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[Travel Guides, Luxury Travel and Travel Info] Dracula Castle Transylvania | Travel Guides, Luxury Travel and ...: In 1212, Teutonic Knights built the wooden castle of Dietrichstein as a fortified position in the Burzenland at the entrance to a mountain valley through which traders had travelled for more than a millennium, although it was destroyed in 1242 by the Mongols. The first documented mentioning of Bran Castle is the act issued by Louis I of Hungary on November 19, 1377, giving the Saxons of Kronstadt (BraÅŸov) the privilege to build the stone citadel on their own expense and labor force;

[Jozan] Folk kilims from Romania by Naïry Vrouyr and Stefano Ionescu | Jozan: The research is based on folk kilims, dating from late the 18th to the late 19th century, from museums or private collections in Romania, together with a few other found in the West. Liana and Dan Nasta, who assembled the best private collection of this kind in the world, the Museum of the Romanian Peasant, the Village Museum in Bucharest and other museums in the area have supported the research.

[Guide2Romania Latest News] European Champions-Romanian Women's Epee Team - 21 July 2011 ...: The Romanian women's epee team, formed by Simona Alexandru, Ana Maria Brânză, Anca Măroiu and Loredana Iordăchioiu, won the gold medal at Romanian European Championships  from Sheffield, after defeating on Tuesday, in the finals, with the score 45-31, the Russian representatives.

[Your Very Own Free Range Eggs] Visit Beautiful Cities of Old Continent: To this day, it contains Romania’s greatest German population, and then, as a result of the initiatives by the particular municipality, the Germanic feeling of the location has actually been preserved. Sibiu has also a substantial Hungarian minority, remains involving Transylvania’s background as part of the Hungarian Empire and in addition, afterwards, Austria-Hungary.

[the latest] Visit Beautiful Cities of Europe | the latest: Right now, it has Romania’s main German population, and also, as a result of the projects by the particular municipality, the Germanic touch of the location has actually been kept. Sibiu has also an important Hungarian group, remains connected with Transylvania’s background as part of the Hungarian Empire also, later, Austria-Hungary.

[Srinagar] Updates for travelling around the world | Srinagar: The unofficial capital city of Transylvania, the two thousand yrs old city of Cluj-Napoca (throughout the Roman occupation this was known as Napoca) is actually probably the most vibrant towns in Romania. With a inhabitants of approximately 400,000 individuals from which close to 70,000 university scholars, the city is actually bursting with power year rounded.

[Big World - Small World] Romania: Land of Peasants . . . and Transylvania and Castles « Big ...: How can you visit Transylvania without stopping at the Bran castle - inspiration for the Dracula story via tenuous (and perhaps fanciful) linkages to Vlad Tepes, also known as Vlad the Impaler named for his favorite method of torturing his enemies.   The Bran castle is actually well done and only has trivial references to Dracula.  Perched on hill with a cobblestone walkway which requires some energy to scale, the original castle was built in the late 1300s as a defense against the Saxons.  It continued through the centuries as a defensive structure until the 20th century when it became a summer residence for the royal family.  As might be expected, there are lots of nooks and crannies - and even a “secret staircase” but the entrance looks very obvious.  The stairs were totally castle like - narrow, lined with stone walls, dark, steep, and eerie.  What fun.

[Romania turistica] Sibiu city history | Romania turistica: Gradually this Romanian population is increasingly living in the city, Sibiu became the mid-nineteenth century, the spiritual heart of the struggle for the emancipation of this nation. In the national liberation struggle of the Romanians in Sibiu is written by Simon Barnutiu manifesto –

[Romanian Landscape] Romanian Carpathians « Romanian Landscape: The Red Lake (Lacu Rosu) is the largest natural mountain lake in Romania and is situated at the foot of Hasmasu Mare Mountains.The Eastern side of the Carpathians, called ”The Oriental Carpathians”, are remarkable for the multitude of natural passes, such as Brotocea, Prislop, Bicaz, Gutai, Oituz, passes that make the traffic possible on each side of the Carpathian chain.The Red Lake and The Bicaz Canyon (Cheile Bicazului) are unique and beautiful places in the country. The Bicaz Canyon is part of the National Park “Bicaz Canyon”, which includes actually the following protected areas: The Red Lake, The Bicaz Canyon and The Hasmasu Mare Mountain.

[My Romania] My Romania: 03.11.2011 Travel to Romania – Timisoara fortress ...: ..: The historic past of Timisoara is starting to turn into unrevealed by way of new .From 1703 to 1791, and in 1849 to 1867 under the rule of the Habsburgs, the city served as the residence of the Transylvanian's Austrian governors.

[The Velvet Rocket] In Search of Transylvania's Vlad Dracula: The Dracula Tour | The ...: His princely father, Vlad II, was called Vlad Dracul (from the Latin ”˜draco’, meaning ”˜dragon’) after the chivalric Order of the Dragon accredited to him by Sigismund of Luxembourg in 1431. The Romanian name Draculea - literally ”˜son of Dracul’ - was bestowed on Vlad Tepes by his father, and was used as a term of honor.

[nomadNIV] Romania | nomadNIV: Romania is the ninth largest country in Europe and is surrounded by Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine, Moldova and Bulgaria. The country gives a lot of opportunities to learn and appreciate history and nature with its numerous castles, ancient fortresses, colorful monasteries, traditional villages and beautiful landscapes.

[Nutrition for Sports] Spa towns in Romania | Nutrition for Sports: Background: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of supplementation with Gaspari Nutrition's SOmaxP Maximum PerformanceTM (SOmaxP) versus a comparator product (CP) containing an equal amount of creatine (4g), carbohydrate (39g maltodextrin), and protein (7g whey protein hydrolysate) on muscular strength, muscular endurance, and body comp […]

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