Karlsburg · Gyulafehérvár
Alba Iulia
- Distance
- 75 km from Sibiu
- Driving time
- 1 h 5 min
- Best time
- April–October; changing of the guard daily at 12:00
Alba Iulia is the city of Romanian history: the union of Transylvania with Romania was declared here in 1918, and King Ferdinand was crowned here in 1922. The star-shaped Alba Carolina fortress, built between 1715 and 1738 to Vauban’s design, is the largest of its kind in the country and fully restored.
Inside the walls stand the 13th-century Catholic cathedral with the tomb of John Hunyadi and the Orthodox Coronation cathedral. Changing of the guard in 18th-century uniforms daily at 12:00.
Day trip with Câlnic and Sibiel or with Hunedoara castle.
- Alba Carolina Vauban fortress (1715–1738)
- Roman Catholic cathedral, 13th century
- Coronation cathedral of 1922
- Union Hall of 1918
Tours to Alba Iulia
