The astonishing story of Visegrád's Salamon Tower, where Dracula was held captive: PHOTOS - DailyNewsHungary

The astonishing story of Visegrád's Salamon Tower, where Dracula was held captive: PHOTOS - DailyNewsHungary

The residential tower of Visegrád’s Lower Castle is known as the Salamon Tower. It was named after King Salamon, who lost in the Hungarian throne disputes of the 11th century and was imprisoned by the victorious Saint Ladislaus in Visegrád. However, the tower on the Danube did not exist at that time, and the site of his imprisonment was likely the ispáni castle on the nearby Sibrik Hill. Folk tradition, nonetheless, associates the tower with Sal…