Hurriyet Daily Newsreports that restoration works in the Tokat Castle inTurkeyhave discovered a secret tunnel leading to the Pervane Bath and a military shelter.Two dungeons have also been discovered in the castle, whereWallachian Prince Vlad III the Impaler, who was also known as Dracula, is said to have been held as political hostage in the early 15th century by the Ottoman Turks.

Restoration works first began in 2009, with the latest project carried out over the last ten weeks to restore and reinforce its defensive bastions.

The castle is completely surrounded by secret tunnels. It is very mysterious, said archaeologist Ibrahim etin, who is working on the excavations.

etin said that Dracula had been kept captive in one of these uncovered dungeons.

It is hard to estimate in which room Dracula was kept, but he was around here, he said.

Previous work at the castle uncovered a 100-metre tunnel in the northern facade, which is said to have been used by the kings daughters to reach the Roman bath near the castle.

Pretty cool, hey?

via news.com.au