Sighișoara: top attractions & road trip guide
Sighișoara is a small Transylvanian town built around one of Europe's last inhabited medieval citadels, a UNESCO World Heritage site of cobbled lanes, colorful burgher houses, and nine surviving guild towers. It is traditionally cited as the birthplace of Vlad III, the historical figure behind the Dracula legend.
Top attractions
Clock Tower (Turnul cu Ceas)
The citadel's main gate tower and symbol of the town, housing a small history museum and an observation deck over the old town's rooftops.
Covered Staircase (Scara Acoperită)
A wooden-roofed 17th-century stairway of nearly 300 steps built so schoolchildren could climb the hill to class in bad weather.
Church on the Hill (Biserica din Deal)
A Gothic church at the top of the covered staircase, surrounded by a walled cemetery, with a crypt and restored medieval frescoes inside.
Vlad Dracul House
A 15th-century house in the citadel identified as the residence of Vlad II Dracul, now a restaurant with a small exhibit on his son Vlad the Impaler.
Guild Towers
Nine surviving defensive towers along the citadel walls, each once maintained and defended by a different craft guild, including the Tinsmiths', Furriers', and Ropemakers' towers.
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