Unesco tour Sighisoara Viscri and Rupea fortress from Brasov

Sighisoara Medieval Town – Besides being the birthplace of famous ruler Vlad the Impaler associated with the fictional character of Dracula, Sighisoara has the last still inhabited medieval citadel not only in Transylvania but in whole Europe and also a World Heritage Site since 1993.

Sighisoara Medieval Town was first mentioned in 1191 as a town, built on the site of a former Roman fort named Castrum Sex, Sighisoara is one of the seven fortified cities of Transylvania established in the 12th century by the German craftsmen and merchants known as Saxons who were invited here by the King of Hungary in order of strengthening the Eastern border of Hungarian Kingdom against the invaders.