residence in the 16th century. Transformed into an Italian Renaissance castle by Transylvanian Prince Gábor Bethlen in the early 17th century, it was used in the second half of the century as a meeting place for the Sejm, and much later, between 1948 and 1960, as a prison for opponents. Today, it houses the Ethnographic and Historical Museum of the city and its region, with a fine collection of icons on glass, ceramics, costumes...

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Immense citadelle impressionnante entouré de grands remparts rouges et de douves. Facile d’accès avec parking en face de la citadelle. Musée intéressant avec différentes pièces de différentes époques. Vous trouverez également tout proche une grande église orthodoxe avec une décoration intérieure très atypique.
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