Dracula's Lair and the Carpathian Mountains tour

This area, for long associated with Dracula (very loosely based on the reputation of the Romanian king, 'Vlad the Impaler'), is one of the loveliest areas of the country, with its fauna and flora, gentle valleys and spectacular landscapes. In the heart of Carpathian mountains, the area was for centuries an important buffer between Transylvania and the old state of Romania. Life in rural Romania has changed but little, and its charm is best discovered on foot.