Bran Castle, Romania

Bran, Romania – 2024.We started the fourth day of hiking with a visit to Bran Castle. Bran Castle is a major Romanian tourist destination because of its supposed connection with Dracula and/or Vlad Dracula or Vlad the Impaler. Bran Castle is not Draculas Castle. It just happens to look like the castle described in Bram Stoker’s book Dracula. It was constructed in the late 13 hundreds as a border post between what was then Transylvania and Walachia. In the early 1920’s the castle was converted into a royal summer residence. It now serves as a museum with a collection of furniture, weapons and armour dating from the 14th to the 19th centuries.
Bran Castle, Bran, Transylvania, Romania
The door knocker at the entrance to Bran Castle, Bran, Transylvania, Romania
Queen Marie of Romania’s bedroom, Bran Castle, Bran, Transylvania, Romania
A fancy carved door in Bran Castle, Bran, Transylvania, Romania
Teutonic Knights had a defensive fortress on the same site as the current Bran Castle in the early 12 hundreds. Bran Castle, Bran, Transylvania, Romania
An old stairway in Bran Castle, Bran, Transylvania, Romania
The music room from the 1920’s when the castle was a royal summer residence. Bran Castle, Bran, Transylvania, Romania
The music room from the 1920’s when the castle was a royal summer residence. Bran Castle, Bran, Transylvania, Romania
Bran Castle, Bran, Transylvania, Romania
The court yard in Bran Castle, Bran, Transylvania, Romania
Part of the “History of Dreads” display in Bran Castle, Bran, Transylvania, Romania
Part of the “History of Dreads” display in Bran Castle, Bran, Transylvania, Romania
King Ferdinand’s living area. Bran Castle, Bran, Transylvania, Romania
King Ferdinand’s living area. Bran Castle, Bran, Transylvania, Romania
Armoury exhibits from the 14th to 17th century. Bran Castle, Bran, Transylvania, Romania
Armoury exhibits from the 14th to 17th century. Bran Castle, Bran, Transylvania, Romania
Armoury exhibits from the 14th to 17th century. Bran Castle, Bran, Transylvania, Romania
Torture chamber exhibit. Bran Castle, Bran, Transylvania, Romania
Torture chamber exhibit. Bran Castle, Bran, Transylvania, Romania
Bran Castle, Bran, Transylvania, Romania
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