On the left, gloomy pine woods fall away to a valley where the moat had been. Panting, you reach the massive gate; inside the courtyard you climb another steep, rough path to the entrance. Bran Castle is located about 30 km from Brasov, Romania. Get help with directions using the map provided below.
View Larger Map. Dracula Castle. Vlad the Impaler - Dracula's Castle photo by tamburix. Bran Castle aerial view. Bran Castle tower. Bran Castle roof. Bran Castle courtyard. View of Bran Castle Romania. Bran Castle wall. According to the official statistics in , the Bran Castle was the most visited sight in Romania, reaching 1 million visitors. The castle was restored several times, and now it looks very much like it used to during the time of its famous residents.
Surrounded by towers and ramparts, this "pugnacious little fortress," as Queen Marie called it, is a genuinely stunning castle, especially against the beautiful background dominated by the Carpathian Mountains. Several nearby attractions, as well as Bran Castle itself, are also home to a Halloween party on the last day of November. So if you want a truly extraordinary experience, make sure to book ahead of time.
The bedroom inside Bran Castle. But Bran has more to offer, other than a Bran Castle tour. You can take a trip to the open-air Village Museum , which is located in the park near Bran Castle. Here, you will find 18 examples of traditional Romanian households , as well as other wooden constructions. For example, you can find a sawmill, a fulling mill, which was used to manufacture wool, both powered by water. It displays several examples of foreign goods traded through this pass, such as an English clock or a Canadian traveling trunk.
In the beginnings, the Time Tunnel that we know today was a traditional well dug in stone at around Queen Marie is the one that decided that the well could be changed into an electric elevator. Even if the project preparations were started after the royal family left the castle in , the renovation was paused, and the project fell into oblivion.
The new project was brought to light several years later and opened in The structure took plenty of specialists from different fields, and the underground work was done with extreme difficulty as for the historical monument, geometry, and other.
It executes the longest official ride in Romania It also contains a multimedia exhibition with numerous complex technologies, computer servers, automation systems, power drives, electronic control, and platforms, all for a complete show that boosts the project's complexity. For an amplified experience, the project also added animations, shapes, and three—dimensional simulations. The tunnel now increases the existing services and attractions that can be found around Bran Castle.
Having 20 km of cable trails, 60 servers and control systems, 5 audio systems, intelligent lighting, the Time Tunnel is now waiting for your visit. However, few people know that the author never visited Romania. There are few sources, as well, that suggests that he even used Bran Castle as an inspiration for Dracula novel.
The main resemblance between the two castles can be found in the description the author gives for his castle of Dracula: " Portrait of Vlad the Impaler. Vlad the Impaler mainly ruled from Poenari Fortress. And while some claim that Bran Castle inspired the legend of Dracula's Castle in Bram Stoker's novel, these claims have no basis.
And although that does not make the story any less impressive, visitors should always be aware of the difference between the legends and the real history.
And as we all know, a written post can never beat a live experience. No doubt that Queen Marie of Romania revived the castle that was almost abandoned.
The Queen Marie of Romania was the nephew of Queen Victoria, and she married Ferdinand the future King of Romania in , being considered one of the most beautiful princes in Europe at that time. After the first world war, Transylvania becomes part of Romania, and the Brasov City council made a gesture of courtesy to the new Queen of all Romanians, giving the Bran Castel to Queen Marie.
Using her artistic skill, the Queen transforms the Bran Castle with the help of Czech architect Karel Liman in the summer residence alongside the Balcic summer house from the Black Sea. In this period, a traditional house was made of wood- the Tea House Casa de ceai , a guest house made of stone, a wooden church, and the houses for the personal. Soon the Queen involved in the community life, supporting the families with money and give the kids a chance to education.
While the association with Dracula is sketchy at best, the castle continues to hold a strong attraction for all fans of the Count. From to Bran served as royal residence, a gift of the people of Brasov to Queen Marie of Romania.
Bran castle is now a private museum open to tourists, displaying art and furniture collected by Queen Marie.
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