September 2013 - Rupea, Romania

We were driving to Brașov and saw this castle up on the hill. Oddly it wasn't on our map or in any of our books... it seems that the ruins had only very recently been partially restored.

The ruined-but-partially-rebuilt castle at Rupea		The defenses are layered like a cinammon roll. mmm.
The ruined-but-partially-rebuilt castle at Rupea		The defenses are layered like a cinammon roll. mmm.
All those layers		A reconstructed room
All those layers		A reconstructed room
	Protecting the countryside	The innermost layer of defenses
	Protecting the countryside	The innermost layer of defenses
Here the walls meld directly with the rock	The view from the top
Here the walls meld directly with the rock	The view from the top