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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 14th-century Bran Castle sits 20 miles south of Brașov, a medieval city with red-tiled roofs and gothic spires. Photograph by ...
News Romania » Transylvania » History: This Scenic Romanian Village Favored By Royalty Hides One Of Transylvania's Oldest Fortified Churches
Mention Romania, or more specifically, Transylvania, and one thing will likely spring to mind: Dracula. But while the fictional horror icon's historical inspiration, Vlad the Impaler, does feature ...
News Romania » Transylvania » History: The Curse of Count Dracula
Tourists flock to Bran Castle, known locally as "Dracula's castle," though it has little to do with the 15th-century prince Vlad Tepes, who inspired the wildly popular vampire story. Robert Wallis A ...
News Romania » Transylvania » History: Witnessing Ostpolitik’s Fruits and Ecumenism in Transylvania
South of Ukraine, the Holy See encourages peace, coexistence and subsidiarity. Cardinal Francesco Monterisi and Bishop Florentin Crihalmeanu (back to camera) prepare to bless a statue of Greek ...
News Romania » Transylvania » History: In Transylvania, a New Hotel Is Carrying Tradition into the Future
Cut off from the rest of Romania by the arc of the Carpathian Mountains, Transylvania still embodies a certain rural self-sufficiency. There are few better examples than the picturesque village of ...
News Romania » Transylvania » History: Transylvania music fest embraces Dracula lore to bring in blood donations
A dance music festival in Romania has found the key to drawing more attendees to a unique event. Untold Festival, which has been held in Romania’s Transylvania region annually since 2015, has ...
News Romania » Transylvania » History: Viktor Orban’s vampiric presence in Transylvania
Transylvania isn’t only about Dracula and his castle – although another country’s leader has been trying to establish a rather vampiric hold on it. This region of Romania is home to one of the biggest ...