The Colt citadel
(loose translation: Citadel of the Sharp Peak) is a pictoresque castle atop of a steep cliff dominating the beautiful the villages of Suseni and Râu de Mori in the historic Râusor valley, at the bottom of the Retezat mountains, was a fortified feudal castle, property of the Romanian cneji family Cândea. The citadel-castle contains a storied tower with 2 m thick walls (the donjon), in it’s front two more polygonal towers, connected with the moat and access bridge. It was the most powerful citadel in the Hateg Country. The castle was built in the 14th century and it was still used in 1684.
At the bottom of the castle, lies
its medieval chapel, nowadays the chapel of a little monastery.
The castle was made famous by the french writer Jules Vernes
which after visiting the region was inspired by the dramatic
setting of the castle and wrote the novel "The Castle in
the Carpathians".