Halloween at Hunyad Castle, Dracula Prison

Halloween at Hunyad CastleWe know places of fear within the month of Halloween. This time we travel to Romania to visit a haunted castle that is said, or at least they have left open in the British TV show Most Haunted Live. During an investigation of three nights, the program detected paranormal activity at the castle where it is believed, was imprisoned Wallachian prince who inspired the character of Count Dracula. Beyond the statistics confirms that they are more dangerous than the living dead, the truth is that no one could deny that a lonely night in the castle Hunyad at least give us a chill. The castle, the story goes, was part of the principality of Transylvania, and as such, was the place where Vlad III, the prince who inspired the character of Dracula in Bram Stoker’s novel, was imprisoned for seven years after he was deposed .

The silhouette of the castle itself is intimidating, somewhat like the stereotype of haunted castles, though of course with a unique architectural beauty. Also known as Corvins castle, has a great size to be a jewel of medieval art. His style could be framed in the Gothic with Renaissance and Baroque interventions.

It has defense towers, a drawbridge, an internal courtyard, two large halls and is high on a rock. It is located in Hunedoara, a town near the Carpathian Mountains. The castle is run by the municipality, and usually used in films and films about medieval themes.