RIVER cruise enthusiasts searching for a trip they can really sink their teeth into should contemplate dropping in on the Serbian town of Veliko Gradiste. Local folklorist Mirko Bogicic believes the riverside port is home to a real-life vampire, a peasant named Petar Blagojevic who legend has it came back...
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RIVER cruise enthusiasts searching for a trip they can really sink their teeth into should contemplate dropping in on the Serbian town of Veliko Gradiste.
Local folklorist Mirko Bogicic believes the riverside port is home to a real-life vampire, a peasant named Petar Blagojevic who legend has it came back to life to torment his family and lurk near houses to demand food or shoes from his victims.
Villagers became so terrified that at one point they dug up his grave so they could stab the corpse in the heart with a stake.
Way to get to the point end of the mystery guys!
Select Danube cruises currently call at Veliko Gradiste.
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