Post by madamtrashheap on May 27, 2006 2:03:36 GMT -5
Just read that "Dracula's" castle, otherwise known as Bran Castle, has been handed back to the Habsburgs! Vlad Tepes (Vlad the Impailer - inspiration for the Dracula story due to his blood-thirsty practices) once used it as a temporary residence.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5016898.stm
It's an interesting place to visit and the countryside around it is very pretty too. As the article says, he stayed here often (didn't live here though) for a few nights at a time on his journeys through the region.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5016898.stm
It's an interesting place to visit and the countryside around it is very pretty too. As the article says, he stayed here often (didn't live here though) for a few nights at a time on his journeys through the region.