There simply is no way to tour Europe and not be awestruck by its scenic beauty, epic history and dazzling artistic and culinary diversity.
Bad weather followed us to the ancient city in the Transylvania ringed by the Carpathian Mountains. It’s known for its medieval Saxon walls and bastions and the towering Gothic-style Black Church. Piaţa Sfatului (Council Square) in the cobbled old town is surrounded by colorful...
After visiting so many castles we made overnight under the fortress built in the years 1211-1225 by Teutonic Knights. It was bad rainy weather, so in the morning we have decided, not to climb it up, but better move on to the city of Brasov. Corona Annex – August 25, 2021 In 2018, we had...
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...