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We are grateful and happy to represent our Castle in Transylvania programme internationally and to learn from best practices from all around Europe! Our colleagues at PONT are attending two castle-related events this week. Executive Director Balázsi-Pál Ágnes is taking part in the International Training Week organized by Sites &...

PONT Group was nominated for the Cultural Entrepreneurship prize awarded by the Administration of National Cultural Fund (AFCN). The PONT Group completed two AFCN-funded projects in 2018 and has a third project ongoing in 2019. In the EduCastle project we created 12 toys which help children aged 4-12 to learn about...

We are very happy that so many of you came to the Mikes Estate in Zăbala this year, too! We would like to thank the more than 500 visitors that chose our event, organized by the Castle in Transylvania program and the Roy-Chowdhury-Mikes Foundation for the second year in a row....

Six castles in Transylvania, Romania joined the series of events called PIKNIK – Open Castles’ Week, coordinated by the Castle in Transylvania Programme between 24th and 27th May and jointly attracted over 3000 visitors. “We are very glad that the Castle in Transylvania Coalition joined a European initiative in the European...

Step through the open gates of Transylvanian castles! Six castles open their doors for you between the 24th and 27th of May as part of the international event series entitled Private Heritage Week during PIKNIK – Open Castles Week. Check out the programme on our website, too >>> http://piknik.castleintransylvania.ro Each castle awaits...

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Full of energy and ideas – this is how the Castle Formula camp had been. See you in April at the conference where we will present the ideas for the revitalization of the Castles of Vârghiș and Racoș.

At the closing ceremony of CASTLE FORMULA multidisciplinary camp 37 young people and 5 facilitators presented their project ideas for the revitalization of two castles. The event was organized by PONT Group with the help of Covasna County Tourism Association between the 9–15 December, 2016 at Hotel Daniel Castle, Tălișoara....

We arrived to Daniel castle, Tălișoara yesterday – we got to know each other and the Castle in Transylvania programme. At the opening ceremony we welcomed the collaborators of the Covasna County Tourism Association and the vice president of Covasna County Council, Róbert Grüman.Photo credits: Szabó Tamás Photos here: https://goo.gl/CNeKBC

As a result of a complementary project funding for the “Castle in Transylvania - Strategy and Development Models” program developed by PONT Group, business plans will be realized for Daniel Castle from Vârghiş (Covasna County) and Sükösd-Bethlen Castle from Racoş (Brasov County). PONT Group has launched a strategic process in March...

PONT Group presented the Castle in Transylvania strategy in the courtyard of the castle of Gilău on the 25th of June, 2016. The strategy is written in three languages (Romanian, Hungarian and English) with the collaboration of experts and castle owners. The aim of the strategy is to contribute in...

Cotroceni National Museum, ARCHÉ Association and PONT Group organized a debate on the topic of the conservation and revitalization of the build cultural heritage on 24 March 2016 at the Cotroceni National Museum. Cristina Verona Tobi, the manager of the Cotroceni National Museum opened the event. ”What happens in the country...

SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CAPITALIZATION OF CASTLES AND MANSIONS  Cotroceni National Museum, ARCHÉ Association and PONT Group are pleased to invite you to another round-table discussion on built heritage conservation and capitalization. The event is part of the programme series initiated at the beginning of this year with the exhibition entitled “Forgotten...

When she was a child her gradparents told her stories about the castle and the Mikes family. Now, she visited the place hoping that the reality won't be different from her imaginary world.   When she was a child her gradparents told her stories about the castle and the Mikes family. Now,...

Here are some pictures of the second Castle in Transylvania meeting which was held on the 15th of January 2016.   Vă mulțumim că ați participat la cea de a doua conferință din cadrul proiectului Castel în Transivania - strategii și... Posted by Castel în Transilvania on Friday, 15 January 2016

Please note that the date of the conference has changed! For technical reasons the conference will take place in January 2016. We will come back soon with the new date. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused by this change and we look forward to seeing you in January!

As a complement to the initial project with the support of the National Cultural Fund (AFCN) PONT Group has created the Castle in Transylvania cellphone application showing 300 castles and manors which wants to help those who are interested, those who are traveling to know, to explore this legacy.  Download the...

The word “castle” captures public attention, raises interest, and instills nostalgic feelings, but also sadness because of its uncertain future.This raises the question: is there anything that can be done about castles being rendered derelict? The castles and citadels of Transylvania form the most significant part of the province's cultural heritage,...

PONT Group organized the first conference and public meeting on the project Castle in Transylvania - strategies and development models on the 17th of August 2015 at Sapientia University in Cluj-Napoca. PONT Group aims through this event to launch a series of debates, discussions that bring added value to the...

 Pictures about the first Castle in Tansylvania conference. Thank you for attending the event. We welcome you to the next conference as well. Posted by Castel în Transilvania on Tuesday, 18 August 2015

The PONT Group will organize the first conference and public meeting of the Castle in Transylvania – strategies and development models project on the 17th August 2015, to be held in the Sapientia University in Cluj-Napoca (4. Calea Turzii). The venues and dates of the event are not random. We plan...