1-Day Trip to Alba

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It was thought of as a continuation of the former metropolitan seat at Alba Iulia (then called Bălgrad), where Michael the Brave built a stone church in 1597. \n- When the citadel was rebuilt in its current form in 1713–1714, the Habsburg authorities demolished this and its materials were used to build a new church near where the railway station is today. A wooden memorial church in the southeastern part of the citadel marks the site of the former metropolitan cathedral.\n- Built in 1921–1922, the cathedral was ready in time for the coronation of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie as monarchs of Greater Romania on October 15, 1922. This event, which took place in the same city where the Union of Transylvania with Romania occurred on December 1, 1918, was meant to give the union added symbolic and religious weight: Ferdinand, a Roman Catholic, objected to being crowned inside an Orthodox church, so the coronation ceremony was held outside in the courtyard."},{"type":"link","content":"https://albaiuliaqr.ro/catedrala-incoronarii/"},{"metadata":{"width":810,"height":1080},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FzyheXbRFnhOs4nHVI91X%2Fstop_1_2.png?alt=media&token=49609fec-0bfa-4cf7-9755-736c8e032fd2"}]},{"address":"Roman-Catholic Cathedral Saint Michael","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":46.06776671648351,"longitude":23.570130199999994},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"- The construction of the first cathedral was begun in 1009, but during the Mongol invasion of 1241, it was destroyed. In the middle of the 13th century, the cathedral was rebuilt on the old foundation.\n- Not much later, in 1277, Saxons pillaged the cathedral and set it on fire. \n- In the 15th century, the building was reconstructed so that in 1439, it was again damaged after a Turkish invasion during the Ottoman–Hungarian wars. \n- During the first part of the 16th century, the building was improved, and further parts were added to it. But in 1601, during the Wallachian invasion led by Michael the Brave, the cathedral was pillaged. \n- In 1603, the Habsburg army, led by Giorgio Basta sieged the building and in 1658, during the next invasion of the Ottomans, the cathedral was damaged again."},{"type":"link","content":"https://albaiuliaqr.ro/catedrala-romano-catolica-sf-mihail/"},{"metadata":{"width":810,"height":1080},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FzyheXbRFnhOs4nHVI91X%2Fstop_2_2.png?alt=media&token=5a6ff130-2841-4025-96f3-65b942144c67"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":750},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FzyheXbRFnhOs4nHVI91X%2Fstop_2_3.png?alt=media&token=9859e9d1-fc66-4bb8-8b85-efe3e9d47bf6"}]},{"address":"Three Fortifications Route","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":46.066890216483,"longitude":23.573053049999988},"media":[{"stop":"The Citadel Alba-Carolina","type":"text","content":"- The route is arranged in the southern part of the Alba Carolina Bastion Fortress, having the conformation of an open-air museum, for the most part.\n- The most visible trace of the Apulum camp is the gate on the south side, called Porta principalis dextra. It is the only one of the four gates of the quadrilateral-shaped camp that has survived to the present day. \n- The remaining vestiges depict only a part of the former appearance of the Gate and about a third of its elevation from 1800 years ago.\n- For almost 150 years, between 1541-1699, Alba Iulia was the capital of the Principality of Transylvania. \n- In the time of Prince Gabriel Bethlen, it was decided that Alba Iulia, the princely capital, would be surrounded by huge fortifications and bastions."},{"type":"link","content":"https://albaiuliaqr.ro/traseul-celor-trei-fortificatii/"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":750},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FzyheXbRFnhOs4nHVI91X%2Fstop_3_2.png?alt=media&token=6b6b2a6d-4bbd-451e-978b-34ba3d20ad32"},{"metadata":{"width":810,"height":1080},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FzyheXbRFnhOs4nHVI91X%2Fstop_3_3.png?alt=media&token=f308c775-d019-4c61-99dd-26dbc6ae4ef5"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":750},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FzyheXbRFnhOs4nHVI91X%2Fstop_3_4.png?alt=media&token=ee5ce4c5-df36-4ead-9549-7f50672a8473"},{"metadata":{"width":810,"height":1080},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FzyheXbRFnhOs4nHVI91X%2Fstop_3_5.png?alt=media&token=bbdc2ba4-36e5-4bec-8f5e-6bd02cced694"},{"metadata":{"width":810,"height":1080},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FzyheXbRFnhOs4nHVI91X%2Fstop_3_6.png?alt=media&token=c08131fe-9ada-4ae3-9aa5-7400adb0344e"}]},{"address":"The 3rd Gate of the Fortress","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":46.06723306648317,"longitude":23.57411049999999},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"- It is the main access point in the fortification itself.\n- The monument, in the shape of a double triumphal arch, stands out both in size and in the richness of the decoration.\n- At the top is the equestrian statue of Emperor Charles VI, during which the Citadel was built.\n- The central part of the east façade is dominated by the coat of arms of Austria: the two-headed eagle with the coat of arms of Transylvania on its chest."},{"type":"link","content":"https://albaiuliaqr.ro/poarta-a-iii-a-cetatii-alba-carolina/"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":750},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FzyheXbRFnhOs4nHVI91X%2Fstop_4_2.png?alt=media&token=2b995ec9-011a-4984-b141-5dd8fe8de12e"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":750},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FzyheXbRFnhOs4nHVI91X%2Fstop_4_3.png?alt=media&token=019312fb-5eb5-4fd9-a3f5-96757be89d28"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":750},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FzyheXbRFnhOs4nHVI91X%2Fstop_4_4.png?alt=media&token=4b7f339d-c4e7-4a84-bcc9-f1eba6bb601a"}]},{"address":"Horea, Closca and Crisan Obelisk","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":46.067086816483105,"longitude":23.574637449999987},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"- The stone obelisk impresses, first of all, with its height of 20 meters, which makes it visible for tens of kilometers. \n- The monument is located in front of the Third Gate of the Citadel, on an artificial earth hill that, in the past, had to protect the main gate of the fortification from direct artillery fire, in case of siege.\n- The obelisk was erected to mark the 150th anniversary of the execution of Horea and Cloșca, the leaders of the 1784 Romanian Uprising."},{"type":"link","content":"https://albaiuliaqr.ro/obeliscul-horea-closca-crisan/"},{"metadata":{"width":806,"height":994},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FzyheXbRFnhOs4nHVI91X%2Fstop_5_2.png?alt=media&token=b3c6f12f-3de9-481c-8fb6-3922cd58ec68"}]},{"address":"Râpa Roșie","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":45.98605649737048,"longitude":23.590684150000037},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"- Is a protected area, a natural monument of national interest.\n- Erosion and runoff has given it a prominent, sharp rocky appearance on the mountainside. \n- It measures approximately 10 ha (25 acres) in size and stretches over a length of 800 meters (2,600 ft). Its height measures between 50–125 meters (164–410 ft) (300–425 meters (984–1,394 ft) absolute altitude). \n- A huge wall, almost vertical, gives the impression of a ruined ancestral monument. Tiered columns and pyramids, separated by ravines, form a badlands microrelief."},{"stop":"The Citadel Alba-Carolina","type":"link","content":"https://discover-romania.ro/destinatii/rapa-rosie/ "},{"metadata":{"width":810,"height":1080},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FzyheXbRFnhOs4nHVI91X%2Fstop_6_2.png?alt=media&token=6160d71f-53d6-4992-83fe-57ade7adaca7"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":750},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FzyheXbRFnhOs4nHVI91X%2Fstop_6_3.png?alt=media&token=6ffb50f5-44df-4560-bc83-3e26d312b741"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":750},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FzyheXbRFnhOs4nHVI91X%2Fstop_6_4.png?alt=media&token=e00a46d3-aaa8-42bd-87a1-aeef4df9a5ec"}]},{"address":"Cheile Vălișoarei","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":46.3796124166641,"longitude":23.58238519999999},"media":[{"stop":"The Citadel Alba-Carolina","type":"text","content":"- Narrow valley, without a major riverbed, between two steep walls, where the water of the river, meeting compact rocks, exerts a strong erosion in the depths.\n- Right in the middle, in the most spectacular area, is the Castle of the Knights Temple, almost 700 years old.\n- The castle was originally built by a local nobleman, then became a military barracks. Even King Mihai of Romania spent some time in the army at the castle in Trascău, and nowadays it has been sold at auction."},{"type":"link","content":"https://povestidecalatorie.ro/castelul-templul-cavalerilor-o-oaza-de-relaxare-in-cheile-valisoarei/"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":750},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FzyheXbRFnhOs4nHVI91X%2Fstop_7_2.png?alt=media&token=923f1fee-c25e-4ac1-af25-abff53f3d563"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":750},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FzyheXbRFnhOs4nHVI91X%2Fstop_7_3.png?alt=media&token=6cd2f006-5588-42a6-a4da-2e771020fdcd"}]},{"address":"Rimetea","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":46.45244876202825,"longitude":23.566156621204154},"media":[{"stop":"The Citadel Alba-Carolina","type":"text","content":"- Located in the north of the Trascău Depression, at an average altitude of 550 meters, the town of Rimetea is surrounded by mountain massifs 500 to 600 meters higher and is crossed from north to south by the river Rimetea.\n- In the eight centuries of uninterrupted living, Rimetea experienced several antagonistic periods, ranging from the status of a medieval village to a flourishing city in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and having a long decline from the late nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth century, when a village had reappeared at the foot of the Apuseni Mountains."},{"type":"link","content":"https://ideipentruvacanta.ro/satul-rimetea/"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":750},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FzyheXbRFnhOs4nHVI91X%2Fstop_8_2.png?alt=media&token=edf23bac-230c-4351-af88-a221b508ea4c"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":750},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FzyheXbRFnhOs4nHVI91X%2Fstop_8_3.png?alt=media&token=b5b26b9f-ee63-4d80-bf65-eedd282d3d39"}]}]