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Tourism : Sipot Villa, part of Peles Royal Domain, re-enters cultural and tourist circuit of Romania

November 20, 2024

 The Sipot Villa, part of the Royal Peles Estate in Sinaia, officially re-enters the cultural and tourist circuit of Romania with the opening of the Peles Architects Gallery, announced the Association for the Royal Peles Heritage.According to the information posted on the association's Facebook page, the Sipot Villa, also known as the "House of the Architects" and as the place where the Peles Castle project was born, has undergone renovations and consolidation works, and at the end of this year, it will officially re-enter the cultural and tourist circuit of Romania.The main attraction of the historical monument is the Peles Architects Gallery, a unique exhibition space dedicated to the architects who built and developed the royal domain, shows the source.As part of the restoration project, the consolidation works of the building have been completed, as well as the replacement of the thermal and electrical plumbing installations, and the restoration of the structural frame of the space of the Peles Architects Gallery.Some 50,000 tourists are expected to visit the Sipot Villa each year, in addition to the students who come to Peles under the workshop programmes organized by prestigious universities in the country.The Sipot Villa also offers accommodation for those who want to spend a vacation in the heart of the Peles Royal Domain. (Photo:https://www.vilasipot.ro/despre/)

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