Count Dracula's Legend
(Bram Stoker)
Some say that Transylvania sits on one of earth's strongest magnetic fields and its people have extra-sensory perceptions. Vampires are believed to hang around crossroads on St. George's Day, April 23rd, and the eve of St. Andrew, November 29th. The area is also home to Bram Stoker's Dracula, and it's easy to get caught up in the tale while driving along winding roads through dense, dark, ancient forests and mountain passes.
Count Dracula, a fictional character in the Dracula novel, was inspired by one of the best-known figures of the Romanian history ? Vlad Dracula, nicknamed Vlad Tepes (Vlad the Impaler) ? who was a ruler of Wallachia (1456-1462).
Many "Dracula Tours" are being offered throughout Romania. They include the most important historical places related with Vlad Tepes, such as 14th Century town of Sighisoara ? Vlad's birthplace. The house in which Vlad Dracula was born has a small plaque on the door and now is a restaurant and small museum of medieval weapons. Other Dracula sights are: the Snagov Monastery ? where, according to legend, Vlad is said to have been buried after his assassination; Castle Bran (Castle Dracula); the Poenari fortress; the village of Arefu ? where many Dracula legends are still told; the city of Brasov ? where Vlad led raids against the Saxons merchants; and, of course, Curtea Domneasca ? Dracula's palace in Bucharest. Some tours also cover the folkloric aspects of the fictional Dracula. For instance, eating the meal Jonathan Harker ate at The Golden Crown in Bistrita, and sleeping at Castle Dracula Hotel ? built no so long ago on the Borgo Pass, approximately where the fictional castle of the Count is supposed to be.
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- La Leyenda Del Conde Drácula
- Drácula: O Homem Por Trás Do Mito
- The Historian
- Conde DrÁcula
- Dracula
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