Bran Castle, a Historical Door Kept under Key for Centuries #Im4Ro

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Medieval Bran Castle, located at historical Bran Pass, is a fortress turned legend yet its door had been kept under key for centuries. Discover its story and doors, for Norm‘s last Thursday Doors.

Legend says that the Doors to Heaven are here, in Bucegi Mountains, near Bran Pass and Ialomița Cave. That is you climb that peak on a clear winter night, you will be welcomed by a meadow underneath a dome of stars. And the doors to Heaven will be revealed to you. Do not fear missing them, for you will know it by their starry pillars, and by the energy that will seep into your bones.

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Why You Must Have Transylvania on Your Holiday Destination List #Im4Ro

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Transylvania belongs on any holiday destination list, watching over Romania, coming from eternity and traveling into history, echoing of a famous past. Be it a family holiday, a solitary traveler’s adventure or of a historian buff’ treat, Transylvania is a must see. National Geographic said it, and here’s exactly why you must visit Transylvania.

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Stories and History of Transylvania, Prehistory to Roman Dacia #Im4Ro

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As I stopped to listen to the various stories and history of Transylvania their magic came to me from prehistory to Roman Dacia, through writings and oral traditions, artefacts and ruins. Like a weave of strands of various origin, those of the many European nations whose genetic melting pot boiled down to one population, the Romanian. I sit now under the stars, half way between Orient and Occident, and separate strands so I can tell their stories further.

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