Vlad the Impaler: The real Dracula | Live Science And its pretty special, too. Just outside of Cluj-Napoca - Romania's second largest city and Transylvania's unofficial capital - lies one of the oldest salt mines in the world. Are the Misty Peaks of the Azores Remnants of the Legendary Atlantis? Another explanation appears to be that the forest is the location of portals to other dimensions, similar to explanations of the Bermuda Triangle. Available at: https://www.muzeul-etnografic.ro/en/parcul-etnografic-national-romulus-vuia/history, No name. Explore Romania's magnificent castles and ruins while traversing its dramatic landscapes, learning about the fabled land of Transylvania, a complex legacy of Communist rule, and millennia of. Murdaugh is heckled as he leaves court, Ken Bruce finishes his 30-year tenure as host of BBC Radio 2, Moment teenager crashes into back of lorry after 100mph police race, Alex Murdaugh unanimously found GUILTY of murder of wife and son, Isabel Oakeshott clashes with Nick Robinson over Hancock texts, Family of a 10-month-old baby filmed vaping open up, Ukrainian soldier takes out five tanks with Javelin missiles. Images of vampires, bats and howling wolves? The stunning shots capture the Romanian ghost village of Geamana, which was evacuated and deliberately flooded in 1978 to make way for one of the continent's largest copper mines. 'The water that surrounds the hill is red in colour, it shows that everything is poisoned, from water, grass, trees, fruits, vegetables, animals and ultimately man. [7] It is believed the castle was briefly held by Mircea the Elder of Wallachia (r. 138695, 13971418) during whose period the customs point was established. This makes the site significant for understanding how agriculture came to Europe and how much immigrants from Anatolia contributed to the genetics of modern Europeans. In one account, they heard a sound that resembled a thumping hoof which stopped whenever they looked outside their tents. Romania is said to have around 6,000 brown bears in the hills and mountain areas of the country, quite a bit of which covers Transylvania. Available at: https://www.britannica.com/place/Bermuda-Triangle, Caleb Strom has a bachelor's degree in earth science and a minor in anthropological archaeology. Thegoal of Ancient Origins is to highlight recent archaeological discoveries, peer-reviewed academic research and evidence, as well as offering alternative viewpoints and explanations of science, archaeology, mythology, religion and history around the globe. Trains are slow, so buses are your best bet between towns and cities (check timetables here), but youll need to hire a car to explore the countryside (try Autonom).