FORTRESS AND CHURCH OF COLȚ

They are about twenty kilometers southwest of Hațeg, in the direction of Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa, past the villages of Râu de Mori and Suseni. The ^15th-century church is interesting for its exterior architecture. A few minutes' walk further on, you can visit the ruins of the citadel, dating from the ^14th century, which dominate the Râușor valley and the Retezat mountains. They are said to have inspired Jules Verne to write his novel Le Château des Carpates.