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There
are
three
parts
when
we
have
to
talk
about
Bran
Castle.
First
it
is
the
historical
value.
It
had
a
strategic
defense
position
against
the
Ottoman
empire,
being
situated
between
two
large
groups
of
the
middle
Carpathian
mountains.
The
castle
also
had
a
connection
to
the
Order
of
the
Teutonic
knights,
the
Kingdom
of
Poland,
and
figures
of
the
Romanian
Royal
family,
important
to
the
unification
of
the
Romanian
regions
in
1918.
The
second
part
is
related
to
the
story
of
Bram
Stoker's
Dracula,
promoted
by
the
communists
for
tourism
and
marketing
reasons.
Historically,
there
is
no
proof
that
Vlad
the
Impaler
(the
inspiration
for
Dracula),
ever
set
foot
in
Bran,
but
it
can't
be
discredited
as
well.
The
third
part
is
the
presentation
of
the
location
from
a
touristic
perspective.
The
surroundings
of
the
castle
are
populated
with
small
shops
and
restaurants,
which
sell
all
sorts
of
souvenirs
and
food
products
like
jams
and
delicious
pastries.
There
is
also
a
Haunted
Castle
horror
theme
park
which
is
actually
quite
funny
to
experience.
The
castle
itself
is
well
organized
as
a
museum
and
there
is
a
clear
visit
route.
The
building
is
kept
in
good
condition
and
it
displays
various
medieval
furniture.
Apart
from
the
main
visit
route,
there
were
two
extra
expositions,
one
with
tools
and
techniques
of
torture,
and
the
second
was
a
multi-media
elevator
and
underground
tunnel
that
I
refuse
to
describe
in
detail
because
I
would
ruin
the
experience.
There
have
been
many
improvements
since
my
last
visit
here
(2017)
and
a
lot
of
multi-media
displays
giving
explaining
some
local
myths.
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