5 Places Where Dracula Checked In
| November 16, 2015
Feeling determined at the Old Princely Court.
The Old Princely Court, located in the very heart of Bucharest, was built in the 15th century and issued on September 20th, 1459 by, who else than the mighty Vlad Tepes. Local lore says that his prisoners were kept here, trapped in the dungeons hiding beneath the court and even extending under the city. Today, all that remains available to visitors are arches, tombstones, a Corinthian column and some walls. But everything is charged with history, shouting out loud that the Impaler was once here — and did both wonderful and frightening things.
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