DRACULA'S CITADEL

DRACULA'S CITADEL

The Colorful Sighișoara Citadel – Dracula’s Birthplace

What better place for murder and mystery than Dracula’s home?

Each house is different and has something worth seeing.

The Clock Tower houses the History Museum

The House with Stag

The Vlad Dracul House

The Church on the Hill (Bergkirche)

The Furriers’ Tower

The Citadel Square

The Streets and Houses of the Citadel

View from the tower

The Statue of Vlad Ţepeş

Street Café

Jimmy, the famous and friendly dog of the Citadel

Originally posted on GARDEN OF EADY:

The Sighişoara Citadel is one of the most beautiful citadels in Europe.
Sighişoara is situated on the Târnava Mare River, in the historic region of Transylvania. The city is know to Hungarians as “Segesvár” and to the Germans as “Schäßburg”.
I have been to many cities in my country, but I have to say that Sighişoara is one of the most beautiful cities of Romania. The Sighişoara Citadel is registered in the UNESCO world heritage. The citadel was built in the 12th century. In the 15th – 16th century, Sighişoara became an important political, economical and cultural center. The defensive wall with a length of 930 m, 14 defense towers and 5 artilery bastions used to protect the city. There are still 9 towers and two bastions.
Sighişoara is also known as the birthplace of Vlad Ţepeş (Vlad the Impaler). Vlad Ţepeş, Prince of Wallachia, was born in 1431 in…

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SO MANY CHOICES

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Where would you like to live?
So many choices.
You could live near a peaceful body of water,
where the houses sit close to each other.
You could live on a mountain near a raging waterfall.
Or what about living in the desert with no neighbors?
A dark castle could be your new home.
What about a forest where all you can see for
miles are trees and more trees?
A far away magical land might be calling to you.
You can physically visit these places
or visit them in your imagination.
I’d like to try out the mountain
with the raging waterfall.
See you soon...
See you soon…

CASTLE DRACULA

CASTLE DRACULA CAN BE YOURS

Castle Dracula can be yours for a cool $140 million

Bran Castle in Romania is looking for a new owner at a bargain of $140 Million. We know it as the Castle of Dracula, but it actually goes by the name of Bran Castle. In the heart of Transylvania in Romania, it is the of setting Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The world’s most famous vampire, Dracula was inspired by Vlad the Impaler, the ruler of Transylvania in the 15th century.
hidden stairs

Vlad himself