Bran Castle is on the tourist trail and thus is surrounded by over priced coffee shops and souvenir stalls but these are easily ignored. As is the Dracula link, which is tenuous, and not much of a feature inside the castle. The castle itself is an interesting and well presented historical attraction. It was built to guard the pass across...
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Bran Castle (Dracula's Castle)
str. Gen Traian Mosoiu, nr.24, Brasov 507025, Romania
+4.0268.237.700
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Ranked #3 of 23 attractions in Brasov
148 Reviews
Type: Castles, Historic Sites, History Museums, Museums
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Dear Visitors to Bran Castle,On June 1, 2009, we celebrated the return of the heirs of Princess Ileana with Bran Castle’s rebirth as the first private......
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Dear Visitors to Bran Castle,On June 1, 2009, we celebrated the return of the heirs of Princess Ileana with Bran Castle’s rebirth as the first private museum and premiere tourist destination of Romania.June 1st Is the International Day of Children and Bran Castle’s day of revival.Fittingly, we have chosen to celebrate the day with special events for children, so that we may all remain fresh and young at heart.During the past year we have completed refurbishing the Castle, recapturing the spirit of Queen Marie’s favorite retreat and the loved home of her descendents. We have installed easy to read informational plaques and a media room for our visitors. We are currently restoring the park, as well as renovating all the facilities. We are also preparing additional cultural events and entertainment for our visitors.Following the Castle’s change of ownership, director Narcis Ion remained with the Ministry of Culture, but has continued to be our valued advisor. We have welcomed a new group of managing directors: Lia Doru Trandafir, Corin Trandafir, and Alexandru Priscu.We are happy to receive every guest that comes to visit us.Welcome to our castle, our home.Sincerely,Dominic HabsburgMaria-Magdalena HolzhausenElisabeth Sandhofer
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Even if the castle is a jewl, the ornamentation is kind of missing...as some of the local authorities are taking what is not theirs
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Nothing worth seeing. The legend is not exploited in any manner, the fortress is less spectacular than other castles in Germany or France. You don't loose anything if you skip visiting it.
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It makes a nice daytrip together with Rasnov fortress. From Brasov there goes a mini/maxibus every hour or maybe even every half an hour. The bus stops very closeby the castle. The castle itself is very touristy, but worth the visit. In the case that you have limit time and you have to chose between Bran and Peles castle in...
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Nothing to do with Dracula, except a loose historical connection. Dracula was written in the late 1800s. Vlad the Impaler was around early 1400s.
However, the visit is more than worth it for the perspective of what it was like during the middle ages and the royal Romanian family in the mid 1900s.
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We have been last year during the annual night of open musems in Romania. Being on the border between Transylvania and Valachia this place is full of history. Very well maintained with a lot of information for the visitors, a nice park where you can relax and enjoy the surroundings.
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Not as toursisty as people make out...but you can see why Bram Stoker chose it as the residence of his fictional character. Its prominent feature set in the landscape with a magical and mysterious feel. Easily accessible from Brasov and not to be missed.
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super memories-excellent view-take acknowledge about ro history-trip which every tourist must do!
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Richmond Hill, Canada
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Castle in itself is great, the grounds and surrounding scenery are beautiful. Very busy and touristic. Although it is the 'Dracula castle', there is nothing "vampiric" about it whatsoever (except a cheesy display inside! :) ).
There are vendors around the castle, but they sell stuff one would find in a dollar store and authentic-made-in-China Romanian souvenirs that have nothing...
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The small village of Bran is a great place to spend an evening. We were lucky to be there mid week and had a villa with a deck overlooking the castle. It happened to be a thunderstorm so the setting was perfect. We enjoyed going through the castle as well. This is not the true Dracula castle, only the Hollywood...
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