https://mad-traveller.com/tags/sibiu/ Recent content in Sibiu on Mad Traveller Hugo -- gohugo.io en Fri, 30 Oct 2026 23:01:42 +0000 https://mad-traveller.com/posts/sibiu-walking-tours-old-town-and-lower-town/?v=1 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 23:01:42 +0000 https://mad-traveller.com/posts/sibiu-walking-tours-old-town-and-lower-town/?v=1 Walking Sibiu Sibiu is a good walking city. The Upper Town and Lower Town fit into one loop of about 2 to 3 hours, with stops. The paving is uneven cobbles, slick when wet or frozen, so bring sturdy shoes. The streets are very safe, with normal petty-theft care in crowds. The classic loop Start in Piața Mare, the largest square. Walk into Piața Mică and cross the Bridge of Lies, the first cast-iron bridge in Romania. https://mad-traveller.com/posts/sibiu-sightseeing-squares-and-churches/?v=1 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 23:01:23 +0000 https://mad-traveller.com/posts/sibiu-sightseeing-squares-and-churches/?v=1 Sightseeing in Sibiu Sibiu was European Capital of Culture in 2007, and its historic centre has been on Romania’s UNESCO Tentative List since 2004. The UNESCO World Heritage sites nearby are Sighișoara’s historic centre and the Saxon fortified church villages. The centre is made of three linked squares, a Lower Town along the Cibin, and a few surviving sections of city wall, all within a short walk of each other. https://mad-traveller.com/posts/romantic-sibiu-old-town-cellars-sunsets/?v=1 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 23:00:55 +0000 https://mad-traveller.com/posts/romantic-sibiu-old-town-cellars-sunsets/?v=1 A romantic stay in Sibiu Sibiu suits couples who like old streets, good food and slow evenings more than sightseeing marathons. The Upper Town is compact, so a dinner, a bridge and a tower can fit into one walk. Plan for evenings, when the squares thin out, and wear shoes you can manage on cobbles. Sunset from the cathedral tower The tower of the Evangelical Cathedral on Piața Huet is about 73 m high and is the best panoramic climb in the city. https://mad-traveller.com/posts/multi-day-trips-from-sibiu-by-car/?v=1 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 23:00:30 +0000 https://mad-traveller.com/posts/multi-day-trips-from-sibiu-by-car/?v=1 Multi day trips from Sibiu Sibiu itself fills about two days. Beyond that, the city works as a base for a Transylvania loop by car. This page lays out realistic routes and their seasonal limits. If you only have two or three days, stay in the city and add one or two day trips instead of stretching the plan. Two days in the city On day one, walk the Upper Town: Piața Mare, Piața Mică and Piața Huet, then climb the Evangelical Cathedral tower and visit the Brukenthal Palace. https://mad-traveller.com/posts/family-days-in-sibiu-zoo-astra-and-lake/?v=1 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 23:00:09 +0000 https://mad-traveller.com/posts/family-days-in-sibiu-zoo-astra-and-lake/?v=1 Family days in Sibiu Sibiu is easy with children if you plan around the zoo and the open-air museum, add a summer lake day, and keep museum visits short. The Old Town is compact, but the paving is uneven cobbles, which is hard going for strollers and slippery when wet or icy. Zoo Sibiu The zoo is at Calea Dumbrăvii 142, in the Dumbrava forest. It was founded in 1929 and now holds over 300 animals of 74 species. https://mad-traveller.com/posts/day-trips-from-sibiu-to-villages-and-hills/?v=1 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 22:59:49 +0000 https://mad-traveller.com/posts/day-trips-from-sibiu-to-villages-and-hills/?v=1 Day trips from Sibiu Sibiu sits between Saxon fortified churches to the north-east, shepherd villages to the west and south, and the Făgăraș and Cindrel mountains. Distances below are road estimates from route planners, so allow extra time for traffic and weather. A car is the easy way to link the villages. Trains only serve Mediaș, Sighișoara and Brașov, and Biertan has no direct public transport. Near the city Cisnădioara is about 12 km south, a village with a hilltop Romanesque church-fortress above it. https://mad-traveller.com/posts/sibiu-museum-visits-concerts-and-festivals/?v=1 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 22:59:17 +0000 https://mad-traveller.com/posts/sibiu-museum-visits-concerts-and-festivals/?v=1 Museum visits, concerts and festivals in Sibiu Sibiu’s attractions are mostly structured visits: museum branches with separate tickets, a large open-air museum, concert halls and a few big festivals. This page covers what each one costs, when it opens and what to book ahead. Brukenthal National Museum The Brukenthal museum has six branches and no single ticket for all of them. The 2026 adult prices, with pensioner and student prices after, are: https://mad-traveller.com/posts/sibiu-activities-museums-lakes-and-food/?v=1 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 22:58:40 +0000 https://mad-traveller.com/posts/sibiu-activities-museums-lakes-and-food/?v=1 Activities in Sibiu Sibiu is a city of about 150,000 people on the Cibin river, below the Cindrel Mountains. It works well for a few days of museums, food and an easy summer lake day, with the Saxon villages and the mountains within a drive. Most activities cluster in the Upper Town around Piața Mare, Piața Mică and Piața Huet, plus the Lower Town along the river. The Old Town paving is uneven and slick when wet or icy, so wear sturdy shoes.