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Transylvania's most ambitious festival transforms a historic castle into a multi-genre playground each July. Electric Castle mixes electronic, indie, hip-hop, and rock across genuinely stunning grounds, pulling an international crowd to Romania's festival scene. It's proof that Eastern Europe is producing some of the continent's most imaginative and least formulaic festivals.

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