The Râșnov citadel in Transylvania, built between 1211 - 1225, almost inexpugnable (it surrended and was conquerred only once in all its history, in 1612, because of lacking water supply). The legend says that during a siege, in 1623, the inhabitants of the citadel made two Turkish prisoners dig a 146 m (479 ft) deep well in the rocky soil in the middle of the citadel in order to regain their freedom. The captives dug for 17 years, during which time they wrote verses from Quran on the well walls which can be seen even today. The fate of the prisoners isn't known, with some saying that they were released, and others that they were killed.

The elders from Râșnov believe that deep in the well lies a treasure at least 300 years old.

SUPER nice images - well done.
RAW to JPEG I guess?

Excellent work!   

FlyDK Posted at 2018-4-11 13:56
SUPER nice images - well done.
RAW to JPEG I guess?

Thanks, only JPEG but graded with Capture One

A CW Posted at 2018-4-11 13:57
Excellent work!

Thank you

15matjan Posted at 2018-4-11 14:00
Thanks, only JPEG but graded with Capture One

Really awesome photos.

Really nice dude! keep it coming.

Really Nice job.

Very nice images

Superb pictures! Thank you for sharing the beautiful scenery and introducing the castle. Nice job.

Thank you all

Great shots!!! Thanks for sharing, very appreciated!

Nice shot! Thanks for sharing!

Nice shot

Very cool! And thanks for the story, always nice to read what it's about

Excellent edit of images wonderful colors fantastic castle: Thanks for sharing

I was there last October, doing a 7 days road-trip through the country. Beautiful place; The Transylvanian forest and the Carpatus mountains make it majestic.

Sadly I didn't have my drone back then!

Beautiful pics, OP!

Very nice shot indeed, loved them, very well done.

Beautiful pictures

Fantastic pictures.
They looked a little 3D to me. You did a nice job with them all.
Thanks for the history background. It gave meaning to the pictures.

Amazing captures. I really like the landscape and the mood of the images. Well done

Fantastic pictures, thank you very much!

Thank you all. Film will follow soon

Awesome photo, love the color grading

rikk08 Posted at 2018-4-19 08:58
Awesome photo, love the color grading

Thank you!

NatalyRead Posted at 2018-6-27 20:14
Hey. I also want to share with you historical facts. Perhaps you have heard and know the American woman Sojourner Truth? She has endured many hardships in her life and has been in slavery for many years. But sojourner found the strength to live and fight for the rights of people. Sojourner's Truth Memorial In Florence, Massachusetts.

Thanks for sharing this history...No doubt humans are the most cruel animals on Earth.

wow thanks for sharing, nice shots

These pictures are beautiful.  Check out this collection of drone videos from across Transylvania:

AirVuz Transylvania Collection

Very nicely filmed and edited. Is that Dracula's castle? Vlad The Impaler was a nasty piece of work apparently

Boffin Posted at 12-23 18:54
Very nicely filmed and edited. Is that Dracula's castle? Vlad The Impaler was a nasty piece of work apparently

Hi Boffin, thank you. No, it is not the so called Dracula Castle. It is the Castle of Rasnov, situated quite close to Dracula's Castle in a nearby village.
About Vald the Impaller, history tends to, lately depict him in a more, marketing driven light and...shadows.
Historically we know he ruled in  a period of time when killings and betrayals were done by all the kings of Europe. There are many stories, we know he was a Christian figure, under its time standards of course, fighted agains the invasing Otoman Empire, we was awarded a Dragon collar for fighting against turks and this is why people called him Dracul (Dragon).He was also a very honest person, impalling thieves, seemed he imposed by force and for... a limited time a no steal policy in the country...
All the other is Brian Stoker´s imagination, historically unconfirmed yet possible rumours and a nice source of earnings and money from the tourist oriented marketing activities.
And of course, Dracula's castle as one of the most visited and worth visiting when in the area.

Thank you for the history 15matjan, very nice to hear the update from you about the local area. It is fascinating,

So does Dracula's castle still exist, can you make a film of this castle (during daylight of course)?,

It would be very interesting to see the castle of such a legend of history filmed from a Mavic - maybe a first!

Nice shots. I like seeing photos of castles when they are posted

Nice Shots Matjan!

BHProductions Posted at 2018-12-30 01:45
Nice Shots Matjan!

Thank you!

Well done!

Cool images!! Thanks for sharing!

Very nice well done

Mavic_Jay Posted at 1-5 14:57
Very nice well done

Thank you !

15matjan Posted at 1-11 14:04
Thank you !

Your welcome

Great pics. Love the first one best. Thanks for sharing