Peles Castle

Peles Castle is a castle in Sinaia, Prahova and has an elevation of 927 metres. Peles Castle is situated nearby to Pelișor Castle, as well as near Sinaia Monastery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Peleș Castle and Pelișor Castle.

Peleș Castle

Castle

Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Peleș Castle is a Neo-Renaissance palace in the Royal Domain of Sinaia in the Carpathian Mountains, near Sinaia, in Prahova County, Romania, on an existing medieval route linking Transylvania and Wallachia, built between 1873 and 1914.

Pelișor Castle

Photo: Cristian Bortes, CC BY 2.0.

The Pelișor Castle is a castle in Sinaia, Romania, part of the same complex as the larger castle of Peleș. Pelișor Castle is situated 300 metres west of Peles Castle.

Sinaia Monastery

Monastery

Photo: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0.

The Sinaia Monastery, located in Sinaia, in Prahova County, Romania, was founded by Prince Mihail Cantacuzino in 1695 and named after the great Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai in Egypt. Sinaia Monastery is situated 700 metres southeast of Peles Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bușteni and Azuga.

Bușteni

Photo: Stefan Jurca, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bușteni is in the Carpathian Mountains in the Muntenia region of Romania. It is the main "entry point" to Bucegi Mountains, a high and scenic mountain range that attracts many tourists.

Azuga

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Azuga is a town in the Prahova County, Romania. It is a mountain resort town in the Prahova Valley, flanked by the Bucegi and Baiului mountain ranges.

Ialomița Valley

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Ialomița Valley is a valley in Dambovita County in the mountainous north of Romania.

Peles Castle

Type: Castle
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Sinaia, Prahova, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

45.35964° or 45° 21′ 35″ north

Longitude

25.54286° or 25° 32′ 34″ east

Elevation

927 metres (3,041 feet)

Open location code

8GQ79G5V+V4

GeoNames ID

12059751

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