It is placed on the highest cliff around Arges at 850 meters, surrounded by a spectacular landscape and, in order to get here, you will have to climb up the 1480 steps. The first documents mentioning the Poienari Fortress are from the 14th Century, when it was only a surveillance tower. This Fortress is said to be the Real Dracula’s Castle, because in 1457 he used the unfaithful landowners to rebuild it. On Easter Day he trapped them at the religious service in the church and forced them to walk to Poienari. Once there, he raised his sword toward the old fortress ruins and ordered them to repair and consolidate it in 1 week. It’s hard to believe this can be the truth, but the legend says that the people preferred hard work instead of being impaled. Lots of them had lost their lives there as they had to climb the steep hill, but they finished the construction in 1 week, as ordered. All those alive were forgiven by Vlad Tepes because he decided they had learned their lesson. The trip to the Real Dracula’s Castle may be a once in a lifetime opportunity that you don’t want to miss!

Similar trips: Bran & Poienari • Complex Dracula’s Day Tour • Day Tour to Mud Volcanoes, Bison Reservation & Urlatoarea Cascade • Full Tour Transalpina Highway