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Off the Beaten Track in Transylvania - The Reason Why King Charles Fell in Love With the Place

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City of Cluj Napoca – direct descendent of the Transylvanian Rhédey family. In 2017 The Prince of Wales was awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by UBB Cluj

Turda – Salt Mines, Ion Rațiu centre for Democracy has hosted The Prince of Wales, 1568 parliament meeting for the first religious tolerance in the world

Alma Vii – the impact of MET on the small community of a deteriorated Saxon Village; Part of the story from the “Along the Enchanted Way”, by William Blacker, visit the local fortified church.

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Biertan – one of the most impressive Saxon churches in Transylvania, formerly the Lutheran Bishop’s seat.

Sighișoara – main seat of MET and UNESCO World heritage site. Birth place of Vlad the Impaler and one of the well preserved still inhabited fortified cities in Eastern Europe

Criț and Viscri – two Saxon villages developed by MET. King Charles owns a guesthouse in Viscri and has developed a strong bond with the local community, preserving the most traditional way of life.

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Aita Mare/Nagyajta – Crossing into Szeklerland, visit to a Szekler Unitarian Fortified Church, different in many ways to the Saxon churches, meeting with the local English-speaking priest.

Miklósvár/Miclăușoara – visit Count Kálnoky’s castle/manor and learn about the family’s origins and connections to the British Royal family. There is a possibility of a pre-arranged traditional lunch at the local guesthouses.

Oklánd/Ocland - visit another Unitarian church with newly rediscovered medieval frescoes. Learn about how the Szeklers are different from the Saxons. 

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Bezidu Nou/Bözödujfalú – Learn about the multiconfessional community that lived in the village until the building of the dam flooded everything.

Sângeorgiu de Pădure/Erdőszentgyörgy - visit the Rhédey family’s restored castle and learn about their ties with the British Royal family.

Târgu-Mureș – Visit the most beautiful palace of culture in Romania, an iconic building with Hungarian Secession and learn about the Bolyai family and how they contributed to the developments in modern mathematics. 

There are flights from Luton to Cluj and Târgu-Mureș 

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