Category: Gothic Travel

• A Kitschy Legacy for a Historic Fortress: The Real Story of Bran Castle

  

  Inside Bran Castle you won’t find coffins or necklaces of garlic. Instead of a residence for the most prolific vampire, the 13th century castle acted as a military position and a royal residence. So why do people still show up in capes and fangs?

  Amanda M

  March 10, 2020

  Castles, Europe, Gothic Travel, Literary Tourism, Romania, travel

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