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A King’s First Castle

By Linda Tancs

Peleş Castle was built at the initiative of the first King of Romania, Carol I, to serve as his summer residence. It was the first castle in Europe to be fully powered by electricity, with the electric system completed in 1884. A masterpiece of Neo-Renaissance architecture, it’s widely regarded as one of the most beautiful castles in Europe with an interior art collection and rooms to match. The nearest train station to the castle is Sinaia via Bucharest, Brasov or Sibiu.

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