Weavers' Bastion

About Weavers' Bastion

At a glance: Fortresses and fortifications in Brașov, Brașov County. Opening hours: Monday closed, Tuesday–Sunday 10:00 – 18:00. Ticket: 10 lei. The visit takes 45 min. Information verified on 8 October 2026.

The Weavers' Bastion guards the southern corner of Brașov's walled town, at the foot of Mount Tâmpa. It was built, maintained and defended by the guild of linen weavers in two stages: between 1421 and 1436 the walls and the first two fighting galleries went up, with large openings for bombards, loopholes for arquebuses and murder holes, and between 1570 and 1573 the upper galleries were added for small-calibre weapons, together with two watchtowers from which the guard also kept an eye out for fires in the town.

It is a self-contained hexagonal fortification enclosing a 1,616 m² courtyard, with walls more than 4 m thick at the base. The great fire of 1689, which destroyed almost all of Brașov, spared it, so the bastion has kept its old form better than any other part of the town's defences. The north-east tower collapsed in the earthquake of 1710 and was rebuilt in 1750, and in 1807 the guild added rooms by the entrance for apprentices' workshops.

Having lost its military role in the second half of the 18th century, the bastion became a store, then a venue for meetings and concerts. After the restoration of 1910 it was turned into a museum, and since 1961 it has been a branch of the Brașov County History Museum.

Good to know before you go

Getting there

By car: Brașov is ~170 km from Bucharest on the DN1 / A3 (~3 hours), ~145 km from Sibiu on the DN1 (~2 hours 30 minutes) and ~270 km from Cluj-Napoca. The bastion is in the southern corner of the historic centre, on Strada George Coșbuc at the foot of Tâmpa, ~600 m south of Piața Sfatului (~10 minutes on foot, past the Black Church). The Tâmpa cable car leaves from Aleea Tiberiu Brediceanu, a few minutes' walk away.

Public transport: Brașov station is ~3 km from the centre; from outside it, RAT Brașov buses take ~15 minutes to Livada Poștei or Primărie, from where it is a ~10–15 minute walk to the bastion. Direct trains run from Bucharest, Sibiu, Cluj-Napoca and Sighișoara.

Where to park

The historic centre is a paid parking zone, and the streets around the bastion are narrow with few spaces. The easiest option is to leave the car in one of the paid car parks on the edge of the centre (for example around Aleea Tiberiu Brediceanu, below Tâmpa) and walk; they fill up quickly at weekends and in summer.

Fees & discounts

Adults 10 lei; pre-schoolers, pupils and students 2 lei; seniors 5 lei; people with disabilities enter free. The bastion is also included in the Brașov Visit Ticket, the joint ticket of the Brașov County Council museums, valid for 90 days. A guided tour for groups (max. 30 people) costs 150 lei in Romanian and 200 lei in English or French.

Rules

Photography and filming for personal use are free; professional photography and commercial filming need prior approval and have separate fees. Groups wanting a guide must book at least 48 hours ahead, by phone or at [email protected].