Viscri Fortified Church

Visiting hours

April – 25. October

10:00 – 18:00

26. October – März

10:00 – 16:00

(monday – sunday)

Important announcement for visitors. Due to heavy snowfall in recent days, visiting the fortified church is not safe. For this reason, the church is closed today.

This measure is temporary and aims to protect visitors. Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to seeing you again.

We are kindly asking you to let us know before coming as a group so we can organize our working time better and also offer a guiding tour in the church if requested 🙂

Info

Phone: +40745 324 394

Address: 52 Bisericii street, Bunești, Viscri, 507039, Jud. Brasov, Romania.

Google Maps Navigation: Please leave your car in the public parking place, free of charge. The village is much nicer without cars.

Entrance fee:

adults 20 RON
children over 6 years, students, and seniors over 65 years 10 RON

Usage of drones is forbidden.

Short history

The Transylvanian-Saxon fortified churches are important elements of the cultural landscape and history of Transylvania. There are around 150 fortified churches and fortified churches in Transylvania. Viscri (ger. Deutschweißkirch) is one of the seven villages with a fortified church that has been declared an UNESCO World Heritage Site. The village… Read more »

events

Christmas concert with Canta Viscri

We kindly invite you to our Christmas Concert !

(de) Die Tradition des Adventskranzes

Sorry, this entry is only available in de and ro.

Concert with Duo Cellar

Kind invitation to the concert with Duo Cellar this Sunday, the 28th of September 2025 at 17 o’clock at the Evangelical Church in Viscri

The church organ meets the folcloric violin: an intercultural experience

You are all invited to an exceptional concert at our fortified church! You can find more details here:

Invitation to the organ concert

We invite you to the organ concert !

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Photo gallery

The Fortified Church:

Das Dorf und die Umgebung:

google maps reviews

Anda Narita

17:21 22 Nov 25

One of the best‑preserved fortified churches in Transylvania (built c.13–14th century) and part of UNESCO heritage. The village itself hasn’t changed much in nearly 200 years, which makes the whole area feel truly special.
Plan for 2.5–3 hours: explore the fortification walls, preserved chambers with old household tools, the beautiful small church, climb the tower for 360° panoramic views, and don’t miss the Transylvanian terracotta tiles exhibition. The entrance fees was just under €5.
Easily one of the top 3 sights to see in Transylvania.

Jozsef Fulop

07:16 31 Oct 25

This exceptionally well-preserved and restored site offers a vivid portrayal of its historical essence. The tranquil and serene ambiance of the village provides a truly immersive journey into the past, leaving visitors with a profound sense of relaxation upon their departure. It is unequivocally a destination worthy of your visit.

Alexandru Pop

05:48 15 Oct 25

The Evangelic fortified church in Viscri is amazing. In My opinion it is truly the main attraction of Viscri village. The fortification is wert well maintained and the church also beautiful. They kept the charm and bine of the old days surely. It is truly a nice stop that will take you back in time. Strongly recommend for anyone who visit Viscri.

Simon Riley

22:05 05 Oct 25

Amazing Saxon fortified church, a must-see for people interested in the mediaeval
history of the area and German-speaking settlement in Romania. Little museum worth a look.

Ron Stern

19:33 16 Sep 25

If the GPS takes you to the dead end road off the main street with a large parking lot on your left and a horse farm in front of you with pointers showing the direction to the church (15 minutes on foot) drive anther half kilometer on the main street and you will see a conventional brown sign pointing to the the Biserica. Street parking is available.

Viscri Fortified Church is a UNESCO site and is the best of the UNESCO fortified churches. Not only it's an impressive edifice and fortification it's very well maintained which is rarely the case with Transylvania fortified churches. A nice lady selling the tickets would give you a brief overview. And you can get to almost every corner of the church including the bell tower and bastions.

Mirela Marinescu

08:20 14 Aug 25

Beautiful place, it definitely deserves a visit if you're in the area. You can go up the stairs for a great view of the surroundings.

I'd also like to share that this is not a place for people who are too lazy to walk 1 km from the parking lot to this church. It's also not a place for people who don't understand that this is a church from the XIII century that should be preserved as is. I'm honestly baffled by the negative reviews because some people are unable to understand that we should keep these UNESCO sites as close to what they originally looked like as possible. It's part of their charm.

Dávid Balog

04:13 08 Aug 25

We were a littlebit shocked when we arrived, because the whole willage is now built around their fortified church. Many coffe shops, restaurants for tourist. We tought it will be something like in every other village in the surroundig area, nearly all of them have a church like this you just can't visit it.
Even the little once german/austrian village is well kept around the church, that on it's own is worth a visit. The parking spot was maybe a 10min walk away but through a very beutifull foresty area. In motorbike clothing it was a little too far because of the heat.

Tomasz Nguyen xuan

19:16 20 Jul 25

There's no other way to get to the site than by a vehicle. There's a free parking lot a few hundred meters away from the entrance. You can get to the Church from there either by walking through the village or using the forest path behind the parking lot (shorter way). Church Viscri is a great example to understand the history of this area and how people had to transform temples into fortresses to guard themselves. However, within the last couple of years, the nearby village transformed into great infrastructure to accommodate tourists - b&bs, coffee shops, restaurant - and all of these places created with good taste and respectful of the surroundings. Make sure to at least stroll around to appreciate their work.

Matija Gabud

07:20 16 Jul 25

To me, this was the best expeprience of all castles and forts in Romania. You can go to every corner of the place, imagine yourself on the top of the tower, noticing an enemy far far away, holding a bow...price is low and it is not crowded. Great

Roland-Mihai Suciu

22:54 12 Mar 25

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