Dracula’s birthplace in Sighisoara, Romania
Sighisoara
Sighisoara is a medieval city in the heart of Transylvania, ROMANIA, where Vlad the Impaler (more known as Dracula) was born around 1431. (Vlad the Impaler – “Vlad Tepes” in Romanian – was the source of inspiration for the famous Vampire Count Dracula, known worldwide thanks to Bram Stocker’s horror novel “Dracula”)
The Clock Tower
The citadel is still inhabited and is listed as a World Heritage Site. Colourful houses, cobblestone streets, a beautiful Clock Tower, a covered wooden staircase and a church on the hill, will take you back in time into a magic atmosphere that rivals with Prague’s old centre.
After so much walking, take a rest and taste a good Romanian traditional meal in one of the many beautiful restaurants in the Citadel! If you are lucky, you might be assisted while eating by a very polite stray dog who would be more than happy for a little piece of Sarmale or Polenta.
A special surprise is waiting at the end of the pictures!
Cobblestone alley in the Citadel
Church in the Citadel
A very nice house in front of the Church on the Hill
Coloured houses, cobbled street and the Clock Tower in the back
Medieval Shighisoara
Ortodox trinity church
In the citadel
Ortodox trinity church in Sighisoara
Colourful houses and cobblestone streets in the Citadel
The Citadel
The beautiful Clock Tower in Sighisoara
Many pigeons on the roof
Up on the citadel’s hill
A very polite stray dog hoping to get some food. Of course I shared my food with him. How could someone resist those Puppy Eyes 🙂
I love Sigishoara. It’s so atmospheric. Great photos.
Lovely to see that dog again – I happily shared my meal with him last year as he was so polite and appreciative about it all 🙂
🙂 Haha, it’s incredible and funny that you know the dog from my picture. What a small world! 🙂
This town is too pretty to have birthed Dracula!
Ah! wish I could visit the place…
beautiful pictures! I always loved Dracula movies. 😉
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This looks amazing! I will be teaching over the summer in Brasov and I am umming and aaaahing about how long to stay for. 7 days or 12…. I have always wanted to go here!
Cainele ala e acolo langa restaurant zilnic, de ani de zile. Prima oara l-am vazut acum 6 ani si anul trecut l-am vazut din nou. Face parte de oras 🙂
Haha, ce tare! De atatia ani! A mai zis cineva intr-un comentariu ca l-a vazut.