Bran of Romania

Bran Castle was built in 1382 as a fortress on the border of Transylvania. Count Vlad Tepes defended here for 2 months against the Ottomans, Vlad is said to have slaughtered, drank blood, and brutally tortured about 40,000-100,000 prisoners in his lifetime. Bram Stoker's character Dracula was inspired by Count Vlad Tepes himself, turning Bran Castle into "Dracula Castle".

Bran Castle is built on a rock block located at an altitude of 760m above sea level with about 60 rooms. The isolated location surrounded by mountains, forests, and valleys gives Bran a mysterious and magical appearance that is true to the name. Bran's architecture is mostly preserved, with red and pink tiled roofs, white-gray lime walls, watchtowers, stone walkways or an ancient well with a depth of 20m dug through the hard rock still preserved in its original state.

Queen Marie - the last queen of Romania, has a special love and very often uses Bran Castle as a personal retreat. In 1948, the communist regime recovered and turned Bran into a museum, a very attractive destination to this day.