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Muntenia
The Bărăgan plains, Bucharest's boulevards, and the mountain resorts of the Prahova Valley.
CastleWell knownPeleș Castle
Neo-Renaissance royal castle in Sinaia.
MonasteryWell knownCurtea de Argeș Monastery
Royal necropolis church famed for its twisted spires and the legend of master builder Manole.
FortressHidden gemPoenari Citadel
Vlad the Impaler's real mountaintop stronghold, reached by 1,480 steps.
CityWell knownPalace of the Parliament
Ceaușescu's colossal Bucharest palace, the world's heaviest administrative building.
CityWell knownRomanian Athenaeum
Bucharest's neoclassical concert hall, built with a public 'a leu for the Ateneu' campaign.