Sighisoara
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In this Article
- Introduction
- Sights and Activities
- Events and Festivals
- Getting There
- Getting Around
- Eat
- Drink
- Sleep
- Keep Connected
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Introduction
UNESCO World Heritage Listed Sighisoara is an amazingly preserved Medieval walled town in Transylvania.
Sights and Activities
Walking around the Historic Centre of Sighisoara is experience enough. All sites can be seen in a few hours, but absorbing the atmosphere (without the tourists which arrive by late morning) may lead you to stay longer. The main entrance to the old town is through a gate under a large clock tower with revolving figures from Saxon mythology. The tower contains an interesting History mueseum with artefacts relating to the history of the town and its various Medieval Guilds. Good views of the town can be seen from the top of the tower. There is also a very missable 'torture museum' beneath the tower (its one room with 3 unexciting exhibits). The house where the infamous Vlad Tepes ('Dracula') was born and lived until he was 5 is situated in the main square - and is now a good value restaurant. A Medieval German Church with a painted wooden altar and Lutheran graveyard stand on a hill to the South West of the central square and are reached by an old covered walkway built between the 14th and 17th centuries.
Events and Festivals
Getting There
By Plane
By Train
Trains from Cluj-Napoca and Brasov stop at Sighisoara. The train station is about 1,5 kilometres north of the old town.
By Car
By Bus
By Boat
Getting Around
By Foot
Old Sighsoara can only be seen by foot: no public transport goes there.
By Bike
Eat
Casa Dracula on the main square serves reasonably good value food, some with a Dracula spin (look for the daily specials).
Sleep
Budget
| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquaris Camping | N. Titulescu 2-4 | Campsite | 76 |
| Burg Hostel | Str. Bastionului 4-6 | Hostel | 80 |
| Gia Hostel | Libertatii Street #41 | Hostel | 81 |
| Hotel Casa Wagner | Piata Cetatii 7 | Hotel | 90 |
| Nathan's Villa Sighisoara | Str. Libertatii #8 Sighisoara | Hostel | 87 |
| The Legend House | Sighisoara - Bastionului str. no. 8 | Hotel | - |
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