Bran Castle for sale

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Dec 26, 2006, 9:18:19 AM12/26/06

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Transylvanian castle of Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for Bram
Stoker's Count Dracula, is on sale for £40 million.

Bran Castle, near the historic city of Brasov, in central Romania, is
one of the country's most popular tourist destinations because of its
association with 15th-century Prince Vlad Tepes III, also known as the
Impaler for his favoured method of executing opponents. According to
varied accounts, Vlad either spent several days in the castle or was
briefly incarcerated in its dungeons.

The impressive 14th-century fortress last belonged to Queen
Victoria's granddaughter Queen Marie of Romania, but in 1956 it was
seized by the Communist authorities, who turned it into a museum.