Located at the foot of Mount Bucegi in the picturesque town of Sinaia, Peles Castle (Romania) is a masterpiece of German New Renaissance architecture, and in the opinion of many - one of the most beautiful castles in Europe.

After Peles, it is considered the second most visited museum in the country. Only in 2006, two hundred and fifty thousand visitors from the countries of the former Soviet Union as well as the United States of America, Australia, Japan and New Zealand.

The importance of the castle is also emphasized by the existing security measures - the presence of a large number of guards and video cameras.

Short story

The construction of Peles Castle began in 1873 by order of King Karol the First, under the direct supervision of the Viennese architect Wilhelm Doderer, and continued until 1876 by his assistant Johann Schulz-de-Lemberg. During the war (1877-1879) the builders refused to work. Therefore, the castle was opened only on October 7, 1883. It was supposed to serve as the summer residence of the royal family. Until 1947, he performed this function.

(photo above) was the first European castle to have heating and electricity. His own power plant was located on the banks of the Peles Brook.

The castle occupies three thousand two hundred square meters, and the height of each tower is sixty-six meters.

Castle interior

Peles Castle has one hundred and sixty fully furnished rooms. This includes bedrooms, armory, libraries, offices, game rooms (for playing cards), thirty bathrooms, a hookah room, galleries, tea rooms, children's playrooms, conference rooms, breakfast rooms, dining rooms, kitchens. And this is only the main part.

Each of these rooms, as well as halls and hallways, are decorated in an individual style. Therefore, when you walk around the castle, you don’t even know what style awaits you at the next door. Decor ideas were taken from Turkish, Venetian, Florentine, French, Moorish and other styles.

The interior of the castle impresses with spiral staircases, internal balconies, massively decorated mirrors, countless statues, doors that are hidden inside cabinets, a glass roof that opens in summer, and so on.

To date, only about ten rooms out of the total number can be visited by tourists.

What can tourists see on the tour?

The first room you enter is the lobby. Its walls are decorated with carved walnut panels.

1. Royal Library. A collection of rare valuable books has been collected and stored here, some even in leather covers with engraved gold letters. Even in the library in one of the cabinets there is a secret door through which, according to legend, the king could get into different rooms of the castle.
2. Music room. All the furniture in the room was a gift from the Maharaja of Kapurthala.
3. The relaxation room, called the Florentine, impresses with its carved linden ceiling, two gilded chandeliers and Italian neo-Renaissance decorations. Doors for her were specially ordered and brought from Rome.
4. A meeting room that resembles one of the City Hall rooms in
5. Office with an impressive desk.
6. Dining room. It is decorated in rustic eighteenth century British style.
7. Guest room in Turkish style. Within its walls is a collection of Turkish and Persian brass pots. Previously, it served as a place to relax and smoke a pipe.
8. A bedroom illuminated by a chandelier.
9. An auditorium with sixty seats, which is decorated in the French style of the time of Louis XIV. Since 1906 it has become a home cinema. The ceiling paintings and decorative frescoes were painted by renowned Austrian artists Gustav Klimt and Franz Match.
10. Moorish living room. It received such a name due to the fact that it is decorated in a mixed style - Spanish-Moorish and North African. The interior of the living room is somewhat reminiscent of the Alhambra Palace in Grande (Andalusia).

Some rooms and corridors are decorated with stunning stained-glass windows, which were bought and installed between 1883 and 1914. Most are imported from Switzerland and Germany.

Tourists can also walk along the seven terraces, which are decorated with stone sculptures, marble fountains and decorative flower pots.

Tourists are also invited to take a walk in the castle grounds. The style of landscape design has been preserved, and numerous fountains are still working today.

Armory

The armory, which is called the hall of European weapons, deserves special attention. All the weapons that are here are decorated with gold, silver, corals and various precious stones. The hall was built from 1903 to 1906, and it is decorated in the Neo-Renaissance style.

In total, the collection contains more than four thousand pieces of hunting equipment, military weapons and knightly equipment. All this was collected between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries. Tourists can get acquainted with such weapons and uniforms as chain armor, helmets, scimitars, daggers, spears, muskets, pistols, shields, axes and so on.

Some items were received as gifts from India from numerous friends of the King-Emperor.

Working hours

You can visit Peles Castle (Romania), the photo of which is presented below, on the following days and hours:

• from June to September - from Tuesday to Sunday (from 10 am to 4 pm), day off - Monday;
• from October to May - from Wednesday to Sunday (from 10 am to 4 pm), days off - Monday and Tuesday.

The museum is closed in November.

Location

The address where Peles Castle is located is Sinaia, Peleselni Street 2, Wallachia, Southern Romania.

Nearest major cities:

• Brasov - 65 kilometers (40 miles) to the north;
• Bucharest - 129 kilometers (80 miles) south.

nearest railroad station- Sinai.

Entrance fees:

• general - 20 lei;
• pensioners - 10 lei;
• students - 5 lei.

Additionally, a fee is charged for photo and video shooting: 30 and 50 lei, respectively.

It is better to check all prices at the box office, which is located right at the entrance to the castle.

I love palaces. This is not only an opportunity to feel like a nonentity to see the life of kings, but also a chance to see a large number of outlandish things. Today we are going to Peles Palace, where the King of Romania lived. And I must tell you a really cool house! The boys knew how to live well, and I declare with confidence that if you have not been to Peles, you have not been to Romania at all, or rather, you have not learned anything about it. After all, there...But first things first 🙂

How to get to Sinai and Peles Castle

My journey began from the capital of Romania -. I have already written about him before. It was in Bucharest that I got on one of those ugly, pop-eyed locomotives and rushed off to a small mountain town.

However, I didn’t have to yawn: the trains were passing, so I looked both ways, so as not to pass my stop.

Advice from Gav! A feature of the Romanian railways is that tickets can be bought online. Buy online - the price is much lower. I advise you to go to the site and find out the conditions of purchase. It is better to go early in the morning to see everything and leave in the evening for the next city in Romania - Brasov.

It was gloomy on the platform in Sinai, the city met with rain. But not for long!
Romanian locomotive with eyes turned out to be very comfortable inside

Excursions here

If you want a tour of the sights of the cities of Transylvania, including Sinai, then here are a couple of the most popular for you:

Mountain town of Romania - Sinaia

Here we are at the place. As you may have noticed, Sinai is a word well known to Russians who visit Egypt, because Sinai is also there, and this coincidence is not accidental.

Sinai today is a popular ski resort

Egyptian and Romanian Sinai are closely related, because in the 17th century the Romanian prince Michael Cantacuzino made a pilgrimage to the holy places of Jerusalem, Nazareth, and also visited the Sinai Peninsula, where he visited the Monastery with the Church of St. Catherine. Inspired by the extraordinary beauty of the monastery, the prince built something similar in his country. So, back in 1695, the Sinai Monastery appeared in the mountains of Romania.

It's funny that no one from Russia sells tours to Romania. Everyone sells tours to Transylvania.

Later Sinai became a city. And now is ski resort with stunning landscapes and interesting architecture, somewhat reminiscent of Bavarian buildings. It's cozy, clean and beautiful.

We headed towards Peles Castle, moving our mustaches along the way and capturing interesting architecture.

The architecture in Sinai is truly unusual. It's a mix of styles...
... the times of the English Renaissance, German Baroque and French Rococo. Shoot a movie!

Monastery of Sinai

My path to the Peles Palace went through the famous monastery. As I wrote above, it was thanks to him that the city got its name. The monastery itself is known for being, firstly, the very first electrified in Romania, and, secondly, it has a huge bell weighing 1700 kg. It is located on the bell tower.

There is a legend: when the Turks came to plunder Transylvania, they reached the Sinai. The monks did not want to be looted, so they collected all the gold and valuables, put them under the bell, and removed the bell itself. The Turks came, saw that the monks were some kind of rogue, did not think of lifting the bell of 1700 kg, and left with nothing. So the monks retained their charm.

Advice from Gav! The entrance fee to the monastery is 5 lei. Now everyone who is not too lazy to make money on everything. However! If you get there too early, there will be no one at the entrance, you can go and look just like that. By the way, this applies to all open complexes in Romania. Arrived early and got in for free. Take note 🙂

From the monastery to the Peles Palace, I found a wonderful walking path, which I advise you to walk along: wonderful views open up, and the path here is the shortest, you don’t need to make a huge detour. In addition, various souvenirs and sweets will be sold along the way.

Peles Castle. Who gets up early, that Russian guide!

And here he is - Peles Castle. You can call it a palace - it's really beautiful! This miracle of architecture was built at the beginning of the 20th century for King Carol I.

A bit of Wikipedia: King Carol I (1839-1914) first visited these places in 1866, they reminded him of his native Germany, and he was forever captivated by them. In 1872, these lands (approximately 5.3 sq. km) were bought by the king, and became known as Royal domain of Sinai destined to become the royal hunting grounds and summer residence of the monarch.

The first three architectural projects of the castle actually copied other Western European palaces, and Carol I rejected them because they were too expensive and not original enough. The architect Johann Schulz presented a more interesting project that appealed to the king: a small palace, or rather spacious Alpine-style mansion, combining Italian elegance with German neo-Renaissance aesthetics. The cost of construction (for the period between 1875 and 1914) was estimated at about 16 million gold Romanian lei (approximately 120 million modern US dollars).

The castle is open daily from 9 to 5, from Wednesday to Sunday. The cost of one floor is 20 lei/person, for two floors – 50 lei/person. Photo and video shooting - 30 lei. Entrance strictly organized groups.

Having decided on the choice of style, the castle was built. It was built for more than one year. And then his ordeals began: originally intended to become “the cradle of the dynasty, the cradle of the nation,” the castle did not fulfill its purpose, and it was nationalized and made into a museum.

Under Ceausescu (the communist dictator of Romania, if anyone did not know), it was generally closed to the public. After the “Romanian Revolution” in 1989, it was reopened to the public. And in 2006 it was returned to the royal house of Romania. King Micah (who is still alive and lives in Bucharest in his small palace) made a museum out of it. Now it is open for tourists almost the whole year, except for November.

In front of the palace is a very beautiful palace and park complex. Not Versailles and Peterhof, of course. But very cute and cozy. Be sure to go

Who gets up early...
… that’s why a Russian guide 🙂

There is also a monument to Elizabeth, the wife of Carol I. As our guide told us, she was very fond of needlework, so the statue captures the moment when she embroiders. She probably darns her husband's socks 🙂

Elizabeth is a needlewoman. She sews socks for her husband 🙂

Entrance to the castle - only organized groups with excursions. Unfortunately, singles are not allowed at all.

As for the cost, only two floors can be visited in the castle itself. The third one is still closed. Therefore, tickets are divided by price. Those who want only 1 floor - 20 lei per person, 2 floors - 50 lei.

I strongly advise you to take for 50! You will not regret, and see all the delights of the complex in full. Photo and video shooting is also for an additional fee - 20-30 lei.

Students and female students. Take your student card - instead of 50 lei you will pay 12 lei. The savings are huge! Cashiers do not really look at what is written in it, but check the fact of availability (not like in the Parthenon in Athens, everything is checked thoroughly there)

There is a whole one Russian speaking guide. By the way, the group I joined was incredibly lucky and we ended up with him. Why? And whoever gets up early, that ... excursion in Russian 🙂 Well, let's go look?

Peles Castle. Who was the king hiding from?

The Russian-speaking guide (we were surprised by her Russian, in which she even joked) spent a very good tour. As a mouse who has seen a lot of things, I definitely recommend it.

Fotkal on sneakers in economy mode, so sorry.

The ceiling in the castle is modeled after the ceiling in the Palace of the Parliament.
However, this ceiling also moves apart for ventilation!

As a male mouse, I really enjoyed the armory. King is simply the best! He collected coolness from all over the world: here are sabers, halberds, armor of Europe and Asia. There are even from Africa! I walked straight with my mouth open, my mustache did not move. They also froze from the exposure.

The palace is very beautiful inside, each hall is decorated in its own way and is very interesting. Here is an example of a library. It's probably not worth saying that behind the books there is a secret passage to the king's bedrooms. To quote the guide: “The king was very fond of hiding. Especially from the queen…” (sly smile). Why he was hiding from her, I don't know. Maybe he didn’t want to measure the sewn socks.

“Darling, I sewed new socks for you!”
… And in response, silence 🙂

In addition to the inner beauty, the palace was truly innovative and ahead of the rest. As I said before, Peles Castle was the first electrified building in Romania. The whole city of Sinai, by the way, is similar. The elevator is still (!) working here. Just 120 years. 120 years the elevator has been working! But that's not all.

There is also a boiler room that heats the entire castle (air ducts with warm air blow straight at you when you walk along the corridors). And, Carl, you won't believe it, but there was a vacuum cleaner here that also works!

There are special sockets along the corridors, where the tube from the vacuum cleaner was connected and the castle workers could vacuum the fleecy surfaces.

In general, this is by far the best that I have seen in castles of this format. Definitely a mast. If you haven't been to Peles, you haven't been to Romania.

Peleshore Castle

Having enjoyed the beauty of Peles with might and main, we went to the Peleshor castle, which is located nearby. Compared to his big brother - Peleshor, of course, is lagging behind. It was built by King Carol I for his heir, Prince Ferdinand. It is less pretentious, and quite small.

Here you can already walk on your own, without a guide. For those who wish - an audio guide to help, which I took and, to be honest, regretted. There are a lot of blunders and other absurdities, so I do not advise taking it. Walk around and see for yourself.

And this is considered the most beautiful room - the golden room of Peleshora. On the ceiling is the monogram of the royal couple, and all the walls are covered with gilded carvings:

1. The cost of a trip from Bucharest to Sinai is lei. The entire journey is approximately 120 km or 2 hours of your time. The train rushes with a breeze, the seats are comfortable for the priests, soft.
2. The entrance fee to the Sinai Monastery is 5 lei. Came early in the morning - went for free.
3. Entrance to the Peles Castle - from 20 to 50 lei depending on the program (how many floors you will go). Discounts for students. There is a student one, be sure to take it!
4. You can eat in the city center. There are many cafes and there is a huge supermarket. On average - 30-50 lei per person (the town is touristic, so prices are higher than in Bucharest)
5. It is better to take train tickets online - they are cheaper that way.

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About the castle

Romania is famous not only for Count Dracula. There is a castle here that once seen, it is impossible to forget. Peles Castle is located on the banks of a mountain stream, whose name it bears. This is a diamond in the necklace of castles in Eastern Europe, it is the pride of the Romanian kings. Its outer decoration looks like a castle from a sweet fairy tale. It is somewhat similar to a fairy tale castle made of ice cream and cookies. But at the same time, it is different from all the pretentious and pompous castles. Western Europe. Its style can be described as a light Swiss chalet. It is incredibly chic, there is simply dazzling architecture, but in some way, nevertheless, there is restraint, unlike all other castles. Most likely, the reason for this is a mixture of styles.

If you are looking for a castle that is rich externally and internally, then you will not find better than Peles! A huge number of sculptures, a chic park around, incredible frescoes on the walls, wood carvings that adorn the facade of the house, interior decoration, walls, and furniture are legendary. This is the richest castle in Europe. Not even a year is enough to explore all its treasures.

You can talk about this castle for hours. It is ideally inscribed by the architect in the surrounding landscape. A white-cream building with dark wood trim, a pointed turret, many patterns on the windows, on the roofs, on the balustrades. And there are frescoes everywhere. Beautiful lanterns in the park and many sculptures complete the picture.

If we talk about the appearance, then the Peles castle is seven terraces, the central tower with a height of more than 60 meters. And 160 rooms with various works of art.

The castle has a huge number of expositions, they are constantly changing, not all of its rooms are open to the visit. The collection of weapons is considered especially valuable, and this is neither more nor less than 4000 items (15-19th century, from the East to Europe). Another gem of this castle is the collection of Maximilian equipment for horses and knights. This collection, by the way, is the only one of its kind in Romania.

In this unique castle, there is only one fake, masterfully executed, a fireplace props. By the way, an elevator was launched in Peles Castle for the first time in Europe. The ceiling paintings are also unique. They are absolutely identical to the pattern on the carpets. Truly, this is the most unique castle in Europe with the richest collection, and it will take a lot of time to explore it.

Since everything in Peles Castle gives off originality, the architects could not ignore even the ceilings. Instead of standard ceilings, stained-glass ceiling windows are installed in the castle. And not just stained-glass windows, but sliding stained-glass windows. They do not spoil the overall ensemble, but only complement it. With the help of these stained-glass windows, the natural ventilation of the castle is still carried out.

Today the castle belongs to the state and is considered historical monument. The castle welcomes tourists all year round. Near Peles, there is another small castle for the rest of the royal couple - Pelisor. It is smaller in size, but no less beautiful and rich. Excursions may include visits to Peles and Pelisor.

History of the castle

To this day, Peles Castle is the main attraction of Sinaia. The founding father of this luxurious and unusual castle was the King of Romania, Carol de Hohenzollern-Sigamren the First. At the entrance to the castle is his huge sculpture. Being a German to the marrow of his bones, but ruling at the same time in Romania, Karol missed his homeland very much. And having once visited the forests, where the castle stands now, he was captivated by their beauty. They reminded him of his homeland, and he decided to build a castle in these places so that he could come to rest, relax, and hunt, if desired.

Neither the king nor the queen, when the castle was still being thought of, did not want to have castles in the forest, the same castles as those that were massively built at that time in Europe, they wanted something of their own, homely and unlike. But at the same time, so that all styles are present in the new residence.

The architects Wilhelm Doder from Vienna and Johann Schultz from Lviv had to solve a difficult task, but they did it with a bang. They just took all the most famous at that time architectural styles and mixed them in one building, so that all this did not look chaotic. The construction of the castle has been carried out since 1875, under the strict guidance of these two geniuses.

If we talk about a single style, then Peles Castle is closest to the neo-Renaissance. The construction period of Peles lasted from 1873 to 1914. The opening ceremony of the castle took place in 1883.

The castle was built simultaneously with the power plant on the river flowing nearby, so Peles is also the first electrified castle in Romania. The castle was built literally by the whole world. Gypsies, Turks, Poles, and Czechs worked on it. A real international. At the time of the war for independence, construction slowed down, but after that, it began to boil with renewed vigor. Karol II was born in this castle. No wonder his father gave the castle the name Peles, which meant the cradle of the nation. When Karol the First was dying, he ordered his son to make a museum out of Peles. After the death of his father, Karol II, as an obedient son, fulfilled his dying will. The castle began to work as a museum, remaining royal possessions.

As a royal apartment, the castle did not last long. After the communists came to power, the castle was confiscated into public property and miraculously not plundered.

The castle after some time becomes a museum. From 1975 to 1990 the castle was closed to the public. As you know, the then leader com. The Romanian Party Nocolas Ceausescu suffered from a whole set of phobias. So, so that the castle would not be ruined by zealous relatives of the then authorities, the museum workers came up with a legend that a fungus started up in the castle, which spoils the wood and is very harmful to humans. True or not, Ceausescu never appeared in the castle.

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Peles Castle got its name from the river that flows near it. The initiator of its construction was King Carol the First, who in the early 1870s decided to build a new house for himself and his family. The work was personally supervised by the king and his wife. The construction process is partially described in the letters of Queen Elizabeth to Karol the First.

Castle construction

According to the letters, the start date for the construction of the building was established, the foundation of which was laid in 1873. Despite the fact that ten years later the royal family moved to the castle, finishing and construction work continued for another two decades. A feature of the castle were technical innovations that were invented at the end of the 19th century. First, electricity appeared here, and then an elevator was installed. During the First World War, a cinema was opened in the castle.

Architecture and interior of the palace

The appearance of Peles Castle combines several styles - from Rococo to Renaissance, resulting in a mixed eclecticism. It manifests itself everywhere: in design, decorative elements, furniture. Columns, fountains were placed on the terraces of the building, and the roof was decorated with towers. The entrance to the castle begins in the park, in the middle of which stands royal residence. A statue depicting Queen Elizabeth was placed here.

Inside, Peles Castle is decorated in the same mixed styles. This was the result of the fact that each owner of the castle tried to improve its interior. At the same time, oriental motifs and classical European architectural styles are clearly traced in it. The windows in the castle are stained glass, which were painted by Swiss masters.

One hundred and sixty rooms and thirty baths were built in the castle. Each room is decorated in a unique style. The main interior materials are leather, tapestries, gold and silver, porcelain. Paintings by famous artists of Europe and the world are hung on the walls. Sculptures, precious dishes, antiques are placed in many rooms.

The attention of visitors is attracted by the chandeliers hung in the central halls of the castle. They are made of Murano glass and were specially delivered to .

Opening for visitors

The castle belonged to the royal dynasty until the end of World War II, but since 1945 it has undergone the inevitable - nationalization. N. Ceausescu believed that it was worth making a museum here. In the late 1980s it was closed, and became the residence of the head of state. After the collapse of the communist regime, Peles Castle was again open to visitors. An attempt was made to hand it over to representatives of the royal family, but they refused.

Fortunately for travelers and connoisseurs of elegant architecture, Peles Castle has again become a museum, which is visited annually by almost five hundred thousand people.

How to get to Peles Castle

To get to Sinai and see with my own eyes the most beautiful castle Romania, for starters, you have to buy air tickets to Bucharest. And from there to get to the ski Mecca of the country and the Peles castle itself.

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Peles Palace Museum is located in the city of Sinai. If you are relaxing in this resort, then if you wish, you can take a walk. Or order a taxi so you don't get lost.

Getting to Peles from Brasov or Bucharest will also be through Sinai. From Brasov - to intercity bus, from Bucharest - by train from the northern station (Gara de Nord).

Peles Castle on the map of Romania

Peles Palace Address: Aleea Peleșului 2, Sinaia 106100, Romania

Opening hours and excursions to Peles Palace

The Castle Museum is open to visitors all year round, except for one month - November. You can get into the palace daily from 9 am to 5 pm.

There is one caveat to visiting Peles Castle: you can get inside only with organized tour, independently - in any way. You can buy an excursion to Peles directly at the ticket office of the museum. There are Russian-speaking guides there. In another way, just buy a sightseeing trip in the city of Sinai or any other place in Romania. It is also worth considering that out of almost 170 (!) Rooms and halls of the palace, only 35 are available for inspection by tourists. But this is also a lot.

Some visitors are interested in us, is it worth going inside at all? Maybe it's enough to take a photo of the facade of the building, take a walk in the park? But we are sure - it is worth it, the interiors of Peles are impressive! This is not rustic, this palace has got both beauty and grace in abundance.

Entrance fees to Peles Castle - prices 2019

At the checkout you will be offered (or rather, you will have to figure it out on your own) 3 options for excursions to Peles Castle. The main difference between them is the duration:

• Big excursion. It is also the most complete, covering all the premises of the palace open to the public. Its cost is 70 RON;
• Average excursion. Includes first and second floors. Tour price - 50 RON;
• Small excursion. You can call it introductory (but it lasts, no less, about 40 minutes). Suitable for compiling general impression that represent the interiors of Peles Castle. The cost is 20 RON.

For photo and video shooting, you will have to pay an additional 32 RON and 50 RON, respectively. But you can take pictures with flash.

Peles Castle, located near resort town Sinai is one of the most beautiful castles in Romania. Peles was built in the period from 1873 to 1914 in the neo-Renaissance style and is currently classified as a historical monument.

For the first time in 1866, the king visited the places where Peles Castle was built. Karol I. The place forever remained in the heart of the king, reminding him of his native Germany. A few years later, he bought these lands in order to build hunting grounds and a summer residence on them. The first architectural projects of Peles Castle were practically a copy of Western European palaces, but the monarch refused them, citing lack of originality and high cost. As a result, it was decided to build a small palace in the Alpine style. In modern terms, the cost of building a castle in Romania was estimated at about 120 million dollars.

Such a magnificent view opened up to us on the way to the Peles castle. Fascinating, isn't it? We already thought that this view is the most beautiful on these lands, but we hurried. The closer we got to the castle, the more interesting it became.

If the city of Sinai is called the "pearl of the Carpathians", then Peles can be safely called the pearl of the city itself. Interestingly, in the guidebooks published in the 1970s and 80s, there is not a word about Peles Castle at all. And the thing is that the building was used as one of the residences of the Ceausescu clan, so the gates of the castle were closed to the public. Perhaps for this reason, queues of those who want to visit the royal chambers line up here.

In 1990, after the revolution in Romania, Peles Castle was opened to tourists. You can visit the attraction throughout the year, except November. Visiting is possible only as part of an excursion group. I assure you, it is simply necessary to see it with your own eyes.

There is a paved road in front of Peles Castle, cars are not allowed to go there, you have to leave it in the parking lot. Entrance costs 25 Romanian lei. And you still need to wait a while - depending on the number of excursion groups. But while waiting, you can shoot in the courtyard with a fountain. Like this elegant painting and stucco on the walls of the courtyard which gives Peles Castle a special beauty.

So, already having the first enthusiastic impressions of the castle, we go inside. At the entrance, everyone is required to wear shoe covers. Tours, as far as I understand, are conducted not only in Romanian, but also in English and German. There are a lot of rooms in Peles Castle, but only a few of them are available for visiting. It is also not allowed to go inside the halls, you can only watch from the side.

The highest room of the castle is the main vestibule., its height is 12 meters.

We were especially struck by two rooms: the refectory and the weapons room. The refectory is completely finished with wood, there are elevators for serving dishes from the lower kitchen, expensive sets ... In general, the dining room is furnished as if a reception is about to be expected.

Peles Castle is incredibly luxurious: brilliant architecture, a large number of sculptures, frescoes on the walls, wood carvings, rich antique furniture. You can list endlessly. Especially prized collection of weapons, which includes about 4,000 items from both Europe and the East.

In Peles Castle, whose area is more than three thousand square meters. meters, there are over 160 rooms and 30 bathrooms. Too bad the 30 minute tour doesn't show the bedrooms and bathrooms.

I would not say that the courtyard of the Peles castle is large, half an hour is enough to walk here, look at the details, enjoy great views to the adjacent forest and the Carpathians.

In 2006, Peles Castle was bought by the state for 30 million euros. In addition, many famous films were filmed here. Therefore, I confidently recommend that you visit Peles Castle in Romania!