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Vampires and Castles

This time we want to show you in photos our tour package, photos made last week when we made the tour :D  

We woke up in the Morning and we hit the road to Hunedoara.

Even that its not for the first time when I am here, the beauty of Hunyadi Castle overwhelmed us.

Corvin Castles inner yard

Statue of Hunyadi Janos the ruler and the one who ordered the construction of the castle

Other photos from Corvin Castle, Hunedoara, Transylvania

From Hunedoara we headed to Sibiu where we stayed until next day.

City Hall and the Roman-Catholic Church in the center of Sibiu

Sibiu streets at night

Next day the destination was Peles Castle in Sinaia.

Beautiful morning on the way to Sinaia

Colorful Autumn

Arrive in Sinaia rainy weather, but when you got such a beautiful castle in front of your eyes, nothing else matters.

Stone dog in the yard of the Castle

From Sinaia we took the road to the mysterious Bran Castle.

On the way to Bran

We got a bit scared when we saw the Big Imposing Dracula Castle. And fast we bought some garlic just in case.

Bran Castle (Dracula Castle)

and the night came

And the inevitable happened!!!

Finally we made through alive, and next destination it's Rasnov Citadel.

The View from the Citadel

After Rasnov we want to see also the Medieval part of Brasov City,

first thing its to take the cable transportation and go up on Tampa mountain peak

Awesome View over Brasov

Black Church in Brasov

Our Last Destination its the place where Dracula was born, the town of Sighisoara

Sighisoara Clock tower from the Citadel Square

The Tailors Tower, Sighisoara

The Boot-makers Tower

The Ropemskers Tower

With this our tour it's over and we are hurrying to leave Sighisoara before the night will come and:

Saschiz

In a region where the myth of Dracula is exploited on his full potential, Saschiz can offer tourists a unique alternative: the beautiful gothic church with its clock-tower and the famous Saxon houses. 

View over Saschiz 

Most of the houses in Saschiz are included in UNESCO list of world’s heritage.

Little gate at Saschiz Fortress, in the background the village.

The Saxon Fortress that still dominates Saschiz is another trace left by the restless times of the Middle-Ages. It was built during the XIV th century on a hill at 2 km from the centre of the village and its destination was to protect the inhabitants of Saschiz (and other six neighboring villages that helped to its building) from destructive attacks.

In Saschiz they are some Legends get about. It is said that in the past were Giants who occupied the fortress and they would claim that those who pass by their "house" to keep quiet. One day some noisy locals, passing near to the Giants gate were taken by them, punished for their audacity to defy the demand to not talk around them.

After some days, they were released and they warned everybody from the village to keep quiet when they are passing near to the Giants Citadel.

Discover the legends of Transylvania

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