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Bran Castle
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Bran Castle - Also called Dracula's Castle, for touristic as opposed to historical reasons (because it looks intimidating), it's in a town called Bran, at 20 km near Braşov. The best ways to get there are by bus or by car on the European Road 574 (E574). The bus for Bran leaves from the Autogara 2 (Bus terminal 2) about every half hour for the whole day. You have to buy the ticket on board and it costs 7 lei each way (as of 05.12.2011). You can arrive to the Autogara 2 from the centre if you take the bus number 12 from Livada Poştei or the Teatrul Dramatic stations (departs every half hour), or from the train station if you take one of the buses 23 or dashed 23 (23 barat or 23B; it has a 23 written on in, with an oblique dash on the number). Note that buses 23 and dashed 23 are not stopping at the main terminal located in front of the train station. In order to take them, you need to walk to the boulevard in front, through the right as you're exiting the train station, where you'll see the bus sign and other people waiting for their buses. After you get on, descend at the fourth stop, which is right next to the football stadium. Once you are in Bran follow the tourists through a street full of stands selling things for tourists. The castle is now a museum open to tourists, displaying art and furniture collected by Queen Marie. Tourists can see the interior individually or by a guided tour. At the bottom of the hill is a small open air museum park exhibiting traditional Romanian peasant structures (cottages, barns, etc.) from across the country. As of May 2011, the entrance fee was 20 lei for an adult, but there is fortunately no camera fee to take photos. From the top of the fortress you can see the mountains in a superb panorama.
