This week’s Highlights from the Second Life Destination Guide has some great locations but the one that stood out for me initially was the news that Transylvania Vampire Empire is celebrating its eleventh birthday in Second Life.

The celebrations are already in full swing, as the Destination Guide explains :

Give in to your dark side and enjoy a week of Gothic-themed events as part of Transylvania’s eleventh birthday celebration. Transylvania is now one of the oldest communities in SL and features a thriving social scene where everyone is welcome. With live music, DJ’s, stage performances, a gothic formal ball and red carpet parties, there is plenty to see. Runs August 7th to August 13th.

Eleven is quite an impressive feat and this community were taking a bite out of Second Life long before the term “Spampire” was ever uttered.

The region itself has plenty of shops as well as entertainment space. Whilst I was there I saw an advert for a Marilyn Manson tribute act. This is a place that has a gothic look and feel and plays its music hard by the looks of it.

This is a wonderfully atmospheric region, the builds look quite modern, the community may well be eleven years old but the architecture isn’t. This is well worth a visit, even if you don’t want to endure love at first bite.

Transylvania – Vampire Empire Turns 11

Give in to your dark side and enjoy a week of Gothic-themed events as part of Transylvania’s eleventh birthday celebration. Transylvania is now one of the oldest communities in SL and features a thriving social scene where everyone is welcome. With live music, DJ’s, stage performances, a gothic formal ball and red carpet parties, there is plenty to see. Runs August 7th to August 13th.

Visit in Second Life

SLURL To Transylvania : http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Transylvania/34/224/31/