Sibiu 👁️
The city with eyes on the roofs — sassy, coquette and full of stories.
Sibiu looks at you. On its own: the eye-shaped windows on the roofs in the center, the “Eyes of Sibiu”, guard the markets for centuries and have become the symbol of the city. It is a well-preserved Saxon city, former European Cultural Capital, with three markets linked to each other and a historical center divided into the Upper City and the Lower City.
You walk from the Grand Square to the Small Square, cross the Bridge of Lies — the first casting bridge in Romania, which is said to scratch when someone lies — and climb the Council Tower for a panoramic view of the red roofs.
And around it, treasures: the Astra Museum, one of the largest outdoor museums in Europe, the villages of Sibiu’s periphery and, towards the mountains, Transfăgăreşan — one of the most beautiful roads in the world.
Do not miss
Worth it even on a short visit.
The Big Market
One of the most beautiful squares in Romania, bordered by palaces and the Brukenthal Museum.
The Bridge of Lies
The first casting bridge in the country, between the Little Square and the Lower City — and the best story in the city.
The Council Tower
Climb a few stairs for the best panorama over the roofs with eyes.
The Brukenthal Museum
The oldest museum in Romania, with a pinacoteca of European class.
The Evangelical Cathedral
Her tower dominates the city; it climbs for another perspective over the center.
The Astra Museum
Enormous outdoor museum with hundreds of real farm houses and mortars on the shore of a lake.
A perfect day in Sibiu
The three squares, a panorama and a sunset in the Lower City.
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Coffee in the Grand Place
It starts at the largest market, with the surrounding palaces still quiet in the morning.
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Council Tower and Small Market
Climb into the tower for a panoramic view, then pass into the Little Square with its arcades.
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The Bridge of Lies
Cross the famous casting bridge and descend to the Lower City with its colorful streets.
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Lunch I eat
A bar in the center for the Ardennes cuisine and a glass of local wine.
- 🖼️ 15:30
Brukenthal or the Staircase
Choose between the Brukenthal Pinacoteca and a walk on the Staircase Pass, which connects the two cities.
- 🚶 18:30
Street of Nicolae Bălcescu
The pedestrian promenade, perfect for an evening walk and dinner in the center.
The Historic Centre
Three markets, bridges and bolted passages.
The center of Sibiu is small and can be seen on foot, but full of details.
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The Big Market
CentrallyThe heart of the city, one of the most beautiful squares in Romania, bordered by the Brukenthal Palace, the Roman Catholic Church and old houses with “eyes”.
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The Small Market
More intimate, with arcades and terraces, connected to the Great Square through the Tower of Council.
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The Bridge of Lies
LegendaryThe first casting bridge in Romania. The legend says that it scratches when someone says a lie over him — test it.
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The Council Tower
The PanoramaThe tower that separates the two squares. Climb a few steps for the best view over the roofs with your eyes.
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The Evangelical Cathedral
The Gothic church in Huet Square, with a high tower that is seen from all over the city. It can climb for another perspective.
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Passing the stairs
hiddenA medieval passage with stairs and arcades connecting the Upper City to the Lower City.
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Street of Nicolae Bălcescu
The PedestrianThe main promenade, which connects the Grand Square with the Union Square. Terraces, shops and elegant buildings.
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Museums and Culture
From pinacoteques to whole villages moved outdoors.
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The Brukenthal Museum
Art isThe oldest museum in Romania, opened since the 18th century, the Pinacoteca houses first-hand European works.
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The Astra Museum
in the open airOne of the largest outdoor ethnographic museums in Europe: hundreds of true peasant houses, mules and workshops, on the shore of a lake in the Dumbrava forest.
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Excursions of one day
Spectacular streets and storytelling villages.
Sibiu is the gateway to some of the most beautiful places in Transylvania.
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Transfăgărășan & Lake Bâlea
Seasonal ~70 km to PoaleOne of the most spectacular roads in the world, crossing the Făgăraș Mountains to Lake Bâlea. Open usually in the summer, about from July to October.
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Pulled
~35 kmThe oldest mountain resort in Romania, at more than 1400 meters air, hike in summer and slope in winter.
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The Size of Sibiu
~20 to 40 kmSalba of villages at the foot of the mountains — Rășinari, Sibiel, Gura Rijeku — with lively traditions, sheep cheese and welcoming guesthouses.
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Fortified church Biertan
by UNESCO ~80 kmOne of the most impressive Saxon fortified churches, UNESCO monument, nestled on a hill between the vineyards.
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Where you eat
Delicious cuisine and atmosphere.
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The Old Sibiu
TraditionallyA dining room in an old basement with authentic Ardennes cuisine and an atmosphere of a different era.
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Culinary
by BistroCareful cuisine, with local and international accents, in a coquet decor in the center. Good for a more sophisticated dinner.
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Coffee & Bistro
RelaxedA pleasant place for brunch, coffee or a long break with a Bohemian air, close to the center.
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The small market terraces
For a beer or coffee with views, the arcades in Little Square are the right place, in the shade of the Council Tower.
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with children
Running space, animals and stories.
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The Astra Museum
Hundreds of old houses including runs, water mills, animals and workshops—children like it to be a forest rather than a museum.
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Zoo of Sibiu
A zoo in a forest setting, near the Dumbrava of Sibiu, easily combined with ASTRA.
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The park under Arini
One of the most beautiful urban parks in the country, perfect for a long walk and playgrounds.
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Good to know
Details that matter.
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Transfers are seasonal.
The high part of Transfăgăşân is usually only open in summer (approximately July–October). In winter and in bad weather it is closed — check before you plan your trip.
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The Christmas Market
If you come in December, the Grand Square Christmas Fair is one of the most beautiful in Romania — but also the busiest time.
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Parking in the Centre
The historic centre is partly pedestrian. Use the parking spaces on the edge and walk — the distances are small.
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"Sibiu is not in a hurry and does not leave you, a city to look at, with its eyes toward the sky."