Patricia Furstenberg, Author of Historical Fiction, Kids Books
Travel Through Stories
Reading about the legends and history of a place you plan to visit is a must if you wish to turn your traveling experience into a whimsical time. Sibiu is a spellbinding traveling location and Romania’s Destination of the Year for 2024. Yes, my native Romania, Europe’s coolest destination.
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Climbing a spiral staircase is rather eerie, and more spine-chilling than descending it. Have you noticed?
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These are indeed true stories of 13 scary, eerie places you can visit in Transylvania or nearby, and immediately read about them in my latest book, Dreamland.
Visit them here with me. Too scary for you? I’ll hold your hand!
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Join me in climbing the seven floors of medieval Council Tower of bewitching Sibiu, located in the heart of Transylvania. We’ll squeeze our shoulders and bow to history as we’ll make our way up, up, up, but slowly, along a narrow spiraling stone staircase. We’ll pause to gather our wits and breath deeply before climbing further up on the suspended wooden stairs, all the way to the top!
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I met the medieval, legendary, and quaint Small Square at night time, in the Citadel of Sibiu. Once part of the medieval city walls and of the second fortification of Sibiu, Hermannstadt, (built after the Mongol invasion), today it’s quiet, keeping to the shadows, taking shelter behind its many archways. The picturesque Small Square looks shy of new visitors. But as my footsteps echoed on its cobblestones, its fabulous history came alive in front of my eyes.
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