Do not change anything, keep and love this place as it is, was Prince Charles’ advice for the Viscri locals.. All the villagers’ houses were declared historical monuments. The property bought by Prince Charles is located at number 163 - an ordinary house, built in 1758, painted in blue, with a large yard and a specific fountain area. He comes here every summer and uses to go riding in the surrounding hills, until Rupea and Homorod. touringromania/regions/transylvania/fortified-churches/village-and--fortified-church--from-viscri---unesco.html The corner stones of the church from Viscri existed since the settling of the first colonists at the beginning of the 12th century. The Saxons who lived here built a chapel. The Tartars destroyed it during the terrible outbreak in 1241. The Saxon Colonists then started the construction of the new church to replace the old one, the church we can see now. The Church of Viscri does not impress by its dimensions, but it is distinguished by the massiveness of the defense walls. The stone blocks fortifications with a six levels watch and defense tower, were carried out in the 16th century to fight properly against the Turkish danger. Identical with the fortifications inhabited by the Saxons, each household in Viscri had a garret in which the supplies were deposited and where the people were fighting the invasions.
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