The view
The whole old town, the Black Church at its centre.
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The best free view of Brașov: the White Tower is a stone half-circle built in 1494 on the slope of Warthe hill outside the walls to guard the city's north-western flank — reached by a winding stone stair of two hundred steps from the "Behind the Walls" promenade along the Graft stream, and from its top the whole old town opens with red roofs, the Black Church and Mount Tâmpa facing you. On the bank below is the small Graft Bastion over the channel, and east of it the twin Black Tower on its rock — both taken in on a single walk along the shaded promenade beneath the walls, Brașov's loveliest at sunset. Inside is a small museum of the craft guilds that defended the walls, which may close without notice; the view from the outer terrace is the point in any case.
The whole old town, the Black Church at its centre.
A small fort over the channel below the tower.
Its twin on the rock to the east.
Strada Turnul Alb, Brașov
Piața SfatuluiBrașov's main square and the heart of its old town, among the widest and most co3 minutes walk4.7
The Black ChurchThe largest Gothic church between Vienna and Istanbul: the Black Church has fill3 minutes walk4.4
George Enescu SquareA small square in central Brasov named after George Enescu, the most important c4 minutes walk4.6
The Beth Israel SynagogueBrașov's synagogue stands in a side lane near the Șchei Gate, and its front is a5 minutes walk4.5
The Șchei GateThe Șchei Gate is a stone triumphal arch of three openings at the southern end o5 minutes walk4.6The stair is exposed and steep; the height-shy can settle for the Behind-the-Walls promenade below, lovely in itself.