Sighisoara, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, is the Romanian city that has best preserved its medieval appearance and the birthplace of Vlad Dracul or Vlad the Impaler, the historical character on which Bram Stoker was based to create his famous fiction character Dracula. It emphasizes the walled citadel with its doors and passages, the Clock Tower, the Church of the Hill, the Church of the Monastery and the house where Vlad Dracul was born.