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Medieval town of Sighisoara.

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So resplendent are ³§¾±²µ³ó¾±ÅŸ´Ç²¹°ù²¹â€™s pastel-coloured buildings, stony lanes and medieval towers, you’ll rub your eyes in disbelief. Fortified walls encircle ³§¾±²µ³ó¾±ÅŸ´Ç²¹°ù²¹â€™s lustrous merchant houses, now harbouring cafes, hotels and craft shops. Lurking behind the gingerbread roofs and turrets of the Unesco-protected old town is the history of Vlad Å¢epeÅŸ, the bloodthirsty, 15th-century Wallachian prince. He was allegedly born here, in a house that is visitable to this day. Å¢epeÅŸ is best remembered as Vlad the Impaler, or Dracula, fuelling a local industry of vampire-themed souvenirs.


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