A Visit to Dracula's Castle

United States
November 19, 2024 4:33am CST
Last month I had the opportunity to visit Bran Castle in Transylvania, Romania. It's also known as Dracula's Castle as it inspired many of the design's for the castle where Dracula lived in the books and movies and also because Vlad the Impaler used to be there. The outside view was spectacular, as you can see from the photo. The inside was rather disappointing. It was kind of drab and plain, but then again what does Dracula need other than a coffin? There were steep stone steps to climb several floors up without any handrails, so it was quite the challenge. It was the highlight of my trip to Romania. Photo by me.
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (13152)
• Ireland
19 Nov
@looeyville I’m hoping for Bucharest in May. Last attempt failed - Paris got in the way.
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Aparna Sen
@Dreamerby (5896)
• Calcutta, India
20 Nov
Hope you go to Bucharest soon
LooeyVille
@LooeyVille (48)
• United States
19 Nov
I really enjoyed Bucharest. By far my favorite on the river cruise from Budapest to Bucharest. Very quaint. Very old-school in a way.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (93883)
• United States
19 Nov
That must have been unbelievable to see in person.
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LooeyVille
@LooeyVille (48)
• United States
19 Nov
It really was. And naturally I bought spooky Transylvania and Dracula souvenirs.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (93883)
• United States
19 Nov
@LooeyVille That’s a must!
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (69008)
• United States
19 Nov
Dracula probably wasn’t into modern decor. So glad you got to see it, thanks for sharing the pictures!
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472074)
• Switzerland
20 Nov
Welcome back. This is a place I would love to visit.
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rakski
@rakski (126052)
• Philippines
20 Nov
nice view!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (342088)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Nov
Some of the castles we visited were pretty plain on the inside.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (140119)
• Philippines
19 Nov
I like the structures of this castle. You are lucky to visit it.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (181721)
• United States
20 Nov
I thought that was you!!! I'm glad you're back. That's a cool castle. I could not have climbed steps without handrails. Have a good day.
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Yumeko
@aureategloom (11397)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
21 Nov
i wanted to visit "Castles of Transylvania" with my friend, but the agency didn't have any seats left. it'll have to wait for me to go back to Bosnia so we can organize things good thing you shared this- now i know not to get a ticket for all castles (if i ever happen to go there)
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Aparna Sen
@Dreamerby (5896)
• Calcutta, India
20 Nov
haha! Yes all he needs is a coffin!
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