Weekday Wanderlust | Places: The Peles Castle in the Carpathian Mountains, Romania
Thursday 14th December, 2017

Grounds of Peles Castle via Travel Tweaks
This takes us back to the castle, for it was the late king's father, Carol I, who, after visiting the small village of Sinaia, was captivated by its scenic location and commissioned the construction of the Peles Castle in the foothills of the Bucegi mountains in the 1860s as a summer retreat. It took 10 years for construction to be completed. The ornate 160-room palace was built in a Neo-Renaissance style and each room had its own identity and theme.
Decoration varied at the castle: from the movie theater, whose walls and ceilings were decorated with frescoes by Austrian artists Gustav Klimt and Franz von Matsch, to a 4,000-piece collection of weaponry from Europe and Asia on display in the Weapons Room. The Music Room contained intricate pieces of teak furniture gifted by the Indian Maharajah of Kapurtala.
The royal residence was filled with silk rugs, Murano glass, carved walnut, polished marble, and Iraqi carpets.
Peles Castle by Milishor
