The skeletal remains of the royal palace that served as the seat of Wallachia for four centuries. Surviving walls, a small church (Biserica Domnească), the foundations of the throne hall, and the great defensive tower — all of it preserved as an open-air museum on broad lawns five minutes' walk from the centre.
The complex was begun in the 14th century and rebuilt many times. The visible church is from the late 1500s, frescoed inside, and the original ground levels of the royal apartments can be traced in the foundations. A single ticket covers the whole complex including the Chindia Tower.