Haunted Europe: The most haunted places from the castles to the catacombs

In Denmark, the White Lady of Dragsholm was walled up alive in the stone, and workers found a skeleton with a ring on its finger during a restoration. In Estonia, the White Lady of Haapsalu appears in the chapel window every August full moon, so the town built a festival around her. In Finland, the lady of Svartå walks the halls with a candelabra, lighting the way instead of barring it. In Romania, Bran Castle wears the name of the world's most famous vampire, and the forest called Hoia Baciu is still taking people.

From the castles to the catacombs, here are the most haunted places in more than forty countries. Some you can visit. Whether you should is another question.

Inside you'll find:

- Dragsholm Castle, Denmark's most haunted castle, with four ghosts and a body in the wall

- The White Lady of Haapsalu, the ghost with a schedule: every August full moon, in the chapel window

- Mustio Manor (Svartå) in Finland, where a candelabra-bearing lady lights the way and an angry king paces the state rooms

- Bran Castle, the only castle in the world with Dracula's name on the door

- Poienari, the true ruined stronghold of Vlad the Impaler, reached by 1,480 steps

- Hoia Baciu, the forest outside Cluj where people disappear and lights float between the trees

- Snagov Monastery, the island grave that holds no body

- The Earl of Bothwell, Mary Queen of Scots' third husband, who still rides the courtyard at Dragsholm

Each chapter follows the same easy structure: the place, the legend, the sightings, and whether you can visit it yourself.

Perfect for ghost hunters, paranormal readers, and armchair travelers who like their history with the lights on.

Part of the Folklore and Haunts series.