Brasov&Surroundings

Beautiful tiles

2006-04-03T01:44:00.000-07:00

Some beautiful hand painted tiles inside the Bran Castle.

The inside stair

2006-04-02T00:43:00.000-08:00

The endless inside stairs. All high and very cold.

Bran Castle inside

2006-04-01T00:41:00.000-08:00

And this is how it all looks inside as well.

Winter picture of Bran

2006-03-31T00:38:00.000-08:00

Another winter picture of Bran castle, although I hope soon the sun will come out.

The Eclipse in Brasov

2006-03-30T04:35:00.000-08:00

Typically romanian house, Bran area

2006-03-29T03:47:00.000-08:00

Traditional Romanian cheese at Bran Castle

2006-03-28T06:54:00.000-08:00

Bran Castle

2006-03-27T01:26:00.000-08:00

At Halloween the place is the favourite destination of American and British people working or visiting Romania. It is one of the few places in Romania where you can live the true Halloween atmosphere.

For now only some winter pics, as soon as the summer comes the will be some updates, hopefully very soon :)

View of Bran Castle

2006-03-26T01:59:00.000-08:00

Another view of the Bran Castle, this time from the inner court. I tried different angles for the pictures at Bran Castle.

Winter at Bran Castle

2006-03-25T01:57:00.000-08:00

View from above in the inner court of the Bran Castle.

Sheep at Bran

2006-03-24T06:31:00.000-08:00

Bran Castle was originally a fortress built by the Knights of the Teutonic Order in the year 1212. It was known by the name of Dietrichstein at the time. Later on, towards the end of the 13th century, it was taken over by the Saxons in that region in order to protect the City of Brasov, an important trade center. Vlad Tepes used Bran Castle as headquarters for his incursions into Transylvania. This castle should not be mistaken for the actual Castle Dracula (now in ruins), which is located on the Arges River, at a more secluded site. Today the place is a museum visited by tourists from all over the world.