The building, 57 rooms, is located in the vicinity of Braov in the Romanian province of Transylvania and is one of the main tourist centers of the country managed to attract 560,000 visitors a year.
the famous Bran Castle, where the writer Bram Stoken stood in 1897 as a character known as Dracula, was put up for sale once again. This time ask for the modest sum of 66 million dollars (60 million euros), as published in Fortune magazine.
The building, 57 rooms, is located in the vicinity of Braov in the Romanian province Transylvania and is one of the main tourist centers of the country managed to attract 560,000 visitors a year. Since its construction in 1226 (although it was not completed until 1388) as a military fortress, there were many building owners. Specifically, the Duke Dominic and his sisters archduchesses Mary Magdalene and Isabella of Habsburg are their last owners.
Now, the advanced age of the owners, who are around 70 years old, is the reason for the sale, since, according to the Telegraph, are not strong enough to bring the castle to the needs of the XXI century. So, the next owner must reform the housing and channeling drinking water. Not the first time in recent years that the castle goes on sale. In 2007, Roman Abramovich (Chelsea chairman) offered 50 million for him, intending to turn the fortress into a Dracula theme park. However, the proposal was rejected by the owners
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