Bran is a village in southern Transylvania, in Brașov County. It's famous for Bran Castle, guarding the pass between Wallachia and Transylvania.
The village is known for Bran Castle, heavily marketed as "Dracula's Castle". In reality it has nothing to do with Count Dracula (or with Vlad Țepeș who lately became identified with Dracula). Nevertheless, the tourists love the idea, and the souvenir shops and tour operators keep up the legend.
By public transport you'll first need to reach Brașov - a train or bus from Bucharest will take about three hours.
Bran is 30 km SW of Brașov on Highway DN73 / E574. Buses run between Brașov Autogara 2 and Bran every 30 mins M-F, hourly Sa & Su (every full hour). The trip takes 45 min, fare 13 lei (€2.80) as of August '22.
Driving from Cluj-Napoca or Sibiu along the Făgăraş road, you can bypass Brașov by the Highway 73A shortcut into Râșnov.
Bran is a very small village and everything's in walking distance.
There is a market near the Castle. The souvenirs are quite "kitschy", but you can get one.
There is a Kürtős kalács place in the center of town, very recommended.
There are plenty of pensions and camping places.
Vila Predelut, Str. Nicolae Bos 45 (1 km N of Bran, off Strada Predelut), 45.524349°, 25.360808°, +40 0728 269 332, vila@predelut.ro. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 11:00. 3-star hotel in Alpine style, in hills towards Predelut. Six rooms with individual bathroom with shower and double size beds, with hotel-type linen and TV cable with TV LCD screen. Every room has a balcony with view to Bucegi Mountains or Magura Branului Hill and from the terrace you can see Bran Castle. The property has also a nice garden with a garden kiosk. Continental breakfast and if more than three rooms are booked they offer a rich breakfast buffet. Free wireless internet. From 190 lei 2018-04-05
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