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Peleș Castle, Sinaia

Romania Prahova Sinaia

Peleș Castle, Sinaia
Photo: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A fairytale neo-Renaissance castle in the Carpathian forest above Sinaia, built for King Carol I between 1873 and 1914, one of the first castles in Europe with electricity and central heating. Its 160 rooms are lavishly decorated with carved wood, stained glass and arms collections.


It's closed on Mondays, and on Tuesdays in some seasons; guided tours cover the ground floor, with the upper floor extra. The smaller Pelișor Castle is next door. Sinaia is about 2 hours by train from Bucharest.

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