Cetatea Poienari

50 m from the dam Vidraru the mountaintop Cetatuia Poienari are creating the old city, which is reached by climbing 1480 steps of concrete

serpuiesc a beech forest. Here at an altitude of 850 meters, protected by steep slopes, the city was built "nest of eagles of heroes of old"

part centuries ago, of a chain of fortifications that appear Romanian Country northern border. On the upper river Arges, near

current village Capatan XIII and XV centuries was an outpost and later built a city wrapped in legend: Poienari, first mentioned

in 1453. Fortification long, with walls 2-3 feet thick and five defensive towers had one at the Turkish siege in the summer of 1462.

Northern portion of the wall collapsed in the earthquake of 1915. The building was built directly on the rock.

Towers was covered with shingles, the interiors are paved with rectangular blocks. It seems that the first level there and home. Reasons

Security door access to the tower was the first level access is done through a mobile staircase. Supposedly retired city away

The trade routes were the refuge, a place of imprisonment of enemies or country treasury housing.

In the XIII century, there was only a tower of stone, but in the XIV century, the fortification of all the top rock wrapped with thick stone walls

broken lined with brick on the upper. Construction could only accommodate a garrison of about 30-40 soldiers, but enough to

armateii hinder enemy movements.

A legend Poenari city, known as Lady Evil, Prince talks about his wife, who knew that Turks are close and

feeling that has no escape, climbed on metetrezele from Arges River and the soldiers shouted as they prefer to kill than to be imprisoned

Turks. Then she plunged the country into the abyss, into the rocks zdrobindui body watered by river water. Where he fell was because of blood reddened

Ms, and this is visible nowadays.