Curtea de Argeș · Romania

Poenari Citadel

Poienari Citadel

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challenging

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romantic

A local would say...

The REAL Dracula castle — 1480 steps up, built by enslaved nobles, where Vlad's wife jumped to her death

The REAL Dracula's castle — 1480 steps up a mountain to the ruins Vlad Țepeș actually fortified. He forced boyars to march from Târgoviște and build it as punishment. Far more atmospheric than touristy Bran: crumbling towers above the Argeș gorge, and usually empty. Legend says Vlad's wife threw herself from these walls rather than be captured by the Turks.

Nearby

Curtea de Argeș Monastery

Religious

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