Brașov County

Brașov County (Romanian: Județul Brașov) is in Transylvania, Romania.

Cities

• 1 Brașov is a charming old walled city. It's in the mountains, ringed by forests and ski trails.
• 2 Bran has a castle and subsists off Dracula tourism, although the link is tenuous.
• 3 Codlea
• 4 Făgăraş
• 5 Moeciu
• 6 Poiana Braşov
• 7 Predeal
• 8 Râşnov
• 9 Rupea
• 10 Săcele
• 11 Viscri
• 12 Zărneşti

Other destinations

• 1 Piatra Craiului National Park

Talk

Generally, there are a lot of English, German, Hungarian, French, and even Polish speakers in Braşov County but you should definitely try to learn at least the basic Romanian words like, welcome forms, travel-related words etc.

Get in

By plane

• 1 Brașov Airport (GHV  ^IATA). The newest airport in Romania, opened in June 2023. Flights from Dortmund and London-Luton, provided by Wizz Air. There are no domestic flights. (updated Mar 2024)

See

The main tourist attractions in the county are:

• The city of Brașov
• Poiana Brașov mountain resort
• Predeal mountain resort
• Bran with its castle often - inaccurately - referred to as Dracula's castle
• The Făgăraș Mountains
• Piatra Craiului Mountains
• The medieval fortresses of Făgăraș and Râșnov
• The fortified churches from the Saxon villages in the Burzenland area