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Râșnov, Romania
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A town under a citadel that villagers built for themselves rather than for a lord, which is why it has houses, a school and a well inside the walls instead of a keep. It sits between Brașov and Bran and is usually passed on the way to one of them. It is the better fortress of the two and much the quieter. The hill also holds a cave with a concert hall acoustic and the ski jumps built for a winter youth olympics.

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  1. Râșnov Citadel

    Fortress · 1.5 hr

    A peasant citadel begun in the 1200s on a rock above the town, big enough to shelter the whole population through a siege, with about thirty dwellings and a 146 metre well inside the walls. Reached by a path, a road train or a lift.

  2. Valea Cetății Cave

    Landmark · 1 hr

    A cave opened by a flood in 1949 and developed with walkways, whose main chamber has an acoustic good enough that chamber concerts are held in it. The temperature stays close to ten degrees all year.

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