Via Transilvanica

Via Transilvanica voted the public’s favourite at European Heritage Awards 2023

The European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2023 was held on Thursday in Venice. The Public Choice Award went to Via Transilvanica, Romania’s longest hiking trail. Via Transilvanica is 1,400 kilometres long and connects 12 UNESCO heritage sites. It starts at Putna Monastery and ends in Drobeta Turnu‑Severin, where Apollodorus of Damascus built a…

Sep 29, 2023Ștefana Totorcea

Long-distance trail Via Transilvanica, officially inaugurated in Romania

Via Transilvanica, the 1,400 km long-distance trail that crosses Romania from Putna to Drobeta-Turnu Severin, was officially inaugurated this past weekend. The grand opening event took place in Alba Iulia on Saturday, October 8. In addition to a variety of events, such as exhibitions, fairs and live music, the event also included the official opening…

Oct 12, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Romania’s Via Transilvanica long-distance trail to be inaugurated in October

Via Transilvanica, the long-distance trail crossing Romania from Putna to Drobeta-Turnu Severin, is almost completed and will be officially inaugurated this fall. The event marking the grand opening will take place in Alba Iulia on October 8. “Via Transilvanica will be fully completed after four and a half years of hard work, and the grand…

Aug 8, 2022basilica.ro

Zero Point of Via Transilvanica trail inaugurated at Putna Monastery

Via Transilvanica’s kilometre-zero reference point was inaugurated in July at Putna Monastery marking the start of a 950 km long route that encourages people to walk and rediscover Romania’s landmarks from the mountain ridges to Danube’s shores. The trail connects Putna Monastery, where the tomb of Ruler Prince Saint Stephen the Great is located, and…

Aug 14, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu