{"id":98880365,"date":"2014-12-01T13:18:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-01T13:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/travel-trends\/perfect-romanian-unions-3-grand-must-visit-castles\/"},"modified":"2018-10-18T09:48:13","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T13:48:13","slug":"perfect-romanian-unions-3-grand-must-visit-castles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/perfect-romanian-unions-3-grand-must-visit-castles\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfect Romanian Unions: 3 Grand Must-Visit Castles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- [if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<o:AllowPNG\/>\n<\/o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Every December 1<sup>st<\/sup>, Romania hosts one of its most<br \/>\nimportant holidays, Union Day. Throughout parades, speeches and celebrations,<br \/>\nlargely in the capital of Bucharest, the country celebrates the unification of<br \/>\nthe Romanian provinces in style. Even if you can\u2019t make it to the Union Day<br \/>\ncelebrations in Bucharest, you can celebrate all things Romanian, largely by<br \/>\nplanning a castle hopping itinerary throughout the country. To see some of<br \/>\nRomania\u2019s most prized structures, don\u2019t miss these three castles in the<br \/>\ncountry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bran-castle.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bran Castle:<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nLocated in Bran, Romania, roughly 30 kilometers from Bra\u015fov in Transylvania,<br \/>\nBran Castle is quite easily one of the most well known castles in the country.<br \/>\nThe medieval fortress can thank Bram Stocker\u2019s Dracula for lending it<br \/>\npopularity and acclaim. It is the only castle in Transylvania that actually<br \/>\nfits Stoker\u2019s description of Dracula\u2019s Castle. Built upon the site of a 1212<br \/>\nstronghold, the castle you see today was first mentioned in 1377. Today you can<br \/>\ntour Bran Castle, mostly to see how it functioned as a royal residence from<br \/>\n1920 to 1957. An adult ticket costs \u20ac6 to enter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.castelulcorvinilor.ro\" target=\"_blank\">Corvin Castle<\/a>:<\/strong><br \/>\nAlso referred to as Corvinilor Castle, Corvin Castle in Hunedoara, Romania, is<br \/>\ncertainly one of the country\u2019s most ornate Gothic castles. Built on the site of<br \/>\na former Roman camp, it is believed to date back to the 14<sup>th<\/sup> or 15<sup>th<\/sup><br \/>\ncenturies. Standing as a monument to Hungarian rule, Corvin Castle features a<br \/>\nvery intact structure, 50 rooms littered with medieval art and even an<br \/>\nimpressive drawbridge to boot. Today it is a museum loaded with archaeological<br \/>\nfinds from throughout the castle\u2019s rich history. An adult ticket to enter runs<br \/>\nat 25 RON.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/romaniatourism.com\/castles-fortresses-romania-peles-castle-sinaia.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Pele\u015f Castle:<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nLocated in Sinaia in Southern Romania, Pele\u015f Castle differs in appearance to<br \/>\nmany of the Gothic Transylvanian castles. The castle sits close to Bran Castle<br \/>\nbut bears a very different German-Renaissance style of architecture.<br \/>\nCommissioned to be a summer residence for the Romanian monarch in 1874, the<br \/>\ncastle upheld its duties as a grand summer retreat for the royal family until<br \/>\n1947. Pele\u015f Castle boasts 160 rooms, filled with European art, a towering clock<br \/>\ntower of 66 meters and plenty of fairytale turrets. One of the castle\u2019s<br \/>\ngreatest achievements was that it was the first European castle to have both<br \/>\nelectricity and central heating. Both modernizations were made by 1883. After a<br \/>\n20-minute climb up from the town center, visitors will cough up a 20 RON<br \/>\ngeneral entrance fee to marvel at one of Romanian\u2019s most ornate castles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every December 1st, Romania hosts one of its most important holidays, Union Day. Throughout parades, speeches and celebrations, largely in the capital of Bucharest, the country celebrates the unification of the Romanian provinces in style. 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