Pekri Castle – Ozd – Mures county Transylvania History: Upon the hilltop of Ozd, you can find a rectangular castle looking down majestically to the village. The castle has massive towers in its four corners. Built in renascence style with baroque and a few Gothic elements in the year 1682 by Pekri Lorincz, one of the...
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Posada Castle or the Bibescu Castle at Comarnic History: Posada castle was built between 1842 si 1848 by Gheorghe Bibescu the ruler of Valachia at the time (also known as Bibescu Voda). The castle was built in the perfect scenery, straight from the fairy tales. It was meant to be a hunting manor, the like of the mountain...
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Banffy Castle – the Transylvanian Versailles History: 7 centuries of history – a castle in the heart of Transylvania not to be missed. Banffy Castle from Bontida is one of the representative castles for the Transylvanian baroque style. Before becoming a castle, on this place, there is a documented mansion since 1640. The bu...
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