The Streets and Houses of the Citadel
by Andraf
One of the things that I liked the most in Sighisoara was to walk the long and narrow cobbled streets lined with faded pink, green, and ocher houses. Each house deserves a look as each one of them is different than the others and has something worth seeing. Some look like simple craftmen's houses while others look like houses that belonged to the rich. Since the citadel is still inhabited is interesting to see how life goes on within its walls. Everybody goes about their business as they did centuries ago. And if you happen to find yourself alone on one of the streets, with no car or other sign of the modern world around, you'll start to feel as you've suddenly woke up in the 16th century.
Sighisoara's Towers
by Andraf
Around the citadel walls are the towers that the guilds erected during the 14th to 16th centuries to protect the town from Turkish raids. Each tower was built by one of the guilds and bears the name of the guild. 14 towers were erected but only 9 are still standing. I walked around the perimeter of the citadel and was able to spot The Rope Makers' Tower (Turnul Franghierilor), The Taylors' Tower (Turnul Croitorilor), The Showmakers' Tower (Turnul Cizmarilor), The Butchers' Tower (Turnul Macelarilor), The Furriers' Tower (Turnul Cojocarilor), The Tinkers' Tower (Turnul Cositorarilor), The Tanners' Tower (Turnul Tabacarilor) and The Blacksmiths' Tower (Turnul Fierarilor). The ninth tower still standing is the Clock Tower itself.
General Overview
by DPando
A general sight from the city... this place could be impossible to look for it again ....my british friend took us ( me and Eddie the canadian ) among th ejungle, the trees looking for a natural canyon ..a rare canyon and so so disapointed when we saw it..and the way back he was the guide and took us to this vantage point where it were a restaurant and a leisure place
The beer was extremely cheap for a hottie day like it was !!
Landscapes from Cluj to Sighisoara
by DPando
One feature that define mostly towns is sth i'd never seen before.. the graveyards are always on the top of the town over a hill meanwhile the town and its life is on the plain... so different to Spain where all is in the same level...mostly of it
see the fortified churches in the area
by okkie
When we were in Sighisoara in july 2007 we tried to go to the saxon villages in the area. We found out it's hard to find any transportation or guides going there. In the end the people from the Cultural Heritage Information Centre told us about a small company, organising daytrips to several villages in the area. We phoned them, and they picked us up with a big Romanian 4 wheeldrive. On a great 7 hours tour the Dutch guides surprised us with their knowledge of the area. We visited several forgotten fortified churches and Biertan, went to a farm and had a picknick far away in the hills. It's simply surprising how beautiful and interesting the countryside and the villages a little out of Sighisoara are! We had a great day, and I advice you guys to see this area as well! The company is called eyetours, check it out!
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Shoemakers’ Tower
Clock Tower, Sighisoara
Piata Hermann Oberth, Sighisoara
Soviet War Memorial, Sighisoara
