Deva

Deva, a city stated in historic deeds in 1296, was for a long time a strategic place on the way crossing the mountains. A fortress was built on the hill above the city in the 13th century. The fortress reached its acme in the 15th century. It was however destroyed by an explosion in the 19th century. In the 14th - 15th century the proper city developed as well and it even hosted the Transylvanian voyevode under the rule of Iancu Hunyadi. Among the worthy places to be visited we can list:

• The fortress' ruins that lie on the neighboring hill, providing a magnificent view over the surroundings
• Magna Curia Palace (1621), nowadays hosting the City Museum
• The Franciscan Monastery (18th century), an architectonic monument
• Decebal's Statue (the Dacian king that fought the Romans under Traianus)