# Castles and palaces — tourist attractions in Romania [Romania](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/attractions) › [Categories](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/categories) > Castles, palaces and noble residences. The best-known castles in Romania are, for the most part, noble and royal residences from the last two or three centuries rather than medieval strongholds: manor houses of the Hungarian families of Transylvania, boyar palaces in Wallachia and Moldavia, and the residences the Royal House built after 1870. Most are found in Transylvania and along the Prahova Valley, but every region has at least one palace worth a visit. Many went through nationalisation and decades of neglect, and are now being restored one by one and opened as museums. On the Prahova Valley, [Peleș Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/castelul-peles) and [Pelișor Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/castelul-pelisor) keep their royal interiors almost intact. In Transylvania, [Corvin Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/castelul-corvinilor) is a genuine Gothic castle, while [Bánffy Castle in Bonțida](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/castelul-banffy-bontida) shows how a noble estate is being brought back step by step. Further east, the [Palace of Culture in Iași](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/palatul-culturii-iasi) and [Sturdza Castle of Miclăușeni](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/castelul-sturdza-miclauseni) round off a route through [Moldavia](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/region/moldova). ## Tourist attractions 81 attractions - [Bran Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/bran-castle) — Castles and palaces · Bran, BV · 120 lei · 1 – 1½ hours · Top 20 A medieval fortress built by the people of Brașov on a rock in the Bran Pass, later Queen Marie's summer residence and known around the world as “Dracula's Castle”. - [Corvin Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/corvin-castle) — Castles and palaces · Hunedoara, HD · 55 lei · 1½ – 2 hours · Top 20 John Hunyadi's Gothic residence, on a rock above the Zlaști river and reached by a long bridge on stone piers; inside, vaulted halls and towers from the 15th century. - [Peleș Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/peles-castle) — Castles and palaces · Sinaia, PH · 100 lei · 1 – 1½ hours · Top 20 King Carol I's summer residence, built between 1873 and 1914 at the foot of the Bucegi Mountains in Sinaia, with carved wooden interiors, armouries and stained glass. - [Palace of the Parliament](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/palace-of-the-parliament) — Castles and palaces · București · 85 lei · 1 – 1½ hours · Top 20 The heaviest building in the world, raised by Ceaușescu in the 1980s on Spirii Hill; the guided tour passes through marble-clad state rooms hung with crystal chandeliers weighing several tonnes. - [Brukenthal Palace](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/brukenthal-palace) — Castles and palaces · Sibiu, SB · 50 lei · 1 – 1½ hours · Top 100 The Baroque palace of Governor Samuel von Brukenthal on Sibiu's Great Square has housed Romania's oldest museum since 1817: a gallery of European painting with van Eyck, Titian and Bruegel. - [Mogoșoaia Palace](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/mogosoaia-palace) — Castles and palaces · Mogoșoaia, IF · 15 lei · 1½ – 2 hours · Top 100 The Brâncovenesc palace built by Constantin Brâncoveanu in 1702, with its carved stone loggia, the old kitchen, a church from 1688 and a large lakeside park, 15 km from the centre of Bucharest. - [Cantacuzino Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/cantacuzino-castle) — Castles and palaces · Bușteni, PH · 85 lei · 1 – 1½ hours · Top 100 The Neo-Romanian summer residence of the 'Nabob' Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino, with a ballroom lined with coats of arms, a terrace facing the Bucegi Mountains and the Nevermore Academy exterior from Wednesday. - [Cotroceni Palace](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/cotroceni-palace) — Castles and palaces · București · 50 lei · 1 – 1½ hours · Top 100 The royal residence of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie, today the seat of the Romanian Presidency and the National Cotroceni Museum: period salons, the king's library, the queen's apartments and Șerban Cantacuzino's rebuilt church. - [Palace of Culture in Iași](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/palace-of-culture-in-iasi) — Castles and palaces · Iași, IS · 30 lei · 2½ – 3 hours · Top 100 The Neo-Gothic palace with a clock tower and carillon in the centre of Iași, built in 1906–1925 as a Palace of Justice; today it houses four national museums of art, history, ethnography and science. - [Royal Palace](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/royal-palace) — Castles and palaces · București · 32 lei · 2½ – 3 hours · Top 100 The former residence of Romania's kings on Revolution Square, now the National Museum of Art of Romania: the Throne Hall, the Voivodes' Staircase and the country's largest collection of Romanian and European art. - [Pelișor Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/pelisor-castle) — Castles and palaces · Sinaia, PH · 30 lei · ½ – 1 hours · Top 100 Queen Marie's Art Nouveau castle, built between 1899 and 1902 next to Peleș, with the Gold Room, the Gold Bedroom and interiors designed by the queen herself; her heart is kept here. - [Bánffy Castle in Bonțida](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/banffy-castle-in-bontida) — Castles and palaces · Bonțida, CJ · 15 lei · 1 – 1½ hours · Top 100 Transylvania's largest Baroque aristocratic residence, gutted in 1944 and being brought back to life by an award-winning training site; neo-Gothic façade, lapidarium and an exhibition on Miklós Bánffy. - [Primăverii Palace](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/primaverii-palace) — Castles and palaces · București · 85 lei · 45 min · Top 100 The Bucharest home of Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu from 1965 to 1989, also known as the Ceaușescu Mansion or Spring Palace, with its lavish interiors, mosaic pool and private cinema, seen on guided tours only. - [Bánffy Palace in Cluj-Napoca](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/banffy-palace-in-cluj-napoca) — Castles and palaces · Cluj-Napoca, CJ · 16 lei · Top 100 The finest Baroque palace in Transylvania, built between 1774 and 1785 on Cluj's Union Square, with classical statues along its attic; it houses the Art Museum, with five centuries of Romanian and Transylvanian painting. - [Brukenthal Summer Palace in Avrig](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/brukenthal-summer-palace-in-avrig) — Castles and palaces · Avrig, SB · 1 – 1½ hours The summer residence of Baron Samuel von Brukenthal, governor of Transylvania, built in the Baroque style on a terrace above the Olt, with its Baroque garden, orangery and a small exhibition in the palace rooms. - [Clay Castle of Fairy Valley (Castelul de Lut Valea Zânelor)](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/clay-castle-of-fairy-valley) — Castles and palaces · Porumbacu de Sus, SB · 1 – 1½ hours A fairy-tale building of clay, sand, straw, wood and river stone, raised between 2014 and 2017 at the foot of the Făgăraș Mountains. Today it is a restaurant and guesthouse: you enter with a reservation, not a sightseeing ticket. - [Károlyi Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/karolyi-castle) — Castles and palaces · Carei, SM · 40 lei · 1 – 1½ hours Eclectic castle with towers and a moat, rebuilt in 1894–1896 by the Károlyi family in the middle of a three-century-old dendrological park; inside, period interiors, wax figures and African trophies. - [Castelul Lupilor (Wolves' Castle)](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/castelul-lupilor) — Castles and palaces · Chimindia, HD · 25 lei · 1½ – 2 hours A storybook estate in Chimindia, near Deva: a castle with a guided tour and an observation tower, a traditional village in miniature, a playground and a little train for children. - [Haller Castle in Ogra](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/haller-castle-in-ogra) — Castles and palaces · Ogra, MS · 30 min A Late Baroque residence of the Haller family on the bank of the Mureș, beside the DN15; today a private hotel, restaurant and wine cellar, so it is best seen from outside or as a guest. - [Baroque Palace of Oradea](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/baroque-palace-of-oradea) — Castles and palaces · Oradea, BH · 25 lei · 1 – 1½ hours The Roman Catholic bishops' residence, built in 1762–1777 by Franz Anton Hillebrandt, is Romania's largest Baroque palace; today it hosts church art exhibitions, and the garden is open daily. - [Bethlen Castle in Criș](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/bethlen-castle-in-cris) — Castles and palaces · Criș, MS · ½ – 1 hours The most complete Renaissance residence left in Transylvania, seat of the Bethlen family: a tower with soldier reliefs, an arcaded loggia and bastioned walls, now under restoration. - [Cuza Palace in Ruginoasa](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/cuza-palace-in-ruginoasa) — Castles and palaces · Ruginoasa, IS · 40 lei · 45 min A Neo-Gothic palace of the Sturdza boyars, bought in 1862 by Alexandru Ioan Cuza and made the ruling family's residence; today a memorial museum with rooms recreated from Elena Cuza's inventory. - [Mikó Castle in Olteni](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/miko-castle-in-olteni) — Castles and palaces · Olteni, CV · ½ – 1 hours · UNESCO World Heritage A Classicist castle of 1827 with 19th-century wall paintings, restored with European funds and reopened in September 2026 as the Székely Equestrian Museum. - [Sturdza Castle of Miclăușeni](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/sturdza-castle-of-miclauseni) — Castles and palaces · Miclăușeni, IS · 35 lei · 50 min A Neo-Gothic palace built by George and Maria Sturdza between 1880 and 1904, its façades covered in coats of arms and stone tracery, set in an old park with ponds; reopened in 2026 after a major restoration. - [Adorján Imre Manor](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/adorjan-imre-manor) — Castles and palaces · Armășeni, HR · 45 min A Székely noble house in Armășeni with a vaulted cellar and a wooden gate from 1828, a listed monument restored and reopened in 2021. - [Béldy László Castle in Budila](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/beldy-laszlo-castle-in-budila) — Castles and palaces · Budila, BV · Free · 30 min An 18th-century manor from 1731 with a Neoclassical façade, a balcony on six columns and the Béldy-Sigmond arms, now the town hall of Budila, ~18 km from Brașov. - [Brâncoveanu Palace in Potlogi](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/brancoveanu-palace-in-potlogi) — Castles and palaces · Potlogi, DB · 30 lei · 1 – 1½ hours The princely court built by Constantin Brâncoveanu in 1698 for his eldest son, with a loggia-fronted palace, walled courtyards and restored gardens, ~50 km from Bucharest. - [Golești Museum of Viticulture and Fruit Growing](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/golesti-museum-of-viticulture-and-fruit-growing) — Museums and memorial houses · Ștefănești, AG · 15 lei · 2 – 2½ hours The Golescu boyars' manor house, built in 1640 near Pitești, and an open-air museum with more than 30 farmsteads from the country's vineyards and orchards, on 10 hectares. - [Iulia Hasdeu Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/iulia-hasdeu-castle) — Castles and palaces · Câmpina, PH · 18 lei · ½ – 1 hours The temple-castle built by Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu in memory of his daughter Iulia, to plans he claimed she gave him in spiritualist séances; today a memorial museum. - [Kálnoky Castle in Micloșoara](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/kalnoky-castle-in-miclosoara) — Castles and palaces · Micloșoara, CV · 30 lei · ½ – 1 hours A Renaissance hunting manor of the Counts Kálnoky, begun in 1648, with bastions and rare stucco work, restored and opened in 2017 as the Museum of Transylvanian Life, with guided tours. - [Salbek Castle in Petriș](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/salbek-castle-in-petris) — Castles and palaces · Petriș, AR · 45 min A neoclassical residence of the first half of the 19th century, with a columned portico and a park of over 16 hectares with ancient oaks; under restoration since 2025 and open only during events. - [Sükösd-Bethlen Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/sukosd-bethlen-castle) — Castles and palaces · Racoș, BV · 25 lei · ½ – 1 hours A Renaissance castle from 1624 with a square courtyard, round corner bastions and a gate tower bearing the Bethlen arms, in the centre of Racoș, ~60 km from Brașov. - [Apafi Castle in Dumbrăveni](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/apafi-castle-in-dumbraveni) — Castles and palaces · Dumbrăveni, SB · 30 min A 16th-century Renaissance castle in the centre of Dumbrăveni, home of Prince Mihai Apafi I; today partly ruined, it houses a collection on Transylvanian Armenians and is due to be restored. - [Bánffy Castle in Nușfalău](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/banffy-castle-in-nusfalau) — Castles and palaces · Nușfalău, SJ · 1 – 1½ hours A Baroque castle of the Bánffy family, reopened in September 2026 after a restoration costing over two million euros: exhibitions on ethnography, the family and the poet János Arany, plus a wine exhibition in the cellar. - [Bánffy Castle in Sâncrai](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/banffy-castle-in-sancrai) — Castles and palaces · Sâncrai, AB · ½ – 1 hours An eclectic manor on a hill near Aiud, with an octagonal tower and a Baroque gable, restored by Alba County Council and now a cultural centre, open to visitors during events. - [Bethlen András Castle in Beclean](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/bethlen-andras-castle-in-beclean) — Castles and palaces · Beclean, BN · 15 min A Baroque manor house of the second half of the 18th century in the centre of Beclean, with a vaulted gate and a coat of arms dated 1768; today it houses the Agricultural Technological High School. - [Brâncoveanu Castle in Sâmbăta de Sus](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/brancoveanu-castle-in-sambata-de-sus) — Castles and palaces · Sâmbăta de Sus, BV · 30 min A Late Baroque palace built by Ban Grigore Brâncoveanu around 1800, on the site of Constantin Brâncoveanu's earlier residence; closed today, it can be seen from outside in the village of Sâmbăta de Sus. - [Bucharest Municipality Museum – Suțu Palace](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/bucharest-municipality-museum-sutu-palace) — Museums and memorial houses · București · 20 lei · 1 – 1½ hours The 1833–1835 palace near University Square, one of Bucharest's oldest aristocratic residences, houses the permanent exhibition “Time of the City”, on the history of the capital. - [Craiova Art Museum](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/craiova-art-museum) — Museums and memorial houses · Craiova, DJ · 30 lei · 1 – 1½ hours The museum in the Jean Mihail Palace, built in 1898–1907 to plans by Paul Gottereau, holds six works by Brâncuși, including “The Kiss”, as well as Romanian and European art. - [Filipescu-Cesianu House – Museum of Ages](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/filipescu-cesianu-house-museum-of-ages) — Museums and memorial houses · București · 20 lei · ½ – 1 hours The aristocratic residence of 1892 on Calea Victoriei, with a mansard roof and eclectic decoration, houses the Museum of Ages, on home and family life in Bucharest over the last 300 years. - [George Enescu National Museum – Cantacuzino Palace](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/george-enescu-national-museum-cantacuzino-palace) — Museums and memorial houses · București · 15 min The Beaux-Arts palace on Calea Victoriei, built in 1901–1903 for Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino, is the seat of the George Enescu National Museum; the building is closed for restoration, but its façade can be seen from the street. - [Huniade Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/huniade-castle) — Castles and palaces · Timișoara, TM · 20 min The oldest building in Timișoara, a royal residence in the Middle Ages and the historic home of the Banat Museum; closed for restoration and visible from the outside only. - [Ion Ghica Estate in Ghergani](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/ion-ghica-estate-in-ghergani) — Castles and palaces · Ghergani, DB · ½ – 1 hours The manor, family chapel with crypt and park where the statesman Ion Ghica lived and is buried, now being restored by his heirs; open at events or by appointment. - [Nakó Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/nako-castle) — Castles and palaces · Sânnicolau Mare, TM · ½ – 1 hours A Neoclassical castle begun in 1864, with a medieval-style tower and 99 rooms, in the town centre; it houses the House of Culture and the "Béla Bartók" Memorial Exhibition. - [Pekri–Radák Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/pekri-radak-castle) — Castles and palaces · Ozd, MS · 45 min A Renaissance castle with four round corner towers on a hill above the village of Ozd; it was home to the poet Kata Szidónia Petrőczy and can be visited only by telephone appointment. - [Pünkösti Manor House](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/punkosti-manor-house) — Castles and palaces · Ozun, CV · 20 min A noble manor house in the centre of Ozun village, with a tall double mansard roof, linked to Major Pünkösti Gergely, who announced the end of serfdom in the Three Seats in 1848. - [Rhédey Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/rhedey-castle) — Castles and palaces · Sângeorgiu de Pădure, MS · ½ – 1 hours A Late Baroque castle in Sângeorgiu de Pădure, rebuilt in 1807–1809 by Count László Rhédey; today a museum with guided visits about Countess Claudia Rhédey. - [Banloc Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/banloc-castle) — Castles and palaces · Banloc, TM · 20 min A manor of the Karátsonyi family from the 18th century, bought in 1935 by Princess Elisabeth; today a decayed building under stabilisation works, in a park of over 8 hectares. - [Béldy Castle in Jibou](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/beldy-castle-in-jibou) — Castles and palaces · Jibou, SJ · 30 min A neo-Renaissance manor from 1903, hidden in an oak forest near Jibou; owned by Sălaj County Council, temporarily closed and not set up for visitors, so it can only be seen from outside. - [Bethlen Castle in Arcalia](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/bethlen-castle-in-arcalia) — Castles and palaces · Arcalia, BN · ½ – 1 hours The only Moorish-Byzantine castle in Transylvania, with four towers topped by red onion domes, set in a dendrological park of over 150 species; the castle can only be admired from outside. - [Bethlen-Haller Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/bethlen-haller-castle) — Castles and palaces · Cetatea de Baltă, AB · 39 lei · ½ – 1 hours A Renaissance castle with four round towers, built by the Bethlen family on a hill above the Târnava Mică; today it is the emblem of Jidvei wines and is visited on hourly guided tours. - [CEC Palace](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/cec-palace) — Monuments and historic sites · București · Free · 15 min The seat of the Savings and Consignment Bank on Calea Victoriei, built in 1897–1900 to plans by the French architect Paul Gottereau: a monumental façade, corner cupolas and a central dome of glass and metal. - [Dicasterial Palace](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/dicasterial-palace) — Monuments and historic sites · Timișoara, TM · Free · 15 min A monumental Neo-Renaissance building in the Cetate district, raised in 1855–1860 for the administration of the Banat; today it houses Timișoara's courts and can be seen from the outside only. - [Kemény–Bánffy Castle in Luncani](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/kemeny-banffy-castle-in-luncani) — Castles and palaces · Luncani, CJ · 20 min Late Baroque noble residence on the bank of the Arieș, with an L-shaped plan and polygonal corner towers, now a roofless ruin in private ownership with no organised visits. - [Lázár Castle in Lăzarea](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/lazar-castle-in-lazarea) — Castles and palaces · Lăzarea, HR · 35 lei The Renaissance castle of the Lázár family, with four bastions, a gate tower and walls topped by ornamental crenellations, at the edge of the forest near Gheorgheni; Gabriel Bethlen spent his childhood here. - [Mikes–Szentkereszty Manor in Zagon](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/mikes-szentkereszty-manor-in-zagon) — Castles and palaces · Zagon, CV · 45 min A 17th-century manor given its present look in 1903, set in a park and home to the Mikes Kelemen museum: four memorial rooms for notable people born in Zagon. - [Octavian Goga Memorial Museum](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/octavian-goga-memorial-museum) — Museums and memorial houses · Ciucea, CJ · 1 – 1½ hours The ensemble at Ciucea, the former manor of the poet Octavian Goga, includes the castle, the White House, the Ady Endre House and the poet's mausoleum; the museum is closed for rehabilitation. - [Palace of Culture in Ploiești](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/palace-of-culture-in-ploiesti) — Museums and memorial houses · Ploiești, PH · 20 lei · 1 – 1½ hours The former Palace of Justice in the centre of Ploiești, inaugurated in 1933, a Neoclassical building with a columned portico; today it houses the Museum of Man, the Aquarium and the “Nicolae Iorga” County Library. - [Palace of Culture in Târgu Mureș](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/palace-of-culture-in-targu-mures) — Castles and palaces · Târgu Mureș, MS · 30 lei · 1 – 1½ hours A masterpiece of Transylvanian Secession architecture, completed in 1913, with a gold-ground mosaic façade, the Hall of Mirrors and its 12 stained-glass windows, a concert hall with an organ and the Mureș County Museum's art galleries. - [Palace of Justice](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/palace-of-justice) — Monuments and historic sites · București · Free · 20 min The seat of the Bucharest Court of Appeal on the bank of the Dâmbovița, built in 1890–1895 to plans by Albert Ballu and Ion Mincu: a stone façade with allegorical statues and a high French-style roof. - [Săvârșin Royal Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/savarsin-royal-castle) — Castles and palaces · Săvârșin, AR The Royal Family's Neoclassical residence in the Mureș valley, with a historic park open for guided tours and the Royal Village, where King Michael's garage is now a car museum; open at weekends, May–October. - [Știrbei Palace](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/stirbei-palace) — Castles and palaces · București · Free · 45 min A Neoclassical palace on Calea Victoriei, built around 1835 to plans by Michel Sanjouand, with a façade decorated with caryatids; since 2025 it has housed the luxury store TOFF Galleries. - [Szentkereszty-Bethlen Manor](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/szentkereszty-bethlen-manor) — Castles and palaces · Câmpia Turzii, CJ · 45 min A 19th-century manor in Câmpia Turzii, restored with PNRR funds and opened to the public in 2026 as a cultural tourism centre, with exhibitions and the Metallurgy House in the basement. - [Thobias Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/thobias-castle) — Castles and palaces · Boarta, SB · 20 min A Baroque manor of 1770 in the village of Boarta, with an arcaded porch and a scrolled pediment; a listed monument in ruins, privately owned and still unrestored. - [Ugron Castle in Zau de Câmpie](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/ugron-castle-in-zau-de-campie) — Castles and palaces · Zau de Câmpie, MS · 20 min The “Calendar Castle” (365 windows, 4 towers, 52 rooms), built in 1908–1912 for Baron István Ugron; today it stands empty and is not set up for visits, so it is seen from outside. - [Urmánczy Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/urmanczy-castle) — Castles and palaces · Toplița, HR · ½ – 1 hours A residence with the air of a medieval castle and Secession touches, built in 1903–1906 for the Urmánczy family, with a water tower and a stone plinth; restored and open to visit by appointment. - [Arad Administrative Palace](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/arad-administrative-palace) — Castles and palaces · Arad, AR · Free · 20 min A neo-Renaissance palace of 1872–1877 on Bulevardul Revoluției, home to Arad City Hall, with a 54 m clock tower that has become the image of the city. - [Bethlen Pál Castle in Beclean](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/bethlen-pal-castle-in-beclean) — Castles and palaces · Beclean, BN · 15 min The residence of Count Pál Bethlen, rebuilt around 1900 on the site of the family's old fortress, with two hexagonal towers; a former town hall, now unused and not set up for visitors. - [Black Eagle Palace](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/black-eagle-palace) — Monuments and historic sites · Oradea, BH · Free · 30 min A Secession building from 1907–1908 on Piața Unirii in Oradea, with a glass-roofed passage and a stained-glass window of a black eagle, from which it takes its name. - [Dacia Hotel](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/dacia-hotel) — Monuments and historic sites · Satu Mare, SM · Free · 15 min The former Pannonia Hotel, built in 1901–1902 in Liberty Square to plans by Zoltán Bálint and Lajos Jámbor, is one of the finest Secession buildings in Satu Mare. It can only be seen from outside: it is under restoration. - [Darvas-La Roche House](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/darvas-la-roche-house) — Museums and memorial houses · Oradea, BH · 20 lei · ½ – 1 hours The Secession villa of the industrialist Imre Darvas, designed by the Vágó brothers in 1909–1912, now houses Romania's first Art Nouveau museum, with period interiors and a garden. - [Ghica Tei Palace](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/ghica-tei-palace) — Castles and palaces · București · 15 min A neoclassical summer residence built in 1822 for Prince Grigore IV Ghica on the shore of Lake Tei; today it hosts private events, and its façade can be glimpsed from the street. - [Gyárfás Manor](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/gyarfas-manor) — Castles and palaces · Cristuru Secuiesc, HR · 30 min A Classicist manor in Cristuru Secuiesc, begun in 1728, where Petőfi Sándor spent the night before the Battle of Albești; restored and reopened in May 2026, with the poet's pear tree in the yard. - [Kornis Castle in Mănăstirea](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/kornis-castle-in-manastirea) — Castles and palaces · Mănăstirea, CJ · 30 min Renaissance residence of the Keresztúri and Kornis families, now a ruin near Dej: the 1720 gate tower, a neoclassical wing with a colonnade and the plinths of the two unicorns. - [Magna Curia (Bethlen Castle)](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/magna-curia) — Castles and palaces · Deva, HD · 30 lei · 1 – 1½ hours A Baroque palace at the foot of Citadel Hill in Deva, also known as Bethlen Castle, now home to the Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilisation, with a lapidarium in its courtyard. - [Martinuzzi Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/martinuzzi-castle) — Castles and palaces · Vințu de Jos, AB · 20 min The ruin of a Renaissance residence in Vințu de Jos, built by Cardinal Martinuzzi on the site of a Dominican monastery and remade as a fortress by Gabriel Bethlen; it is now fenced off and awaiting restoration. - [National Military Circle Palace](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/national-military-circle-palace) — Monuments and historic sites · București · Free · 20 min A palace in central Bucharest, built in 1911–1923 to plans by Dimitrie Maimarolu, with a façade of Corinthian columns, steps down to the Sărindar Fountain and richly decorated ceremonial halls. - [National Museum of Art Timișoara](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/national-museum-of-art-timisoara) — Museums and memorial houses · Timișoara, TM · 1 – 1½ hours The museum in the Baroque Palace on Union Square holds old European painting, Banat and Romanian art and the Corneliu Baba collection, in a building begun in 1754. - [Roznovanu Palace](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/roznovanu-palace) — Castles and palaces · Iași, IS · 30 min A Neoclassical palace rebuilt in 1830–1833 on Bulevardul Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt, home to the Iași city hall; the façade can be seen from the boulevard, and the interior is visited by appointment. - [Teleki Castle in Gornești](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/teleki-castle-in-gornesti) — Castles and palaces · Gornești, MS · 40 lei · 1 – 1½ hours A U-shaped Baroque residence with 52 rooms and 365 windows, built between 1772 and 1803; restored with Romania's recovery funds and reopened in July 2026 as a museum, with guided tours and a historic park. - [Victoria Palace](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/victoria-palace) — Monuments and historic sites · București · Free · 15 min The seat of the Romanian Government in Victory Square, built between 1937 and 1952 to plans by Duiliu Marcu, in the simplified neoclassical style of the 1930s. --- Full page: https://peplaiuri.ro/en/castles-and-palaces Other languages: Română: https://peplaiuri.ro/castele-si-palate.md · Deutsch: https://peplaiuri.ro/de/schloesser-und-palaeste.md · Italiano: https://peplaiuri.ro/it/castelli-e-palazzi.md · Français: https://peplaiuri.ro/fr/chateaux-et-palais.md · Español: https://peplaiuri.ro/es/castillos-y-palacios.md · Magyar: https://peplaiuri.ro/hu/kastelyok-es-palotak.md Source: Pe Plaiuri (https://peplaiuri.ro/en) — Guide to tourist attractions in Romania