布蘭城堡（Bran Castle），位於羅馬尼亞中西部的特蘭西瓦尼亞，距離布拉索夫30公裡遠，即傳說中的吸血鬼的聚集地，德古拉伯爵城堡，這裡原是匈牙利國王於1377年開始興建的，本是用來抵禦土耳其人的防禦工事。1382年建成後，這裡逐漸成了集軍事、海關、當地行政管理、司法於一身的政治中心。19世紀末愛爾蘭作家斯託克(Bram Stoker)撰寫了一部非常著名的小說《德古拉》，故事就以這座城堡為背景，而主人公正是吸血鬼德古拉伯爵。1989後布朗城堡將繼續作為博物館供遊人參觀。
近日，德古拉城堡提出一項萬聖節活動，兩名獲勝者可以在萬聖節當夜（October 31）在城堡裡聽小說原作者斯託克後人講吸血鬼故事，共進燭光大餐（免費的哦！）~~還有最重頭戲，兩位遊客可享自1948年以來唯二的可以像德古拉伯爵一樣住在天鵝絨尼的棺材棺材棺材裡在城堡過夜的人！！
On October 31, the night of Halloween, Bran Castle in Transylvania, the inspiration for Count Dracula's castle will welcome two overnight guests marking the first time since 1948 that anyone has slept in the Transylvanian fortress.
瞧，就是上圖的這座城堡，就這個月末，夠幸運的話你可以住進《德古拉》原著中這座城堡！體驗德古拉伯爵一般的待遇！
As part of a promotion by home-sharing website Airbnb, guests will be wined and dined, then left alone to lie down in red velvet-trimmed coffins just as Dracula did in Stoker's horror novel that popularized the legend.
在Airbnb城堡活動主頁中還提到，遊客在整個過程中將被提供免費酒食，完了就被Left alone！Left alone！Left alone！住在上圖中的兩個棺材裡，像原著中的德古拉伯爵一樣！
The castle is famous for its connection to Vlad the Impaler (whose portrait can be seen on the wall) - a real-life prince who stayed there in the 15th century and had a cruel habit of using stakes to impale his victims. Vlad inspired Stoker's story of Count Dracula
布蘭城堡這麼出名，源於它跟歷史人物弗拉德三世·採佩什（Vlad the Impaler）-瓦拉幾亞大公（就上面框畫裡面那其貌不揚的貨！），「採佩什」在羅馬尼亞語中的意思是「穿刺」，他被人稱作穿刺公。15世紀的時候，這貨就住在這城堡裡！是著名的吸血鬼德庫拉伯爵的原型，原因麼，無非就是這貨生性殘暴，各種臭不要臉等等吧！死得也不是一般的慘！
The winning pair will tour the castle, then be treated to a candlelight dinner of chicken paprikash, the same meal described in the novel
兩名遊客會享用到和原著中的一樣的匈牙利辣椒雞腿燭光晚餐。
Airbnb通過競賽的形式敲定兩位幸運的遊客，競選者會被要求，用「吸血鬼般的智慧」假象如果你在城堡裡遇到德古拉伯爵你會跟他說什麼！！最終確定的遊客會被空運至羅馬尼亞位於喀爾巴阡山脈附近的城堡裡，當然，如果遊客覺得住在棺材裡面太恐怖了，手邊也是有床滴！！
Airbnb's rules for the night are simple: no garlic or silver jewelry - both believed to ward off vampires. And there is also a reminder that 'the count is not a fan of mirror selfies'. According to legend, a vampire's image cannot be seen in mirrors.
Airbnb對在城堡過夜的要求很簡單：不能帶大蒜或銀首飾！因為這兩者都被認為是驅趕吸血鬼的東西。還有一個提醒，「德古拉伯爵不喜歡照鏡子」。根傳說，吸血鬼的形象在鏡子裡是看不到的~
The castle is one of Romania's top tourist attractions, with more than 630,000 visitors a year. Hosting the one-off Airbnb event is a descendant of Bram Stoker, Dacre Stoker. 'I want to make it both realistic and show the legend in the wonderful country that birthed the whole thing,' Stoker said.
布蘭城堡是羅馬尼亞最頂級的旅遊景點之一，每年有超過630000的遊客。舉辦本次Airbnb活動的是小說原著作者Bram Stoker的後裔，Dacre Stoker.他表示：「我想讓故事呈現在現實中同時又向外界展示了傳說中的神奇的國度，畢竟有了這個城堡，才孕育了整個事情」Stoker說。
Blood or ink? Vlad impaled his victims as punishment for wrongdoing. His victims reputedly included all the elderly residents of one community to avenge the deaths of his father and brother
在城堡裡，你分不清這是血還是墨水？
Bran Castle was originally a military fortress, strategically set on a highway that links Transylvania to southern Romania. Vlad the Impaler did not own the castle, but is believed to have used it briefly during his incursions in Transylvania.
布蘭城堡最初只是一個軍事要塞，在戰略上對高速公路連接特蘭西瓦尼亞和羅馬尼亞南部。當時城堡並不屬於弗拉德公爵，但據說被他用來侵略特蘭西瓦尼亞。
Stoker added that staging 'Halloween night in Dracula castle' was a way of 're-creating the book, and giving people a good experience and a good scare'. Pictured is the castle's inner courtyard
Stoker說，之所以舉辦「德古拉城堡萬聖節之夜"只是重創「德古拉」，給人一個很好的經歷和更好的恐懼體驗」。圖為城堡的內庭院。
Following World War I, the castle was given to Queen Marie in gratitude for her role in unifying Transylvania with the rest of Romania. She bequeathed it to her youngest daughter Princess Ileana. In 1948, the Communists seized it from Ileana.
第一次世界大戰後，城堡給了Queen Marie感謝她在統一特蘭西瓦尼亞【匈牙利於1920年割讓此地給羅馬尼亞】與羅馬尼亞其他地區的作用。她把它遺贈給她最小的女兒Princess Ileana。城堡1948年被羅馬尼亞執政黨收歸國有。
In 2006, years after communism ended, the castle was returned to Ileana's son Dominic Hapsburg, a retired New York architect. His sisters spent their childhood there.
2006年後，當時羅馬尼亞共產主義的結束年，城堡又回返還給Ileana的兒子Dominic Hapsburg，一個退休的紐約建築師。他的姐妹們在那裡度過了他們的童年。
Today a Romanian company manages the castle which is rented for weddings, soirees and corporate events. Hapsburg plays an active role in the site, but nobody has stayed overnight there since Hapsburg and his family were exiled from Romania.
現在的布蘭城堡由家個羅馬尼亞公司經營，主要用於出租婚禮、聚會、公司活動。而在城堡的所有者Hapsburg和他的家人離開羅馬尼亞後便沒有人在城堡過夜了。而Hapsburg只是在城堡網站中扮演了一個積極角色。
Unsurprisingly the castle is very popular with tourists. 'We just love Halloween, so what drew us to Romania was Transylvania,' said Gina Ricciardi of Boca Raton, Florida, visiting with her husband and friends. 'We wanted to see Dracula's castle and just experience the whole Dracula.'
And might Count Dracula himself show up on October 31? 'Did he really die at end of the novel when he was stabbed with knife?' Stoker wonders. 'Bram leaves the question ambiguous. But if he's still floating around, he would make an appearance.'
真的像小說結局說得那樣被刀刺死了嗎？Bram留下了這個模稜兩可的問題。但如果德古拉伯爵仍然漂浮在城堡周圍的話，我相信萬聖節那天他會出現的。」活動發起者Stoker說。