Drone Videos of Transylvania, Romania

The Transylvania region of Romania is located in the center and northwestern portion of the country.  Surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains, the region is indelibly associated with the fictional tale of Count Dracula. Beyond vampires though, it is one of the richest cultural regions in Southeastern Europe.  In this excellent drone video by top content creator and pilot Zdronu, you will be treated to bird's eye views of Bran Castle (of Dracula fame), Crovin Castle, Brasnov, Rasnov, and Peleś.

Let's Fly Productions traveled 2k km (about 1.2k mi) through Romania to create this stunning drone video, most of which was shot in the Transylvania region.  Take in the marvelous views of this ancient and mysterious region with bird's eye perspectives of the Transfagarasan and Transalpina roads (both of which connect Transylvania to the Wallachia region through the Southern Carpathian Mountains), Bran Castle, Brasov, Cluj Napoja (the region's largest city), Fagaras, Hunedoara, Ranca, Rasnov, Sibiu, Sighisoara, Sinaïa, and Turda.

Explore the beauty of Romania in this fantastic drone video by AirVuz contributor Ton18Drone, which also includes some amazing FPV drone footage.  The video opens with a shot of the famous Transfăgărășan highway, which connects the Wallachia and Transylvania regions through the Carpathian Mountains.  At the :33 mark, you'll see the famous Neo-Renaissance Peles Castle, and at the :53 mark, you'll fly over the medieval city of Brașov.  Other highlights include Bran Castle (aka Dracula's Castle, at 1:14), Heroes Cross (2:30), and more.  

The reputed home of Count Dracula, Transylvania is a large region covering much of northwestern Romania.  Unlike some of the country's other regions, Transylvania was not part of the country when modern Romania was created in the 19th century.  Rather, it was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, electing to join Romania after World War I.  Contributor Alexgaflig used a drone to create a marvelous portrait of this magical land, situated on a plateau surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains.  

Top contributor and dront pilot Frame Hunters Media created this epic drone video of a well preserved town in Romania's Transylvania.  Sighisoara is a small city in the middle of the Great Transylvania Plateau, the flat elevated area which is mostly surrounded by various Carpathian Mountain ranges.  The town was settled in the 12th century by Germans invited by the then King of Hungary, which ruled the region at the time.  The extraordinarily well preserved city is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.  

The core of the Romania's Transylvania region is the Transylvanian Plateau, which is more or less surrounded by various groupings or divisions of the Carpathian Mountains.  The mountains produce the other principal feature of Transylania, a series of rivers which ultimately drain into the Danube River (Europe's second longest waterway) and thence to the Black Sea.  Top contributor PaulVlad's created this excellent aerial video of this land, showing its connection to these great mountains and rivers.  

Top contributor Lewique created this amazing drone video of the Western Carpathian Mountains in Romania's Transylvania.  This range is one of several Carpathian sub-ranges which surround the Great Transylvania Plateau; the plateau and the mountains surrounding it together have historically defined the region.  This sub-range, with its distinctive looking peaks, extends westward from Romania into Hungary and Slovakia.  It is less continuous than the other ranges which surround Transylvania.

AirVuz contributor lozneanu brings us this stunning morning drone view of Brașov, one of the two main cities of Romania's Transylvania and arguably its most well known.  It is situated near the southeastern corner of the Transylvanian Plateau, in the foothills of the Southern Carpathian Mountains and about 100 mi. (around 160 km) north of Bucharest.  With a population of a bit under 300k, Brasov is the seventh largest city in Romania and the second largest in the Transylvania after Cluj-Napoca.  

Prepare to be amazed by this drone video created by top contributor and pilot Frame Hunters Media while climbing one of the highest mountain peaks in Romania.  Mt. Pelegea is the tallest mountain in the Retezat range, which forms part of the Southern Carpathian Mountains which separate Transylvania from the region of Wallachia to its south.  The altitude of the peak is about 2.5k meters above sea level (about 8.2 ft).  It is situated in the southwest part of the country's Transylvania region.

Content creator and pilot Alin Constantin used a DJI Mavic Pro drone to create this stunning aerial video of the Rupea Citadel, a very well-known Romanian fort and the site of some of the oldest archaeological remains in Europe.  It's in the southeastern corner of Transylvania, near a pass in the Carpathian Mountains that define the eastern and southern boundaries of the Transylvanian Plateau.  While the fortress dates to Roman times, artifacts excavated at the site date to as long ago as 5500 BC.  

Contributor and pilot duminciucbogdan used his quadcopter to create this spectacular aerial video of a famous Transylvanian castle.  Corvin Castle, sometimes known as Hunyadi Castle, was built in the 14th century.  It is considered one of the crown jewels of Romania, of which Transylvania became part in the early 20th century.  Corvin Castle is believed to have been a place where Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for the character Count Dracula, was imprisoned for a time by a Hungarian noble.  

A couple's trip to Romania with a DJI Phantom 4 drone yielded this amazing video, much of which was shot in the Transylvania region which occupies much of the northern and western parts of the country.  Specific spots covered in and around Transylvania include Transfagarasan, the outskirts of Bran, Bran Castle, Rasnov, Sibiu, Rasnov Citadel, Peles Castle, and Balea Lake.  Watch it and you'll see why this corner of Southeastern Europe is becoming much more popular as a tourist destination.  

The Romanian region of Transylvania is mostly defined by the mountains which surround it and in effect constitute its physical boundaries.  All of the mountains are part of the Carpathian range, the great chain of mountains which runs across much of Romania.  The northern boundaries of Transylvania are defined by the Rodna Mountains in the in the Maramureș region.  Content creator and pilot Alin Constantin used a DJI Mavic Pro drone to create an aerial view of this magnificent alpine region.   

While the Transylvania region of Romania has many castles which are centuries old, one of the hottest tourist spots in the Romanian region is a very recently built castle made of clay.  The Castelul de lut Valea Zanelor ("Clay Castle of the Valley of Fairies") was built by an ecologically-minded couple who sold their home in Bucharest.  Located a half hour's drive from the town of Sibiu, its construction is 100% organic material.  Get a bird's eye view of this unique landmark, compliments of contributor Florin Vintila. 

Out of tragedy can come great beauty.  That's the lesson of Romania's Lacu Rosu (Red Lake).  It was created by a landslide caused by a large earthquake in 1838.  The lake is located in Harghita County, in the Transylvania region.  Actually, we don't know the extent of injuries or fatalities caused by the earthquake, due to the sparse population and poor recordkeeping at the time.  Check out this beautiful lake from a bird's eye perspective, compliments of contributor and drone pilot ChrisCross.   

Top contributor Mattcoq brings us this fantastic drone video from Romania's Transfăgărășan, one of the most famous mountain roads in Europe.  Designated as DN7C, it crosses the Southern Carpathian Mountains.  Its southern end is near the town of Bascov in Argeș County, in the region of Muntenia.  The 90 km (roughly 60 mi.) road runs north between two of the country's tallest peaks, crossing into the region of Transylvania near Sibu.  The Transfăgărășan was constructed in the 1970's on the orders of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu.

Explore the Transylvania region of Romania in this fantastic piece by former Drone Video of the Week Winner Nelstill.  The video was filmed over the historical area known as the Székely Land (also known as Szeklerland). which covers much of the southeastern Transylvania and includes parts of Harghita, Covasna, and Mureș Counties.  It features footage from the Ciuc Mountains, part of the Inner Eastern Carpathians; the Rock of Kossuth; the village of Frumoasa; and the Timian Chalet in Miercurea Ciuc.    

Romania's Bran Castle is located in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains in the Romanian region of Transylvania.  Much of Bran Castle's fame is linked to one of the great characters of Western literature: Count Dracula of Bram Stoker's gothic 1897 novel, which is loosely based on the historical figure known as Vlad the Impaler.  While the association is likely erroneous, the castle has ever since been known as Dracula's Castle.  Check out the famous landmark from above in this drone video by Viajes Lost Planet.  

Romania's Apuseni Mountains are a strange lot.  Unlike other sections of the Carpathian Mountain chain which help to define the Transylvania region, the Apuseni's (sometimes called the Western Carpathians) aren't arranged as a imposing range which prohibits movement between regions.  Rather, they are peaks of lower altitude (the highest, Mt. Cucurbăta Mare, has an altitude of 1.8k meters or just over 6k ft.) with many low passes.  Check them out from an aerial perspective in this drone video by Andreea Cîra.

AirVuz contributor and pilot Chris Thodd brings us this fantastic wintertime drone video from Romania's Piatra Craiului Mountains.  Part of the Southern Carpathians, the Piatra Craiului for a roughly 25 km long (around 15 mi.) sawtooth-shaped ridge in the southern part of the Transylvania region.  Considered some of the most beautiful mountains in this largely mountainous country, the highest peak of the masif is Vârful La Om, which has a summit elevation of 2.2k meters above sea level (around 7.3k ft).

Check out this drone video of the city of Cluj-Napoca in Romania, compliments of contributor Stefan Studio.  Cluj is the primary city of the Transylvania region, and (depending on what is being measured) somewhere between #2-#4 (inclusive) in terms of its overall population ranking within the country.  It's home to Romania's largest university (Babeș-Bolyai University) and is an important cultural center.  The city, which is sometimes known by its German name  Klausenburg, was settled in Roman times.

Check out these fantastic drone views of Romania's Transylvania region, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot Gergel Osztie.  The video opens with shots of the Bucegi Mountains, part of the Southern Carpathian chain which forms Transylvania's natural southern boundary.  At around the 1:15 mark, you'll see one of the towns of Gheorgheni in Harghita County.  At about the 1:30 mark, you'll see the old city of Brasov, one of Transylvania's most important cultural centers.  Another highlight (at 2:08) is the fortified church of Prejmer.  

Check out these amazing aerial views of Romania's Retezat Mountains, compliments of contributor ChrisCross.  They sit at the western end of the Southern Carpathians, the chain which serves as the boundary between Romania's Transylvania and Wallachia (Muntenia) regions.  The Retezat are home to the highest peaks in the country, led by Peleaga (altitude: 2.5k meters, just over 8.2k ft.).  The most popular part of the range is in Retezat National Park, the country's first national park.  

For a magnificent aerial view of rural Romania, check out this drone video by top contributor BearSkillz.  The video was shot in the region of Fundata, in the southeast corner of Romania's Transylvania region.  It's near the city of Brasov, the main urban concentration in this part of Transylvania.  It's surrounded by two sub-ranges of the Southern Carpathians - the Piatra Craiului Mountains and the Bucegi - near the Rucăr-Bran mountain pass, which affords some of Romania's most spectacular views.

AirVuz contributor and pilot George Bufan brings us this fantastic drone video from Romania's Carpathian Mountains.  The video was shot over and around Bâlea Lake in the Făgăraș Mountains, home of the highest peaks in the Southern Carpathians.  The lake lies in Transylvania's Sibiu County, just to the east of the Transfăgărășan roadway, which runs through the mountains and connects Transylvania with the region of Wallachia to its south.  Fed by glaciers, Bâlea sits at an altitude of just over 2k meters above sea level or around 6.7k ft. 

Here is a stunning aerial view of Brasov County in Romania's Transylvania region, compliments of contributor ridethefog.  Brasov County sits on the southern edge of Transylvania, bordering the neighboring region of Wallachia.  It is one of the best spots in Transylvania to see the transition from the great Transylvanian Plateau, a very flat area which dominates the region, to the Southern Carpathian Mountains which form its southern border.  The video was filmed with a DJI Mavic Pro 2. 

One of the highest massifs in all of Romania, the Retezat Mountains are part of the Southern Carpathian Mountains. Translating to “cut-off” in Romanian, the highest mountain in the sub-range is Mt. Peleaga, which has a peak altitude of 2.5k meters or just over 8.2k ft. above sea level.  The area is also home to Retezat National Park, the first national park in Romania. Drone pilot GeorgeMarcu traveled the peaks by ski and foot during the winter, capturing his adventure in this 4K video. 

Here's a beautiful wintertime aerial view of Romania's Apuseni Mountains, compliments of contributor P-terfi.  The Apuseni's form part of the Western Carpathian Mountains, which sit in the west-central part of the country.  The highest mountain in the range is Cucurbăta Mare, which has a peak elevation of about 1.85k meters (around 6.2k ft.).  The Apuseni's, which do not form a continuous line, mark the dividing line between the region of Transylvania and the Great Hungarian Plain to its west.  

Former DVOW Winner Nelstill brings us this stunning drone video of Romania's Transalpina, the country's highest road.  Otherwise known is DN67C, the Transalpina runs a course of about 90 mi. (148 km) over the Urdele Pass through the Southern Carpathian Mountains and connects the regions of Transylvania and Wallachia.  The Transalpina was built during World War II, decades before the better-known Transfăgărășan (DN7C), which runs on a roughly parallel path through a different Capathian pass about 140 mi. (around 230 km) to the east.  

Here's an excellent aerial view of one of the more mysterious sights in the Transylvania region of Romania, compliments of content creator and drone pilot ridethefog.  They are called the Pyramids of Șona, in a small village of the same name in Brasov County, near the town of Făgăraș.  It's a group of eight piles of mud up to 30 meters (about 100 ft.).  A good deal of mystery and legend surrounds their origins, some of which goes back to the founding of the village here by German colonists about 700 years ago.  

Here's a drone video of a beautiful spot in the eastern part of Transylvania, Romania, compliments of contributor Lewieque.  It was shot in the Harghita Mountains, which are part of the Căliman-Harghita Mountains in the eastern part of the region.  These in turn are part of the Eastern Carpathian Mountains which form the border between the Transylvania region and the Moldavia region to its east.  The highest peaks of the Hargita range are around 2.1k meters (about 6.8k ft.) above sea level.  

Check out this beautiful drone video from Romania's Transylvania region, compliments of AirVuz contributor abd drone pilot mihaiflorea.  It was filmed in the area around Sibiu, one of the main cities in the southern part of the region.  Located on the Cibin River at the edge of the Southern Carpathians, Sibiu is considered one of Romania's most important cultural centers.  Settled by the Saxons during the Middle Ages, the city retained a large German population until the German defeat in World War II.

Brașov is one of the main cities of the Transylvania region of Romania, located near its southeastern boundary.  Sitting near the base of the Southern Carpathians, Brașov is considered one of the best-preserved medieval cities in Southeastern Europe.  While there are remains here that are over 10,000 years old, the city came into its own in the 12th and 13th centuries, when Transvylvania was part of Hungary.  In this drone video by mihaflorea, you can check out this cultural treasure from a bird's eye view.   

Romania's Retezat Mountains are amongst the country's great natural treasures, in a country which is known in large part for its beautiful mountain landscapes.  The mountains are part of the great Southern Carpathian chain which define the boundary between the region of Transylvania and that of Muntenia.  They are home to the country's highest peak - Mt. Pelegea, which has a summit elevation of just over 2.5k meters (around 8.3k ft.).  Check out this stunning area in this drone video by mihaflorea.  

Contributor Daniel Gavrilas created this beautiful drone video of a reservoir lake in the mountains of Transylvania, Romania.  It's called Colibița Lake, and it was created in the 1970's in connection with the construction of a dam of the same name.  It's situated in Bistrița-Năsăud County in the foothills of the Călimani Mountains, which are part of the Eastern Carpathian range.  While the original town was put underwater, it's been reborn on the shores of the new lake as a popular getaway destination.

AirVuz contributor mrJv2020 returns after a three year hiatus with this magnificent drone video from the Carpathian Mountains of Romania.  The video captures some mountain climbers scaling a peak near Bâlea Lake in the Făgăraș Mountains, which are part of the Southern Carpathian chain of peaks.  The lake lies in Sibiu County, which is part of the region of Transylvania.  It lies just off the Transfăgărășan Highway, a famous 56 mi. (90 km) mountain pass road that connects Transylvania to the rest of the country to the south.  

The Southern Carpathian Mountains form the natural border between the Transylvania and Wallachia regions of Romania.  They are also some of the most beautiful mountains in Europe, with peaks of up to 2.54k meters above sea level (about 8.35k ft.).  In this outstanding drone video by brand-new AirVuz contributor and pilot danmir12, you'll get a bird's eye view of this idyllic alpine scene as the season transitioned from Autumn to Winter.  The video was filmed near Brașov, the main city of southeastern Transylvania.  

Take in these beautiful wintertime drone views from Romania's Transylvania region, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot danmir12.  The video was filmed over andnear the commune of Holbav, which is part of Brașov County.  Brașov County lies in the southeastern part of Transylvania, which has only been part of Romania for about a century (prior to World War I, it was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire).  Holbav lies near the foot of the Southern Carpathian Mountains, about a half hour drive west-northwest of the city of Brașov.  

The Western Carpathian Mountains is a range of the greater Carpathian range which covers much of Romania.  In contrast to the Eastern and Southern Carpathians, the Western branch is not a continuous line of mountains.  It forms the western boundary of Transylvania, which has always been somewhat loosely defined due to the nature of the mountains.  In this drone video by Cristi Rus, you'll get an aerial view of the Apuseni Mountains, the name for the Western Carpathians north of the Mureș River.  

AirVuz contributor DanMavic brings us this excellent drone video of Victory Square in the Romanian city of Timișoara.  The video opens with some incredible shots of the great Orthodox Cathedral at the southern end of the square.  Starting at about the 1:07 mark, you'll see the Romanian National Opera house at the square's northern end, and at 1:18 you'll fly past the Dauerbach Palace.  Then it's on to the Lloyd Palace, followed by the red-roofed Weiss Palace, the Timișoara Hotel, and (at the 3:03 mark) the Széchenyi Palace.  

Râșnov Citadel is a famous fortress in the southeastern part of the Romanian region of Transylvania.  It was built in the 13th century to protect the inhabitants of the namesake city from invaders coming over the Southern Carpathian Mountains through the Bran Pass.  The fortress withstood such invasions from the Tartars and later Ottoman forces, although it fell in 1612 when the invaders were able to cut off the defenders' water supply.  You can get a bird's eye view of the famous fortress in this drone video by Nelstill.  

Check out this beautiful "one shot" drone video from Romania, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot danmir12.  The video was filmed over the Red Ravine (Râpa Roșie), a protected "badlands" area in Alba County, in the southwestern part of the region of Transylvania.   Just a few mi/km form the town of Sebeș, the reserve is part of the Secaşelor Plateau.  As the camera tilts up, you'll be treated to an excellent "reveal" of the huge, near-vertical rock wall which is the ravine's most distinctive feature.  

Check out this drone video of Romania's gigantic Vidraru Dam, compliments of contributor Guydrory.  The dam on the  Argeș River in the Transylvania region was completed in 1966.  It has a height of just over 160 meters (around 550 ft.) With an electrical generating capacity of 220 MW, the dam generates over 400 GWH of electrical power per year, a bit less than 1% of Romania's total electricity demand.  The dam took about five years to build, in the process of which nearby Lake Vidaru was created as a reservoir.

The southeastern corner of Romania's Transylvania region is home to a large number of fortified church complexes.  They date to the 13th-16th century, when Transylvania was part of the Kingdom of Hungary and under the threat of invasion from the Mongols and later the Ottomans.  One of the best-preserved of these compexes is in the town of Cisnădie.  Seen here in this drone video by ridethefog, the original structure dates to the 12th century but was heavily fortified in the 15th century following the Turkish invasion of the region.  

 While the Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu was overthrown in 1989, the country still bears the scars from the abysmal environmental record of the Communist Party during the four decades when it ruled the country.  One of them is the village of Geamana in Transylvania.  Seen in this drone video by fabriziob, the village was flooded then irreparably contaminated as part of a copper mining project initiated in the 1978.  While most of the inhabitants fled, a few remained and made their homes around the edges of the now-toxic lake.

Now part of Romania, Transylvania sits on a plateau surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains.  The region was able to survive as a distinctive cultural territory in part due to its ability to defend its interior from invasions through the key passes in the mountains.  One of the "strongpoints" in the system was the citadel built atop a hill over the city of Râșnov, which covered invasion paths through the nearby Bran Pass.  Seen here in this drone video by Transylvaniaoffroad, the Râșnov Citadel dates to the 13th century.  

Check out this fantastic drone video of a famous public square in Romania, compliments of AirVuz contributor DanMavic.  The video was filmed over Union Square (Piata Unirii) in Timișoara, one of the main cultural centers of the Transylvania region.  The square is known for its 18th century Baroque architecture.  The video features excellent footage of the square's two main landmarks: the black and white Serbian Church and the yellow and red St. George's Cathedral, which lie at its opposite ends.  

Check out this unique first-person view (FPV) drone mountain surfing video from the Carpathian Mountains, compliments of AirVuz contributor and FPV pilot Bibo FPV.  The video was filmed on Pietrosul Rodnei Peak in the Rodna Mountains, which form part of northern Romania's Inner Eastern Carpathian Mountains.  The main ridge of the Rodna Mountains forms the natural boundary between the country's Transylvania and Marmures Regions.  This video was picked for the FPV Pilots to Watch list in June of 2022.  

Check out these spectacular drone views from the mountains of Romania, compliments of AirVuz contributor and pilot tamasloan64.   The video was filmed in the Piatra Craiului Mountains, which is actually a ridge of the Southern Carpathian Mountains and marks the southern extent of the Transylvania region.  Its name translating to "Prince's Stone", the ridge has a maximum elevation of just under 2.25k meters above sea level, or around 7.35k ft.  The roughly 25 km (14 mi.) length of the ridge can be covered in about two days of hiking.  

The Apuseni Mountains form the natural western boundary of the historical region of Transylvania, now part of Romania.  They are part of the Western Carpathian Mountain range.  Unliked the region's eastern and southern boundaries, which are defined by the Western and Eastern Carpathians, the Apuseni's are not a continuous range.  Seen here in this excellent drone video by AirVuz contributor Cristi Rus, the highest peak in the Apuseni's (Mt. Bihor) has a summit elevation of around 1.85k meters above sea level or just over 6k ft.  

AirVuz contributor and pilot Ton18Drone brings us this fantastic drone video from the Carpathian Mountains in the Transylvania region of Romania.  The video was shot over and around Bâlea Lake in the Făgăraș Mountains, a subchain of the Southern Carpathians.  The lake lies in Sibiu County, just to the east of the Transfăgărășan roadway, which runs through the mountains and connects Transylvania with the region of Wallachia to its south.  Fed by glaciers, Bâlea sits at an altitude of just over 2k meters above sea level or around 6.7k ft. 

Transylvania is a storied region of Romania in Southeastern Europe.  Consisting of the great Transylvania Plateau and the (mostly) surrounding Carpathian Mountains, it's home to some of the most beautiful natural and cultural scenery in Europe.  In this epic first person view (FPV) drone video piece by AIrVuz contributor and FPV pilot Livyu FPV, you'll get an aerial mini-tour of this storied region from the unique perspective of an FPV mini-quad.  This was picked for the FPV Pilots to Watch list in June of 2020.

When the Soviet Union invaded what was then Czechoslovakia in 1968 to crush an uprising, it caused other Warsaw Pact countries to worry they could face the same fate.  The most visible manifestation of this was in Romania, where the dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu ordered the construction of a new road across the Făgăraș Mountains that divide the regions of Transylvania and Wallachia.  Thus was born the famous Transfăgărășan road, which you'll see here in this drone video by AirVuz contributor Daniel Gavrilas.  

The Transfăgărășan is a mountain road crossing Southern Carpathian Mountains of Romania, connecting the Wallachia and Transylvania regions. The Transfăgărășan was constructed in the 70's on the orders of then-dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, who was worried about an invasion from his "ally" the Soviet Union.  The nearly 56-mile route that weaves through the mountains can be seen in this cinematic piece by pilot ridethefog, who captured the famous route in full 4K resolution with the DJI Mavic Pro.