"Principia" Museum — Attraction in Alba Iulia

Historically, Alba Iulia was a roman castrum named Apulum. It was founded in 106/107 and was home for the XIII Gemina legionnaires. It is also the largest castrum that was found one the territory of Romania.

The Principia Museum is built in honor of the Roman times and is an exhibition of the excavations, statues, and remnants of the Roman period.

There's an exterior area that's free to visit and contains statues of the Roman rulers who have led the castrum during ancient times, plus an interesting collection of marble and limestone structures.

The interior part is 10lei (€2) per person to visit and it includes a short 4-5 minute video, a guided tour of everything that's inside (ruins, reconstructions, pottery, and small jewelry), a small machine that you can play fun games/quizzes.

The visit is quite quick and definitely worth it. Unfortunately the interior is not...

A wonderful museum where the try to bring back to life the ancient castrum of the Romans

Most of the "good stuff" in terms of exhibits is located in the outside lapidary and is available for free. If you pay 10 RON (about 2 Euros) you can go inside and see some of the ruins of the former barracks. The guide is really knowledgeable and does a great job telling the story of the place, there is also a short movie to explain...

A small but very nice museum dedicated to the roman castrum, which is the largest found in Romania. There's a small exhibit outside in the courtyard, which is free to visit. Inside, you can watch a 4 minute video about the history of the place, and then you can get a lot more information about the museum exhibits and the excavations from the guide (who was extremely nice and...