The Millennium church at Miercurea Ciuc

The Roman Catholic Archbishop Bálint Lajos, who lived in Izvoru Mureş after his withdrawal from the ecumenical activity, laid the foundation of the current Roman Catholic Church in the resort. The construction of the new Catholic Church began in 1992, ending in 1999 with the establishment of the Catholic Parish in the resort. Photo source: www.triff.ro

The Orthodox Church in Voşlăbeni is dedicated to the "Archangels Mihail and Gavril". It was built in 1864 in place of a wooden church that no longer met the needs of the parish. Sava III, Bishop of Roman consecrated the old church in 1714. Photo source: www.triff.ro

The church is a member of the Roman Catholic Deanery of Gheorgheni, which belongs to the Roman Catholic Archbishopric of Alba Iulia. It was sanctified in 1878 by the Transylvanian bishop Fogarassy Mihály and is dedicated to Saint Peter and Paul. The church was built in neoclassical style. Once upon a time, the tower clock was very famous because Borsos Tamás, a very skilled local man, made it. The clock showed the year, the month and the day at the same time. Photo Source: http: //www.visitgheorgheni.ro/

The 800-year-old church is the oldest church in the Gheorgheni basin. According to the inscription on the tower, it was built in 1213 in Romanesque style, in honor of Saint Simeon, Judas Tadeu and the Holy Martyr Margaret. The most valuable architectural part of the church is the semi-arched stone portal, specific to the Romanesque style. The first notes about the church date back a hundred years later in the papal lists, namely in the years 1332, 1933, 1934. In today's church architecture we find Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque elements. A gothic-style reconstruction took place in the second half of the 15th century, and a baroque rebuilding was made between 1766 and 1773. The main altar is built in baroque style in 1773. At the top of the altar is the picture depicting the Holy Martyr Margaret. The middle part is divided into three parts by four ionic columns. Among these columns are three statues (Virgin Mary, St. Simeon and St. Judas Tadeus) Text and photo source: https://joseni.ro/

The church was built between 1912 and 1914 and is known as the largest church in the region. In Zetea, on the Dealul Deșagului (Dealul Cetatii) there is an old fortress at an altitude of 801 m, between the Harghita volcanic plateau and the Târnava Hills. In this fortress there is a church built in 1772. From here comes the baroque altar of the Roman Catholic Church in Zetea. The church has three naves and a capacity of over 1,000 people. The tower with two turrets has a height of 45 m. Photo source and text: https://www.welcometoromania.ro/; http://www.cesavezi.ro/

The village won the ”Europa Nostra” award. In the Southwestern part of Harghita county, 25 km away from Odorheiu Secuiesc and 18 km away from Cristuru Secuiesc, lies Inlăceni, a village unchanged for hundreds of years, beautiful as in the stories of childhood. The age of the houses is measured in centuries, most of them rural architecture monuments raised in a time when the planks were joined together with wooden slats. They look very similar with each other. Built of stone and wood, they are painted white or azure, covered with tiny tiles made in the village, and the flower garden in front of the house is indelible. The entry in the house is made through a mezzanine, by climbing a wooden ladder or a few steps made of stone. The ground floor and the basement are reserved for the kitchen, the storage rooms and the cellar. But the peculiarity of Inlăceni’s unique status in Romania is the multitude of streets and alleys that cross the village and whose number exceeds that of houses. Slightly concentric, they spread to the four entrances in the village, crossing the property of the people. They are twisted like the mythical edifice built by Dedal, hence the name "labyrinth village", which was assigned to the locality. Cover photo: Mihálydeák Antal  Text and video sources: https://www.descopera.ro; https://www.youtube.com/  Magyar Művészeti Academy of MMA

Closed for restoration. Urmánczy Castle in Toplița/Maroshévíz was built between 1903-1906 on the banks of the Mureş/Maros River. The owner at that time was Urmánczy Jeromos, of Armenian origin, and the architect of the building was Giacomuzzi Virgilio (Vigilio) from Tyrol. The castle is made in the Art Nouveau style, combined with the popular features related to the name of Kós Károly, a special style in the context of the Transylvanian castle architecture. The dominant feature of the castle is the water tower on the right side of the main facade, with the main entrance on the ground floor. Inside the castle, the two-storey tall main hall offers access to the rest of the rooms: to the men's rooms overlooking the garden, to the dining room and to the owners' apartment. Upstairs were the children's rooms and guest rooms, while in the basement there were the servants' rooms, the kitchen, the storerooms and the cellar. Over time, the castle building served as the headquarters of the local hospital, of an ethnographic museum, and of the local dance ensemble. After 2009, the building was returned to the legal heirs. Currently, it has no function, but is open to visitors every Saturday and Sunday from 11 am to 6 pm.

The Unitarian Church in Cristuru Secuiesc was built between 1781 and 1792 in Baroque style. The pulpit was carved in 1722, being brought from the Roman Catholic Church.

The Unitarian Church was rebuilt between 1720 and 1750, renewed in 1821, 1971 and 2011. The Church is on a mound to the East of the main road (on the left), on the street leading to the market. It is surrounded by a fortified stone wall. The organ of the church was built in 1822. The Unitarian Cemetery has funerary monuments called "kopjafa", wonderful products of folk art, sculpted objects symbolizing the man, woman or child.