#155 Brasov, Transylvania

Brasov

Despite being based in Brasov for three days, we actually spent very little time exploring the area as we were busy with day trips. However, our AirBnB was located in the old town and had a great view of the Brasov sign in the mountains. The old town is a great place to stay, and is a short and cheap Uber ride to the train or bus stations.

We did have some time in the late afternoons after our day trips to venture out a little and explore the area, and it would have been nice to have had at least one full day exploring there.

Food & Drink

We availed of a giant chimney cake (Kurtos Kalacs) from a little wagon for just 20lei, and it was large enough for 3 of us to share. We also enjoyed a relaxing evening cocktail outside along one of the many bars and restaurants, who set up tables and chairs in the middle of the street in the evenings.

For dinner one evening we had dinner at the highly rated Sergiana. It's located in a cellar, so no option to dine al fresco which we had gotten used to! I enjoyed my meal but my friends was incredibly salty, and the service wasn't particularly fast, so overall it's a bit hit and miss.

Sights to See

We wandered around the main square, Piata Sfatului, which is also next to the Black Church. Unfortunately we didn't have time to fit in a trip up to the Brasov sign on Tampa mountain, which can be reached by a short hike or by cable car. 

I feel it is also important to note that there is nowhere to eat in or around Brasov train station, as we came back from a day trip and had to wait 2 hours for our train back to Bucharest and ended up almost starving! After a look around the station we found nothing suitable (honestly they looked like places we'd get food poisoning) and ventured across the street to a shopping mall - which similarly had nowhere that looked clean or fresh. So....yeah. Try and bring some snacks with you!