Bram Stoker’s character, Dracula, is a Transylvanian Count with a castle located high above a valley perched on a rock with a flowing river below in the Principality of Transylvania. Bran Castle was built between 1377 and 1388 atop a strategic site overlooking a heavily trafficked...
After arrival in Sinaia, we visited Peles Castle. This Neo-Renaissance castle lays in the Carpathian Mountains, near Sinaia, on an existing medieval route linking Transylvania and Wallachia, built between 1873 and 1914. This castle was used as a summer residence by the kings of Romania...
After a long drive from Poienari Citadel through the mountains, we arrived in the late afternoon in Sibiu. We have walked a few hours around this important historical city in Transylvania. It’s known for the Germanic architecture in its old town, the legacy of 12th-century Saxon settlers...
Driving nirvana on DN7C – it is a paved mountain road crossing the southern section of the Carpathian Mountains, more than 150 kilometers in length the Transfagarasan Highway is Romania’s most spectacular and best-known road thanks to an appearance on BBC Top Gear in 2009 (Jeremy...
Overnight under the real “Dracula’s Castle” and morning climb (1480 steps) to the summit in a group guarded by local Gendarmerie (too many wild bears in the forest). It was once a powerful fortress at the entrance to a strategic pass linking Wallachia with Transylvania...
We had a great afternoon in one of the oldest cities in Wallachia. It lies on the left bank of the Argeş River in a valley of the lower Carpathians. Curtea de Arges Monastery is one of the most famous monasteries in Romania and a must-see attraction if you’re looking to discover centuries...
We arrived late and parked just in the center of the city. In the morning we have realized it’s a really lovely ancient city. The city is situated on the right bank of the Ialomiţa River and it’s one of the most important cities in the history of Wallachia, it was its capital...
We finally found this place and made a walk around the ruins of a Greek colony near the mouths of the Danube River, on the western coast of the Black Sea. It was the first urban settlement on Romanian territory when founded by Milesian settlers in the 7th century BC. It was under Roman...
This 3rd century BC Thracian tomb discovered in 1982 and listed in UNESCO was unfortunately closed (whoever set Tuesday as closing day?). It was found in 1982 during excavations at East Mound Necropolis of Sboryanovo. It was constructed in the first quarter of the 3rd century B.C. and...
Overnight under the stars inside Rusenski Lom Nature Park below UNESCO listed monolithic Church of Ivanovo hewn out of a solid rock. It’s located on the high rocky banks of the Rusenski Lom, 32 m above the river. A stair system in the rocks provides access to the various churches and...