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Sighisoara

A living medieval citadel

🗓️ Best time: May–September💰 Budget · ~$65/day📍 Romania

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About Sighisoara

One of Europe's last inhabited medieval citadels — a UNESCO Saxon hill town of pastel houses, a clock tower, and the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler (the real Dracula).

⭐ Things to do in Sighisoara

Clock Tower & history museumCovered wooden staircaseChurch on the HillVlad Dracul houseCitadel walls walkScholars' Stairs to the hill churchBiertan fortified church nearbyCitadel at dawn

🍽️ What to eat in Sighisoara

Signature local dishes worth seeking out.

SarmaleBulzPapanașiTransylvanian sausages

✈️ Know before you go

🚕 Getting around

The tiny citadel is entirely walkable (and steep).

💡 Local tip

Stay overnight inside the citadel to wander the cobbled lanes after the day-trippers leave.