Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Bran Castle
This mighty fortress got its start under the Teutonic Knights as guard over a
strategic pass between Transylvania and Wallachia (
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Peleş Castle
If your taste runs to more aristocratic piles, this former residence of King
Carol I will not disappoint (
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Poienari Citadel
Climb the 1480 steps to this hilltop fortress that really was the stomping
ground of feared Wallachian prince Vlad Ţepeş, aka Dracula (
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Neamţ Citadel
Târgu Neamţ's historic 14th-century citadel has a grand and tumultuous
history as the site of battles with Hungarians, Turks and Poles (
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Medieval Towns & Villages
Medieval towns in Romania run the gamut from the historic cores of Sibiu and Braşov to
the isolated, tiny hamlets of Transylvania and Maramureş.
Sighişoara
Climb the cobblestones up to the town's ancient citadel and marvel at how
little has changed in more than five centuries (
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Ieud
One of at least a dozen historic Maramureş villages; this one has two wooden
churches and many traditional wooden gates (
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Măgura
The peaks of the Piatra Craiului mountains form a breathtaking backdrop to this
tiny village (
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Biertan
A biscuit-coloured church towers over a medieval marketplace amid tussocky
hills and vineyards - stunning (
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Curtea de Argeş
This former Wallachian capital boasts a Princely Court with an intact,
frescoed 14th-century church (
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