THE “true” home of Dracula where bloodthirsty Vlad the Impaler lived is set to open to the public. Until five years ago, Poienari Castle in the city of Curtea de Arge, Romania, had… ...

The castle hosts regular Dracula-themed events, and a page on its website mentions the theory that Vlad the Impaler once stayed — or was held prisoner — there, as well as speculation that Bran ...

Vlad the Impaler's thirst for blood was an inspiration for Count Dracula. ... Many of these workers would die of exhaustion while building Poenari Castle, one of Vlad III’s favorite residences.

Vlad the Impaler, known as Dracula, inspired the vampire in Bram Stoker’s novel. Vlad was no ghoulish fiend, though, for all his cruelty, as curators at his family’s castle in Austria emphasise.

The real Vlad never set foot in Romania's Bran Castle - widely taken as the inspiration for the lair of Dracula - but it hasn't stopped it drawing visitors in their droves.

It’s not Vlad the Impaler’s castle, though. “People go to Bran Castle because it’s closer to the airport. The real castle where Vlad lived, Poenari, is farther away, and you have to climb ...

Portrait of Vlad the Impaler (c. 1431-1476), from a painting in Castle Ambras in the Tyrol. Photo by Stock Montage/Getty Images. Jo Lawson-Tancred October 14, 2023 Share Share This Article.

Also known as Vlad the Impaler, the military ruler is said to have likely killed over 80,000 people, ... St Pancras to Dracula’s Castle by train is three holidays in one ...

He told The Sun: "Vlad the Impaler-Dracula reigned three times. "During the second reign, he built up only three monuments - the Comana and Snagov monasteries and Poienari castle.

Bran Castle has been a tourist destination for Dracula fans since the 1960s. Snopes. ... who is commonly known as Vlad the Impaler, a 15th-century Wallachian prince. At most, ...

Vlad the Impaler steps out of Dracula's shadow. Forchtenstein (Austria) (AFP) – Cloaked in a black cape like the infamous count himself, 10-year-old Niklas Schuetz runs through the dark ...