Bran Castle in Bran, Romania, used to be a fort, turned castle and the royal residence of Queen Marie in the 1920s. Fascinating building with beautiful views, interesting architecture and fairy tale ambiance. For tourism purposes, it’s marketed as “Dracula Castle”, even though it has very little to do with anything related to the story (it’s a castle in Transylvania, close enough?). Another win for pop culture over reality 😿. Dracula or not, fascinating place nonetheless!
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Beautiful castle! – Definitely built for live-in comfort, not strategic defense.
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The location, on top of the hill, is very good for strategic defense. Queen Marie turned it into a beautiful live-in castle. She was very talented!
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