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	Castles and Palaces Romania : Bran Castle, Peles Castle, Pelisor Castle - Romania, Dracula Castle
		Bran Castle was called like that by the name of a village built all along the commerccial road who used to be the meeting place between Wallachia and Transylvania, road situated on the interior side of a mountain pass borded by two massive mountains:Bucegi Mountains and Piatra Craiului Mountains.
		Bran Castle was one of the favourite places of Queen Maria whih hart was found kept into a silver case and hided in one of the walls of the construction.
		The castle was royal residence on summer(untill 1974) and in present it shelters a museum with pictures, sculptures, carpets, furniture.
	www.infotravelromania.ro /en/castle.html (396 words)

	Peleş Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Peleş Castle (Romanian: Castelul Peleş /kas'te.lul 'pe.leʃ/) is a romantic castle in Sinaia, Romania, built between 1873 and 1883, and is considered by some to be the most beautiful in Europe and in the world.
		On 22 August, 1875, the foundation for Peleş Castle, the city of Sinaia, and indeed for the country of Romania itself was established.
		Peleş Castle was designed in the neo-Renaissance style, first by German architect Wilhelm Doderer and later by Johannes Schultz (1876-1883).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peles_Castle (951 words)

	Romania Tours : Romanian Castles Tour
		Peles Castle was the first building in Romania having elevator, central lightening system, central heating and central vacuum cleaner.
		The castle was built afterwards in 1378 on the same place and served as a custom check-point between Wallachia and Transylvania and also had a strategic role in protecting the pass.
		In fact the castle's own towering strength, its narrow stone stairways, the relative smallness of its Lord's rooms and the cleverly authentic way it is furnished give an absorbing picture of how a noble family ruled this district in the 15th and 16th centuries.
	www.bucharest-rentacar.ro /romania_tours/romania_castles.htm (538 words)

	Peles
		Peles castle remained closed from 1947 to 1975 when it was briefly opened as a museum.
		The castle itself was built as a summer residence but is now a museum with artifacts including medieval armory.
		The castle is open to public and during the busy tourist season you will find yourself among crowds of tourists.
	www.castles.org /castles/Europe/Eastern_Europe/Romania/Peles/index.htm (558 words)

	Peles Castle - Sinaia - Romania : Travel Guide
		That was the date when the first building stage of Peles Castle was practically ended, as there, just immediately, other operations would be started; the Peles Castle was transformed and enlarged, attaining its present-day shape only in 1914.
		The characteristic features of the external architecture of the Peles Castle are specific to the German neo-Renaissance style: vertical and slim sharp profiles, irregular shapes, fragmented composition of the facades, asymmetry of the corps, abundance of carved wood and decorative elements.
		The terraces of the Castle, in the initial outlook conceived in the Italian neo-Renaissance style, were adorned with statues, vases, columns, and wells, all contributing to the successful landscape architecture of the entire ensemble.
	travelguide.rdsor.ro /peles.html (1498 words)

	Peles Castle Sinaia Romania
		Located in Sinaia (44 km from Brasov), Peles Castle is considered by many one of the most beautiful castles in all Europe.
		The location for the castle was chosen by the German prince Carol I de Hohenzollern, who was to become a king and it draws its name from the neighboring brooks which passes through the courtyard.
		Peles is surrounded by seven terraces decorated with statues (sculptured by the Italian, Romanelli), stone-made-wells, ornamental vases and Carara marble.
	www.brasovtravelguide.ro /en/brasov/surroundings/peles-castle.php (483 words)

	Albatross Travel - Tailor-made guided tours all over Romania for individuals & groups
		Peles Castle This chateau was the summer — residence of the royal family of Romania.
		Peles Castle was the first building in Romania having elevator, central lightening system, central heating and central vacuum cleaner.
		The castle was built afterwards in 1378 on the same place and served as a custom check-point between Wallachia and Transylvania and also had a strategic role in protecting the pass.
	www.albatross-travel.ro /tours_details.asp?ID=28&Day=1 (637 words)

	The Castle Vases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		During the six centuries of its life, the Bran Castle changed its destination several times: at the beginning it was a fortress, after that a customs house and local administration office and later, in the first half of the 20-th century, a royal residence.
		This is why the castle’s architecture and functionality changed in several points during the rehabilitation and improvement works.
		In 1974 the castle became a museum, a handful of its fifty exquisite rooms being open to the public.
	www.emanons.com /custom.em?pid=220822 (548 words)

	Dracula Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		At time when Castles of Loire Valley hardly started to rise, at times when Alcaz Castle from Toledo, the biggest city in Spain, almost was finished, in 1377, the king Ludovic I de Anjou, began the construction of Bran Castles, to fortify the one of the kingdom gates against ottoman danger.
		Bran Castle was used by Dracula Voivode as fortified citadel on the fight with ottomans.
		At the end of XIX century, the castle was abandonment.
	romania.8k.com /castles/bran (315 words)

	» Peles Castle
		The Peles Castle was built by king Carol I between 1873 and 1883 and it was originally used as the summer residence of the royal family.
		A noteworthy fact about Peles is that the castle was the first European castle entirely lit by electrical current and it’s the only castle from Europe built mostly from wood.
		After the December 1989 Revolution, Peles Castle was re-integrated into the tourism circuit and many parts of the castle are accessible to the public.
	www.prahova-online.com /peles-castle (307 words)

	AIBF NET InfoNetwork - The former Royal Castle - Peles Castle - Romania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In 1873, Prince Carol of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, who had come to Romania's throne in 1866, started the building of the Peles Castle in Sinaia, after the drawings of the architect Wilhelm Doderer of the German school of architecture.
		Concomitently, in the precincts of the castle there was also erected the building pile of the former Economic Administration, bearing the stamp of the same architectural style.
		The special atmosphere surrounding the Peles Castle - nowadays turned into museum - the modern conveniences and the high quality of the hotel services are meant to meet guests' exigencies.
	aibf-net.go.ro /romania/peles.htm (191 words)

	A Popular Tourist Attraction Are the Castles of Romania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Bran Castle, in Brasov is one of the country’s most popular castles, especially since it was long thought to have been a haunt of Count Dracula’s, although most agree that this is not the case.
		Peles Castle in the Transylvanian town of Sinaia, was built to be the summer home of Romania’s royalty and in the process the upper crust of Romanian society tromped along also.
		Peles is purported to be one of the most splendid castles in all of Romania, from its German inspired architecture to its lavish and exotic interior trimmings.
	www.triptoromania.com /romania-castles.shtml (356 words)

	Hotel Sinaia - Mountain Resort & Conference Center
		Located in Sinaia, within walking distance from Hotel Sinaia, Peles Castle was built as the summer residence for Carol I the king of Romania.
		Nowadays Peles Castle being Sinaia's main tourist attraction is a museum and is considered to be one of the most valuable architectonic monuments in Romania.
		The Bran Castle had come to be connected with the legend of Dracula, which its origins are in the Transylvanian Middle Ages, and thus many tourists visit this castle and its surroundings seeking the hidden truth behind this mysterious legend.
	www.hotelsinaia.ro /hotelsinaia.com/attractions.htm (443 words)

	Dracula tours Romania, Peles and Bran castle tours Romania, Dracula's history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		His castle is supposed to be Bran's Castle since its narrow corridors constitute a mysterious labyrinth of ghostly nooks and secret chambers easy to hide a "vampire".
		Bran Castle – remarkable monument of architecture, it was built on a 60 m high rock.
		With its medieval atmosphere, the Bran Castle comes to be connected with the legend of Dracula (with its origins in Transylvanian Middle Ages).
	www.adtour.ro /draculatours_romania.html (1560 words)

	Sfinx Motel - Surroundings - Tourist attractions
		The Peles Castle of Sinaia, whose builders were King Carol and Queen Elisabeta.
		The castle was ment to be the residence for the royal family.
		This castle was the house of the Ferdinand kings, Carol the IInd and Mihai untill 1947, when it was nationalized.
	www.motel-sfinx.ro /en/obiective.php (291 words)

	Romania 1930-35 Stamps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Peles Castle, located in Sinaia, is a castle built between 1873 and 1883.
		The construction place, the land surface from Peles Creek Valley, had been bought by Carol I. At the same time, several other buildings - annex to the castle - are built: The Guard's Chambers, The Economat Building, The Hunting House, The Royal Stables, and the Electrical Power Plant.
		Peles Castle shelters one of the most important and most valuable painting collections in Europe, almost 2.000 pieces.
	www.cybamall.com /philaworld/gallery3/ROM/rom_30-2.htm (397 words)

	Agapia Monastery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The PELES CASTLE, one of the most representative museums of Romania was built between 1883-1914 and conceived as a summer residence for the first King of Romania, Carol the 1-th of Hohenzollern - Sigmaringen (1866-1914).
		The first architects Wilhelm Doderer from Wien, and Johannes Schultz from Lvov, gave to the castle the features of the German Renaissance style: vertical and sharp profiles, asymetry of the corps, abundance of carved wood and integration into the landscape.
		The visitor of the Peles Castle has the opportunity to know a page of Romania's history and to admire the artistic patrimony of this museum.
	www.agrotour.ro /castelul_peles.htm (446 words)

	Special Place (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Inaugurated on the 7th of Octomber 1883, the elegant structure of the Peles Castle was built after plans designed by the Viennese architect W. Doderer, then by K. Liman.
		The Peles Castle has 106 rooms, an imposing reception hall with fine ornaments of inlaid wood, a gallery of mirrors and a Florentine hall where one can admire splendid Murano chandeliersm, a Mauresque drawing room and also a Turkish one.
		In the main reception room there are pictures of inlaid wood representing the 16 castle of the Hohenzollern family from which Carol is descended, the king who was to honor and love his new homeland more than his own forefathers.
	www.lsv.cl.edu.ro /special/3b.html (371 words)

	Short private guided tours in Romania starting Bucharest
		The castle is one of the nicest in Europe.
		Arranged by Queen Maria into a most romantic castles: the old garret became the fourth floor, the old cylindrical tower with defence gallery became an apartment, Gothic stone arches framed the entrance doors, stairs and boarded floors were rebuilt.
		The only modern castle in your itinerary is Peles Castle, built at the end of 19th century by the future king of Romania, Carol I, as his summer residence.
	www.contur.ro /ENG/tours/r_short.html (1064 words)

	Romanian Travel Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Peles Castle, nestled in the valley of the western Bucegi mountains about an hour north of Bucharest, Sinaia is home to the fabulous Peles Castle, a fairy-tale-like edifice built by King Carol 1 in the 19th century as the royal family's summer residence.
		Bran Castle This medieval fortress, often referred to as Dracula's castle, was built in 1377 to protect nearby Brasov from invaders.
		This Castle was a favorite refuge of Queen Marie in the 1920s and 1930s.
	www.romanian-travel-guide.com /tours-dracula.php (377 words)

	ROMANIA - Official Travel and Tourism Information. Castles and palaces.
		While castles built from the 14th to the 18th Centuries are strong and austere fortresses built mainly for defense against invaders, those erected beginning in the late 1800s are imposing and luxurious.
		Peles and Pelisor are located 3 miles northeast of the center of Sinaia.
		This fortified medieval castle, often referred to as Dracula's Castle, was built in 1377 to protect nearby Brasov from invaders.
	www.romaniatourism.com /castles.html (1428 words)

	Sinaia Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		Peles Castle is one of the best-preserved royal palaces in Europe.
		It's right "behind" the "big" Peles, and this is kind of unofficial residence, where the royal family went to rest and escape the publicity, whereas the big castle, Peles, was more used for official receptions and appointments of all kinds.
		Peles Palace was built in 1875-1883 for the first king of Romania, Carol I, and his wife Elisabeta.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Romania/Judetul_Prahova/Sinaia-510230/Things_To_Do-Sinaia-BR-2.html (862 words)

	Peles Castle 360º :: Fresh Tourism
		Discover one of the most beautiful castles in all Europe, Peles Castle is a masterpiece of German new-Renaissance architecture.
		Peles' interiors are an opulent display of elegant design and historical artefact.
		This 360º tour of Peles castle has been provided to the Romanian tourist board to increase exposure and Romania tourism.
	www.freshtourism.com /index.php?pageid=342 (82 words)

	Excursions in Romania - Eastern Europe Academic Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Arrival in Sinaia and visit Peles Castle, one of the most beautiful palaces in Europe, the former summer resident of the Romanian Kings.
		Arranged by Queen Maria into a most romantic castle: the old garrret became the fourth floor, the old cylindrical tower with defense gallery became an apartment, Gothic stone arches framed the entrance doors, stairs and boarded floors were rebuilt.
		Arranged by Queen Maria into a most romantic castle: the old garret became the fourth floor, the old cylindrical tower with defense gallery became an apartment, gothic stone arches frame the entrance doors, stairs and boarded floors were rebuilt.
	www.academictours.com /romania/2and3DAYTOURS.html (2698 words)

	TrekEarth \| Peles Castle Front yard Photo
		Peleş Castle ranks as one of the most exquisite castles anywhere.
		Photography inside the castle is not allowed, unfortunately, but just imagine intricately carved woods and marbles, providing a rich, welcoming interplay of light and dark (without ever devolving into tackiness), and you'll be halfway there.
		The first architects Wilhelm Doderer from Wien, and Johannes Schultz from Lvov, gave to the castle the features of the German Renaissance style: vertical and sharp profiles, asymetry of the corps, abundance of carved wood and integration into the landscape.
	www.trekearth.com /gallery/Europe/Romania/photo477559.htm (224 words)

	Castles
		Peles Castle, nestled in the valley of the western Bucegi mountains about an hour north of Bucharest, Sinaia is home to the fabulous Peles Castle, a fairy-tale-like ediface built by King Carol 1 in the 19th century as the royal family's summer residence.
		This medieval fortress, often referred to as Dracula's castle, was built in 1377 to protect nearby Brasov from invaders.
		It was built in the 16th century in the French Renaissance style, and restored in the 17th and 18th centuries, when a gate in the baroque style was added.
	romania-europe.tripod.com /castles.html (316 words)

	Sinaia Hotels, Sinaia Ski and Snow Reports, Romania Mountain Resort : Sinaia.biz
		Peles, Pelisor Castles and Sinaia Monastery are wonderful cultural sites to visit while in Sinaia.
		King Carol selected the Sinaia resort as Royal summer residence and built Peles Castle as a Royal Summer Castle in 1870.
		Sinaia is the only European ski resort where you can find a royal castle, a monumental casino, magnificent 19th Century Hotels as Palace, Caraiman and Paltinis and a very nice Apres Ski (bars, discos, clubs and night clubs).
	www.sinaia.biz (388 words)

	The Grand Tour - Peles Castle & Sinaia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Set in a large park, which is landscaped in the English fashion, Peles Castle outwardly resembles a Bavarian Schloss as it nestles amongst the trees with the mountains in the background.
		We were able to take a tour of just some of the 106 rooms the castle contains, slipping the obligatory felt overshoes on our feet to protect the floors and the carpets.
		Each of the rooms is decorated in a different style, making lavish use of ebony, mother of pearl, walnut and leather amongst other things – and all of them totally alien to the traditional styles of Romanian art.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /vernon.benjafield/peles.htm (317 words)

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