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Viscri church and fortress.

Viscri or Deutsch Weisskirch is a village in Brasov county. It is a UNESCO world heritage site.

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The village is located in comuna Bunesti. It is reachable from the villages Bunesti(6km) or Dacia(8km). These are accessible from the road that links Sighisoara and Brasov. Viscri is very close to Rupea. On maps you will probably only find Bunesti.

From Sighisoara an appointment can be made for a bus by calling 072 1176299. The cost is 15 Euro/person, minimum 2 persons.

Hitchhiking from the main road should not be very difficult.

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Houses in Viscri.

• The fortified church is considered to be oldest church in Transylvania, and also one of the best preserved. It has been built at the beginning of the 13th century. You can go up in the tower and have an amazing view of the surroundings, the village and the fortress itself. The entrance fee is 4lei normal and 1 leu for students.
• The Saxon museum is located in the fortress and requires no extra entrance fee. It features several rooms that show the now almost extinct Saxon culture. Tip: the women keeping the museum and fortress is a Saxon herself, one of the last 25 in the village; you can ask her about Saxon culture and history. She will be happy to tell you.
• The brickworks are burning clay bricks and tiles as they used to 500 years ago.
• The charburner is still making coal in a traditional way.

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• walk around or have a picnic in the beautiful countryside
• get out of your usual decor into a traditional and picturesque village
• visit Rupea fortress, 11km away
• visit Sighisoara, about 30km away
• visit Saschiz fortress, about 20km away

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Near the school and the post office there is a shop of the Association of Women from Viscri, where you can find handmade socks, hats, pottery and other traditional art and crafts.

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Every meal and every ingredient in Viscri is homemade, the only thing produced industrially in your meals will be oil and sugar. A meal ranges from 20 to 50 lei, depending on what you eat.

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Near the school there is a good and very cheap cafe: fresh coffee for 4 lei, water 1 leu.

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There are about 60 rooms in the whole village with prices around 35 lei/ person/ night. Because it is a village and everybody knows everybody you can just ask somebody to help you find a place to stay.

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For more information about Viscri and other villages in Tarnava Mare - contact Saschiz Tourist Information Centre, details can be found at www.discovertarnavamare.org [1]

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