The workshops where these musical marvels are being created are open to visitors. Reghin per se is a surprising city but can also serve as a starting point for various trips in the area, to the mountains of Calimani and Gurghiu and for visits to the main attractions in this picturesque region.<\/p>\n
C\u0103t\u0103lina Orban, coordinator of the National Center for Travel Promotion and Information in Reghin, says the city still has the atmosphere of a small Transylvanian burg because here, the ethnic diversity and multilingualism has generated traditions along with a specific cultural and spiritual heritage.<\/p>\n
Catalina Orban:<\/strong>\u201dWe are recommending tourists to start visiting the city right from its historic center, which abounds in various buildings built in several architectural styles such as baroque, neo-classical, secessionist and eclectic. The entire city center was built between 1850 and 1910. Part of these buildings used to house cultural institutions and all of them form a colored ensemble, which gives a special charm to the city. <\/em><\/p>\n Not far from the city center visitors may discover the city\u2019s oldest monument, the Evangelical Church, whose construction kicked off around 1330. The building has numerous and valuable architectural elements. Organ concerts are staged here in summer almost every year. The church is also interesting because inside it, tourists can discover a fascinating museum of the Transylvanian Saxons, which speaks volumes about the city\u2019s Saxon heritage. In front of the church there is a monument known as the Violins Pyramid and it was built to honour the local craftsmanship, its skilled violin makers also known as luthiers who gave the city its international fame. Not far from the city center we have a small wooden church, which was brought around 1725 by a group of Macedonian traders and which has a series of beautiful interior decorations of traditional inspiration.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em>A lot of tourists are willing to visit the next objective recommended by the National Center of Travel Information and Promotion in Reghin, namely the Ethnographic Museum Anton Badea.<\/p>\n Catalina Orban:<\/strong>\u201dBesides vintage technical installations and traditional art objects, tourists can discover here a garden, which is actually an outdoor exhibition in the form of a village, quite unique in the Mures County. The village includes Romanian, Hungarian and Saxon households as well as a wooden church and vintage technical devices. And, if our visitors are willing to take a short hike, we invite them to go to the Round Forest, one of Reghin\u2019s most beautiful areas, where they can admire the local colony of European bee-eaters, a colorful species of migratory birds, which nest here from May to September.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em>We\u2019ve learnt from C\u0103t\u0103lina Orban, with the National Center of Travel Information and Promotion in Reghin that the local production of musical instruments got underway back in 1951 after luthier Roman Boianciuc had arrived in Reghin. Boianciuc came here after having completed his studies in Prague.<\/p>\n Catalina Orban:<\/strong>\u201dHe founded inside the local wood processing factory, a special section specialized in producing musical instruments. Practically that section became the factory of musical instruments that we have nowadays and the biggest in Europe. Roman Boianciuc is believed to be Romania\u2019s greatest luthier and the founding father of the violin-making industry in Reghin. Another factory of musical instruments was founded here in 1992. And besides the two factories in Reghin, numerous luthiers are taking further the violin-making tradition of the area. This art practically contributes to the fame of our city. And we recommend the tourists that they visit the workshops of these luthiers and this is an unforgettable experience they are actually looking for. Once they are in such a workshop they get familiar with the stages in the production of a musical instrument and they can speak directly with its maker. We got positive feedback from a lot of tourists who had visited suchlike workshops. There are tourists who don\u2019t necessarily want to visit these violin maker\u2019s workshops but come here specifically to purchase an instrument. When they learn it is possible to visit a workshop like that, they don\u2019t miss the chance.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em>If you have plenty of time, you can also visit the numerous tourist attractions around the city of Reghin.<\/p>\n Catalina Orban:<\/strong>\u201d I would start with the Kem\u00e9ny Castle in Brancovenesti, which is a jewel of Renaissance architecture in Transylvania. Then there is also the Teleki Castle in Gorne\u0219ti. A castle in pure Transylvanian baroque style whose charm resides in its 52 chambers and 365 windows representing the days of the year. Another castle close to our city is R\u00e1k\u00f3czi-Bornemisza, located 13km away, in the center of the Gurghiu town. The castle was built in late 16th<\/sup> century by Prince Gheorghe R\u00e1k\u00f3czi1st<\/sup>who wanted an accessible residence during his numerous hunting trips to the Gurghiu Mountains. Then there is the royal hunting castle in L\u0103pu\u0219na located at an altitude of 815 m, which served as the hunting residence of the communist dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu, although it initially belonged to the royal family of Romania until 1949. From Reghin, nature lovers can visit the centuries-old oak trees reserve in the forest of Mociar. Here one can find trees with ages between 650 and 720 years.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The list of travel objectives in the area may also include the caves in the Mure\u015f Gorges. They were carved out of volcanic stone five million years ago, in the period known as the Pliocene Epoch.<\/p>\n (bill)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The workshops where these musical marvels are being created are open to visitors. 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