Bran Castle received the nickname "Dracula's Castle" three decades ago under pressure from Western tourists who came to Romania in search of Dracula. Visiting a castle in Transylvania, they were struck by his resemblance to the castle that Stoker described in his novel, so they nicknamed him "Dracula's Castle". Unfortunately (or fortunately, it's a moot question) over time, the relationship between the novel Stoker and the castle fixedly rooted in the minds of people.