Alba Iulia was a capital in the Roman Empire more than 2,000 years ago as well as a medieval capital of Transylvania and the place where the modern state of Romania was born. Located on the Transylvanian plateau on the River Mures near the Apuseni Mountains, it is the oldest and probably the most beautiful city in Romania.

Stroll along the tree-lined wide streets of the massive star-shaped 18th-century Habsburg citadel, visit ornate the Roman Catholic cathedral, the oldest in Transylvania, the Batthyaneum Library with 60,000 rare documents, and the Orthodox Cathedral of the Reunification, where the first king of the unified Romania was crowned.

Learn about the rich history of Alba Iulia at the National Museum of Unification at the beautiful 18th-century Union Hall. Just outside the city are two large national parks –the Apuseni and Retezat.

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