View on Peles Castle

View on Peles Castle is a scenic viewpoint in Sinaia, Prahova. View on Peles Castle is situated nearby to the power station MicroHidroCentrala Istorică, as well as near Peleș National Museum.

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. Peleș Castle is situated 160 metres northwest of View on Peles Castle.

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 410 metres northwest of View on Peles Castle.

Sinaia Monastery

Monastery

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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 590 metres southeast of View on 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.