15 August 2023

Transfagarasan & Bran Castle (Romania)

 

Bran Castle - in popular culture this is Dracula's Castle

The driven route

Transfagarasan

Balea Waterfall in the distance

Looking down the mountain pass to the north


Looking up - there's still some way to go

On the top of the mountain there is a lake - Balea Lake



This is the road we drove up on - the best driving road in the world, according to Top Gear


The Vidraru Dam on the southern side




... and BEARS




Curtea de Arges Monastery

The final resting place of the Romanian kings




Manole's Fountain - according to romanian folklore Mesterul Manole was the builder of the monastery, but he was not an actual historical figure.

Bran Castle - the home of Count Dracula, but only in Bram Stoker's imagination


















And finally the town of Fagaras

The Orthodox Cathedral

and the Fort of Fagaras