Place: Sighisoara, Romania
Weather: Generally sunny, 45/72F.
Route: From Odessa 687 km west on E581.
Significance: Sighisoara, located in Transylvania, is good example of a fortified medieval town - first settled by Germans in the 12th century. It is also known as being the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler in the 15th century - model for Dracula.
Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site
German style old town with clock tower in the background (from whc.unesco.org)
Hillside garden with a view of the old town and the surrounding hills (from whc.unesco.org)
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