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The Covered Staircase, also known as the Scholars' Stairway, is one of the most picturesque medieval monuments of Sighisoara, the famous Transylvanian citadel in Mures county. Built in the seventeenth century, the staircase links the centre of the citadel to the hill where the Church on the Hill and the old school stand, allowing an ascent protected from the weather and the snows. Originally the staircase had more steps, of which around a hundred and seventy are preserved today, bordered by a covered wooden tunnel that shelters it from rain and cold.

Pupils could reach the school even in bad weather, which gives the staircase its name. Climbing the stairs, visitors arrive at the Gothic church and the old Saxon cemetery, from where a beautiful view opens over the town. The Covered Staircase is a symbol of medieval Sighisoara, part of the world heritage site.