Hunedoara
Romania · Transylvania · 250 m
Description
Corvin Castle at Hunedoara is the largest gothic castle in southeastern Europe and the one that actually looks the part, a mass of red-tiled turrets and buttresses on a rock above a stream, reached by a long wooden bridge on stone piers. John Hunyadi rebuilt it in the fourteen forties and its knights' hall and chapel are the best surviving gothic interiors in Romania. The town around it is a declining steelworks settlement and the contrast is stark, which is part of why the castle photographs the way it does.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 1 to 2 days (optimal 1 day)
Travel season
Best time to visit: May – September
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Highlights
- Corvin Castle and its wooden bridge
- Knights' Hall and the castle chapel
- Castle turrets from the far bank
- Sarmizegetusa Regia Dacian sanctuary (UNESCO World Heritage)(Day trip)
- Bear pit and the castle dungeons
- Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa Roman city(Day trip)
- Densus church built from Roman stone(Day trip)
- Retezat National Park and its glacial lakes(Day trip)