Vlad the Impaler was a medieval prince whose bloodthirsty acts inspired the world's most famous vampire, Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Discover Bran Castle, its connection to Dracula, and nearby attractions that bring Transylvania’s history and charm to life.

EVERYONE comes here looking for vampires” says Sebastian, our dark-haired, pale-skinned guide to Romania’s top tourist trap, ...

Wallachia in the 15th century was an unstable region with many pretenders to the throne, local feuds and external threats ...

New research shows that Vlad the Impaler may have cried tears of blood. This condition, known as hemolacria, adds another bloody footnote to the legend of the famously brutal monarch. Vlad the Impaler ...

Scientists have analyzed letters written by Vlad the Impaler in the 15th century. Traces of protein on the letters suggest he suffered from hemolacria, which causes blood to be present in tears. The ...

The eponymous villain of Bram Stoker's classic 1897 novel Dracula was partly inspired by a real historical person: Vlad III, a 15th-century prince of Wallachia (now southern Romania), known by the ...

When King Charles III of England unveiled his new portrait in May 2024, he set the internet aflame with controversy. The red portrait received passionate, but mixed, reactions. Some internet users ...