Images of Romania

Cities & Scenery

Countryside scenery in Romania

Bran Castle

Commonly known as "Dracula's Castle"

the fortress is on the border with Transylvania

near Braşov.

Bran Castle is a national monument

and a landmark in Romania.

Wikipedia - Bran Castle

Poarta Ecatherinei ( built in 1559 ) in Brasov

The medieval city of Braşov is in central Romania

some 166km from Bucharest.

It is in Transylvania

and surrounded by the Southern Carpathians.

Wikipedia - Brasov

Brasov

in central Romania

Aerial view of Brasov

The Black Church in Brasov

in central Romania

The Black Church in Brasov

built by the German community of the city

the main Gothic style monument in the country,

the largest and one of the most important Lutheran

( Evangelical Church of Augustan Confession in Romania )

places of worship in the region

Wikipedia - Biserica Neagra

The Black Church in Brasov

City Centre of Brasov

Aerial view of Brasov

Castelul Peles in Romania

Peles Castle is of Neo-Renaissance style

and in a picturesque setting

in the Carpathian Mountains.

Wikipedia - Peles Castle

Horse and Cart in Romania

Mountain Landscape in Romania

Church at Sighisoara

Historically, Sighişoara

was one of the most important cities

of Transylvania.

Wikipedia - Sighisoara

Monastery at Snagov

Snagov is some 40km to the north of Bucharest.

Snagov Monastery is on an island in Lake Snagov.

The lake is famous due to the myth that Vlad III the Impaler

( the inspiration for the character Dracula )

was buried in the Snagov monastery.