Rasnov Fortress, Transylvania
Don’t bother going to Epcot or Disney World…Romania has the real thing…one medieval site after another, each just waiting for Mel Brook’s to film Young Frankenstein, or Dracula lurking down one of the cobblestoned passageways. Completely intriguing. This gigantic Rasnov defensive fortress was built in the 13th century and had ramparts, towers and bulwarks. A perfect place to take refuge during a siege. We visited the museum with interesting old artifacts including a skeleton buried beneath a glass floor, secret passages, very old weaponry, and gruesome ancient etchings showing the various ways of impaling people, etc. Rasnov information The courtyard was the most fun. There were old stocks, wagons, and one place that prisoners were manacled (or cuffed) to hang in the center of the square. Ah…the good old days… Rasnov stocks Another fun tidbit of information revolved around a very deep well, also in the couryard. During one long siege, two captured Turkish soldiers were used to dig thi...