The Painted Monasteries
BUCOVINA
The region of Bucovina is famous for its beautiful painted monasteries – collectively designated World Heritage Monuments by UNESCO in 1993!
They are all located in serene and peaceful places, surrounded by inspiring landscape, in the northeastern part of the province called Moldavia, across the mountains to the east from our equestrian centre.
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The Saxon Legacy
Apart from being one of the last untamed regions in Europe in terms of nature preservation, the multicultural background of this blessed province is another attraction!
Transylvania has as many as 4 nationalities sharing this territory at the present: Romanians, Hungarians, Székelys (part of Hungarian heritage) and Saxons. 
The Saxons (originally from around Luxemburg) were invited to colonize Transylvania by the Hungarian King Geza II, beginning with the 13th century. They were given land and higher prerogatives than the locals in exchange of building citadels and fortifications to guard the southern and southeastern borders of Transylvania against the Tartar and Turkish invaders, at a time when this land belonged to the Hungarian Kingdom. They have built impressive strongholds, citadels on the hilltops of their inhabited areas and they have fortified their churches, most of which still stand today and can be visited.
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Castles of Romania
Romania is a fairly new destination for the western visitors. This is why some of the aspects of what this country has to offer are less known to the tourist. The historical background of the country forced the locals to improve their defense system by fortifying the main mountain passes, their vilages and churches, as well as building new citadels on the hilltops above their villages. Some of the tourist attractions presented below were built either by locals in the medievaL times or by the Royal family as a second residence, outside the capital.
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