{"id":55940,"date":"2022-02-22T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/?p=55940"},"modified":"2022-02-22T12:30:03","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T19:30:03","slug":"dramatic-bran-castle-in-romania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/2022\/02\/22\/dramatic-bran-castle-in-romania\/","title":{"rendered":"Dramatic Bran Castle in Romania"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Bran Castle is often referred to as Castle Dracula, but its history has very little to do with Vlad the Impaler who most people associate as being the inspiration of the novel. Apparently, Bram Stoker based his description of Dracula’s castle on a description of Bran Castle that he had read about during the time that he was writing the book. The castle does indeed match his description in that it does sit on the edge of a cliff overlooking the valley below. Bram Stoker never actually visited Transylvania, but the illustration of the castle in the original novel is supposed to match Bran Castle pretty closely. The only actual relationship the castle has with Vlad Dracul is that it was where the tax officers resided who collected taxes from the aristocrats of Bran. Vlad was also reportedly held in the castle for two months by the Hungarian’s after being defeated by their armies. Regardless of whether you go to the castle because of its association to Dracula or just because you enjoy historic castles, the visit is certainly worthwhile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n