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"Dracula's Castle" For Sale In Romania

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i'll-bite dept.

galaad2 writes "Want to own the real castle that may have inspired the legend of Dracula? The Transylvanian castle associated with Vlad the Impaler, who may have been part of the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Count Dracula, is on sale for £40 million ($77 million). Bran Castle, near the historic city of Brasov, in central Romania, draws 450,000 visitors a year because of its association with 15th-century Prince Vlad Tepes III. (Wikipedia points out that Bran Castle's ties to Vlad are weak and disputed.) The local town council has been offered first refusal; they have 30 days to review the offer and then the property will be put on the market."

6 of 167 comments (clear)

  1. Stone walls vs. ductwork. by Animats · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Putting in heating, ventilating, and air conditioning will be a tough job. I know someone who converted an old stone barn, and that was a major project, even with substantial spending.

  2. For rich people only? by Max+Romantschuk · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Ironically, it would probably be more lucrative to buy property in something like Second Life than a castle like this. The castle is cool as hell, but the location is not very convenient.

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  3. Re:sweet by gDoDig · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If you had 77 million, you wouldn't need a castle to get chicks. :))

  4. Do the math... by Telcontar · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Certainly nobody will buy this castle for making a profit. Do the math: 40 million pounds have to be spent. People pay 2.40 per entry. Thus you need 16.7 million entries to cover the acquisition costs (assuming the 450,000 visitors a year are all adults, a bit optimistic). Using this figure, it takes 37 years to pay off the initial investment - ignoring costs for running the castle, such as ongoing repairs, staff, etc.

    Still, it would be cool to have that castle and enjoy eternal night life...

  5. Re:yummy by CmdrGravy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Romania is a nice place to live and now it's in the EU and will no doubt have a lot more money pumped into it I imagine it will become even nicer.

    Its certainly a lot closer than Brazil as well, a £40 plane journey I believe.

  6. Every Romanian castle is "Dracula's Castle" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I've been to a few, and they were all advertised as being "the real one". The joke among Romanians is apparently that every castle over there belonged to some Vlad this or that, and because that Bram Stoker has never been to Romania, there is no problem in claiming that it is Dracula's castle