Castlevania: Dracula X/Stage 5

Castle walls
This is a "penalty stage". You will get here if you fell into the pits to Stage 4', or if you could not open the two locked doors in stage 4.

Secrets

 * 1-Up crystal: in the wooden indoors area, go down to the lower floor, then up again to the upper floor using the right-hand stairs, then slash the wall on the left.