After 600 or so years, it's once again wise to give Dracula's castle a wide berth. The AP reports the historic Poenari Castle in Romania was closed to tourists late last month "for the safety of ...

Romania’s imposing Poenari Castle, once home to Vlad the Impaler, has been taken over by a new—and suitably fearsome—occupants. As the BBC reports, the castle was recently shut down to visitors after ...

As Halloween edges closer, the yearning to do more spooky and fun fall activities pulls me in. Every year, I attempt to pack my late September to end of October with the usuals: marathons of Halloween ...

Vlad the Impaler's Fortress in Poenari (Arges County) was reopened for visits on Monday, after extensive conservation and restoration work. The fortress, located on the administrative territory of ...

“Did you know Dracula was a real person?” a fellow backpacker asked, instantly blowing my mind. “What are you talking about?” I replied. A group of us sat in the common area at a hostel in Varna, ...

When one thinks of where not to go if you do not want to be spookified, it is a deep, thick forest in a foreign land, especially if that far-off territory is the home of one of the world’s most ...

BUCHAREST, Romania—About eight hours’ drive from the capital, and another four hours’ trek from the nearest road, Izvorul Calimanului Mountain looks like many of the Carpathians’ uninhabited peaks: ...