Sighisoara

Sighisoara
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Central Sighiºoara has preserved in an exemplary way the features of a small medieval fortified city. The city played an important strategic and commercial role at the edges of Central Europe for several centuries. Sighiºoara became one of the most important cities of Transylvania, with artisans from throughout the Holy Roman Empire visiting the settlement. The German artisans and craftsmen dominated the urban economy, as well as building the fortifications protecting it. It is estimated that during the 16th and the 17th centuries Sighiºoara had as many as 15 guilds and 20 handicraft branches.

Year Decision Comments
1999 Inscribed Reasons for inscription

Reviews

Joao Leitao (Portugal):
Dear Simona Bejenariu, like i wrote on my last comments, I did enjoy those lovely places you said... Sighisoara is in fact one of my travel marks in all my past traveling history. Actually I wish to visit it again and its on my future travel plans... :o)
 
Simona Bejenariu (Romania):
I was really dissapointed to read João Leitão's reviw to Sighisoara. It is a place that means more than the dirty trainstation, the gilrs trying to eran their existance and jipsies selling girls. Too bad he did not get to feel as in another world, in another time when walking on the narrow and incredibly beautiful stone paves streets, dating back the 16th-17th century, he did not enjoy sun on the mural paintings on the Clock Tower, too bad he didn't get to know the real history of the citadel,and why not, feel TRue Sighisoara, in fact true Romania is behind all these bad sights. But it's not hard to get over them, and it's defenetly worth it. Sighisoara is one of the most beautiful palces I have ever seen, and i can say i have seen plenty. So, if you have the chance, don't miss visiting Romania. you know what they say: "romania, always surprising"
 
João Leitão (Portugal):
first time i got out in sighisoara train station i had a guy that frightned me a lot that actually made me go into the train again and forget about my visit to this wonderful city. i don't quit that easily so i went there again. no prob. it's a wonderful city with really nice people. train station is not near the city center, walking relaxed it would take 20 minutes. the wonderful tower with the sighsoara museum is just great. on top panoramic view of the city can be seen. small iron plates are stuck on top of the towers balcone with letters saying how many km are world capital far from there. interesting.
vlad draculs house also can be seen. he lived there for a couple of years. restaurants are cheap. i'm vegetarian and had no problems with that actually. instead of going in the normal turist road to the castle top, just try to climb the hill, jump over bushes and castle walls. much better cos you'll always have citys panorama on your back. by the other way (the bridge way) you'l not see this.
also a good thing to do is to go to the hills the other side of the citys palace and tower and enjoy the view of the old city of sighisoara instead of the new (or at least relatively new one) part. don't be scared of the neighborhood. pople are poor and don't look that nice. but just keep on going and smile. they are not going to bit your neck or anything.
after the new church (orthodox) and the bridje theres a small store selling fresh oven cookies (they are freezed ones, but ver nice). pity of the girls they work there: they work 16 hours a day 7 days a week for a monthly wage of 90 euros. incredible but true.
in the center town i tried to change some money after banks closed. i somehow took from the atm machine 1,000,000 leo, instead of 100,000. last day in the country and had no need of that money and couldn't also changed it in hungary. remember romanian leo is not good out side the country and can't excanche it anywhere. just know one place (main train station in budapest). like i was saying i tryed to change some money, i talked with a taxi driver that took me to a hotel to speak with a jipsy guy. he wanted me to go inside a room with a very young girl...pity pity. i end up exchanging some money with an australian guy that was going to stay there for some days...good luck and enjoy a hard country but very nice!!
 


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