Sighisoara
One of this hillside town's claims to fame is being the birthplace of Vlad Tepes, otherwise known as Dracula! The town has a medieval citadel with 11 surviving towers and bastions and is the only citadel in Southeast Europe where people lived within the walls. It all looks untouched and is a UNESCO site.
While there are elements of tourism here, it is definitely not as much a visited site like Brasov, and at times I felt like I had the entire old town to myself.
A man who worked in an old church pointed out a 13th century fresco that portrayed the Trinity--so it had three faces but looked like only one. I had never seen anything like that and apparently it was only recently discovered in 1996 since when the Lutherans took over the church they white washed all the walls.
The other impressive sight was the large clock tower overlooking the center square. It housed the city's history museum (and lacked any info about Vlad) and a wonderful panoramic view. The clock has old wooden figures representing the days of the week on one side of it as well. I can't remember ever seeing anything like that before--but I suppose that Germany, Austria, and Switzerland would have similar structures.
While I was climbing to the top of the tower it started to snow, perfecting the view and adding snow covered roofs to the picturesque view.
Small and rustic, Sighisoara was a great place to visit and somewhat off the beaten path.
While there are elements of tourism here, it is definitely not as much a visited site like Brasov, and at times I felt like I had the entire old town to myself.
A man who worked in an old church pointed out a 13th century fresco that portrayed the Trinity--so it had three faces but looked like only one. I had never seen anything like that and apparently it was only recently discovered in 1996 since when the Lutherans took over the church they white washed all the walls.
The other impressive sight was the large clock tower overlooking the center square. It housed the city's history museum (and lacked any info about Vlad) and a wonderful panoramic view. The clock has old wooden figures representing the days of the week on one side of it as well. I can't remember ever seeing anything like that before--but I suppose that Germany, Austria, and Switzerland would have similar structures.
While I was climbing to the top of the tower it started to snow, perfecting the view and adding snow covered roofs to the picturesque view.
Small and rustic, Sighisoara was a great place to visit and somewhat off the beaten path.
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