What do the roads that Count Dracula once traveled look like?

What do the roads that Count Dracula once traveled look like?

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"The endless road to Transylvania" is a well—known project of Colin Stan, a Romanian photographer. If you like the work of writer Bram Stoker (you've probably heard about the Gothic novel "Dracula"), then you have the perfect opportunity to see what the landscapes described in the book actually look like. To be honest, it's breathtaking.

What do the roads that Count Dracula once traveled look like?

What do the roads that Count Dracula once traveled look like?

In addition, the views that open up to us from the photos are insanely beautiful in themselves. When you look at the Romanian landscapes, you want to find yourself in these places and drive along the serpentine road.What do the roads that Count Dracula once traveled look like?

It is interesting that it was the personality of the Romanian ruler Vlad Tepes (the prototype of Count Dracula) and the myths about him that pushed the photographer to create extremely exciting pictures.

What do the roads that Count Dracula once traveled look like?

The photos of the series are dedicated to the serpentine roads of Romania, passing through the whole of Transylvania. Taking pictures, Colin imagined how just a couple of centuries ago, carts and carriages were barely making their way along these roads.

Instead of the usual camera, Colin decided to use a drone and shoot the roads from a bird's-eye view. And indeed, in this way, a great showiness of frames was achieved.

What do the roads that Count Dracula once traveled look like?

By the way, Colin himself controlled the drone from which the footage was taken.What do the roads that Count Dracula once traveled look like?

The idea to create just such a series arose from the author while working in a travel publication. While doing an editorial assignment, Colin stopped on a serpentine road to take a picture. The frame became very popular in social networks, which surprised the photographer.

What do the roads that Count Dracula once traveled look like?

It took Colin almost 2 years to create the series. As a result, about 200 images were released, and some of them brought the photographer awards from National Geographic.

For security reasons, the Romanian authorities have closed these roads for travel for an indefinite period.

Keywords: Road | Dracula | Landscape | Romania

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