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The train station is about a 1 km walk from the fortified wall city of Sighisoara. Walking on the Sighisoara street alone in the early morning, I looked over my shoulder for followers and street dogs. After crossing the bridge and walking on quiet streets, I saw stairs that connected to the fortified city. I was relieved. I was just paranoid. Romania turns out to be a quite safe country to visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The gloomy<\/strong> and cold winter did not stop me from exploring Sighisoara. Melting white blankets are dripping from the roofs. Winter is an off-shoulder season. Only a few shops and hotels are open. After sunset, the fortified town becomes deserted. The Church on the Hill and the Clock Tower <\/strong>are the best places to offer a glimpse of the view of the lower town. Other than that, every part of the wall gives you a different landscape of the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sighisoara is a small citadel town that you could explore in half a <\/strong>day. Every piece of the cobblestone on the road is part of history. The medieval houses in pastel green, pink, and yellow seem dreamy, walking down the skittles’ wonderland. Each corner I turned, I found a surprise color – exactly as I got my favorite Skittle color from the packet. Only restaurants, shops, and hotels are the ones where you have a chance to observe the medieval building’s interior design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My guesthouse is right next to the citadel square, PIA\u021aA CET\u0102\u021aII<\/em><\/strong>. The benches are left empty in the winter. I guess it is filled with laughter on sunny days. The cold weather is the main reason that keeps me circling the town. There are only 5 main streets in the town, and others are narrow lanes to cross between streets. Since it is too cold to take outdoor seating, amble through narrow alleys, take notice of window decorations, electricity lines, and doors, etc., are what to do in winter :).<\/p>\n\n\n

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Founded by German craftsmen and merchants who built a new citadel in the 12th century<\/strong>, Sighisoara is one of the most charming and well-preserved medieval towns. Nine out of fourteen towers are preserved today that were erected between the 12th to 14th centuries against the Turkish invasion. Strategically located on the tip of the hill, Sighisoara was a flourishing trade town. The guilds in the city contributed to the tower’s construction and maintenance. As we see, towers were named after them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n