The city
Brașov — the city itself
Reference pages on the place rather than the trip: Kronstadt and the Saxons who built it, the walls and bastions the guilds defended, Șchei and the first Romanian school, the years it was called Orașul Stalin, and the mountain that stands over all of it.
The Black Church: A Visitor's Guide to Brașov's Gothic LandmarkBuilt from 1383, blackened by the fire of 1689, home to a hundred Anatolian carpets and a 4,000-pipe Buchholz organ — how to visit the Black Church, what to look for, and the 2026 hours and prices.13 September 2026 · 9 min read
Stalin City and the 1987 Revolt: Brașov's Communist Past, and Where to See ItTen years as Orașul Stalin, a name planted in fir trees on Tâmpa, and the November morning in 1987 when the workers marched on the party — the other history of Brașov.11 September 2026 · 9 min read
Brașov's Walls, Towers and Bastions: Walking the Medieval DefencesThe Weavers' Bastion and its model of the 17th-century town, the lane behind the walls, Catherine's Gate, the Graft Bastion and the White and Black Towers — how medieval Brașov defended itself, and how to walk what remains.9 September 2026 · 9 min read
Șchei and the First Romanian School: Brașov Outside the WallsThe Romanian quarter beyond the Schei Gate: the church of St Nicholas, the school where Romanian was taught from 1583 and Coresi printed the first Romanian books, and the Junii who ride out every spring.30 August 2026 · 9 min readSaxon Brașov: a Short History of Kronstadt, and How to Read It in the StreetsTeutonic Knights, merchant burghers, guild bastions, Honterus and the Reformation, the Romanians of Șchei — seven centuries of Kronstadt, and where to see them in today's Brașov.26 August 2026 · 9 min read
