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Bistrița-Năsăud County

Northern Carpathians

A northern Transylvanian county with the Rodna Mountains and the medieval town of Bistrița.

Places to see here

Rodna Mountains - National Park

Rodna Mountains - National Park

Rodna Mountains National Park, with Pietrosul Peak (2,303 m), the highest in the Eastern Carpathians, protect…

Colibița - Lake Colibița

Colibița - Lake Colibița

Cool air at altitude, water that mirrors the sky, the smell of pine on the shore. The kind of stillness that …

Tihuța Pass - Dracula and the Borgo Pass

Tihuța Pass - Dracula and the Borgo Pass

Wind at altitude, panoramic views, the air thin and clean. The bigger sky above the tree line.

Bistrița - Casa Dracula Hotel

Bistrița - Casa Dracula Hotel

Hotelul Corona de Aur din Bistrița este locul de care Bram Stoker leagă începutul poveștii Dracula — Jonathan…

Bistrița - Piața Centrală Medievală

Bistrița - Piața Centrală Medievală

Piața Centrală din Bistrița, cu casele cu arcade (Șirul de case) construite în sec.XV-XVII de negustorii sași…

Bistrița - Turnul Dogarilor

Bistrița - Turnul Dogarilor

Stone-cold corridors, narrow windows, the weight of centuries under every arch. The kind of place where the s…

Bistrița - Saxon Centre

Bistrița (Bistritz in German) was for centuries an important Saxon trading centre. The Șirul de Case street w…

Maieru - Traditional Năsăud Village

Maieru, a mountain village with a 300-year border-guard tradition, keeps Năsăud culture alive with its distin…

Rodna - Gateway to the Rodna Mountains

Rodna - Gateway to the Rodna Mountains

Wind at altitude, panoramic views, the air thin and clean. The bigger sky above the tree line.

Bistrița - Saxon Evangelical Ensemble

Bistrița - Saxon Evangelical Ensemble

Beeswax candles, the faint scent of incense, the distant chant from inside. Quiet courtyards walled against t…

Feldru - Lake Drăghia

Cool air at altitude, water that mirrors the sky, the smell of pine on the shore. The kind of stillness that …

Orheiu Bistriței - Bistrița Gorge

Orheiu Bistriței - Bistrița Gorge

The Bistrița Gorge at Orheiu Bistriței, 8 km long with walls of conglomerate and limestone, is the most spect…

Telciu - Someș Floodplain Nature Reserve

The nature reserve in the Someșul Mare floodplain at Telciu protects riparian forests with rare tree species,…

Sângeorz-Băi - Stațiunea Minerală

Sângeorz-Băi - Stațiunea Minerală

Sângeorz-Băi, stațiune balneoclimaterică la 440m în Valea Someșului Mare, are 15 izvoare minerale carbogazoas…

Leșu - Leșu Dam and Lake

Leșu - Leșu Dam and Lake

Cool air at altitude, water that mirrors the sky, the smell of pine on the shore. The kind of stillness that …

Bistrița - Petru Rareș Square

Bistrița - Petru Rareș Square

Petru Rareș Square in Bistrița, with the statue of the Moldavian prince and 19th-century eclectic buildings, …

Mureșenii Bârgăului Monastery

Beeswax candles, the faint scent of incense, the distant chant from inside. Quiet courtyards walled against t…

Hordou - George Coșbuc Memorial House

Hordou - George Coșbuc Memorial House

Quiet halls, curated objects, the smell of old wood and paper. Time slowed down by design.

Năsăud - Cultural Centre

Năsăud - Cultural Centre

Năsăud, birthplace of the writer George Coșbuc and the linguist Sextil Pușcariu, has a cultural centre with t…

Bistrița - County Museum

Bistrița - County Museum

Quiet halls, curated objects, the smell of old wood and paper. Time slowed down by design.

Medievală Bistrița Citadel

Medievală Bistrița Citadel

Stone-cold corridors, narrow windows, the weight of centuries under every arch. The kind of place where the s…

Tihuța Pass (Borgo)

Tihuța Pass (Borgo)

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