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Bran Castle - in popular culture this is Dracula's Castle |
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The driven route |
Transfagarasan
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Balea Waterfall in the distance |
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Looking down the mountain pass to the north |
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Looking up - there's still some way to go |
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On the top of the mountain there is a lake - Balea Lake |
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This is the road we drove up on - the best driving road in the world, according to Top Gear |
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The Vidraru Dam on the southern side |
... and BEARS
Curtea de Arges Monastery
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The final resting place of the Romanian kings |
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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
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The Orthodox Cathedral |
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and the Fort of Fagaras |