About
80 Km Northwest of Bucharest
in the Southwestern
Transylvanian Alps is the
town of Targoviste. The
capital of feudal Walachia
from 14th to the 17th
century. It was here where
Michael the Brave was bought
after he was murdered; he is
now kept in a monastery near
by called Dealu Monastery.
The
main attraction of
Targoviste is the famous
“Princely Court”, known as
Vlad Tepes (Dracula)
real palace. He lived here
for 7 years as the ruler of
Walachia. This was Vlad’s
longest period of power and
during that time he
committed many atrocities.
Most accounts documented
about he’s actions were
greatly exaggerated because
they were written by his
enemies at that time. The
palace is now in ruins with
only parts of the walls
still intact but next to the
palace you can find the
watch tower and a church
which in contrast is still
completely intact. From the
tower is a great view of the
palace. The church is were
Vlad attended at that time,
inside is a very impressive
interior filled with wood
carved furniture and
paintings and sculptures all
over the walls.
If you take a walk through
the town you will find
statues of Vlad that prove
he was a very important
person to Romania because of
his great military exploits
against the Ottoman Turks
who over ran most of
Southeastern Europe.
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Other Destinations in
Walachia
•
Bucharest
•
Craiova
•
Targoviste
•
Snagov
Lake
Attractions
•
Princely Court
• Dealu Monastery
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available in Walachia
