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Poenari Castle (Romanian pronunciation: [po.eˈnarʲ]), also known as Poenari Citadel (Cetatea Poenari in Romanian), is a ruined castle in Romania which was a home of Vlad the Impaler. [2] The citadel is situated on top of a mountain and accessed by climbing 1,480 concrete stairs.
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Jun 14, 2012 · Discover Poenari Castle in Wallachia, Romania: The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.
Vlad’s castle was Poenari Castle. It is located in the middle of present-day Romania, about 100 miles northwest of Bucharest. Poenari Castle sits on top of a cliff that overlooks the Arges River.
Hidden by a lush forest and perched on top of a cliff at an altitude of 850 meters, you will find Poenari Castle, the residence of Vlad the Impaler also known as Vlad Dracula or Vlad III, a ruling prince of Wallachia (Romania’s region South of the Romanian Carpathian Mountains) in the 15th century. For this reason, Poenari Citadel is also ...
Vlad III, commonly known as Vlad the Impaler ( Romanian: Vlad Țepeș [ ˈ v l a d ˈ ts e p e ʃ]) or Vlad Dracula ( / ˈdrækjʊlə, - jə -/; Romanian: Vlad Drăculea [ ˈ d r ə k u l e̯a]; 1428/31 – 1476/77), was Voivode of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death in 1476/77.
The legendary Poenari Castle is perched atop a cliff like an eagle's nest, at an altitude of over 800m. Poenari was the Fortress of the infamous Transylvanian Voievode, Vlad the Impaler, and it can only be reached by climbing a stairway of 1480 stone steps.