Romania
Things to do in Sighișoara
19 places9 stories2 routes
Sightlore has 19 places to explore in Sighișoara, and 9 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Sighișoara's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Biertan fortified church
The Biertan fortified church is a Lutheran fortified church in Biertan, Sibiu County, in the Transylvania region of Romania.
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Monastery Church in Sighișoara
The Monastery Church, also known as the Church of the Dominican Monastery, is a Gothic church formerly part of a medieval Dominican monastery in Sighișoara, Romania.
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Fortified Lutheran church of Dealu Frumos
Fortified Lutheran church in the village of Dealu Frumos, Sibiu County, built in the 13th century.
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Viscri fortified church
The Viscri fortified church is a Lutheran fortified church in Viscri (Deutsch-Weisskirch), Brașov County, in the Transylvania region of Romania.
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Clock Tower of Sighișoara
The Clock Tower of Sighișoara in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania, is the main entry point to the walled upper city, opposite the Tailors' Tower. With its 64 meter height, the tower is visible from almost every corner of the city.
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Historic Centre of Sighișoara
The Historic Centre of Sighișoara (Sighișoara Citadel) is the old historic center of the town of Sighișoara, Romania, built in the 12th century by Saxon settlers.
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Church on the Hill
The Church on the Hill is an architecturally significant church located in Sighişoara, Mureș County in Romania.
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Scholars' Stairs
Scholar's Stairs is an historic site in Sighișoara, Romania. The Stairs were built in 1642 to connect the lower and upper parts of the citadel in Sighişoara.
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Vlad Dracul House
Vlad Dracul House of Sighișoara is located in Tin Street No.1, between the Citadel Square and the Clock Tower.
Discovery routes in Sighișoara
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Sighișoara: the Clock Tower and the citadel
From the citadel and the Clock Tower to the Monastery Church and the Vlad Dracul House; past St. Joseph's Church and the Shoemakers' and Tailors' towers up the Scholars' Stairs to the Church on the Hill, then the Ropemakers', Butchers' and Furriers' towers.
Saxon fortified churches of Transylvania
From the Dealu Frumos fortified church to Biertan and Viscri.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Historic Centre of Sighișoara
The Historic Centre of Sighișoara (Sighișoara Citadel) is the old historic center of the town of Sighișoara, Romania, built in the 12th century by Saxon settlers.
Clock Tower of Sighișoara
The Clock Tower of Sighișoara in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania, is the main entry point to the walled upper city, opposite the Tailors' Tower. With its 64 meter height, the tower is visible from almost every corner of the city.
Vlad Dracul House
Vlad Dracul House of Sighișoara is located in Tin Street No.1, between the Citadel Square and the Clock Tower.
Shoemakers' tower in Sighișoara
The Bootmakers' Tower is located in the north-east of the Citadel in Sighişoara, Mureș County in Romania. The building has baroque architectural influences.
Tailors' Tower
The Tailors' Tower, belonging to Mureș County in Romania was built in the 14th century. It is located opposite to the Clock Tower and it guards the second gateway into the Citadel of Sighişoara.
Scholars' Stairs
Scholar's Stairs is an historic site in Sighișoara, Romania. The Stairs were built in 1642 to connect the lower and upper parts of the citadel in Sighişoara.
Ropemakers' Tower
The Ropemakers' Tower, one of the nine towers located inside the Citadel of Sighişoara, Mureș County in Romania, has currently been turned into a guard house for the cemetery of the church.
Butchers' Tower
The Butchers' Tower is one of the nine towers located in the Citadel of Sighişoara, belonging to Mureș County in Romania. The Butcher's Tower was built in the late 15th century.
Furriers' Tower
The Furriers' Tower together with the Butchers' Tower, Törle gate, and the house underneath forms a grouping typical of the medieval architecture of Sighişoara, Mureș County in Romania.
Tinsmiths' Tower
The Tinsmiths' Tower is one of the nine towers located in the citadel of Sighișoara, belonging to Mureș County in Romania.
Tanners' Tower
The Tanners' Tower in Sighişoara, belonging to Mureș County, Romania, was built around the 13th –14th centuries in the southeastern part of the city. It has a square plan, with a small, sloping roof in a single direction.
Places of worship
Monastery Church in Sighișoara
The Monastery Church, also known as the Church of the Dominican Monastery, is a Gothic church formerly part of a medieval Dominican monastery in Sighișoara, Romania.
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
The Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church is located on the north-eastern side of the citadel of Sighișoara, Mureș County in Romania, near the enclosure wall.
Church on the Hill
The Church on the Hill is an architecturally significant church located in Sighişoara, Mureș County in Romania.
Fortified Lutheran church of Dealu Frumos
Fortified Lutheran church in the village of Dealu Frumos, Sibiu County, built in the 13th century.
Biertan fortified church
The Biertan fortified church is a Lutheran fortified church in Biertan, Sibiu County, in the Transylvania region of Romania.
Viscri fortified church
The Viscri fortified church is a Lutheran fortified church in Viscri (Deutsch-Weisskirch), Brașov County, in the Transylvania region of Romania.
Holy Trinity Church
The Holy Trinity Church, Sighişoara is a Romanian Orthodox Church located on the northern bank of the Târnava Mare River, Sighişoara, Romania.
Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple Church, Sighișoara
The Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple Church is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 22 Ecaterina Varga Street, Sighișoara, Romania. It is dedicated to the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple.
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