INSIDE DRACULAS CASTLE TRANSYLVANIA ROMANIA
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- čas přidán 23. 10. 2022
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Transylvania, a place we have all heard of…
A medieval landscape with mysterious tales of ghosts, werewolfs and, vampires… but is there truth behind the scary stories?
In 1456, a man of the Dracul family, Vlad Dracula came into power over these lands.
He had a particular thirst for blood… his enemies would be left out to die on long wooden stakes, around 80,000 of them in his time, gaining him the nickname Vlad The Impaler. He was killed in battle in 1476 at the age of 45, which put an end to his barbaric reign.
Stories passed down through the centuries talking of blood suckers and creatures of the night inspired a man named Bram Stoker.
While he was researching, he read of the atrocities that had been committed by Vlad Dracula and in 1897 Bram Stoker’s vampire novel, Dracula was born.
Draculas castle was described as being located high above a valley, perched on a rock above where the rivers wind in deep gorges through the forests, somewhere in Transylvania.
The majestic 13th century Bran Castle is the most fitting castle, in the right area, to match Bram Stockers description.
Bran castle holds a bloody history of its own, home to many kings and queens, its also seen many a battle.
The region feels like going back in time, horse and cart are frequent on the old roads, the unspoilt countryside is filled with farmers tending to their land and the smell of log fire fills the air.
We travel to the commune of Bran, a place that has morphed into a center for vampire tourism, a setting which inspired these frightful stories that have spread across the globe and contributed to so much of todays horror culture.
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My lovely Romaina wife took me on the castle tour and this was one of them, really enjoyed it. Was going to retire there but she lost her fight with cancer the year I retired.
I’m so sorry for your loss 😢that sucks but glad you got to go somewhere with her before she passed…
This breaks my heart 💔 hope you find more power
cool story bro.
I'm so sorry for your loss ❤
Horribly sad. I am very sorry. Much LOVE.
We had the privilege of going to Brasov and Bran in 2016 wow! It has never left our hearts and we are returning in March 2023. Draculas Castle is incredible, I would recommend everyone travel to Transylvania.
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Vlad never owned Bran. His main fortress were Peonari and in targoviste. He may have stayed there when Peonari was being fortified, others believe it was before his third ascent to the throne after he was released, right before his assassination. Most of the stories about him drinking blood, etc came from saxon and boyar propaganda of the times - which still lives today and sold many books. But it makes for good tourism . So fictional dracula that turns into a bat - Bram Stoker yes it is thought he picked this castle out of a book in a library (as he had never been), but not the real Vlad. I did enjoy as I do all your videos, and thank you for showing the beauty of the country that runs through 'my veins' :)
I certainly agree, it is beautiful!
All of the elite are blood drinkers. The ‘blue bloods/royals/aristocrats are satanists that drink blood. That’s what it means to be ‘of the bloodline’. The bloodline of Cain(king). They drink blood for the adren-o-chrome.😉
Most of them do it in secret rituals, Vlad just happened to be open about it.
@Johnny Rep Gotta keep the tourist dollars coming in
Appreciate the extra info! 🙏🏼 We were confused when we first looked into it 🤣 The whole connection is very loosely related! Makes for a good story but amazing to see how things get twisted… 😄 So glad you enjoyed it, Romania is a beautiful country we can’t wait to return too! Thank you for watching ❤
U Wana b a vampire..
Lovely country Romania!
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I think the ancient warrior that Dracula was based on was truly a far scarier character than Dracula could ever aspire to be!👹
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Agree
Dracula is a real person
Sam N Jess, you have no idea how much I appreciate all you guys do. Being I have been confined to a powerwheelchair since 2017 bc of FSHD2 Muscular Dystrophy I can not travel across the pond anymore. Last place I visited was Scotland. So just know I live through YOUR videos bc you are the best on YT !😘😘😘😘
Me too Crystal. I mean the appreciation of Sam and Jess. I'm sorry for your condition and I pray life brings you blessing's you never fathomed were possible. GOD bless. All My prayers to you.
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Crystal Hilliard 💓💜bless you💓💜
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Wow Crystal! That humbles us, thank you so much for your comment. It’s a pleasure to have you along with us and glad you enjoy watching, you all enrich our lives everyday and we are so thankful for this community. Sending you love and happiness from us both 🙏🏼❤️
Beautiful video, thanks - but just a correction - Vlad Tepes ("Dracul") never owned Transylvania. He was the ruler of Walachia (which is the southern part of modern day Romania). He did spend some time in Transylvania and was born there, but that's it. I also wonder why he is associated with Transylvania instead of Walachia. So weird haha
Thank you for posting this information clarifying that this was not Vlad Dracula’s castle. I lived in Romania as a child in 1975, 1977 and 1982. We visited the castle ruins of Vlad Dracul where you have to climb something like a thousand steps to reach. It was thrilling! We lived in București and Cluj Napoca and stayed in villages all over the country while my father researched the folk legends. I love Romania!
@@kathryngeen1447 that's awesome that you got to travel with your father as he researched! I bet you learned a lot!
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👏👏👏👏👏👏Inteligenta osservativa!!!👏👏👏👏❤️
Well the real castle I'm sure is still in use by the .01% for all their creepy shit so this makes sense that the people would be lied to about its true location!!@@kathryngeen1447
Another awesome adventure guys! Strange how our new King openly admits to he is a distant relative Vlad!.. and still owns property handed down to him in Romania.. keep up the good work guys look forward to the next one!..
Transilvania is unique!!!❤ I'm I'm love with!
Saludos from an argentinian immigrant
Romania is such a wonderful country, every province have something so special, traditions, food, supersitions and mystic things. Nature is stuning...wonderful
Transylvania Hungarian land built by Hungary and our saxon friends , Vlachs aka"romanians" were invited to live in transylvania when the mongol empire invaded europe and Hungary and poland kick them out .
@@zoltanzzolt you can cry more indoctrinated stupid kid 😊 i am history proffesor at a university in western Europe. You can lie you friends from Budapest, but not Europeans 😏
yeah and Romanian women are beautiful also .i wish i could live there
@@zoltanzzoltbullshit...
Indeed! Too bad Romanians are living in it...
Thank you for promote Romania with love i apreciate and share on Twitter for you🥰🥰
Sam how come you have never been asked to do radio, pod casts or audio books as your voice is amazing and enchanting
Wow Transylvania..That castle was EPIC!!! Really enjoyed this 💯 😘
If you hold a small tree branch out in front of you, it will knock down the spiderwebs so they don’t smack you in the face when you’re hiking 😅😅😅
Thanks for another great vid guys!!!!
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You are so lucky having the opportunity to experience these wonderful places, we are so lucky that you share them with us. Thankyou 😊
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while on a vacation to Bulgaria we took a trip to Romania ,
to see the castle complex of Vald the impailer "Dracula"
it was such a impressive place you can imagine all that was portrayed in the Dracula films ,,,
Peter Cushing ,,,, Christopher Lee great vid guys ,,,,,,Ed
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This was Insane, what a Beautiful place you are so lucky, thank you so so much for Sharing this Sam &jess 🙏🥰🇬🇧
Glad you enjoyed it Karen 🥰 Thank you for watching!
Bram castle seems much more commercialised than when I visited 25 years ago. Entrance was free. I wandered round and a woman jumped out of a closet and tried to sell me a pair of hand-knitted socks.
😂😂😂😂
LOVE all the enclosed winding staircases!! Thank you!
Not into Dracula stuff but was lovely to see a bit of Romania 😊
Laughing that you're so scared of spiders but are on your way to stay in a treehouse that will be full of them 😄
Years ago, I was doing my make up in the mirror one day and a spider crawled right out of my hair and along my face !
I screamed and ran away but then realised that I couldn't run away from myself 😄😄
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I'm older with a disabled back and knees. Thank you so much for taking us along with you!
I know the feeling as I have health issues myself and can't do the things I love. Sam and Jess are amazing. Fabulous videos.
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Too beautiful. The craftsmanship alone is astonishing! I'm glad Vlad did what was needed at the time it was needed. Times were different way back then.
What a beautiful place
Thank you for sharing this wonderful adventure with us!!! I love castles!!! Sooo very much maintenance has gone into this place!!! It would be constant maintenance 😳😜😝 The furniture was gorgeous!!! The solid Wooden doors… all handcrafted…simply breathtaking!!! Re-roofing those turrets & roof lines would be a nightmare 👍😰😂🤣 I would have never been able to experience those beautiful staircase’s… being handicapped as I am…if not for you Sam & Jess…sooo thank you from the bottom of my heart 👍❤️♥️
If only walls could talk…I’d be afraid of what they’d say😳😖 Such a different, harsh & unforgiving time back then…thank goodness that it is in the past!!! I, as you, hate spider’s & webs!!! I would have freaked out if I’d have thought that a spider was on me😳😜😝😩😰😢 The countryside was sooo very green & beautiful & the towns were all out of Hansel & Gretel👍❤️ Thank you Jess & Sam for helping me go on a trip of a lifetime!!! God bless you both 👍🙏💕
Wow Jill thank you, your comment warms both our hearts. Its a pleasure to have you here with us, hope you continue to enjoy the videos 🥰
Romania is a beautiful country, but we definitely learned there are many more spiders 😁😆
Sending love from us both ❤️❤️
My cousin and her husband just moved to Romania for a couple of years. They went to a Halloween party this year at Dracula's castle :)
I love when you take us on your trips… and you have the best introduction to the videos !
Wow this is the best video of Dracula's Castle i have seen yet. You showed it as real. I can't help thinking it looked somewhat cosy inside. It is such a beautiful place and i would be all-over those stalls selling things. I love bazars like this. I probably won't ever get to see a place like this due to my disability, so you can imagine how much it means to me to enjoy this. Thanks Guys and brilliant work xx Oh and shared.
This is the castle that supposedly inspired Bram Stoker, but the actual castle ruin of Vlad Dracula The Impaler is in a different part of modern Romania.
@@dan_hitchman007 i agree with you. I dont think there is much left of the actual castle to be honest.. although i may be wrong. I think this is to give you an idea of what life was like..
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its so beautiful place...
Hi Sam and Jess glad your back missed your presence with Carl your a good team
FANTASTIC!!! One of my dream places to visit.
Glad you enjoyed it Lily 🥰🥰❤️ Romania is definitely a place to tick off 🇷🇴 Thank you for watching!
Hermosos paisajes de Rumania, bonito e interesante vídeo, gracias
I love that mountain view, so beautiful
I love this fascinating part of my family's ancestry. I'm bohemian Czech and Romanian on my father's side so this is part of my culture. Vlad was a cruel warlord but one who is still respected for his attempt at keeping my ancestors homeland free from invading forces bent on control and dominance.
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I love all the added content you are doing now! We get to know you better that way. Loved the tour of the castle😊
Glad you’re enjoying the videos Deb 🥰🥰 Many more to come! Great to have you for watching ❤
Transylvania Hungarian land built by Hungary and our saxon friends , Vlachs aka"romanians" were invited to live in transylvania when the mongol empire invaded europe and Hungary and poland kick them out .
It’s a beautiful castle and rich history my transilvanya is raw beauty
Beautiful wonderful place! Thanks for sharing this with us! I once worked with a girl from Romania! I asked her questions everyday. What wonderful stories she shared with me! Love your adventures! Take Care and Peace Out!
Would love to visit Romania someday. My DNA Genetics testing and my genealogy research shows that I have Romanian blood and Vlad Dracul is one of my ancestors. So cool
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In response to the top comment , bullshit.
good bless america forever brothers. europe is your sister genetically.
Me too I am related to the queen and queen is related to vlad
Thank you for taking us to this beautiful castle! So many interesting details in the architecture. The views were stunning. The countryside very scenic. What ever the tails of Dracula, this was a wonderful place to visit!
2.58 les pierres du château de Dracul ont conservé dans leur mémoire, la nostalgie des jolies choses humaines perdues.
Love love loved this. Great work Jesse and Sam ❤
Much love from California ✌️❤️🌱🕉
Really good vid Sam and Jess Loved it Thankyou for sharing it
Thank you for taking us along this Great Adventure!! Like others have said we live through you guys.
Be Safe, Always stay Adventurouse!
Idaho 🇺🇸💙👍💙
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What a fascinating man. And property. Truly fascinating
Sam & Jess, you two have the best chemistry together and it comes through every video! Thank you,for many hours of adventures over the years. Cheers to you two!🥂👍🥰
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Awesome video, thanks Sam and Jess. Much love from New Zealand xx
Fantastic video guys, loved it. Thanks for sharing.
Absolutely amazing… just when I think you two can’t possibly improve on your vids, you totally do ❤
Oh wow thanks guys for sharing this journey I’d be way too scared to visit there so I’m safely watching from my laptop 😂
Another bloody good video guys xx❤
Rise & Shine. 🌄☀️🌻
what beautiful scenery! I am loving this trip you 2 are on and can't wait for the next video!
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Love the video Sam and Jess! I always wondered what Draculas castle look like now I know! Thanks to both of you! Thank you for taking us along with you! Amazing place and country!
Glad you enjoyed it Deborah 🥰🥰 Poenari Caste, Vlads castle looks incredible too, we hope to return to Romania to see it in future 😍 Thank you for watching ❤
That was not his castle ohh and he never ruled that side of the country nice try
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Transylvania Hungarian land built by Hungary and our saxon friends , Vlachs aka"romanians" were invited to live in transylvania when the mongol empire invaded europe and Hungary and poland kick them out .
I’m loving this part of Romania. The village and hotel where you stayed is absolutely exquisite. The castle is so gothic and amazing!! I need to visit this place myself!! Thank you Sam and Jess for a truly awesome explore! Xx
Glad you enjoyed it! It’s a lovely place to visit for sure! Appreciate that, great to have you watching! 🥰❤
Transylvania is amazing ,almost magical . for some reason I chose not to visit that castle, Stupid decision. I though there would be too many tourists , idiot me, it's wonderful.
The architecture itself isn't Gothic, though I'm sure you knew, but the association is quite indeed gothic lol
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It's technically Hungary.
Wow that was amazing love it can’t wait for more
Les endroits de grandes atrocités humaines, sans fond, appartenant au passé nous fascinent. Car il y demeure un vide sidéral qui est à combler par nous, dans la joie. La voie est libre pour le meilleur !
Excellent video, thanks for sharing this! I really enjoyed it!!
You damn right there is truth behind all the scary stories!... People just don't usually make stuff that up... There is always fact included....
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Great video guys. I was up for Halloween on 29 October, amazing vibe and great party. Got a few drone shots when I was there on an earlier trip in July. I love your video from inside, really shows how narrow and close quarters it would have been for soldiers so many years ago.
This explore was great, fascinating, loved your dress Jess 🙂. and I adore the woods too. but not the spiders 🕷️.. xxx
Absolutely fantastic!!!!
Great one you two! I loved the hidden stairs and your trip in the woods was great fun. Thanks again.
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Absolutely brilliant video
Another wonderful video. Thank you so much.
The architecture is amazing! Romania is a lovely Country. I'd like to be able to see it some day. Vlad wasn't a Vampire. I'm sure the story is great for tourism. I really love the mountains, streams and forests. Thanks for sharing this ❤️
No he was not a Vampire but one mean ass SOB for sure. If he were a Vampire how could he live in a castle with Crucifixes about the place ? No he was a Warlord but he sure lived the life of a very wealthy one & no one dared move against him unless they wished to meet the fate he was so well know to give. What a fascinating castle & it's funny i have a friend that lives in Romania & has all his life but he's never been to the castle . Folks in Romania view it as more a tourist place but they still must have a healthy respect for it. I don't envy the folks that have the job of maintaining this place & i sure would love to see it in person but this was a cool look at what it does look like these days. I found it sort of funny they didn't spend much time down where the Torture Chamber was. Can't much blame them.
It’s beautiful there! Thank you for sharing your trip!
Another great video - well done.
Loved the Tour....And in particular....Jess,s dancing and her love of Arachnids ;)
Thank you for sharing your adventure!
Thank you so much for going here and sharing with us. Perfect timing as well. I love all the Dracula lore. Granted there is much to know bout Vlad. This may not be his original home but still the stories that go with things is fascinating.
Would love to go here myself, what a dream but with mobility issues wouldn't be able to walk up and down and all that you did. So thank you for giving me a peek at a dream. Bless you both. Be safe. Happy Halloween 🎃 🤪 😜
Thank you for your comment Victoria ❤️ That means a lot to us, its a pleasure to have you watching the videos and hope you continue to enjoy them.
We loved visiting these spooky places and would love to do more! To return to Romania and see Vlads real home, Poenari Castle would be fantastic!
Happy belated Halloween 🎃🎃👻
Thank you for joining us 🥰
@@Samandjessexplore Love to you both Sam and Jess🥰🧙♀️💜🧡💜
It means a lot to hear from you and knowing you read our comments and actually reply. Nice to know your real people.
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Thank you for taking us on this beautiful, dark and historic journey...that spidery forest and that dried up witches pond still looked mysterious...your camera work is appreciated as you slowly showed us the intricate details, those doors, the craftsmanship is amazing, unbelievable and knives and crown were something right out of my imagination! ❤ now I’m gonna find that fairytale video you spoke about!
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Thank you so much for sharing your experience. So much history, Love it. 😍♥
Amazing explore love to go there love Jess dancing she is such a beautiful person both amazing xx
Thanks for letting us tag along!
Poor Jess, she was so freaked out. And Sam, yelling for HELP!! Nice vid, guyz...
Love this kind of stuff.💖 Love the history and the architecture. Thank you for the tour 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
Thank you for sharing this. I’ve always wanted to see this castle. Fascinating.
All this from an Irish guys imagination..
You can thank the Irish gift of story telling.
Love your videos Jess and Sam.
I binge on them when I want to just be alone and relax listening to you're commentary.
Come back to Ireland soon.❤️
Brilliant, you two just get better and better 👏
Hi i’m from the other part of the world, from Chile on Southamerica i love how you show like one traveler and show all feom the hotel, the car that you use all the video 😊 just love the dracula experience
Сэм и Джесс ваш контент становится все интереснее и интереснее! С приветом из России!💖💖💖👆👍👍👍
Appreciate that very much 🥰 Thank you for watching! ❤
Loved the entire thing!!! Great job!!! Thank You!
Glad to hear it Lorene 🥰 Thank you for watching ❤
I'm new to your channel, I have subscribed. Sam, you have the perfect story telling voice. I would love to have you and Jess around a campfire, with you, Sam telling Ghost Stories for Halloween. Hey, maybe you could do that as an ending to a video or something similar for Halloween. Great video on Dracula's Castle and even the Witches Pond, or we should be saying Witches Puddle now ;) I look forward to watching previous uploads. Keep up the good work.
Sam needs to narrate my life.
Glad to have you here Cheyenne 🥰 That sounds perfect actually 😁😁 Only just reading this now but next year that would be awesome 😁🎃❤
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Thanks for sharing
Yay. Just bought a tee shirt. Woohoooooooooo. See ya later!!
That had me crying with laughter in the woods. Dracula’s castle was beyond imagination. Loved it. Can’t wait for the next. Look after each other. See you soon 💜😁🤗🥰🤗😁💜
Ahhh! Thank you so much Nanny! So awesome to have you out there repping it! 🥳😍🥰 Those woods were an experience 😅🤣 Hope to catch you later, sending both our love 🥰❤️
Thankyou for a very spooky video, the spider's at the end topped it off!! Brilliant 👏
Awesome place thanks I enjoyed watching
Enjoyed the tour. Also love that ring you’re wearing 😊
Excellent program, really enjoyed the video thanks
Beautiful Castle. 👍
That was soooooo awesome great video
My dad was from romania.he lived in a small village near the castle .I've been a few times what a fabulous place.the history is something that leaves u wanting more..thank-you for sharing✨☀️⭐💙👍
Fabulous thank you. Really enjoy you two 😘🇨🇦
Mew Bucket list destination, Thanks for sharing
Thanks For sharing is just amazing
Love your narrations and music
What a great video you and Jess always do a fantastic job! Keep em coming you guys rock 🪨! From Ohio USA 🎃
How could that land not be haunted? The castle and area are gorgeous despite the histoty.