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

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

Categories: Photo project

"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

Post News Article

Recent articles

Birahi — a tribe that does not sleep. And why after talking with them a missionary became an atheist
Birahi — a tribe that does not sleep. And why after talking ...

In the Amazon jungle lives a tribe of Pirogov, the size of which is only 400 people. These people do not sleep, do not know the ...

38 attractions to visit in China
38 attractions to visit in China

The Celestial Empire is one of the most visited countries in the world. Every year this amazing country is visited by millions of ...

The mysterious disappearance of Pauline Picard
The mysterious disappearance of Pauline Picard

Thousands of children go missing around the world every day. Most of them are still there. Some die or disappear without a trace, ...

Related articles

16 exciting species on earth, from which dizzy
16 exciting species on earth, from which dizzy

There are on our planet, these places, which can only stand and watch, open-mouthed. Because they look really exciting. See a ...

You won't believe — unreal real pictures
You won't believe — unreal real pictures

These photos are real. No Photoshop. No modifications, retouching and graphics. These are real pictures of real objects. Something ...

Alien landscapes of Lanzarote
Alien landscapes of Lanzarote

How many amazing places holds our planet! The island of Lanzarote, part of the Canary Islands — one of those places. ...