Is there really anyone out there who is not fascinated by castles? Or someone who wouldn’t be intrigued by the prospect of going castle hunting in Europe? As far as we are concerned, we love wandering around lush palaces and dark fortresses alike. So we knew we had to plan a castle hunting trip of our own at some point. But why choose Romania? The answer is simple. The Balkan country is among the best value-for-money destinations we have ever visited and Romanian castles are among the most impressive ones in Europe. 

One of the main reasons we decided to plan a trip to Romania in the first place was the country’s castles. The idea of going castle hunting in Transylvania fascinated us. Bran Castle or Castelul Bran, one of the best castles in Romania, was definitely among the ones we wanted to visit. Since picturesque Brasov was the first stop on our Transylvania road trip, a half day trip from Brasov to Bran Castle was one of the very first things we enjoyed in Romania.