Făgăraș

Brașov County · Romania
Făgăraș — photo 1

Photos: Făgăraș Fortress: princely castle and regional museum

Făgăraș is a city in Romania.

Population: 26,284 (2021).

Here and nearby on the site: 1 sight.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

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What's nearby

Trails nearby

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Copăcel – Berevoescu Refuge – Făgăraș main ridgeHardOne-dayMarkedCopăcel Făgăraș main ridgevia Berevoescu RefugeElevation profile521–2 286 m20.3 kmascent 1 895 m≈ 8 h walking12 km from the centreSebeș – Comisu SaddleHardOne-dayMarkedSebeș Comisu SaddleElevation profile559–1 751 m21.2 kmascent 1 212 m≈ 7.5 h walking13 km from the centreMărgineni – Văcarea Mare – below Comisu PeakHardOne-dayMarkedMărgineni below Comisu Peakvia Văcarea MareElevation profile568–1 730 m19.5 kmascent 1 372 m≈ 7 h walking14 km from the centre

What to visit

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Făgăraș Fortress: princely castle and regional museumCastleFăgăraș Fortress: princely castle and regional museumFăgărașunder 1 km from the centreFăgăraș Fortress (Cetatea Făgărașului; German Fogarascher Burg, Hungarian Fogarasi vár) stands in the very centre of the town of Făgăraș, halfway between Brașov and...

Getting there from Ukraine

Border crossings

  • Porubne – Siret — road and pedestrian, 24/7
  • Diakivtsi – Racovăț — road and pedestrian, 24/7 No freight traffic.
  • Krasnoilsk – Vicovu de Sus — road and pedestrian, 08:00–20:00 Cars up to 3.5 t and pedestrians only; not 24/7.
  • Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației — road and pedestrian, 24/7 Passenger traffic only: vehicles up to 3.5 t with up to 9 seats, pedestrians.
  • Diakove – Halmeu — road, 24/7 No pedestrian crossing.

By car

Chernivtsi – Brașov ≈395 km, ≈7 h 03 min (via Diakivtsi – Racovăț); Rakhiv – Brașov ≈419 km, ≈7 h 24 min (via Solotvyno – Sighetu Marmației); Uzhhorod – Brașov ≈522 km, ≈8 h 39 min (via Diakove – Halmeu). Times without border queues, our road routing (GraphHopper, OSM).

Checked 03.11.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.