preserved medieval towns of Alba Iulia, Cluj-Napoca (European Youth Capital 2015), Sibiu (European Capital Of Culture in 2007), Târgu Mureș and Sighișoara (UNESCO World Heritage Site and alleged birthplace of Vlad Dracula) The city of Brașov and the nearby Poiana Brașov ski resort The town of Hunedoara with the 14th century Corvin Castle The citadel and the Art Nouveau city centre of Oradea The Densuș Church, the oldest church in Romania that still holds services The Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains, including Sarmizegetusa Regia (UNESCO World Heritage Site) The Roman forts including Sarmizegetusa Ulpia Traiana, Porolissum, Apulum, Potaissa and Drobeta The Red Lake (also known as Lake Ghilcoș) The Turda Gorge natural reserve The Râșnov Citadel in Râșnov The Maramureș region The Merry Cemetery of Săpânța (the only one of that kind in the world) The Wooden Churches (UNESCO World Heritage Site) The cities of Baia Mare and Sighetu Marmației The villages in the Iza, Mara, and Viseu valleys The Saxon fortified churches (UNESCO World Heritage Site) The Apuseni Mountains: Țara Moților The Bears Cave Scărișoara Cave in Alba County, the third largest glacier cave in the world The Rodna Mountains The Salina Turda Salt Mine: according to Business Insider—one of the ten "coolest underground places in the world". Festivals and events Film festivals Transilvania International Film Festival, Cluj-Napoca – Romania's biggest film festival Gay Film Nights, Cluj-Napoca Comedy Cluj, Cluj-Napoca Humor Film Festival, Timișoara Music festivals Golden Stag Festival, Brașov Gărâna Jazz Festival, Gărâna Peninsula / Félsziget Festival, Târgu-Mureș Untold Festival, Cluj-Napoca – Romania's biggest music festival Toamna Muzicală Clujeană, Cluj-Napoca Artmania Festival, Sibiu Rockstadt Extreme Fest, Râșnov Electric Castle Festival, Bontida, Cluj-Napoca Others Sighișoara Medieval Festival, Sighișoara Sibiu International Theatre Festival Festivalul Medieval Cetăți Transilvane Sibiu Historical coat of arms of Transylvania The first heraldic representations of Transylvania date from the 16th century. The Diet of 1659 codified the representation of the privileged nations (Unio Trium Nationum (Union of the Three Nations)) in Transylvania's coat of arms. It depicted a black eagle (Turul) on a blue background, representing the Hungarians, the Sun and the Moon representing the Székelys, and seven red towers on a yellow background representing the seven fortified cities of the Transylvanian Saxons. The flag and coat of arms of Transylvania were granted by Queen Maria Theresa in 1765, when she established a Grand Principality within the Habsburg monarchy. In 1596, Levinus Hulsius created a