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Sighișoara

Sighișoara (Schäßburg) – birthplace of Count Dracula

Walk through the medieval citadel

Through Europe's best-preserved inhabited citadel – the Clock Tower, the covered stairway and the birthplace of Vlad Țepeș.

Image credits: Mihai Raducanu (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Myrabella (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Andrei kokelburg (CC BY-SA 3.0 RO) — via Wikimedia Commons, resized

Sighișoara – Schäßburg in German – is considered Europe's best-preserved inhabited medieval citadel and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the narrow lanes of the upper town, time seems to stand still.

We climb up to the Clock Tower, take the covered “scholars' stairway” to the Church on the Hill and stand in front of the house where Vlad Țepeș was born – the historical model for Count Dracula. Plus plenty of stories from medieval everyday life.

Highlights

  • Clock Tower (Turnul cu Ceas)
  • Covered scholars' stairway
  • Church on the Hill
  • Birthplace of Vlad Țepeș (Dracula)

Included

  • Guided walking tour
  • Guiding in German, English or Romanian
  • First-hand stories and knowledge

Not included

  • Entrance fees (towers, churches, museums)
  • Food and drinks
  • Travel to and from

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