Dracula's Castle
Dracula means Romania, more exactly a special side of this country. Dracula land includes Bran (with the famous Dracula's Castle), Transylvania, Sighisoara, Hunedoara e.a. and it is the place where the ancient legends reborn, where the myths and the mysteries are present, where there are ruins on the top of the rocks and old monasteries in the deep valleys. There are hundreds of places in Romania which are worth seeing and traveling in Transylvania or Romania, about Dracula’s Castle and Dracula Park to discover the hidden beauties of this land.
Dracula`s Castle is located in the eastern side of Europe, in a country called Romania. It is placed in the middle of the Carpathians Mountains, on the border between Transylvania and Wallachia two of the three historical regions composing Romania.
Its exact position is in the village of Bran, at 30 km / 20 miles from Brasov, the second big city of Romania after Bucharest - the capital.
Dracula Souvenirs' Boutique is for people like you wanting to discover more about Romania. There are visitors who are preparing their visit to Romania and there are others interested about Romanian handcrafted objects or Dracula souvenirs.
Marian BOBEI
Marian BOBEI it is a Romanian artist based in Sfantu Gheorghe, in Transylvania, at 35 km from Brasov. His art is oriented to paintings and sculptures in wood or stone, which are very modernist and spectacular.
In the eve of the XV-th century a Romanian prince called Vlad was sent by the emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg to rule in the state of Wallachia situated between the Carpathian mountains and the Danube river.
Here it is the third floor with:
1. the secret stairs
2. the music room
3. the Spanish renaissance room
4. the balcony
5. the saxon room
1. the secret stairs
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At the second floor there are:
1. passage room
2. baroque furniture's room
3. the bedroom
4. the oriental room
5. living room with german baroque furniture
6. the tiroler room
7. the rococo furniture's room
8. defense gallery
9. the painted furniture's room
1. passage room
2. baroque furniture's room
The Baroque Furniture's room took its name from the Baroque furniture collection. Placed near the King's bedroom, this room is also called the Biedermeier salon.
At the first floor there is:
1. another prison's cell
2. the arms room
3. the squire's chancellery
4. the passage room
5. the chappel /gothic room
6. the council room /guest room
7. the secret stairs
See below for details:
1. another prison's cell
On the ground floor there are:
0. the castle's entrance
1. the hall
2. the guardians' room
3. the prison
4. the kitchen
5. the fountain (elevator's room)
6. the gunner's room (the royal chapel)
7. the defense gallery
8. the interior court
See below for details:
0. the castle's entrance
This is the Castle's entrance, which is placed in the Gate's Tower (that you can see on the behind). It was added later, in the medieval times the access to the castle was possible only by a mobile bridge.
Here are the plans of the Dracula's castle. Just click on the links and you will see some photos of the castle's rooms. Enjoy the visit .
Bran Castle is famous for its association with the Dracula legend. The 15th-century Wallachian prince upon whom the novelist Bram Stroker is (incorrectly) supposed to have his blood thirsty vampire connected to the Bran Castle. In truth, Dracula may have attacked and briefly captured the castle in 1460, during one of his raids on the Burzen Land.
During the six centuries of its life Bran Castle changed its destination several times: at the beginning it was a fortress, after that - a customs house and local administration office and later, in the first half of the 20-th century, a royal residence. This is why the castle's architecture and functionality changed in several points during the rehabilitation / improvement works.
