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Fagaras Fortress
THE FAGARAS MUSEUM
The museum represents a large area of ethnographic and historic area, named Tara Fagarasului. It was founded in 1923 on the basis of the ethnographic collection of Professor Valeriu Literat, a strong sustainer of the cultural life of this part of Transylvania. The museum, collaborated also with the Brunkental museum from Sibiu, In 1981 the name chanced into The Fagaras Fortress, changing shortly after in The Museum Of Fagaras Land. With the passing of the time, the museum become more knows, and the number of the objects exposed increased. The museum has a mixed profile and gathers: archeology, guns, ancient Romanian books, documents, decorative art, pottery, ethnic clothing and wood carvings.
The exposition is based on the evolution of the Fagaras Land, by presenting all the important moments and things. In a tour of the museum, you can find out not just the history of this land, but also you can get a glimpse of the way the life was centuries ago, You can see for yourself what makes this fortress so special, that resisted not only the passing of the time, but also the enemies.
You might not be yet convinced to go and visit, but i must assure you, that the things you will see here, you will not find in any other country: the pottery, the culture, the tools…it’s unique and so real. A beautiful fortress, with wonderful view, the perfect set for a movie with fairy princesses and brave medieval warriors.
The rest is for you to discover. If you prove to be more interested in the history and want to find more, you will find at the museum a guide who will tell you the whole story and will gladly answer to all your questions. If you fall so much in love with the place and will like to spend some days in the town, you can stay at the hotels and motel available. This way, you will have more time to enter the tale. If not, you can always choose to have a tour, being in the Brasov district, you can go visit also the Brasov; in order to keep the medieval mood up, then The Bran Castle or Dracula’s Castle as it is most know, then The medieval fortress Rasnov, the oldest one and finishing you tour with Sinaia and its beautiful Peles Castle. How does that sound to you?
Author: Irina Neacsu
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andrei says:
Can’t wait to go there!
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