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- Iasi - Brasov with a day trip to Bran - Cluj - Hunedoara - (Sibiu) - (Pitesti-Curtea de Arges) Poenari castle - Targoviste - (Ploiesti) - Iasi .
- Poenari Castle was built in the 13th century by the first Wallachian rulers, one of the proto-Romanian states, changed names and ownership over the decades.
- Poenari Castle is along the Transfagaran Highway and was one of the main fortresses of Vlad III the Impaler.
- Today, Poenari Castle sits in ruins after having been destroyed by an earthquake in 1888 that toppled over the ramparts that once stood on top of the castle.
- Peeking out above the trees in the Făgăraș Mountains of Romania is Poenari Castle, an ancient structure whose reputation is steeped in history and legend.
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- Poenari Castle offers impressive views of the surrounding mountains and valleys and it is worth the trek, if you’re in good physical shape.
- I visited Castle Poenari on my second trip to Romania, during a long, one-month voyage across a handful of countries; Switzerland, Austria, Romania, and Slovakia.
- Poenari Castle (Google Maps). Home to Vlad III the Impaler in the 15th century.