The ruins of Poenari Castle are well out of the way and there is over a thousand stairs to climb before you are finally in the castle, but it is well worth the effort. The castle is mostly ruins but the incredible thing is thinking about how much effort went into building ti. The views are spectacutar is all directions.

This was my favorite, or second favorite, thing to do in Romania. This is a peice of history, still standing, that we can all experience. Star by climbing up the steps. There are different reports on how many steps there really are to climb, but we estimated around 1400 I think. Bring a bottle of water to make the climb,... More

This is the real Dracula castle. The ruins are not so interesting, but, if u want to make some climb, u should know there is about 1000 steps to rich the ruins.