Dracula Slept Here

Heir puts 'Dracula's Castle' for sale

By ALEXANDRU ALEXE, Associated Press Writer
Mon Jul 2, 2:18 PM ET

BUCHAREST, Romania - A Habsburg heir is hoping someone will take a bite of his offer Monday to sell "Dracula's Castle" in Transylvania.

The medieval Bran Castle, perched on a cliff near Brasov in mountainous central Romania, is a top tourist attraction because of its ties to Prince Vlad the Impaler, the warlord whose cruelty inspired Bram Stoker's 1897 novel, "Dracula."

Legend has it that the ruthless Vlad — who earned his nickname because of the way he tortured his enemies — spent one night in the 1400s at the castle.

Man, and only 135 million asking price. A steal.

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