Sighisoara was the birthplace of autocratic ruler Vlad the Impaler, who also carried the Dracula name. Romanian tourism authorities expect the $34.7-million (U.S.) park to open in 2003.

Romania has abandoned plans to build a Count Dracula theme park at the last minute after an international campaign against it led by, among others, the Prince of Wales.

A Dracula theme park will be built near the Romanian capital rather than deep in the Transylvania region to draw more visitors, a tourism official said Sunday. A study by the international ...

Halloween night they became the first people in about 70 years to sleep in Transylvania's infamous Bran Castle in Romania, after winning an Airbnb contest. "It was terrifying.

BUCHAREST, Romania – The Transylvanian fortress commonly known as Dracula’s Castle was illegally returned to an heir of Romania’s royal family, the country’s parliament ruled Tuesday.

Sighisoara was the birthplace of the 15th-century Romanian count Vlad Tepes, or Vlad the Impaler, thought to have inspired Bram Stoker's famous Gothic novel Dracula.

SKI with Dracula in Romania and visit the Count's Castle for £406 for seven nights half-board. Departures from Heathrow airport on January 20 or 27. Further details: Inghams (020 8780 4433).