Guidebook for Cheia
Arts & Culture
Situated in the immediate vicinity of Braşov, is a national monument and landmark in Romania. Commonly known as "Dracula's Castle" (although it is one among several locations linked to the Dracula legend, including Poenari Castle and Hunyad Castle), it is the home of the title character in Bram Stoker's Dracula.
http://www.castelulbran.com/history.html
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Castelo de Bran
24 Strada General Traian MoșoiuSituated in the immediate vicinity of Braşov, is a national monument and landmark in Romania. Commonly known as "Dracula's Castle" (although it is one among several locations linked to the Dracula legend, including Poenari Castle and Hunyad Castle), it is the home of the title character in Bram Stoker's Dracula.
http://www.castelulbran.com/history.html
Rasnov Fortress (Rosenau in German), is located on a rocky hilltop in the Carpathian Mountains, 650 ft. above the town of Rasnov. First mentioned in an official document in 1331, the fortress was built by Teutonic Knights as protection against invading Tartars and was later enlarged by the local Saxon population.
Strategically located on the commercial route linking the provinces of Transylvania and Walachia, Rasnov differs from other Saxon fortresses in that it was designed as a place of refuge over extended periods of time. As such, it had at least 30 houses, a school, a chapel and other buildings more commonly associated with a village.
The defensive system included nine towers, two bastions and a drawbridge. Surrounded by 500-foot-slopes on the north, south and west sides, the fortress was obliged to surrender only once, in the year 1612 when invaders managed to find the secret route that supplied the people inside the fortress with water. With the location of their water supply no longer a secret, the need for a well inside the fortress became a must.
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Cetatea Râșnov
17 Strada CetățiiRasnov Fortress (Rosenau in German), is located on a rocky hilltop in the Carpathian Mountains, 650 ft. above the town of Rasnov. First mentioned in an official document in 1331, the fortress was built by Teutonic Knights as protection against invading Tartars and was later enlarged by the local Saxon population.
Strategically located on the commercial route linking the provinces of Transylvania and Walachia, Rasnov differs from other Saxon fortresses in that it was designed as a place of refuge over extended periods of time. As such, it had at least 30 houses, a school, a chapel and other buildings more commonly associated with a village.
The defensive system included nine towers, two bastions and a drawbridge. Surrounded by 500-foot-slopes on the north, south and west sides, the fortress was obliged to surrender only once, in the year 1612 when invaders managed to find the secret route that supplied the people inside the fortress with water. With the location of their water supply no longer a secret, the need for a well inside the fortress became a must.
Cetatea Râșnov
17 Strada CetățiiParks & Nature
Here, the bears climb trees, swim in the pools and forage on the vegetation. For many of them, having been caught from the wild as cubs, this is a new and stimulating experience.
More details here: http://bearsanctuary.com/bear-awareness
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Santuário de Ursos Libearty Zarnesti
Here, the bears climb trees, swim in the pools and forage on the vegetation. For many of them, having been caught from the wild as cubs, this is a new and stimulating experience.
More details here: http://bearsanctuary.com/bear-awareness
Piatra Craiului National Park stretches on the range of Brasov and Arges counties, including terrain belonging to the localities of Zarnesti and Moeciu, together with the villages: Magura, Pestera, Bran, Rucar, and Dambovicioara.
It stretches over approximately 25 km between the localities of Zarnesti (north) and Podu Dambovitei (south).
Piatra Craiului Massif is divided into three distinct subunits separated by distinct natural borders: Piatra Mica, Piatra Craiului (or Piatra Craiului Mare) and Pietricica.
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Piatra Craiului Mountains
Piatra Craiului National Park stretches on the range of Brasov and Arges counties, including terrain belonging to the localities of Zarnesti and Moeciu, together with the villages: Magura, Pestera, Bran, Rucar, and Dambovicioara.
It stretches over approximately 25 km between the localities of Zarnesti (north) and Podu Dambovitei (south).
Piatra Craiului Massif is divided into three distinct subunits separated by distinct natural borders: Piatra Mica, Piatra Craiului (or Piatra Craiului Mare) and Pietricica.