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Municipality in Dâmbovița, Romania
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Târgovişte is a city in Muntenia, the capital of the medieval principality Wallachia between 1396 and 1714. Today it has almost 90.000 inhabitants.
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The Princely Court
A large area that was once the residence of the Wallachian princes, containing the ruins of the main castle (dating from the 15th-17th century), two well preserved churches (one from the 15th century, the other one from the 16th), medieval fortifications etc.
Sunset Tower
Located in the above mentioned Curtea Domneasca area, the tower (part of the fortifications built by Vlad the Impaler in the 15th century and extremely well restored in the 19th century) is today Târgovişte's best known landmark
4 star boutique hotel close to centre. Massages and breakfast available.
By bus
There are very frequent buses from Bucharest (leaving every 15 minutes in rush hours), usually starting from an area near Bucharest North train station. Schedules are available on autogari.ro
The city has a small public transport network consisting of nine bus lines and four minibus lines. A map of the city is available on the city hall website pmtgv.ro/harta.html.
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