Sighisoara

Sighisoara is a small picturesque, medieval fortified town which we explored for only a couple of hours. The walk up to the old town by the Clock Tower is impressive. The remains of a couple of the other defensive bastions and some of the original protective walls as well as the many colourful houses and cobbled streets made this a photographer’s dream.

Below a couple of the clock belfry mechanisms which mark the passing hours.

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• Exploring Transylvania
• Viscri
• Sighisoara
• Sibiu
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The main Citadel Square is the focus for the old town. I liked the corner of the Stag House hotel which is opposite the building where Vlad the Impaler was born.

1411 Quaint Street – 1

1412 Quaint Street – 2

Notice the weather vane

1414 Pied Piper of Hamelin

The weather vane shows the Pied Piper of Hamelin
Many of the early settlers were from Saxony & brought their legends with them

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1415 Quaint Street – 3

1416 Quaint Street – 4

At the top of this street is the start of the Scholars’ Staircase

1417 Covered Stairway

The covered 17th century Scholars’ Staircase
178 steps leading to the school & church at the top of the hill

The Lutheran church atop the hill overlooking the old town, called (unimaginatively) The Church on The Hill was rather plain. It has the only ancient crypt in Transylvania. I wondered why all the niches bar one were cemented up. In the past thieves believed they would find valuables in the tombs belonging to the city leaders & frequently plundered them. One has since been opened up to show an original casket.