- Peleş Castle covers around 3,200 square meters (34,000 square feet). It has over 170 rooms, 30 bathrooms, several secret passages, and is one of the first...
- Peles Castle, an astonishing neo-Renaissance style castle that is nestled at the foot of the spectacular Bucegi Mountains in the scenic Romanian town of Sinaia...
- Stop in the small town of Sinaia and visit Peleș Castle to explore the former summer palace of the Romanian royals.
- Peleș Castle was the first European castle that was entirely lit by electrical current, which was produced by the castle’s own plant.
- Both, at the end of the 19th century and nowadays, the Peles Castle was and is considered to be one of the most beautiful castles in Europe...
- The construction of Peleș Castle was completed in 10 years, from 1873 to 1883.
- Peles became the first castle in the world, where they carried electricity and even installed an elevator. A little later, in 1916, a cinema was even made in the castle.
- Inspired by Schloss Neuschwanstein in Bavaria, Peleş Castle is a romantic blend of Neo-Renaissance and Gothic Revival styles.
- Of all the royal palaces and castles, Peleş, while without doubt the most beautiful, was also the first royal residence built by Carol I - the first King of Romania...
- Whilst the word ‘castle’ often conjures the image of a medieval stronghold, Peleș Castle has been considered to be one of the most modern in Europe when it was...