The Prince of Wales visits World Heritage sites in Transylvania, Romania

Prince Charles has recently completed a private four-day visit to Romania, where he visited several villages in Transylvania, according official sources.

The Prince met with Romanian President Traian Basescu and Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu (pictured) on the first day of his trip, before travelling on to Miclosoara, a quaint Transylvanian village. He stayed in a 19th-century manor belonging to Count Tibor Kalnoky.

Prince Charles, travelling without his wife Camilla, also visited two more villages, Saschiz and Viscri. Both are UNESCO World Heritage sites, which were founded by the Saxons in the 12th century and are known for their imposing fortified churches.

The two villages are part of a project led by the Mihai Eminescu Trust, an organisation under the Prince's patronage, dedicated to the conservation and restoration of Transylvanian villages and churches.

Prince Charles, for whom this is the sixth visit to Romania since 1998, has been involved in several ecological farming projects in Transylvania where he owns several properties.