Bran Castle - The Infamous Dracula's Castle | Romania
Bran Castle , often referred to as Dracula’s Castle, was built in 1377 to protect against invaders and also served as a customs station. Picture taken from a walkway within the Bran Castle. The myth is that it was once the home of Vlad the Impaler , the famous medieval warlord, but there is no evidence that he ever lived there. Detail of Castle Bran, in Romania. The castle is widely publicized as "Dracula's Castle", and certainly looks the part, but has, at most, a tenuous connection with the historical Dracula (Vlad the Impaler). He may have stayed there once. The fictional character Dracula is based on Vlad and Vlad did spend two days in the Bran dungeon. Transylvania was occupied by the Ottoman Empire at the time. Vlad the Impaler (his favorite method of punishment was to impale anyone convicted of a crime, thus his nickname) used many methods of impaling: through the anus with the stick coming out the head; skewered through the middle of the body; and, of course, the...