http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33619 Venture further afield and explore traditional villages taking in Dracula’s home Bran castle on the way. An enchanting horse-drawn sleigh ride through spectacular scenery remains a treasured memory.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33619 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31703 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31703 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30971 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30971 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/28688 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/28688 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/27872 Nearby there is a great warren of stalls selling plumbing bits and bobs and stuff. Very relaxing.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/27872 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/27103 If you do nothing else then visit Densus Church. This is a church built out of ruins with real purpose and out of this has come something fantastic and moving. The man (priest?) in the house next door to the church will let you inside.
I stayed at Hotel Deva and ate at the Restaurant Castelo by the Citadel.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/27103 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/25799 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/25799 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/22808 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/22808 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/22225 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/22225 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/22224 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/22224 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/22223 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/22223 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/22222 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/22222 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/22221 A real gem.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/22221 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/21257 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/21257 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/21256 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/21256 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18638 Built to protect from invaders it became a royal residence in 1920.

Take your time and enjoy the view of the castle; it sits high on top of a tall rock, overlooking the picturesque village. Inside you can have a look at a rich collection of Romanian and foreign furniture and art items from the 14th-19th centuries.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18638 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18594 It was built in 1922 to honour the bravery of Romanian soldiers who fought in World War I. In 1936 it was finished in granite. It’s 85 feet high and there is an interior staircase allowing you to climb upstairs and enjoy a phenomenal view of the city.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18594 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18499
You can now turn right and walk up the steps - steep. Or turn left and walk into the old town and enter the citadel through the easier main entrance at the clock tower.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18499 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18498 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18498 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18497 reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/e.

Worth writing down the journey details and the Romanian for 'first-class ticket' and handing it over - no English spoken at the train station when I was there. But the Lonely Planet guide came to the rescue.

Once you have found the platform watch out. The noticeboard flagged two separate trains - one to Targa Mures and one to Bucharest. The Bucharest train stops at Sighisoara.

But the trains appear to arrive joined as one - late. So it can be confusing.

What seems to happen is that the first-class carriage is always carriage three.

If you are on the same train as me be prepared for 50 year-old rolling stock in first class.

The scenery is fantastic. Ranging from the awesome pollution of Copsa Mica to shepherds and their flocks.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18497