Regions

Brașov & the Southern Carpathians

Around Brașov, the Carpathians hold Romania’s most famous castles, a Saxon old town and one of Europe’s great mountain roads.

Landmarks in Brașov & the Southern Carpathians

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  Brașov & the Southern Carpathians

  Bran Castle

  A medieval fortress on a rocky outcrop near Brașov, famous worldwide as “Dracula’s Castle”.

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  Brașov & the Southern Carpathians

  Brașov Old Town and the Black Church

  A Saxon old town centred on a large Gothic church, overlooked by Tâmpa Mountain.

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  Peleș Castle (Sinaia)

  A lavish neo-Renaissance royal palace in the Carpathian foothills, built in the late nineteenth century for King Carol I.

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  Brașov & the Southern Carpathians

  Transfăgărășan Highway

  A spectacular road that switchbacks across the Făgăraș Mountains, passing Bâlea Lake. Open only in summer.