Brasov and Peleș Castle

Our hotel is in Brașov, in the Carpathian Mountains of Transylvania. Brașov is a beautiful medieval city founded in 1211 by the Teutonic Knights. We started the day with a walking tour around its Town Hall Square, the Black Church, and the city walls. Wonderful!

We then travelled along the Prahova Valley to the Sinaia mountain resort area to visit Peleș Castle. It was built for King Carol I of Romania between 1873 and 1914 and is both Neo-Renaissance and Gothic Revival. It was the first European castle to be powered by electricity and has more than 160 rooms. The lavish rooms are filled with art, armor and tapestries. Sensory overload!

We returned to our hotel in the early evening and went out for dinner at a traditional Romanian restaurant.Read more