Vulcanii Noroioși de la Homorod

This is a botanical reservation, and it represents an important area in the depression of Brașov County. It is well justified that it has been declared a natural reservation. It is situated in the central part of Brașov county, at the eastern side of Țara Bârsei, near Olt River, and at a height of 525 m. It is crossed by several rivers and rapids, such as: Husbav, Valea Morilor, Pârâul de sub Coastă, and it is fed by numerous springs which are remains of the former glacial relicvs. The terrain is plain, specific to the relief of the area. Here, the average annual temperature is 7 degrees C, and during wintertime it is 5 degrees below 0 C. Although the precipitation is well reduced, the humidity of the area remains. The reservation is somewhat protected, but the initial surface has been reduced by the drainage made in the area, and nowadays it has an unsatisfactory look. Text and photo sources: http://www.brasovtourism.eu/; http://romaniasalbatica.ro/

The Lempeș hill is part of the category of botanical reservations. This complex constitutes a typical component of the natural environment from the Depression of Brașov and has a scientific value without doubt. The reservation is found on the administrative territory of the commune of Hărman and Sânpetru, being located on the Lempeș Hill, known as the Fortress Hill. The surface of the reservation is 274,5 hectors. It was included in the natural protected area, of national interest, under the name of Fortress Hill - Lempeș. The fauna is diverse and includes protected species like the hen-hawk, small eagle and the stag. Text și photo-video sources: http://www.brasovtourism.eu/; http://romaniasalbatica.ro/; https://www.youtube.com/Romania Montană

The reservation is located in the counties of Brasov and partly in Covasna, on the territories of Dumbrăviţa, Codlea, Holbav, Hălchiu, Feldioara, Măieruş, Belin, Hăghig. It is divided into three distinct areas, and has a total area of ​​over 4,500 ha. The protected area has been designated to protect wild bird species, especially those of Community (European) interest, being one of the most important breeding and resting areas in this part of the country. During the migration, spring and autumn, the total population of the Dumbrăviţa water birds exceeds 20,000, the area being one of the most important wetlands within the Carpathian chain. Birds of greatest importance are nesting species such as: Little Cormorant, Little Bush, Dwarf Stork, Red Stork, Night Eagle, Yellow Stork, Little Egret, Big Egret, Red Pike, Reed Erect, Greyhound, Field Crunchy, Hummingbird sea ​​bass, white-billed beetle, black-billed beetle, black-billed beetle, black-billed beetle, bark beetle and small muscar. Of the species that are only passing through the reserve, the most representative, present yearly in large numbers, are the black stork, the bully, the marsh whistle or the black guitar. In addition to birds, the protected area also shelters other species of community animals, such as the beaver and the otter. The reservation is also remarkable in the variety of scenery, which passes from wetlands (ponds, lakes, rivers, marshes and reeds) to pastures, pastures and forests. The main access points are the localities Dumbrăviţa, Rotbav and Codlea. Text and photo sources: https://www.facebook.com/Deltadincarpati/; http://romaniasalbatica.ro/

Rezervația, cunoscută şi sub denumirea de Colții Corbului Mare, este o arie naturală, situată în nord-vestul Masivului Postăvarul în partea sud-vestică a Braşovului, pe culmea Ştejerişul Mare. Rezervaţia este de o importanță botanică foarte mare și are o suprafață de 16,30 hectare. Aceasta reprezintă o zonă montană cu floră și faună specifică grupei muntoase a Carpaților de Curbură. În arealul ei, pe partea nordică, la altitudinea de 920 – 950 m, se află o formațiune geologică calcaroasă, numită Colții Corbului Mare. Această formațiune de culoare alb-cenușie este de vârstă jurasică și are la bază depozite importante de grohotișuri. Aria protejată adăpostește o mare varietate vegetală, bogată în specii arboricole și ierboase. Pădurile sunt constituite din specii de fag, în asociere cu gorun. Tufărișurile sunt în special formate din alun, maceș, păducel, corn și soc. Sunt întâlnite și specii vegetale rare, dintre care amintim: flămânzica și piperul-lupului. Surse text și foto: http://romaniasalbatica.ro/; https://www.metropolabrasov.ro/

Tâmpa Mountain rises up to 400 m above the city of Brasov. The natural reservation lays on a surface of 150 ha. On the northern side lays a splendid forest formed by numerous floral and tree species. The southern part is more sunny and dry. Tâmpa hosts many species of birds, animals and insects (this is the place where are 35% of the species of butterflies from our country). Text and photo sources: http://www.brasovtourism.eu/; http://romaniasalbatica.ro/; https://www.metropolabrasov.ro/

Located in the northern part of the Bucegi Mountains, the protected area is made of a part of the western slope of the Bucşoiu Mare mountain, a part of the Mălăeşti Valley and the beginning of the Gaura Valley. Representative for this place is the alpine landscape with rocky steep cliffs and stone boulders, caracteristic for a well preserved glacial relief. Text and photo source: http://romaniasalbatica.ro/

Pasul Strunga se regăseşte în principala potecă turistică care face legătura dintre Valea Ialomiţei (Cabana Padina) şi Bran (Şimon). Peisajul pe care îl oferă acest loc este deosebit de frumos, de sus putând fi admirate creasta Craiului, culmile ce ne poartă din Bucegi către Leaota, ţinuturile Branului şi ale Braşovului. În apropiere de Șaua Strunga, sub muntele Strungile Mici, se află Locul Fosilifer Vama Strunga, o rezervaţie ştiinţifică situată la altitudine de 1.950 m, care protejează o succesiune de roci cu o grosime de 40-50 m. În aceste calcare se găseşte una dintre cele mai importante asociaţii de faună marină din Jurasicul Mediu din România, constituită din peste 150 de specii. Sursă text și foto: http://romaniasalbatica.ro/

Late Romanesque church later fortified. A tower, probably incorrectly labeled as a keep, was built over the ancient choir. As long as both chronology and owner remain unknown, one can hardly accept the tower’s function as keep without precaution. Its military role becomes more evident when compared to the ancient bell tower that is shorter and incorporated in the church’s building on the west. Unlike the bell-tower, the one erected over the altar is much more impressive (11 meter-long sides and 3 meter-thick base). Presently, the latter extends over 8 levels and that fits a fifteen-century building. It was accessed through a spiral staircase that one could enter on the southern side. Above the church’s choir vault, the access continued with wooden annexes. The firing gallery and pyramidal roof underwent several rebuilding stages. Two curtain walls are grouped around the church. The one closest to the church follows a pentagonal polygon shape in ground plan, consisting of a rectangle whose upper side was bent almost in the middle. Traces of the wooden firing gallery are visible on all sides, with severe degradations at the level of its stairs and floors. A 1788 written source mentions their rebuilding. Each major corner of the ideal rectangular curtain was provided with a tower. All these towers seem to have been located on the corners. The tower on the north-eastern corner has lost all its sides (1899) except the one connecting it to the curtain wall. The south-eastern and south-western towers were rectangular in ground plan and covered with shade roofs. The only tower that is more elaborated is that on the north-western corner. It is pentagonal in ground plan, with the edge corresponding to the curtain’s angle, and has a shingle roof. The only attested (re?)construction year (1657) is also connected to this tower. The outer curtain wall, today incomplete for several reasons, including the erection of the school building over part of its eastern and northern sides, seems to have lacked flanking elements. As in the case of other monuments, one must interpret it as having functioned as protecting precinct for the community’s animal husbandry in case of siege. A well functioned there as well. One knows that the monument underwent sieges and fires during the military events of 1623, 1658, and 1663. Contact: Fam. Marton, phone 0040268286609 Text and photo source: http://www.rupeaturistica.ro/