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Dracula: The History of Myth and the Myth of History

In spite of all that we know about Vlad Dracula, he is still somewhat of an enigma. Not only are there still unsolved mysteries about his life and death, but there has been much speculation about the exact nature of the connection between Vlad and the Count Dracula of Bram Stoker's classic novel. Most assume that Stoker, inspired by accounts he had read or heard about the fifteenth-century Wallachian ruler, made a conscious decision to base the character of Count Dracula on the historical personage.
To begin with, there is the question of nomenclature. The name "Dracula" has links with the Romanian word "drac" (derived from the Latin "draco") which can mean both "dragon" and "devil."

Sighisoara cuna de Vlad Tepes, es una ciudad medieval perfectamente conservada en una hermosa campiña ondulante. Quedan no menos de 11 torres en las intactas murallas de Sighisoara, dentro de las cuales hay calles de adoquines incinadas bordeadas por edificios del siglo XVI e iglesias intactas. Todos los trenes Bucarest-Budapest (vía Óradea) pasan por aquí, así que mire por la venanilla si comete la tontería de no descender.
Junto a la torre está la iglesia del monasterio (1515) con una colección de tapices orientales colgando de cada lado de la nave (habitualmente cerrado). Cerca, en la Piata Muzeului, está la casa donde Vlad Tepes vivió desde 1431 hasta 1435, que ahora tiene un restaurante arriba y una vinería abajo.