The first step the new owner of Bran Castle did, was rebranding it. Dominic de Habsbourg changed the name in “Chateau Bran“, although neither the place nor the royal family had anything in common with France.
Changing the name to “Chateau Bran“, it is probably connected with the 2 French wine collections that will be presented [...]
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The Bran Castle-Chateau Bran
June 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Transylvania
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The Bran Castle – the historical retrocede
May 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Dracula today, Transylvania
The Bran Castle is on of the most important tourist objectives of Romania and Brasov, more specific. According to the historians the Bran fortress was build between 1377 and 1378. Ludovic de Anjou let the people from Brasov build a stone fortress using their own money and work force.
The Castle was given to Queen Mary [...]
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History of the Bran Castle
May 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Transylvania
Castle Bran – Built by the inhabitants of Brasov as a result of the Privilege granted to them on November the 19 1377, the fortress was ment to survey and defend the Bran mountain passcrossed, during the Middle Age, by the most important commercial road joining Brasov to Wallachia. Ever since its beginnings, the fortress [...]
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Brasov
May 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Tourist info, Transylvania
The city of Brasov is called in German, Kronstadt, in Hungarian, Brassó. In the past, it was also called Brassovia or Corona and geographically it is situated in the center of Romania, part of the Transylvania region being surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains. The city carries a heavy historical treasure where you can find a [...]
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Dracula – Myth and reality
May 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Dracula Books, Dracula pictures, Dracula today, Dracula videos, Festivals, History of Vlad the Impaler, The legend of Dracula, Tourist info, Transylvania, Vampires
Dracula – a character that is always en vogue for so many centuries, is a name that inspired and still inspires many legends, a word that brings fear into some regions where it is spoken, show the real identity: demon, wear wolf, vampire, or fearless leader, unmerciful, unforgiving; a fighter for law, for justice and [...]
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