Corvin Castle - 1 day minivan tour from Oradea

This tour will allow the tourists to visit the most spectacular Gothic-style castle in Romania. Corvin Castle was built by the Anjou family on the site of a former Roman camp.

The castle served as a fortress until the mid-14th century when it became the residence of Transylvania's voivode, Iancu de Hunedoara (Ioannes Corvinus in Latin, Hunyadi in Hungarian).

Iancu upgraded the fortress transforming it into a stunning Transylvania castle.

We' ll pick you up from your hotel at 9 o'clock and then we'll go in direction of Corvin Castle - Hunedoara . We shall reach there after 4 hours.

The beautifully preserved structure features a sumptuous Knights' Hall, an impressive drawbridge, high buttresses, inner courtyards, a chapel and some 50 rooms resplendent with medieval art.

           The castle's courtyard features a 100-ft. well dug into stone, in the 15th Century.Legend says that the wheel was dug by three Turkish prisoners who were promised freedom when job was done.It took them 15 years and 28 days to reach water.

            Linked to this amazing place, there is a historical rumour that Vlad the Impaler was imprisoned in this castle’s dungeon for seven years, a period that made him go insane and turn to his darker thoughts.

             A tour of the castle would take about one hour. On your way, you can see the Ladies’ Chamber with 19th century furniture, a really nice royal chapel, climb up the spiral staircase, see the Diet Hall, which is decorated with medieval flags, admire the Bear Pit and see the dungeon and torture chamber.

             You can also climb to Capistrano Tower. There you can find the chamber where the monk Ioan of Capistrano lived. Also, in his room, you would see a gothic fireplace used in the middle of 15th century. All the other fireplaces specific to that medieval era were destroyed by upgrading works, as the modern way of heating the castle became available.

              The Knight’s hall is also interesting. Here, you can see a small collection of armors and weapons and a Iancu of Hunedoara bust. This huge room was used for trials, questionings and sentencing the enemies of the royal court. Sometimes, during the questionings, people were tortured here. Also, under the Knight’s Hall, you can see the dungeon where Vlad the Impaler might have been imprisoned. On top of that, outside, you will see something called “the bear pit”. It is said that in this enclosure, two hungry bears were kept for people who were damned “to disappear”.

               At the end of the visit you may drink or eat something at a restaurant situated in the vicinity of the castle.

               The retour lasts other 4 hours.

At evening we shall drop you off at your hotel.