There are so many haunted sites in Romania, we needed to write a second article of all the spooky places that you can visit! If you missed the first article, go check that out, and read on for even more haunted places to add to your next trip to Romania!
1. The Brasov Catacombs
The Brasov Catacombs connect all the defense towers and bastions to the Medieval Citadel of Brasov. No one knows how long ago these were built, and there is not much known about these tunnels in general. Actually, they were discovered by accident. In 1950, when a huge and perfectly preserved blue whale was brought into town. These animals are massive, weighing between 110,000 and 330,000 pounds. So, when this one was brought into town, its weight caused it to crash into one of the covered tunnels. That was the first discovery of the tunnels, the next was not until 1963 when a Russian truck crashed near the History Museum and another section of the catacombs was exposed. However, legends say that the catacombs were used to keep German prisoners during World War II. Most of the catacombs are not mapped out, but some of the locals have explored the tunnels themselves and can show you around!
2. Corvin Castle
Corvin Castle, also known as Hunyadi Castle or Hunedoara Castle, is located in Hunedoara, Romania. After the 17th century, the castle had been abandoned for many decades, and then a fire destroyed a great part of the castle, leaving it in ruins.
What stands today is a restoration of the old castle, with modern architects interpreting how a great Gothic castle would have looked. Perhaps because of this creative interpretation, this castle looks straight out of a fairytale! Ironically, this is a castle where many were tortured and died.
Vlad the Impaler was imprisoned here as a kid and teenager and in a sense grew up here. He was imprisoned for many years by the Ottomans, but was still given an education and learned to be a warrior.
However, Vlad was separated from his father and greatly resented the Ottomans for this, which perhaps caused his thirst for blood to grow. Legend has it that later three Turkish men were captured here and were told to dig a well. They were told that once they found water, they would be let free. They died during this project, and on the walls were written: “You now have water, but you don’t have a heart.”
3. The Devil’s Precipice
Just north of Bucharest, in the village of Cosminele you can find the Devil’s Precipice. The story goes that villains buried stolen treasure here and put a spell on it so that evil spirits would protect the treasure so that no one would be able to find it. Still, many people have gone off trying to find the treasure. Those who have tried have often experienced strange occurrences.
Some have gone crazy after the experience. Others have seen weird creatures with bull heads but human bodies. Still others have been lost for days, only to be confused, many kilometers away from their starting point, and left all scratched up with torn clothing. Those found in such a state often don’t even know what happened to them.
4. Cismigiu Hotel
Be careful when you are choosing hotels in Bucharest, because this hotel is not marketed as a haunted one, but indeed it is! The Cismigiu hotel was built in the early 1900s but was left in ruins by 1970. 20 years later, the Theatre Academy bought the property and used it for student housing. One weekend before a holiday, almost all the students had gone home, but a girl was still there.
She was walking into what she thought was a dorm room, but it was night time and it was very dark and she could not see that she was actually stepping into an elevator shaft. She fell down the shaft, badly injuring herself. She called for help, but no one was there to hear her cries. She died shortly after. Ever since then, people claim they can hear screams down the hotel halls.
However, the hotel has recently been renovated and that elevator shaft has been moved, perhaps in attempt to make this hotel more appealing to tourists – those who don’t want run-ins with ghosts.
5. Iulia Hasdeu Castle
This castle was built in the late 1800s by grieving father Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu. His daughter died too soon, at the young age of 19. He built this castle in her memory. However, this is where the story gets weird. Bogdan was very spiritual, and he communicated with the spirit of his dead daughter. She told him what she wanted and how she wanted her castle to be built.
There are odd symbols throughout the castle, and many references to spirits and Bogdan’s spirituality. Others say that this castle was a way for Bogdan to cover up his Satanic practices. Whichever story you believe, this is a creepy place to visit. The Castle has been converted into a museum and is open to the public. It has a lush garden and contemporary iron sculptures. It is both an interesting and chilling place to visit!
6. The Constanta Casino
The Constanta Casino is a defunct casino found in the oldest continuously habituated city in Romania: Constanta. It was commissioned by the King in the early 1900s and was used as a casino until World War II, when it was temporarily used as a hospital.
When Nicolae Ceausescu came to power, the building was used as a restaurant, but the maintenance costs were so high that the building shut its doors in 1990. The building hasn’t seen any repairs since 1988, and the building is closed to the public to prevent injury and protect from thieves.
There you have it, six more spooky sites to visit in Romania! If you have not already read it, check out part I of this list to get even more ideas of creepy places to visit in Romania. Have fun exploring!