Guard galleries
Four timber storeys inside the walls.
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The most complete survivor of Brașov's walls: the Weavers' Bastion at the south-eastern corner was built between 1421 and 1436 on four storeys of timber guard galleries inside walls two metres thick — every craft guild of the Saxon town built and defended its own bastion, and this one fell to the weavers. Inside is the museum of the fortifications with a huge model of Brașov as it stood in 1600, walls and towers complete — the best way to understand the town you are walking — alongside guild weapons and banners. Its inner courtyard hosts summer concerts beneath the walls. It sits directly at the foot of Tâmpa, so it pairs with the cable car or with the southern wall walk past the old towers along the shaded path under the forest.
Four timber storeys inside the walls.
Walls and towers complete on a table.
Strada George Coșbuc 9, Brașov
The Beth Israel SynagogueBrașov's synagogue stands in a side lane near the Șchei Gate, and its front is a4 minutes walk4.5
The Șchei GateThe Șchei Gate is a stone triumphal arch of three openings at the southern end o4 minutes walk4.6
The Tâmpa Cable CarA cable car climbing from the edge of Brasov's old town to the summit of Mount T5 minutes walk3.9
The Black ChurchThe largest Gothic church between Vienna and Istanbul: the Black Church has fill6 minutes walk4.4
TâmpaA mountain rising to about 960 metres directly above Brașov, standing behind the6 minutes walk4.6Each Saxon craft — weavers, smiths, tailors — built a tower or bastion and manned and armed it; the surviving towers still carry the trades' names.