Inside the business of Transylvania and the real-life Dracula's castle in Romania Dracula, as he is popularly known, is loosely based on the legend of Vlad Dracula -- better known as Vlad the ...

It was Vlad’s dad, she said, who became known as “Vlad Dracul, after a brave Order of the Dragon (draco in Latin means dragon). His son became Vlad Dracula, meaning son of the dragon.

The medieval castle, which was completed in 1388, is thought to be the inspiration for Irish author Bram Stoker's 1897 novel, "Dracula," though Stoker never actually visited the Romanian landmark ...

Like us on Facebook. BRAN CASTLE, Romania — Dracula’s castle will have overnight guests on Halloween, marking the first time since 1948 that anyone has slept in the Transylvanian fortress.

Bran Castle (epa) PRAGUE, May 26, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Romanian authorities today officially handed over Bran Castle in the southern Carpathian Mountains to Dominic of Habsburg, the legal heir to the ...

In this picture taken Oct. 9, 2016, Bran Castle lies on top of cliffs in Bran, Romania.

While there's far more to Transylvania than Dracula shtick, there's no denying the allure of Dracula-themed tours, visiting sites linked to both the literary "Dracula" and the real-life Vlad Tepes ...

(AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru) BRAN CASTLE, Romania -- Dracula's castle will have overnight guests on Halloween, marking the first time since 1948 that anyone has slept in the Transylvanian fortress.

Poenari Castle was built in the 13th century on a mountaintop in Romania. It was repaired and occupied by Vlad the Impaler, a Romanian prince, two centuries later.

BRAN CASTLE, Romania (AP) – Dracula’s castle will have overnight guests on Halloween, marking the first time since 1948 that anyone has slept in the Transylvanian fortress.

Visitors to Dracula's castle are more likely to find puncture marks in their arms than their necks this month, after medics set up a COVID-19 vaccination centre at the Transylvanian attraction.

Adding to the eerie atmosphere Monday, light snow fell on the 14th-century castle where Vlad the Impaler, the prince who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula novel, is believed to have stayed.