Reviews for Bran Castle

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Absolutely beautiful. It’s a very small castle but still lets you appreciate the beauty of Romanian history and Carpathian Mountains.

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(Translated by Google) Nice as usual but the entrance price Piperat. 90 lei for adults in the Romanian market economy is expensive. (Original) Frumos că de obicei dar prețul la intrare Piperat. 90 lei pentru adulți la economia de piata româneasca este scump.

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Staff could've been more engaging with us. The building itself was fantastic, the information was enough to read without taking too much time. The Time Tunnel was an added bonus.

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Ok definitely not what we were Expecting. Basic tickets cost per person 90RON (about £14) but! You pay separate 30RON(£5) for time tunnel attraction and 20RON(£3.5) for dungeon room, or you can get a guided tour ticket a bit more expensive and one with photo at the end included in price like 190RON?. You can easily see all the castle in 30-40minutes. The most disappointing thing is that there is not a single item shown that had belonged to Vlad Teppes the impaler. Castle must has been property of him and his family during some time but there is no evidence or interesting items inside the castle to be shown. Everything it looks it has been set up for tourist, and is less like a museum as you would expect and instead multiple rooms with projection and screens and few puppets. Definitely disappointed.

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(Translated by Google) A small, old castle. A short walk, but worth exploring for a bit of history. It has a completely different character than the more beautiful but also newer Peles. (Original) Stary ciasny zamek. Krótki do zwiedzania, warto zainteresować się historią. Zupełnie inny charakter niż piękniejszy ale i nowszy Peles

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(Translated by Google) Excellent castle, I recommend it! The spirit of Draculism is present. (Original) Отличный замок, советую! Дух дракулизма присутствует

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(Translated by Google) A unique experience! Traffic a bit busy but worth the drive! (Original) O experiență inedita! Trafic cam aglomerat dar merita tot drumul!

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Grandiose

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(Translated by Google) Go, but to take photos from the outside. The story is simply this: the castle inside, and stripped of its original furniture, stolen during the communist dictatorship after Romania's liberation from the Céuséscu regime, the castle was returned to the royal owners, who thought it a good idea to bring in some antique furniture from the former nobility. The castle itself has nothing to do with any strange Dracula story, except for the novel and the quotes from its author. Save your money, it's worth photographing it from below. (Original) Andate ma per fare le foto da fuori. La storia è semplicemente questo il castello dentro e privo dei suoi mobili originali rubati a suo tempo durante la dittatura comunista dopo la liberazione della Romania dal regime Ceusescu il castello fu restituito ai re effettivi proprietari che hanno ben pensato di portare dentro qualche mobile antico della nobiltà di un tempo. Il castello di per sé non ha niente a vedere con qualche strana storia di Dracula se non per il romanzo e le citazioni di chi lo ha scritto. Risparmia questi soldi vale la pena fotografarlo da sotto.

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(Translated by Google) I visited Bran Castle again after many years. The first time I went was around 2012 and I left pleasantly impressed. This year I returned with my children, who are 5 and 8 years old. They are at the age when they are fascinated by history, by the battles of the past, by armor and swords, by the life in the times of kings and queens. I wanted to show them what it was really like to live in a castle and to explain to them the difference between reality and stories. Unfortunately, the experience was deeply disappointing. The castle seems to have lost its authenticity and historical charm, everything gravitating almost exclusively around the story of Dracula. I found cheap dolls and kitsch representations that have nothing to do with the real history of the place. The obsessive emphasis on the commercial side completely overshadows the cultural and historical value that such a monument should have. In addition to this disappointment, I also had a very unpleasant experience. Although we paid for tickets for five people and stood in line civilly, we were repeatedly pushed aside to make room for groups of foreign tourists. With two small children next to me, I felt ignored and treated as if our presence mattered less. There was not a smile, an explanation or a minimum of respect. The staff's attention was exclusively directed at the organized groups, and we felt invisible. We could not wait to get out and leave there. I left with a bitter taste and regret that a place with so much historical potential has come to prioritize commercial spectacle over authenticity and respect for all visitors. (Original) Am vizitat din nou Castelul Bran după mulți ani. Prima dată am fost în jurul anului 2012 și am plecat atunci plăcut impresionată. Anul acesta am revenit cu copiii mei, care au 5 și 8 ani . Sunt la vârsta la care sunt fascinați de istorie, de luptele de odinioară, de armuri și săbii, de viața din vremurile regilor și reginelor. Mi-am dorit să le arăt cum se trăia cu adevărat într-un castel și să le explic diferența dintre realitate și povești. Din păcate, experiența a fost profund dezamăgitoare. Castelul pare că și-a pierdut autenticitatea și farmecul istoric, totul gravitând aproape exclusiv în jurul poveștii cu Dracula. Am găsit păpuși ieftine și reprezentări kitsch care nu au nimic de-a face cu istoria reală a locului. Accentul pus obsesiv pe partea comercială umbrește complet valoarea culturală și istorică pe care ar trebui să o aibă un astfel de monument. Pe lângă această dezamăgire, am trăit și o experiență foarte neplăcută. Deși am plătit bilete pentru cinci persoane și am stat civilizat la rând, am fost dați repetat la o parte pentru a face loc grupurilor de turiști străini. Cu doi copii mici lângă mine, m-am simțit ignorată și tratată ca și cum prezența noastră conta mai puțin. Nu a existat un zâmbet, o explicație sau un minim respect. Atenția personalului era exclusiv îndreptată către grupurile organizate, iar noi ne-am simțit invizibili.Abia așteptam sa iesim și să plecăm de acolo. Am plecat cu un gust amar și cu regretul că un loc cu atâta potențial istoric a ajuns să pună mai presus spectacolul comercial decât autenticitatea și respectul față de toți vizitatorii.

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