vampire

With the international release of the blockbuster movie Nosferatu at the beginning of this year, interest in vampires may be at an all-time high. This is likely to bring a new wave of tourists to the region of central Romania known as Transylvania, which is the home territory of both Nosferatu and Count Dracula, as well as the real-life villain who inspired their creation. The latter is the iron-fisted ruler Vlad Tepes Draculea (more popularly known as Vlad the Impaler), who ruled with a ruthlessness that has only a few parallels in history. In Romania, the Dracula legend has long been a boon to the tourist economy. Many horror fans consider a trip to the dark, mysterious forests and mountain