Bran Castle
has often been touted, especially by the Romanian tourist board, as the
real Castle Dracula. It is possible that Vlad Dracula visited the castle
on occasion in the early 1450's. It has an inner courtyard and a secret
underground passageway. A steep winding staircase could take a person to
a secret escape route deep inside the mountain. Dracula may have drawn,
in part, from his knowledge of Bran Castle when he built his own mountain
retreat.
A must
see for tourists, Bran Castle is much larger and in much better shape then
Castle Dracula. Complete with kitchen, eating area, prison and good security
from the courtyard, Bran Castle still stands majestic as it did so many
years ago.
Source - Some text
The Vampire Book - The Encyclopedia of
the Undead
By J.Gordon Melton
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