Among the historical-cultural sites in Brașov, there are the Council Square, St. Nicholas Church, the Black Church - the largest Gothic church, after that of Vienna, so called because of its black walls that were created after that great fire in 1689.
The city attracts many tourists mainly due to the possibilities of hiking around it as well as for winter sports, the ski, which is so popular in its area.
Red Lake was created after a strong, sweeping rain, when a big rock was struck by lightning, blocked the river and formed a kind of dam. In the lake there are still tree trunks.
Slanic Salt Mines are located in the Prahova Valley, and are the largest mines in Europe, with a surface area of 80,000 square meters and a steady temperature of 12 degrees Celsius
Salina Turda was placed by Business Insider at the top of their list of the ten "coolest underground places in the world", once being ranked among the "25 hidden gems around the world that are worth the trek".