Dracula’s castle is the home of Irish author Bram Stoker’s fictional Transylvanian Count character called Dracula. The spooky castle, mentioned and seen so many times in movies and TV shows, is real-life “Bran castle.” Thanks to Stoker and his book, Romania and its castle, situated on a cliff at an elevation of 762 meters (2500 feet), surrounded by valleys and hills became a major tourist destination among tourists worldwide.
According to historical evidence, the Bran castle wasn’t ever owned by Vlad Tepes aka the 15th-century prince Dracula. It was in the property of the Saxons, Dracula’s biggest and worst enemies. Later, he attacked the Saxons and took over the castle.
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Queen Marie’s heart
In the past, Bran castle wasn’t a castle at all. It was a border fortress on the Transylvanian and Wallachian border. For a long period of time, after Transylvania was united with the rest of Romania in 1920, it was abandoned. Then, Queen Marie arrived. She loved her castle so much, that she mentioned in her will that when she dies she wants her heart to be removed from her body and buried next to the castle. Her will was fulfilled. On the south-west side of the castle, at the edge of the forest, there is the urn with Queen Marie’s heart.
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The secret passage
The secret passage was an escape tunnel built inside the fireplace wall and was used in case of emergency. It used to connect the first floor with the third floor.
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The mysterious well
The well in Bran’s castle was 18 meters (60 feet) deep. However, water pumping wasn’t its purpose. Just before the water level, they build a secret room where they’ve had hidden all the treasures.
