Brasov, Romania (CNN)-- The ruins of Poienari Castle ... punishment by skewering bodies on a wooden spike. Visiting Dracula's castle Poienari Castle is not on the main tourist route.

Dracula’s inspiration ... a day trip to visit it is one of the most popular things to do in Brasov. Beyond Bran Castle, Romania’s royal legacy extends to Peleș Castle, a 19th-century ...

Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ has conjured an impression of Romania in the public imagination ... horror film-like publicity in nearby Brasov, I find Bran Castle is very different from my ...

or Dracula’s Castle, swirling in legend and a perhaps tenuous connection to Vlad the Impaler, the figure who inspired Dracula. Journeys between Brasov and the castle take around 35 minutes by ...