Being Bold, Climbing A Rare Medieval Council Tower, Bewitching Sibiu

Council Tower Sibiu view Small Square Big Square Patricia Furstenberg

Join me in climbing the seven floors of medieval Council Tower of bewitching Sibiu, located in the heart of Transylvania. We’ll squeeze our shoulders and bow to history as we’ll make our way up, up, up, but slowly, along a narrow spiraling stone staircase. We’ll pause to gather our wits and breath deeply before climbing further up on the suspended wooden stairs, all the way to the top!

27/04/202327/04/2023

The Medieval and Legendary Small Square of Sibiu

Small Square Sibiu view to Council Tower, Turnul Sfatului at night

I met the medieval, legendary, and quaint Small Square at night time, in the Citadel of Sibiu. Once part of the medieval city walls and of the second fortification of Sibiu, Hermannstadt, (built after the Mongol invasion), today it’s quiet, keeping to the shadows, taking shelter behind its many archways. The picturesque Small Square looks shy of new visitors. But as my footsteps echoed on its cobblestones, its fabulous history came alive in front of my eyes.

21/02/202314/04/2025

Legend of Rasinari, Resin City and a Roman Soldier’s Payslip

The legend of how Rășinari, the resin city by Sibiu, Transylvania, came to be named sprang to mind when I read about the meager payslip of a roman soldier – a 2 000 years old papyrus discovered during excavations at Masada. Yet some legends stem from life…

15/12/202214/04/2025

Best Thursday Doors Are the Ones We Open

Peles Castle legends and mysterious locked wrought iron front door

Best Thursday Doors of the year are the ones we opened together here on my blog, a tradition on Thursday Doors weekly as hosted by Dan Antion.

21/11/202214/04/2025

Mysterious, Mythical, Medieval, Cârța Cistercian Abbey

Mysterious by shape, mythical by reputation, medieval by origin, the Cârța Cistercian Abbey is a place I read about, I dreamed of, returned to, and wrote about in my latest book, Dreamland.