Hidden Gems in Sighișoara

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[{"address":"Piața Cetății","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":46.2200206165714,"longitude":24.792789799999987},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"- Cetatii Square is the place where the great events in the Sighisoara Fortress take place.\n- It is surrounded by old Saxon houses from the 16th-18th centuries, has several terraces, and views of the Clock Tower and the covered staircase.\n- The historic center can also be visited with a leisure train that will run daily, between 10.00 and 21.00."},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.orasulm.eu/locuri/piata-cetatii-21853"},{"metadata":{"width":810,"height":1080},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FCm2whcaPCC6HGF15YLCq%2Fstop_0_2.png?alt=media&token=cf393cb9-a53e-4ec8-8830-29d6683deefb"},{"metadata":{"width":810,"height":1080},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FCm2whcaPCC6HGF15YLCq%2Fstop_0_3.png?alt=media&token=ccc2ded2-344e-4edd-849a-f8452dd32d2c"}]},{"address":"Turnul Cizmarilor","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.12416248231297487,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":46.22125191657215,"longitude":24.792017100000002},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"- In the custody of the shoemaker's guild, the tower of the same name is a flanking tower, located in the northwest corner of the medieval enclosure, where the road connecting the center and the east of Transylvania was controlled.\n- Hexagonal in shape, the Shoemaker's Tower retains a definite image of the late 17th century, but the latest archaeological research has shown that its beginnings date back to the 14th century when a quadrilateral tower functioned. of smaller dimensions than the current one, which also overlaps it. \n- At that time, the Shoemaker's Tower was part of a fortification belt with a planimetry sometimes different from the current one."},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.trecator.ro/europa/romania/turnul-cizmarilor-din-sighisoara/"},{"metadata":{"width":810,"height":1080},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FCm2whcaPCC6HGF15YLCq%2Fstop_1_2.png?alt=media&token=4c40e5d4-4053-42e6-9b0d-9f93bc7016d2"}]},{"address":"Stag House","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":46.219771016571286,"longitude":24.792341999999987},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"- Is located in the center of the medieval fortress of Sighisoara. It is a listed historical monument. \n- The name is due to the exterior mural, representing a life-size deer, with its head and trophy mounted on the wall. \n- Is one of the oldest buildings in the Citadel and the most interesting from an architectural point of view. \n- Over time, it has undergone numerous and profound changes, from the rudimentary wooden house (13th century) to the complex shape completed in the 17th century and preserved to this day."},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.casacucerb.ro/"},{"metadata":{"width":810,"height":1080},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FCm2whcaPCC6HGF15YLCq%2Fstop_2_2.png?alt=media&token=12f1925a-8f50-421e-9c92-ae66eb709a34"}]},{"address":"Vlad Dracul House","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":46.21952561657113,"longitude":24.792897250000003},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"- Is located near the Clock Tower and it is assumed that this building dates from the XIV-XV centuries, being the very place where Vlad Dracul himself, Vlad Țepeș's father, would have lived.\n- Around 1431-1435, Vlad Dracul stayed in Sighișoara, dominating the place in the name of the king of Hungary, Sigismund of Luxembourg, waiting for the moment when he himself will be able to lead Wallachia. His son, Vlad the Impaler, was also born here."},{"type":"link","content":"https://turismsighisoara.ro/scurta-istorie-a-casei-vlad-dracul-din-sighisoara/"},{"metadata":{"width":751,"height":1080},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FCm2whcaPCC6HGF15YLCq%2Fstop_3_2.png?alt=media&token=4f6feb51-271c-405d-b6e2-a486cc254461"}]},{"address":"The Clock Tower","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":46.21936721657103,"longitude":24.793312949999986},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"- In every fortification system there is one fortress that dominates the others: the master tower. The Clock Tower of Sighișoara is the main entry point to the citadel, opposite guarded by Tailors' Tower.\n- With its 64 meters of height, the tower is visible from almost every corner of the city, its purpose was to defend the main gate of the citadel, and also served as the town hall until 1556. Now It is considered one of the most expressive clock towers in Transylvania.\n- The tower began to be built at the end of the 13th century, It was built in the 14th century as a simple gate tower with a maximum of two levels.\n- The tower was modernized in 1964 with an electric motor, without diminishing the archaic effect of the clock. Since 1898, the tower serves as a museum in Sighisoara, a title that gives it the status of symbol of the Citadel, and the main attraction for visitors."},{"type":"link","content":"https://sighisoaraonline.com/content/turnul-cu-ceas/"},{"metadata":{"width":810,"height":1080},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FCm2whcaPCC6HGF15YLCq%2Fstop_4_2.png?alt=media&token=2d3c5f62-326c-4dd5-ac5c-fec6ec5d5ee0"},{"metadata":{"width":810,"height":1080},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FCm2whcaPCC6HGF15YLCq%2Fstop_4_3.png?alt=media&token=2b86b163-2fd0-44ca-8b0e-1465f14cb478"}]},{"address":"Casa Breslelor","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":46.21898211657081,"longitude":24.79345960000001},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"- Casa Breslelor hosts an exhibition of tools, equipment, and machinery used over 100 years ago by craftsmen from Sighișoara and its surroundings.\n- The house's Gift Shop offers a carefully selected selection of souvenirs, books, and gifts, with antique furniture and accessories, for collectors."},{"type":"link","content":"https://visitmures.com/muzee/casa-breslelor"},{"metadata":{"width":810,"height":1080},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FCm2whcaPCC6HGF15YLCq%2Fstop_5_2.png?alt=media&token=af17a24e-1bf1-4f1a-a7f5-496d44c701ee"}]},{"address":"Covered Stairway","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":46.21875021657065,"longitude":24.791522849999996},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"- Covered Ladder or School Ladder; with 300 steps was built in 1642. It was covered for the protection of children, who followed this path to J. Haltrich High School. Following the changes of 1849, only 176 steps remained."},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.welcometoromania.ro/Sighisoara/Sighisoara_Scara_acoperita_r.htm"},{"metadata":{"width":810,"height":1080},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FCm2whcaPCC6HGF15YLCq%2Fstop_6_2.png?alt=media&token=98bb22d2-c666-495e-b082-643d2208dc11"}]},{"address":"Liceul Teoretic Joseph Haltrich Sighisoara","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.12416248231297487,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":46.21785936657013,"longitude":24.792026049999983},"media":[{"stop":"Piața Cetății","type":"text","content":"- It is one of the oldest schools in Transylvania\n- The first historical attestation of a school in Sighișoara is from 1522 when the council of the royal city of Sighișoara donated to the rector of the school a coat worth 4 florins to prove his efforts in working with the youth.\n- In 1642 the so-called \"Covered Staircase\" (also called the \"Student Staircase\") was built, which connects the Upper Town with the school."},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.liceulhaltrich.ro/liceu.php"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":750},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FCm2whcaPCC6HGF15YLCq%2Fstop_7_2.png?alt=media&token=f0fce8f8-37a0-4ecd-b551-7c1e625b4952"}]},{"address":"Sighișoara City Hall","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":46.22018116657148,"longitude":24.79355365},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"- The City Hall of Sighişoara, Romania is located near Monastery Church. The building was built between 1887–1888. \n- On the upper floor there is a baroque hall, which hosts an Academic Music festival and many other concerts of prestigious bands."},{"metadata":{"width":988,"height":1080},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FCm2whcaPCC6HGF15YLCq%2Fstop_8_1.png?alt=media&token=510f0060-e922-4d36-8132-2c53dfd27f04"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":750},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FCm2whcaPCC6HGF15YLCq%2Fstop_8_2.png?alt=media&token=38a27b15-51bb-4a83-ba94-d1e548229284"}]},{"address":"The Fortified Church of Biertan","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":46.135238466522395,"longitude":24.52096934999999},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"- Is one of the best-preserved and impressive in size. Biertan is one of the most beautiful villages in Romania that has kept a medieval air.\n- In 1993, part of the town, the area with traditional old houses, built in Baroque style, next to the fortified church, was included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage monuments.\n- The medieval architectural complex of Biertan consists of the church and the belt of fortifications, all located in the center of the settlement, on a hill. The hall-type church occupied the central part of the complex, being built between 1490 and 1520 in the late Gothic style, being the last in Transylvania built in this style.\n- The sacristy door, with a complicated system of 19 locks, was made by local craftsmen in 1515, being awarded at the 1900 World's Fair in Paris. It is a representative example of medieval Saxon manufacture, due to the inlays and the original locking system, which still works today. The surrounding fortifications are considered the strongest in Transylvania, from a peasant fortress. It has three rows of walls, 6 towers and 3 bastions built in different stages since the 14th century."},{"type":"link","content":"https://www.travelguideromania.com/ro/biserica-fortificata-biertan/"},{"metadata":{"width":810,"height":1080},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FCm2whcaPCC6HGF15YLCq%2Fstop_9_2.png?alt=media&token=d2c646af-6941-4cdc-a9f1-2459b3c0eaeb"},{"metadata":{"width":810,"height":1080},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FCm2whcaPCC6HGF15YLCq%2Fstop_9_3.png?alt=media&token=15b898a7-e8db-4441-98ed-1516bf6a9726"}]},{"address":"Criș Bethlen Castle","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":46.143496166527164,"longitude":24.692295449999996},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"- It was built between the 14th and 18th centuries, in the style of the Transylvanian Renaissance, as a small fortified noble residence (the most beautiful Renaissance castle in Transylvania). \n- It has a fortified enclosure with a square plan, with circular bastions at the corners and a square entrance tower, a structure typical of late medieval military architecture, prior to the castle on the south side. \n- The residence has two levels, an imposing circular tower (Archers Tower) and a loggia with semicircular arched openings, supported on short cylindrical columns. \n- After the construction of the castle, the fortification system was completed with a semi-enclosure with wedge bastions."},{"type":"link","content":"https://anothermilestone.eu/castelul-bethlen-din-cris-jud-mures/"},{"metadata":{"width":810,"height":1080},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FCm2whcaPCC6HGF15YLCq%2Fstop_10_2.png?alt=media&token=955c8c03-f8f6-437a-a87a-289a1014f650"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":750},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FCm2whcaPCC6HGF15YLCq%2Fstop_10_3.png?alt=media&token=62006cbf-01c7-4974-a7eb-4390cef7c0b4"}]},{"address":"Rezervația de Stejari Seculari","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":46.21269241656715,"longitude":24.76488899999998},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"- Breite Nature Reserve is a 74-hectare (180-acre) nature reserve in Sighișoara, Romania, a place with a special emotional and cultural background. The largest grassland plateau in Europe, the Breite Reserve has attracted visitors for hundreds of years.\n- On Breite live over 500 trees aged between 200 and 800 years. Each is a microcosm that provides food and shelter for dozens of other species of animals and plants and their special landscape attracts tourists from all over the world. Here one can find 639 trees.\n- But oaks are not the only treasures on the natural plateau. In total 115 species of vertebrates, most protected by law, and dozens of other species have been identified here. The forest on the Breite Park plateau is the highest in the Saxon region and in most of Central and Eastern Europe."},{"type":"link","content":"https://editiadedimineata.ro/descopera-romania-rezervatia-cu-stejari-seculari-de-la-breite-unica-in-europa/"},{"metadata":{"width":810,"height":1080},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FCm2whcaPCC6HGF15YLCq%2Fstop_11_2.png?alt=media&token=615093ba-7855-4a7a-8beb-ca4579efd57e"},{"metadata":{"width":810,"height":1080},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FCm2whcaPCC6HGF15YLCq%2Fstop_11_3.png?alt=media&token=fb613d18-f235-4ca1-afd4-34f9022cce5c"}]},{"address":"Casa Printul de Wales, Food Barn Cafe","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":46.056391816476946,"longitude":25.09690865000002},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"- It is a settlement on the Transylvanian plateau, near Sighișoara, initially inhabited by Szeklers, then colonized by the Saxons in the 13th century. \n- His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales's private nature retreat lies nestled amongst the meadows and hills of Zalán Valley in Transylvania, Romania. The property has kept its Transylvanian authenticity by having been carefully restored with traditional methods and materials. \n- It is now open to accommodate and entertain individual travelers worldwide.\n- Near the house, you can find a beautiful evangelical church, fortified, in the style of the fortified Saxon churches in Transylvania.\n- Together with the surrounding village, the church forms part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site."},{"type":"link","content":"https://zalan.transylvaniancastle.com/"},{"metadata":{"width":1000,"height":750},"type":"img","version":1,"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FCm2whcaPCC6HGF15YLCq%2Fstop_12_2.png?alt=media&token=34e5e87c-d26f-4042-82c1-40a0a29637a5"}]}]