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Date: March 2007

Location: “George Cosbuc” Cultural City Hall Bistrita

Accessibility: by train Cluj (here is an aeroport) – Bistrita, bus or car

Bistrita is one of the old Transylvanian cities, documentary sources from the XIII-th century showing, in their spirits and sometimes in their letters, that city life had already been developed in Bistrita at the end of the century.

In Bistrita town you cand visit: Coopers Tower and some remaining wall fragments give us a picture of what Bistrita’s defence system used to be, Sugalete Buildings is an ensemble made of several buildings, Gothic constructions, homes of Transylvanian craftsmen and trades. Some of these buildings stil keep Gothic elements, other are much more transformed, obtaining Rennaisance, Baroque or Neaclasical elements, The Silversmith’s House, located on Dornei Street, is a representative construction for the town’s architecture in the XVI-th century through the interesting Reinnasance elements it preverves to this day, Gospel Church by its span, its importance, artistical and architectural achievements, is the most important monument of the old city, The Church of the old Franciscan Monastery, now days the Ortodox Church, is the oldest monument in the city.

Organizer: Bistrita-Nasaud County Center for Culture