Intriguing yet fascinating, known as the Dracula’s Castle is spectacular and one of the country's leading attractions situated between Bucegi and Piatra Craiului.
CASTLES AND MEDIEVAL VILLAGES
The History
With imposing spiked turrets and blood-red towers, Bran Castle looms eerily over Transylvania cloaked in myth and legend. According to folklore, the Wallachian prince, Vlad Țepes also known as Vlad the Impaler, who allegedly spent some time at the castle during his bloodthirsty reign of terror, inspires Dracula.
CASTLES AND MEDIEVAL VILLAGES
The View
The castle sits upon a cliff within the narrow Bran Gorge - a dramatic rocky passageway linking two counties in modern Romania, Brasov and Arges. It's a spectacular setting, and the Bran Pass quickly became an important road for trade and a route for military manoeuvres - linking mainland Europe to the people of Asia.
