Bran castle (Dracula castle) in Bran, Transylvania, Romania (@ Marco Cristofori /Corbis)

Bran castle (Dracula castle) in Bran, Transylvania, Romania (@ Marco Cristofori /Corbis)

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• Not only will locals be celebrating their national day today, they\ll also be commemorating a great union.""What\s the special occasion?
• This fearsome fortress is said to be the home of one of literature\s most spine-tingling villains.""He was a real pain in the neck
• This castle was once the guardian of one of the most important passageways through the Carpathian mountains.""Now it is more suited to guarding treasures and tourists
• The story of the Transylvanian vampire Dracula was inspired by one of Europe\s most infamous rulers.""His victims got the wrong end of the stick