What Is the Transfăgărășan Highway? The Transfăgărășan Highway cuts across the Făgăraș Mountains, part of the Southern Carpathians, connecting the regions of Wallachia and Transylvania. Built in ...

Scientists think they've discovered where Count Dracula's final resting place is -- and, spoiler alert, it's not in Romania.

The group being guided through the Austrian fortress are eager to sink their teeth into the gripping life of Vlad Tepes, the notorious "Vlad the Impaler", whose descendants once held the schloss.

Vlad the Impaler, known as Dracula, inspired the vampire in Bram Stoker’s novel. Vlad was no ghoulish fiend, though, for all his cruelty, as curators at his family’s castle in Austria emphasise.

Tepes was often depicted amid a “forest” of impaled bodies. Yet, despite his gory reputation, Vlad was a handsome devil and something of a lady killer, according to Muresan.

The legend suggests that Vlad III was not killed in battle, as commonly believed. Instead, he was captured by the Ottomans and later freed by his daughter.

And to this day, Vlad Tepes is considered a national hero in Romania. Double Yikes. This article is not about Vlad but about Romania being one of the most haunted countries in Europe.

The researchers said: “Vlad Dracula the Impaler — Vlad Tepes, in Romanian — was a brutal and sadistic prince-like military leader famous for torturing his foes.

Families gather at the castle to discover the story of Vlad Tepes Dracula. An event named 'Draculade,' immerses children in his legend through costumes and scary stories. The evening includes a ...

Tepes was often depicted amidst a "forest" of impaled bodies. Yet despite his gory reputation, Vlad was a handsome devil and something of a ladykiller, according to Muresan.

Instead of being a gruesome demon, the real Vlad Tepes courageously fought Ottoman Turks and had been “long time gone down in history as a positive figure”, said Florian Bayer, Director of its ...