Bran Castle (Dracula's Castle) Brasov

Castelul Bran, 498 Traian Mosoiu Street Brasov , Transylvania, Romania - Phone: (068) 238 332

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  • Forget about Dracula

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    aga-and-maciek 6 contributions Krakow, Poland Aug 31, 2011

    Dracula's not there, but the castle is worth a visit! We recommend that!

    This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.

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    heatherlogue 13 contributions East Kilbride, United Kingdom May 19, 2011

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  • 1

    Disney proudly presents

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    Today we woke up early heading south planning to visit two of the nearby castles. We were not expecting then to have two totally different feelings about each one of them. When looking at Bran castle, one might be confused why is has not yet been used by Disney to film another Sleeping Beauty or Cinderella. Exterior is not that impressive, but the …

  • 2

    No sign of Dracula I'm afraid,or the Cheeky Girls!

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    So, from Hungary to Romania who would have guessed there would have been a different time zone?? Not us. Our train was due into Oradea, West Romania at 2pm, but at 1pm (according to our watch) the train conductors came hurrying up to us all shouting 'Oradea, Oradea' and waving us to get off the train. At this point we were both sprawled out across …

  • 3

    Bram Stoker's inspiration?

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    We started off the morning by seeing the sights in Braşov that were closed yesterday because of the holiday.

    Our first stop was the Gothic style Biserica Neagră (Black Church) so called because the exterior walls are black from a fire set by the Habsburgs in 1689 that partialy destroyed the church. The interior has lots of …

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    Trees of Green

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    ... trip to Sinia with some guys from the hostel. It's an hour on the train, and was reported to be much prettier than Bran Castle, where Vlad the Impaler lived and Stoker based Dracula. Although he had never been there.... and wrote the book in Whitby... ...

  • 2

    Brasov romania - another transylvanian town ...

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    ... her out and about. Rasnov Castle is currently being restored and will soon more a tourist spot to rival Bran Castle, the tourist mecca in Romania. Though I have to say, I preferred Rasnov to Bran. Our taxi driver tricked us into hiking through ...

  • 3

    Brasov

    ... valley which contains it. We were actually staying in a pension in the nearby town of Bran, most famous for the Bran castle, which has somehow become associated with the story of Dracula. Though of course, there's only the faintest connection to Vlad ...

  • 4

    A LITTLE ABOUT MY TRIP TO ROMANIA

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    ... was still a nice trip. Here's a parting MODERN ODDYSEUS' TOP 5!!! THE TOP 5 WORST THINGS ABOUT ROMANIA! come biting at your neck ... 1. BRAN CASTLE - Vlad the Impaler lived here, but only for a week. From the outside, the castle has ...

  • 5

    Dracula...bwaa--hahaha....

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    ... town in Transylvania with just under 300,000 people. Itīs also the main centre used for people looking to check out Dracula and Bran Castle. I got in very early in the morning from Moldova and into the hostel around 6:30am. They had a castle tour ...

  • 6

    Dracula's Castle

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    ... this excursion since the fault was not mine!  After this, we then drove to Dracula's castle or properly known as the Bran Castle. Bram Stoker is really the reason why this castle is famous and (Dracula) or Vlad the Impaler may have never lived ...

  • 7

    Probably the best city in the world

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    ... rejoined the rest of the group at 4:30, feeling satisfied with our Brasov cafe experience. That morning we visited Rasnov fortress and Bran Castle, which most people associate with Vlad Dracul, or Dracula.  We've learned that Vlad (we're on a ...

  • 8

    Make a Date with Dracula

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    ... properties seized by the communist government, Prince Dominic of Tuscany, the son and heir of Princess Ileana was awarded ownership of Bran Castle.  The Prince promptly put the castle up for sale for a whopping $78 million claiming he would only ...

  • 9

    Brasov

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    ... up with a few people staying in the say apartment as as and took a day trip with a local in his car that involved first visiting Bran Castle built in 1378 and the home to the 'Myth' of Dracula. It was pretty cool trapsing through the various rooms of the ...

  • 10

    Vampires and monks in Transylvania

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    ... the bus to Bran - the front says Moieciu but it goes past the Rasnov fortress, then drops you at the foot of the hill for Bran Castle, you can't possibly miss the stop. I'm rather happy I didn't have to waste my money on the tour since it was so cheap ...