Dracula's Digs Photos
Bran Castle was built in the 14th century to serve as a fortress to protect against the invading Ottoman Turks. The royal family moved into the castle in the 1920s, living there until the communist regime confiscated it from Princess Ileana in 1948. After being restored in the late 1980s and following the end of communist rule in Romania, it gained popularity with tourists, attracting 450,000 people annually.
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