Sfântu Gheorghe Fortified Church

Gothic church with defensive walls, part of the older Transylvanian townscape

The fortified church is the main medieval survival in the centre, a Gothic church ringed by defensive walls. It is less dramatic than the great fortified churches near Brașov, but it tells the same regional story: faith, town life and defence wrapped into one complex.

Include it on a walk between the museum and the central civic buildings. The exterior is usually the most reliable part of the visit.

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