Corvin Castle / Romania

The beautifully preserved structure features a sumptuous Knights’ Hall, the Council Room, a chapel, an impressive drawbridge, high buttresses, inner courtyards and over 50 rooms resplendent with medieval art and furniture. During the 14th and 15th centuries, Hunedoara was the main iron extraction and processing centers in Transylvania. Swords and spears manufactured here during this period were renowned across Europe. The castle’s courtyard features a 94-ft. well dug into stone, in the 15th Century.Legend says that the wheel was dug by three Turkish prisoners who were promised freedom when job was done.It took them 15 years and 28 days to… CONTINUE READING…