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Old clock tower, Sighisoara, Romania Royalty Free Stock Photo

Clock Tower, Sighisoara, Romania Royalty Free Stock Photo

Old door in Sighisoara, Romania Royalty Free Stock Photo

Sighisoara is the best preserved medieval fortress in Europe. On a hill, surrounded by thick walls and fortifications, old Sighisoara area houses many museums, hotels, restaurants, churches and schools even. Sighisoara is also the birth place of Vlad the Impeller, identified as being the historical figure which inspired the character Dracula by the Irish writer Bram Stoker. Puppets tower is now a museum, but it used to be the main gate into the fortress.