Things to Do

The main draw is the Citadel Hill, but the surrounding countryside offers Roman ruins, an exceptional arboretum, and some of the best folk-festival country in Transylvania.

Guide

Things to Do

01

Corvin Castle (Hunedoara)

Corvin Castle (Castelul Corvinilor), 18 km south of Deva in the steel town of Hunedoara, is the most spectacular Gothic castle in Romania and …

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02

Deva Citadel

Dramatic hilltop ruins with funicular and rare vipers
03

Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilisation

Housed inside Bethlen Castle (Magna Curia), the Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilisation is one of the most important regional museums for the pre-Roman …

Museum
04

Bethlen Castle (Magna Curia)

Magna Curia ("the Great Court"), also known as Bethlen Castle, is the low, dignified Renaissance palace at the foot of Citadel Hill. It was …

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05

Micia Roman Site

Quiet Roman legionary ruins with baths and a Mithraic sanctuary

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06

Simeria Arboretum

250-year-old arboretum with rare species from three continents
07

Măgura Uroiului Natural Reserve

Măgura Uroiului is a volcanic dome rising above the Mureș valley near Simeria. The reserve protects a Miocene volcanic formation and the remains of …
08

Printing Museum

Deva's Printing Museum is a small specialist museum set in the entrance hall of the city's old typography works. Its appeal is the working …

Museum
09

Piața Victoriei

Piața Victoriei is Deva's main pedestrianised square, a long open space lined with cafes, eclectic late nineteenth-century facades, and a few sober inter-war blocks. …

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10

Hunedoara County Prefecture

The Hunedoara County Prefecture (Palatul Administrativ) is the imposing eclectic-style government building that anchors the north side of Piața Unirii. Built between 1888 and …

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