Bran Castle

O imagine deosebita a Castelului Bran.
Castelul Bran este o cetate medievala situata in Pasul Bran-Rucar, la 30 de kilometri de Brașov.

Castelului ii sunt atribuite diverse legende legate de Dracula si de domnitorul valah Vlad Tepes, dar care nu prea a avut de-a face cu acest castel.

Cu toate acestea castelul este impunator si foarte frumos.

Si cum numai in ROMANIA se poate intampla, castelul a fost revendicat de … fostii proprietari si acum este proprietate privata.
Cel putin noii proprietari au investit in reamenajarea interioara.

Pretul biletului de intrare este 20 RON

Transfagarasan Area

The Transfagarasan is is the highest and most dramatic paved road in Romania. It was build as a military strategic road to connect the historic regions of Transilvania and Wallachia. The road cliembs to more than 2000 meters altitude, from wich point you can have a splendid vue over the mountains.

In the vicinity of the road you can find splendid tourists atractions, such as:

Balea Lake - glaciar lake situated at 2,034 m of altitude
Poienari Castle - 13th century fortress - In the 15th century the fortress was use by the famos Vlad III the Impaler

Maramures Country

Maramures is considered by many to be the heart and soul of rural Romania. With its picturesque countryside of small villages, rolling hills, pastures, and meadows full of wildflowers, Maramures epitomizes all that the rural lifestyle encompasses. Visitors to Maramures have a unique opportunity to step back in time and bear witness to simpler times and simpler lives.

Maramures is a small and unique location in the geographical heartland of Europe that has carefully and distinctively preserved the culture, traditions and lifestyle of a mediaeval peasant past. The region stands as a testament to traditional; to a romantic era of simplicity, pride and moral values that many of us can only now read about or hear from our grandparents.

Huniazilor Castle

Castle Huniazilor is remarkable monument and tourist brand of Hunedoara county. It is an impressive building, high, with towers, turrets, windows and balconies, which was turned into a museum. Huniazilor Castle was built by Iancu de Hunedoara, in the fifteenth century, the place of a much older fortification which is on a rock surrounded by river waters Zlasti.
Castle Huniazilor shelters within its walls many remains remarkable that time has made its mark in a special way.
Old gate tower, the first entry in the castle in the first half of the seventeenth century, was closed by the White Tower to fortify the defensive system on the south-east of the castle.
Huniazilor Castle Chapel, considered one of the representative parties XV century, is a mixture of late Romanesque and Gothic fashion.
Hall is built in the mid-fifteenth century in late gothic style and is space for ceremonies.
Capistrano Tower was originally used by Franciscan Father John of Capistrano, John Corvin's confessor until the second half of the fifteenth century.
Bethlen wing consists of ground floor bedrooms, a dining room upstairs and a gallery attached to the nineteenth century, worked by the canons of neo-Gothic architecture
The Castle and the Palace is located Huniazilor administrative, built on three levels of living.
The assembly called Neboisa (No Fear) is composed of a high gallery of stone supported by pilasters and a massive tower before, with four levels of defense, military art Transylvanian highlights.
Artierie terrace construction is a purely military

Sarmizegetusa

Castle and fortifications

Access to device was Sarmizegetusa fortifications, which were on either side of the road if arriving at the state capital. Among the cities control and defense high on both sides of the Dacian capital city include the Costesti-fortress and Blidaru (Mures valley), the cities of Red Rock, Capalna, Banita Tilisca, all having to block part ways to the heart of the kingdom.

Dacian fortress was built of massive stone blocks on an area of 30,000 square meters, with walls 3 m thick and 4-5 meters high on the west side were built and the pillboxes was discovered several wooden barracks inside the fortress. Unable to show if the city had bastions, which are likely to be abolished the Romans.

Civil settlement

Near the city is seen houses, warehouses, workshops, barns, water tanks, which covers an area of 3 km and that belonged to civilians. The homes had one, two or more rooms, and those in the area were the least, the rest being built with poles stuck into the ground. In one of the rooms has been found by researchers Dacians a medical kit containing five small clay pots, a stone of volcanic ash and a scalpel, all placed in a wooden box with handles attached to iron and two bracelets.

Sacred area

Sarmizegetusa sacred buildings are concentrated on two large terraces. All sanctoarele were raised during the reigns of Burebista and Decebal. Inside there is the great sacred circular sanctuary, which was tainted by some wooden pillars of communism. Besides he is also notice three more rectangular sanctuaries, one of sanctuaries being impressive.

Calendar

Historians and archaeologists have studied the sanctuaries have concluded that they used to measure time, being a temple calendar. With the aid of poles placed in concentric circles Dacians managed to calculate their time, a Dacian year, according to connoisseurs, vary between 364 and 367 days.

The Gauls had a high level of life, reaching its peak under the leadership of King Decebal which was defeated by Roman army led by Emperor Trajan. After they conquered the Dacians, the Romans began to destroy the city and the emperor Hadrian built the new capital of Roman Dacia.

At 40 km from the colony is situated Sarmizegetusa Directed Ulpia Sarmizegetusa Dacia Traiana Augusta, the largest capital of Roman Dacia, which rises at the foot Retezat Hategului Tara, located 8 km away from the pass of the Iron Gates Transylvania, passing makes the connection between Transylvania and Banat. At present, where it was found Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa Sarmizegetusa common.

And in today's day ruins of Sarmizegetusa are studied with great interest by archaeologists and historians, the area is clear evidence that confirms the history of the great capital of Dacia, the Romanian people about the past and roots, while representing a major tourist attraction area , where time seems to stand in place, making this place the past.

Sighisoara

Sighisoara was founded by German immigrants in the second half of the century. XII. The earliest official mention comes from year 1280 and is named "Castrum Sex". In 1298 no city name "Schaespurch. In 1377 followed the first appointment of the chair Sighisoara (Seguzwar). In 1367 Sighisoara is called the first time as a city (civitas ).
Considered the "Pearl of Transylvania", is known as "the Nuremberg-Saxon." Despite the attacks has been inhabited continuously since sec.XII and kept its original form. XIV century fortress has walls 8-9 m high and 930m long.

Sighisoara is situated at the southern end of Mures county, in Plateau Tarnavelor (Tarnava the sea) and stretches on both sides of Tarnava Mari, located 123 km from the source of the river in the estuary of the river Saes.
Sighisoara - located on Grand Valley Târnavei, inhabited since ancient times: settlements of indigenous people since sec.III. Sec.XII colonized by the middle Saxon, settlement is insane in 1280 under the name Sex Camp. It seems that here there is a small fortification around the city which was then developed as civitas mentioned in a document dated 1407.

Predeal

The highest city in the country, is placed atop the valley separating the Prahova Valley Timis, well sheltered in a depression of the Bucegi mountain massifs, Baiu, Piatra Mare and Clabucet. The resort is located at a distance of 142 km from Bucharest, Sinaia DN1 25 km and 25 km from Brasov.
The natural environment - well sheltered by mountains Bucegi depression, Baiu, Piatra Mare and Postavarul - proves to be very beneficial for the city. The average temperature is 14 C in summer and -5 C in winter.
Snow storms are a rarity in these parts but the snow can reach several meters and can take longer than 100 days, which is ideal for winter sports.
Recreation resort of national importance, accessible in all seasons Predeal is a popular winter sports center. Stimulating tonic mountain climate with cool summers (July average temperature is 15 ° C) and cold winters (January average is below -5 ° C).
The average annual temperature is 5 ° C and average annual rainfall of 1000 mm. The snow layer lasts for about 100 days a year. Clean air, dust and allergens, rich in ozone and ultraviolet radiation, ionization of the atmosphere and the relatively low air pressure are the main cure factors recommended in the treatment of asthenic neurosis, to invigorate weak bodies for subsequent recovery of physical or mental exertion, the treatment should endocrine disorders and growth problems in children.