Young since 1191 - Sibiu Turism

Sibiu 

Hermannstadt 

Young since 1191 

City of Guilds 

Tourist Guide 

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Hermannstadt 


City of Guilds 

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Following the 

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Sibiu Young since 1191 

Sibiu was first mentioned in documents in 1191, under the name of Cibinium. 

In 1223 Sibiu is mentioned under the name of Vila Hermanni, a rural type of 

dwelling. The disaster caused by the Tartar raids between 1241 and 1242 led to 

the acknowledgment that the dwelling needed to be reinforced. Fortification 

works thus began and extended during the next centuries so that in the 15 th 

century Sibiu became one of the best defended fortresses in Transylvania. The 

first hospital on the present day territory of Romania opened in 1292 in the 

Asylum Church, a building still existing today. In 1366 Sibiu is mentioned for 

the first time under the name of Hermannstadt. 

The fortress’s resistance facing the Ottoman attacks in 1438 caught 

the attention of the entire Europe. Pope Eugene the 4 th called the 

city of Sibiu a “defender of the entire Christianity”. 

In the 15 th century, the economical and social life and the 

most important events of the fortress unwound around 

the three squares: the Small Square, the Large Square 

and the Huet Square. They were extremely well defined 

from a structural and social point of view: the houses 

of merchants and craftsmen were situated in the 

Small Square whereas the imposing houses of 

the city elite dominated the Large Square. 


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Whereas the city development, 

the flourishing of the guilds and 

commercial activity are concerned, 

these become a constant in the 

city life between the 14 th and the 

18 th century, a period during which 

Sibiu was the most important 

crafts center in Transylvania. The 

number of guilds in Sibiu increased 

from 19 in 1376 to 26 in 1719, 34 in 

1724 and 40 such organizations in 

1780. 

The activity of the guilds had a 

determinant role in the development of crafts and in the economical and 

commercial evolution of the area, by setting rules for the production and the 

quality of products, for the selling of goods, for the acquisition of raw materials 

and the founding of new workshops, etc. However, almost 500 years later, 

the strict rules, which had the role to maintain the small manufactures at any 

price, became an impediment in the economic evolution of the cities. Consequently, 

by means of the decree in 1872, the guilds were transformed in crafts 

enterprises, thus concluding an important page in the history of Sibiu.

During the 18 th century, the city becomes no different than other West 

European cities, with imposing churches and buildings, in the Viennese 

Baroque style. The city’s cultural life thus begins an extraordinary development, 

music and theatre having an important place in the city life. Famous 

musicians such as Franz Liszt and Johann Strauss sustained concerts on the 

stages in Sibiu in the 19 th century. Following the union of Transylvania with 

Romania (in 1918), major changes occurred in the city life, especially in the 

city planning domain and in the social and cultural fields; education in the 

Romanian language also develops and the main modern cultural institutions 

were founded during the next period: The State Theatre (1947) and the State 

Philharmonics (1949). The instauration of communism after 1945 brought 

along a forced industrialization process, numerous set backs from the point of 

view of city planning being recorded in consequence. 

In 2007 Sibiu held the title of European Capital of 

Culture, thus succeeding in highlighting its extremely 

valuable cultural and historical heritage. 

Following this event, the city’s image significantly 

improved, foreign visitors placing Sibiu among 

the top five European Capitals of Culture. 

This confirms the fact that Sibiu left a powerful 

positive impression and has the necessary potential 

to maintain its statute of cultural touristic destination 

of European importance. 


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Following the 

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Sibiu is magic indeed. For those who live here, for those who visit it, for those who 

read or learn about it and for those who discover it. The first hospital, the first school, 

the first library and the first pharmacy in Romania functioned in Sibiu. This is where 

the first books were printed, whether religious, 

scientific or manuals. The rocket 

was invented in Sibiu and this is also where 

tellurium was discovered. Great minds of 

Transylvania and the entire Romania and 

world famous personalities lived and created 

here in Sibiu. 

To discover its charm and stories, you 

need to roam around the streets, pass 

every wall and go by every house in Sibiu. 

Find out the history of medieval times 

guildsmen in the Goldsmiths Square (Piaţa 

Aurarilor), learn about those who fought 

for their rights and liberties on Mitropoliei 

Street, hear the stories of those who 

defended and saved this city on Cetăţii 

Street, learn about the landlers on Bielz 

Street and on Gladiolelor Street and Raţiu

Street find out how Habsburg emperors named the baroque neighborhoods 

after them: Terezian or Josephine. To get a taste of all these by yourselves, we 

dare to invite you to take a walk with us through the city of Sibiu. Through this 

tour we invite you to discover Sibiu through the eyes of guilds and guildsmen, 

the places they built or they perfected. Crossing every street and every square 

we will try to present each location in Sibiu which, one way or the other, is 

connected to their activity during a period of over 600 years. 

The Small Square 

The Small Square was the center of 

the guilds’ existence and was born 

out of the need of craftsmen and 

tradesmen to protect themselves, 

their merchandise and the pro-ducts 

they created. The Small Square area 

was fortified at the beginning of the 

14th century. In time, the fortification 

was replaced by buildings which 

mostly belonged to the guilds 

and the guildsmen. Here we discover the THE BRIDGE OF LIES (1) 1 . It is 

the first cast iron bridge on the present day territory of Romania, made in 

1859, ensuring the access from the Lower Town into the fortress. We have to 

warn you that the legends connected to the name of this bridge say that it 

squeaks every time someone crossing it tells a lie, threatening to break under 

the “weight” of a bigger lie! We then head out attention to the houses: THE 

BUTCHER’S HALL (the present day House of Arts) 2 (no. 21, Small Square). 

The butchers’ guild is one of the oldest in Sibiu and also one of the most 

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the guilds’ houses situated in the 

Small Square, being first mentioned 

in documents in 1370. In the 18 th 

century the house was used by the 

community as a theatre hall. The 

coat of arms of Sibiu and the year on 

the front piece of the building are a 

proof of the moment in which the 

building enters in the administration 

of the Magistrate. Starting with 2004, 

the building is part of the ASTRA 

National Museum Complex. If we go 

inside the HOUSE AT NO. 22 3 

we will discover the so-called “Fresco 

Hall”, where a series of priceless mural 

paintings can be admired, impeccably 

restored and dating from 1631. THE 

TOWER OF THE GOLDSMITHS’ 

LADDER 4 , (no. 24, Small Square) is 

one of the gate-towers of the Small Square. It makes the connection between 

the Lower Town, a medieval road and the medieval fortification. The name 

comes from its vicinity with the House of the Goldsmiths’ Guild, a guild 

which apparently took care of this building’s maintenance. The House of the 

Goldsmiths’ Guild (no. 25, Small Square) is one of the buildings raised on the 

second fortification belt. The building has all the characteristics of a medieval 

house and the coat of arms of the guild may be observed in the main room 

of the building, situated on the first floor. Right next door we come across the 

MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF PHARMACY (5) 5 (no. 26, Small Square). 

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The museum is situated on the ground floor where the “Black Bear” pharmacy 

functioned over a period of three centuries, starting with the year 1600. A 

commemorative plaque reminds us of Cristian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann 

(1755-1843), the father of homeopathy. 

Reaching THE HOUSE AT NO.13, which dates from 

the 15th century, we go through the arched passage of 

the building, called the SHOEMAKERS’ PASSAGE 6 . 

Here is a good example of the small routes connecting 

the various streets and squares in the city. These 

were essential at times of plagues or in case of a siege. 

They bear the names of guilds due to the fact that most 

of these passages or small streets were used by the 

guildsmen in this area. 

Huet Square 

Going through the passage, we reach Huet Square, the 

first fortified precinct of Sibiu which later became the 

cultural and spiritual center of the fortress. The area is 

dominated by one of the most impressive and representative 

gothic buildings in Transylvania: THE “SAINT MARY” EVANGELIC 

PARISH CHURCH , (no. 1, Huet Square). Built between the 14th and the 

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century with the support of the guilds of quarriers, carpenters, blacksmiths, 

goldsmiths and silversmiths, the building dominates due to its central 

seven-story tower (the second highest tower in Transylvania), flanked by 

other four smaller towers at the corners. The decorations of the church belong 

to the great guilds’ maters of those times: Andreas Lapicida, Elias Nicolai and 

Sebastian Hann. Starting with 1496, for a period of 300 years, the church 

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served as a burial place for the city’s 

personalities and this is where Baron 

Samuel von Brukenthal also found his 

resting place. 

In 1853 the tomb stones covering 

the graves were dismantled from 

the church navy and set within the 

walls of the ferula, thus obtaining 

a gallery of 67 tomb stones, unique 

in the country. The statue of Bishop 

Georg Daniel Teutsch, one of the 

most significant personalities of the 

Saxon community in Transylvania at 

the end of the 18th century is situated 

in the courtyard of the Evangelic 

Church. Every Wednesday during the 

summer season, the cathedral hosts 

exquisite organ concerts. Leaving the Evangelic Church courtyard, stop for a 

minute and admire the building at no. 2 on Samuel Brukenthal Street, an edifice 

hosting the THE CITY HALL OF SIBIU . Even though this building is 

not included in the category of medieval architecture, we suggested visiting 

it due to the fact that it was built at the beginning of the 20th 8 

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century. You 

will notice the special architectural style of the edifice. The façade displays 

many figurative elements and the interior replicates motifs from the Jugendstil 

repertoire. At the first floor you will find a wonderful stained glass in the Art 

Nouveau style, and the entire hall way is decorated with Greek motifs and lion 

heads. The restoration of the building was finalized in 2006, the local administration 

currently unwinding its activity here. 


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The Large Square 

Here we are in the Large Square, the center of the city. This is where the 

guildsmen unwound their activity (fairs were organized here, goods were 

produced and stored in this location). This is where most of the town fairs 

used to take place, this is where public trials unwound, this is where religious 

or military processions were organized and this is where the most 

important events in the city life were celebrated. This was also the location 

chosen by the rich to build their residences. Across the street from the City 

Hall building you will discover the THE “BRUKENTHAL” PALACE 

(no. 4, Large Square), the most representative edifice in Sibiu. A closed 

plan with an inner courtyard was adopted for the construction of the building. 

It is one of the most important works of baroque making in 

Central Europe, preserving a series of elements of artistic carpentry, borders 

and folds decorated in a Baroque style. Settle to admire its exterior for 

today, because the wonderful art collections inside deserve at least one 

day of your vacation. THE BLUE HOUSE (no. 5, Large Square) is situated 

to the left of the Brukenthal Palace. The building dates from the 17th 9 

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century, but the Baroque style transformations begin only in 1773. For a 

short period of time, between 1768 and 1783, the building hosted theatrical 

performances. The name “The Blue House of the city” dates from 1819. 

The old coat of arms of Sibiu is painted on the front of the house. THE 

“SAINT TRINITY” ROMAN – CATHOLIC PARISH CHURCH 11 (no. 3, 

Large Square) which dominates the South-Eastern part of the square was 

built in the early Viennese Baroque style. Among the elements which impress 

through their historical and artistic value, we mention here the fresco 

representing Mary and the Baby made in a Baroque style in 1777, the 

stained glass windows and the organ installed in 1860. Going past the

Church we see the THE COUNCIL TOWER (no. 1, Large Square). It is one 

of the best known monuments of Sibiu and it became a symbol for the city. It 

bears this name due to the fact that the old City Hall is situated right next door, 

the building being mentioned in documents as early as 1324. Over time, the 

tower had several uses: from grain storage to an observation deck for fires, a 

prison or even a museum of natural sciences (at the middle of the 18th 12 

century). 

Across the street from the tower lies the THE WEIDNER-REUSSNER- 

CZEKELIUS HOUSE 13 (no. 16, Large Square). The edifice bears the name 

of those who owned it over time. A sculpted stone border dating from 1582 

and representing the owner of the house at that time may be found in the 

entrance alleyway. The main doorway also displays the motif present on the 

Haller House, exhibiting in a central location the coat of arms of Mayor Johann 

Reussner junior. The coat of arms is accompanied by the year “1652” and by a 

monogram spelling “E.N.” (sculptor Elias Nicolai). THE LUTSCH HOUSE 14 

(no. 13, Large Square) was built on the location where the headquarters of 

the prepositure functioned before 1424. After this date, this building hosted 

the high officials visiting Sibiu, among them being King Matei Corvin. THE 

HALLER HOUSE 15 (no. 10, Large Square). The Renaissance style building 

preserves several elements 

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of its original construction. The 

house belonged to the Haller family 

for a period of 354 years, from 

1537 to 1891, when the last descendent 

of the family sells it to 

August Teutsch. Moving on, we find 

THE HECHT HOUSE 16 

(no. 8, 

Large Square). The first security 

printing office in Sibiu functioned 

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in this building in 1456. In 1472, the new owner, Mayor Georg Hecht, redecorates 

the house in a Gothic style. A century later the house passes 

into the property of Mayor Johann Waida, remaining in his family for 237 

years. He will bring a few alterations in the Renaissance style. Saxon local 

administrators lived here for a long time and in 1821 the building was 

bought by the Saxon University. Next door we find THE GENERALS’ 

HOUSE , (no 7, Large Square). The building dates from the 15th century, 

over time entering in the possession of the several of the city’s 

personalities. In 1779 the building was purchased by the Magistracy 

and later on, between 1784 and 1904, the General commander of the 

Austrian Troops in Transylvania had his headquarters here. This is the reason 

why the house is called “The Generals’ House”. Then we go through 

the arched access way of the Generals’ House and we reach Arhivelor 

Street where, on the left side we see THE STATE ARCHIVES . The 

first steps in organizing an archive in Sibiu were taken as early as the 

14th century. An important part of what we call today the Archives of 

Sibiu is formed of the guilds’ documents in Sibiu: their statute, their records 

and their contracts. In 1911 steps were taken in the direction of 

building a new space for the archive. The building was inaugurated in 

1923, after Transylvania’s union to Romania. The building preserves the 

archives of the Saxon nation, those of the Magistrate and the Gathering 

of the centumviri. We continue our walk through the Schiller Square and 

further on to the Tipografilor Street and Alexandru Papiu Ilarian Street 

until we reach THE WALL ON CETĂŢII STREET . This wall preserves 

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century, when it was 

rehabilitated in brick and a guard road was created. 

Cetăţii Street is flanked by three defense towers which belong to the third 

fortification belt. They bear the names of the guilds responsible with 

their construction, their maintenance and repair works: the Carpenters’

Tower, the Potters’ Tower and the Harquebusiers’ Tower. The three 

towers are very different from the point of view of their architecture, being 

built in different time periods and due to the fact that every guild 

tried to imprint its specific style. THE HARQUEBUSIERS’ TOWER , 

was built on an octagonal foundation. It later changed its name into the 

Weavers’ Tower, after the guild caring for it. It is the Southern most of 

the three towers. It has the shape of an octagonal prism and the firing 

holes on the first floor are shaped as a key hole. The construction has a 

stone base (up to the height of 1 meter) and then it continues upward in 

brick masonry. THE POTTERS’ TOWER , was built in stone in the 15th 20 

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century and was consolidated a century later. The tower belonged to the 

guild of the potters, has a rectangular shape and five harquebus firing 

locations are placed around it. The guild of the carpenters was responsible 

for the THE CARPENTERS’ TOWER 22 . It is a construction which 

was built on a circular shape, separated by a pronounced cornice. From 

this level up, the tower has the shape of an octagonal prism, concluded 

in its superior part by the classic standing out section, sustained by consoles 

with burned oil muzzles between its arches. THE THICK TOWER 

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rondeaux of the fortress, displaying several defensive levels and being 

considered a genuine “war machine”. After 1788, when the tower lost its 

military defensive role, the space was reconfigured in order to host the 

first theatre in town. The interior of the tower was used as a stage in front 

of which a hall was built. The first cinema projection in Sibiu took place 

here in 1898. Recently renovated, the whole ensemble is known under 

the name of Thalia Hall, serving as the State Philharmonics in Sibiu today. 

We continue our walk on Pompeiu Onofreiu Street until we reach the 

THE HALLER BASTION 24 

. Dating from 1552, it is built of brick and 

filled with earth. The walls have a total length of 223 meters and 9 me- 

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ters in height. In 1771 a horse riding school (manege) was built on the 

bastion, and the building hosting the present day Neurology Hospital 

was erected here during the first decade of the 20th century. We go up 

Manejului Street and we make 

a left on Şelarilor Street where 

we discover close together THE 

FRANCISCAN CHURCH AND 

MONASTERY . The exterior 

Gothic aspect corresponds in the 

interior, a hall type church, built in 

a late Baroque style. The Church, 

initially erected during the first 

half of the 15th 25 

century for the Clarisse 

nuns, was turned over to the 

Franciscan monks in 1716. The 

stone funerary monument of count 

general Damian Hugo von Virmond (1666-1722) will head your attention 

towards the Northern wall of the church choir. The central part of the 

monument displays a commemorative inscription and the inferior part, 

the sarcophagus, is decorated with the allegory of Victory. Go through 

the passage nearby the church and you will reach the General Gheorghe 

Magheru Street where you will see the THE CHURCH OF THE FORMER 

URSULINE MONASTERY 26 . The Dominican monastery was built here 

in 1479, but in 1543, along with the religious reform which determined 

the majority of the Saxon population to embrace the Lutheran religion, 

the monastery passed in the possession of this religious group. The 

Ursuline nuns took it over in 1755. Our walk will continue on Felinarului 

Street and Movilei Street, thus entering the Lower Town, the area where 

most of the guildsmen used to live. The most eloquent proofs of this fact

are the names of the streets, most of these taking the names of the 

old guilds. THE GOLDSMITHS SQUARE . It is one of the oldest 

squares in the Lower Town and it formed at the intersection of several 

medieval roads. A pipe fountain could be found here as early as 1496. 

The Goldsmiths’ Passage, one of the most romantic places in Sibiu, 

makes the connection with the House of the Goldsmiths’ Guild situated 

in the Small Square. It’s time we left this small square via 

Argintarilor Street and reach THE 9 MAI STREET , the oldest street 

in the city. This street bore the name of Elisabeta Street for a long time. 

Seven buildings which were declared historical monuments may be 

admired on this street (the houses at numbers 14, 22, 30, 36, 43, 75 

and 83). 

The intersection of THE 9 MAI STREET with OCNEI STREET , is 

considered the center of the Lower Town. The location where the 

first houses appeared was named Dragoner Square. Until 1976, 

the building hosting the headquarters of the Austrian dragons was 

placed in the middle, under the shape of an island. We then turn on 

VOPSITORILOR STREET and we discover a typical guild street. 

This is where most of the workshops of the dyers’ guild were situated. 

At no. 13 we find the oldest house in the area, dating from the 

15th century and having all the elements of a workshop house. The 

gate has the original decoration - a representation of a solar disc. 

The road further takes us on the past scented streets: Plopilor Street, 

Victor Tordoşanu Street, Târgul Vinului Street, Cojocarilor Street and 

then we enter ARMELOR (WEAPONS’) SQUARE where we find 

the building of the former arsenal (the Kempel Barrack). Dating from 

the 18th century, it was erected on the foundations of a building in 

the 15th century. A defense tower was integrated in the north-western 

part in 1457, this building being part of the 4th 27 

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The building west of the tower belonged in the 15th century to local 

administrator Tobias Hetzeldorfer. The part looking onto the square 

was rebuilt in 1784. During the Austrian occupation, the building 

functioned as an inn, then as an arsenal, then a hospital and then as a 

barrack. We go up on Centumvirilor Street and we continue our walk 

reaching Alexandru Odobescu Street, through the THE STAIRS’ 

PASSAGE 32 or the “The Arched Wall”, connecting the Upper Town 

with the Lower Town through two ramifications of stairs and arcades 

which circle the fortress walls around the Evangelic Church. The west 

side of the Passage is part of the wall which belonged to the second 

fortification belt. 

We then go up towards the THE STAIRS’ TOWER , the only one 

of the three access gates in the first fortification precinct which was 

preserved. The tower was built in the 13th 33 

century, being the oldest 

edifice preserved in Sibiu. Its present day form dates from 1542. It is 

made of brick, it is one story high, with an arched crossing at the first 

level through which we reach the stairs which connect the “Upper 

Town” with the “Lower Town”. 

And here we are again in the Huet Square where we stop for a moment 

at the THE APPRENTICES’ HOUSE 34 (no. 3, Huet Square). 

This is the first house belonging to apprentices which is situated outside 

the borders of Germany, Switzerland or France. An old law of 

the guildsmen in Europe says that, when they become apprentices, 

they must take a journey – an initiation in the life experience and an 

experience in the craft they chose. Today, Sibiu continues this tradition 

as well, being the Eastern most city where an apprentices’ house 

is preserved and where apprentices can rest during their journey.

Apprentices worked together with various organizations and countries 

in order to renovate it, and traveling apprentices can work here 

within the workshops organized every summer. Cetăţii Street hosts 

demonstrations of craftsmanship, the street thus transforming in a 

small village of the guilds. On the other side of the tower we see the 

THE EVANGELIC PARISH HOUSE (no. 1, Huet Square). It is built 

of four distinct bodies, each of them erected during different periods 

of time. The façade of this building is important due to the decorative 

artistic elements. The doorway, made by the great master of the quarriers’ 

guild, sculptor Andreas Lapicida, is typical for the transition between 

the Gothic and the Renaissance style. The building underwent 

modifications at the beginning of the 19 th 35 

century, but during the last 

years extensive restoration works were carried out, revealing two mural 

paintings with a religious character and a coat of arms belonging 

to Matei Corvin, king of Hungary at that time. 

Continue your walk and don’t be shy in opening old gates, discover 

mysterious passage ways and narrow streets, reminding of past and 

history. Stop and have dinner at one of the open air terraces in the 

Small Square, in a peaceful atmosphere. Take your time in exploring 

the old city and soak in its paradoxical youth and the youth of people 

living and enlivening it. You will then discover more things which will 

convince you once again that staying in Sibiu was the right decision. 

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Main cultural events 

Sibiu held the title of European Capital of Culture in 2007. The city wishes to preserve its acquired cultural 

prestige and continues to improve its offer of cultural events every year. To see an update of the cultural 

events taking place in the city, please access our web site www.turism.sibiu.ro

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FEBRUARY 

„The Carnival of the Lole” 

An old Saxon tradition, the carnival brings 

together all the guilds represented in 

Agnita, a town in the county of Sibiu. The 

tradition of the Lole is characteristic for 

the carnival period, rooting deep in the 

guilds’ activity. Having the role to lead the 

craftsmen’ associations, the guilds organized 

elections for the appointing of a new guildmaster every year, in the 

last Sunday of the month of January. A carnival is organized on this occasion 

(the last Sunday of January or the first Sunday of February), celebrating 

the tradition of the handing over to the new guildmaster the dowry 

crate (Laden forttragen) together with all the documents of the guilds. The 

whole procession is accompanied by the Lole 

(Urzeln) – amusing characters who had the role to 

protect and accompany the crates to the place they 

were deposited for safekeeping – a fact which preserved 

the stability of the guilds until next year, on 

the occasion of the Lord’s Baptism Holiday. 

The Lole Parade will take place in Sibiu as well. 

Organizer: “The Guild of the Lole” 

Web: www.breaslalolelor.ro

MAY 


Sibiu Jazz Festival 

A festival with tradition and European recognition. 

Numerous concerts, jam sessions and workshops 

will take place during the seven days of the 

festival, its theme being jazz music and the interferences 

of this musical genre with other musical 

genres, such as: folklore, symphonic music, rock, 

salsa, hip-hop, etc. 

Contact: Pro Art Hermannstadt Foundation 

Tel: 004 0269 224 282 

E-mail: office@sibiujazz.eu 

Web: www.sibiujazz.eu 

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The International 

Theatre Festival in Sibiu 

The most important festival of performing arts in Romania. It includes over 350 

events presented by companies from over 70 countries. The most spectacular 

section is that consisting of street performances and the concerts sustained in 

the Large Square. 

Contact: The “Radu Stanca” National Theatre in Sibiu 

Tel: 004 0269 210 092 

E-mail: info@sibfest.ro 

Web: www.sibfest.ro

Faust 

The theatrical performance entitled 

directed by Silviu Purcărete 

Program: 2 performances/month 

Organizer: The “Radu Stanca” National Theatre in Sibiu 

Tel: 004 0269 210 092 

E-mail: info@sibfest.ro 

Web: www.sibfest.ro 

Tickets can be purchased online. 


Presented to the public in the official section of the Festival in 

Edinburgh, where Ofelia Popii received the prize for best actress 

interpretation, “Faust” is an exceptional performance due to the 

director’s perspective and the complexity of the parts presented 

in a baroque construction mastered to the smallest and most defining 

details: set and light design of an impressive plastic force, 

daringly suggestive costumes, whether elegant or burlesque, 

engaging or overwhelming music with sound effects adequate 

to this extravagant ambiance, ingenious video projections and 

very realistically articulated in the architecture of the entire stage 

performance. 

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The theatrical season at the 

“Radu Stanca” National Theatre 

No. 2, Corneliu Coposu Boulevard, Sibiu 

The Theatre has a repertoire of 72 performances. Performances in Romanian or German 

are staged each night, with few exceptions. Please see the schedule of performances of 

the theatre on www.sibfest.ro. You may purchase tickets either online on www.bilete. 

sibfest.ro, from the Theatrical Agency or on the evening of the performance, at the entrance 

of the theatre hall. The Theatrical Agency is opened: 

Monday-Friday: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. 

Address: No. 17, Nicolae Bălcescu, tel. 004 0369 101 578 

The State Philharmonics in Sibiu 

No. 3-5, Cetăţii Street, Sibiu 

The program of the concert season can be consulted on www.filarmonicasibiu.ro. 

Tickets are sold from the headquarters of the State Philharmonics (entrance on C. 

Coposu Boulevard) and on the evening of the concert, at the entrance of the concert 

hall. For further information, please call 004 0269 210 264 

Performances for children at the “Gong” 

Theatre for Children and Youth 

No. 4, Al. Odobescu Street, Sibiu 

The “Gong” Theatre is one of the few theatres in Eastern Europe which preserves and 

cultivates the art of puppet handling. The program of the theatre can be consulted on 

www.teatrulgong.ro. The access of the public into the theatre hall is made based on a 

ticket sold at the headquarters of the theatre between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. or at the entrance 

of the theatre hall, 30 minutes before the commencement of the performance. In 

order to reserve places, please contact us Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 4 

p.m. at phone number 004 0269 210 906.

JUNE 

The International Film Festival, TIFF, 

the edition in Sibiu 

The International Festival for the Feature Film in Romania became 

a well known brand in the region, not only for the quality of the presented 

events but also for the excellent organization, the effervescent 

atmosphere and the great number of events: from seminars and workshops 

to concerts and parties till dawn. 

Contact: The Association for the Promotion of the Romanian Film 

E-mail: info@tiff.ro 

Web: www.tiff.ro 

Summer Concerts – 

The Romanian – 

American Music Days 

American music concerts of all types. 

Contact: The State Philharmonics 

in Sibiu 

Tel: 004 0269 210 264 

E-mail: filarmo@filarmonicasibiu.ro 

Web: www.filarmonicasibiu.ro 


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JULY 

RedBull Romaniacs, 

Hard Enduro International Rally 

The event enjoys a great success, gathering 220 participants from 5 continents 

and over 30 nations (South Africa, New Zeeland, USA, Canada, Peru, Russia, 

Lithuania, France, Austria, Spain, etc). The best pilots of the moment come to 

Sibiu from all the corners of the world in order to participate 

in this unique race taking place in the wilderness 

of the Carpathian Mountains. The competition 

already has a tradition of over 5 years and, every year, 

it starts with a show taking place in the center of the 

city. Every time, this show succeeds in gathering over 

10.000 adrenaline lovers in the audience. 

Contact: The Adrenalin Sports Club 

E-mail: sigridf@xventure.net 

Web: www.redbullromaniacs.com

ARTMANIA Rock Music Festival 

Famous artists and rock bands sang on the festival stage in the past 

editions. We mention here but a few: Him, Amorphis, Tristania, 

Anathema, Lacrimosa, Tiamat or My Dying Bride or Serje Tankian. 

Contact: The Artmania Foundation 

E-mail: info@artmaniafestival.ro 

Web: www.artmaniafestival.ro 


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AUGUST 

“Transylvanian Fortresses” Medieval Festival 

For three days Sibiu becomes a genuine medieval market, animated by 

dance and theatrical performances, knights tournaments, music concerts, 

circus shows, all having a central theme: medieval art. 

Contact: The Cultural Department of the City of Sibiu 

Tel: 004 0269 229 627 

E-mail: casacultura@sibiu.ro 

Web: www.sibiuccm.ro

SEPTEMBER 


The Potters’ Fair 

Master potters from all over the country and representatives of the most renowned 

pottery centers in Romania are present within this fair. For the whole 

duration of the fair, the Large Square in the center of Sibiu regains its original 

function, that of a holiday fair. 

Contact: The “Cindrelul Junii” County Center 

for the Conservation of Traditional Culture, Sibiu 

Tel: 004 0269 210 945 

E-mail: contact@juniisibiului.ro 

Web: www.juniisibiului.ro 

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OCTOBER ASTRA Film Festival 

Astra Film is an international film festival, unique in this part of Europe, promoting the best nonfiction 

film productions in Romania and the entire region and offers film-lovers the opportunity 

to meet film producers from all over the world. Astra Film Fest is dedicated to documentaries on 

the subject of contemporary society issues. 

Contact: The Astra Film Studio 

Tel: 004 0269 210 134 

E-mail: aff@astrafilm.ro 

Web: www.astrafilm.ro

DECEMBER 

The Christmas Fair 

The event presents a holiday village where the public is invited to visit the 

wooden houses in which over 40 merchants will present products characteristic 

for this season. 

Moreover, trains and merry-go-rounds for children will be brought here 

for the small ones. The open air skating ring, with a surface of 900 square 

meters is the main attraction of the fair. Music and carols concerts will take 

place over the whole duration of the fair. 

Web: www.targuldecraciun.ro 


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The Museums of Sibiu

The Brukenthal National Museum 

The European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage – Europa Nostra 2010 

www.brukenthalmuseum.ro 

Opened (valid for all section of the museum): 

March 21 st – October 21 st : Tuesday - Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. 

Monday and first Tuesday of every month: CLOSED 

October 20 th – March 20 th : Wednesday – Sunday 10 a.m. -6 p.m. 

Monday and Tuesday: CLOSED 

The “Altemberger House” Museum of History 

Address: No. 2, Mitropoliei Street 

Fees: adults 12 lei; pupils, students 3 lei and retired persons 6 lei. 

The approaches of the museum 

are diverse but the general concept 

of the permanent exhibition 

(reorganized in 2006 and 

2007) is that of the local history. 

Starting with the presentation of 

every day life in the Paleolithic, 

the exhibition offers a view of 

the way in which people lived in 

caves, cottages, households, villa 

romana or in medieval dwellings. 

One of the basic exhibitions is also 

the permanent exhibition entitled 

The Guilds of Sibiu. 


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The history of the urban development of Sibiu is closely connected to 

the emerging and the development of the guilds. From the point of view 

of their organization and functioning, the guilds in Sibiu were similar to 

those in other Saxon cities or central European cities. At the present, the 

Brukenthal Museum collections include over 2000 exhibits belonging to 

the guilds and brotherhoods of apprentices dating from the 14 th to the 

19 th centuries. 

The Samuel von Brukenthal Museum 

www.brukenthalmuseum.ro 

Address: No. 4-5, Large Square 

Tel: 004 0269 217 691 

Fees: adults 12 lei; pupils, students 3 lei and retired persons 6 lei 

It opened to the public in 1817 comprising at first the collections of 

Baron Samuel von Brukenthal. Here we can visit: The European Painting 

Collection which displays around 1,200 works belonging to the main 

European panting schools from the 15 th to the 18 th century; The Stamp 

Cabinet – master pieces of European engraving signed by Albrecht Durer, 

Marcantonio Raimondi, Agostino Carraci and many others; The Romanian 

Art Gallery –comprises painting, graphic, sculpture, furniture, silverware, 

porcelain and glass works, etc, belonging to the period between the 15 th 

century and the contemporary period; The Decorative Art Collection - altars, 

sculptures, lay and religious silverware (from the 15 th to the 18 th centuries), 

glassware, etc. 

The Museum of Natural History 

Address: No. 1, Cetătii Street 

Fees: adults 8 lei; pupils, students 2 lei and retired persons 4 lei. 


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The museum was founded in 1849, by the Foundation of the Natural Science 

Society in Ardeal. The collections of the museum comprise almost 1,100,000 

exhibits from the domain of geology, paleontology, botanic and zoology. The 

most modern natural history exhibition in Romania was opened in December 

2007. From the point of view of the thematic, the exhibition presents the main 

groups of animals in their philogenetic evolution. 

The Museum of the History of Pharmacy 

Address: No. 26, Small Square 

Fees: adults 6 lei; pupils, students 1.5 lei and retired persons 3 lei. 

Opened in 1972, the museum brings together over 6,600 exhibits from the 

16 th and the 19 th century. These exhibits came from various pharmacies, pharmaceutical 

offices, medical institutions and private individuals from all over 

the country. 

The ASTRA National 

Museum Complex 

www.muzeulastra.ro 

The “Emil Sigerus” Museum 

of Ethnography and Saxon 

Popular Art 


Opened: October-May: 

Tuesday-Sunday 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. 

June-September: 

Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 

Tel: 004 0269 218 195 

Fees: adults 5 lei; pupils, students 1 leu. 


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The basic exhibition entitled “Transylvanian Tiles. The 15 th to 19 th century” offers 

an ampler and more generous perspective over the multi-cultural nature of the 

Transylvanian space, over the communion, cohabitation and cooperation relationship 

which has been going on for centuries between Romanians, Saxons and 

Hungarians in Transylvania. A number of 326 tiles are presented chronologically, 

taking into account the work techniques which were used to produce them, starting 

with those dating from the 15 th century, not enameled, with biblical, mythical representations, 

representing fantastic animals, to the tiles produced in the 19 th century, 

enameled in green and painted polychromic with cobalt blue, green, yellow and 

brown. The most beautiful and valuable tiles from the Renaissance period which 

exist in the museum’s collections are those with catholic representations: Madona, 

Hristofor, The Virgin Mary holding Baby Jesus, Saint George slaying the dragon, and 

also the fur tile in a late Transylvanian gothic style. The tiles with heraldic motifs, 

the Habane tiles from Vinţu de Jos, the tiles made in the sgrafito and kerchief in 

cobalt blue technique and those made with led and tin enamel produced in Braşov 

also have a great artistic value. Three complete stoves, a Saxon stove from Drăuşeni, 

Braşov county dated 1891, a Hungarian stove produced in the second half of the 19 th 

century by potter Beretzky Zsigmond from Chişmed, Harghita county and a Romanian 

one dating from the 19th century originating in Poienii de Sus, Bihor county. 

The ASTRA Museum of Traditional 

Folkloric Civilization 

www.muzeulinaerliber.ro 

Address: Sibiu, Calea Răşinari 

Opened: October-March: Tuesday - Sunday 9 a.m. -5 p.m. 

April - May: Tuesday - Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. 

May – September: Tuesday - Sunday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. 

Tel: 004 0269 242 599 

Fees: adults 15 lei; pupils, students and university students 3.5 lei

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Situated in the Dumbrava Forest, the ASTRA Museum of Traditional Folkloric 

Civilization spreads over a surface of 96 hectares and has an exhibition circuit 

which is 10 kilometers long, being the only open-air museum in Sibiu. The Museum 

hosts original monuments which are representative for the value system 

of the rural traditional civilization in Romania. Here you can discover centuries 

old peasants’ households brought here from various regions of the country, 

rebuilt in whole within the museum, with the finest details. The interiors were 

decorated with original weavings and household objects. 

The “Franz Binder” Museum 


Opened: October – May: Tuesday - Sunday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 

June - September: Tuesday – Sunday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. 

Fees: adults 5 lei; pupils, students 1 leu 

The “Franz Binder” Museum is the first and the only museum of extra- 

European ethnography in Romania. The collection of the museum comprises 

exotic works of Egyptian, Ecuadorian, Indonesian, Chinese and Japanese 

origin. The building hosting the museum is known under the name of the 

Hermes House, the foundation of this building dating from the 16 th century. 


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The Museum of the Evangelic 

C.A. Church in Romania 

„The Teutsch House” 

www.teutsch.ro 

Address: No. 30, Mitropoliei Street 

Tel: 004 0269 206 730 

Opened: Monday – Friday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

Fees: adults 8 lei; pupils, students, retired persons, 

persons with disabilities 5 lei 

Inaugurated on July 14 th , 2007 within the 

“Friedrich Teutsch” Center for Culture and Dialog, 

the Museum of the Evangelic C.A. Church in 

Romania constitutes an important space of remembrance 

and the experience accumulated 

over centuries of existence of the Evangelic 

Church of Augustan Confession. One of the highest 

interest spots of the exhibition is represented 

by “vasa sacra” – the thesaurus composed of 

pots and various other valuable objects which were used to celebrate the 

Holy Communion. These were created between the 14 th and the 18 th century 

in the workshops of the Transylvanian goldsmiths, among which master 

Sebastian Hann, originating in Sibiu. The works of art of Transylvanian goldsmiths 

and silversmiths include chalices decorated with the technique of 

the filigree enamel, the so called “modo transsilvano”. Documentary films 

and recent interviews about the history and the present day status of the 

Transylvanian Saxon population living in the villages of Southern Transylvania 

are available to viewers in the multimedia area of the exhibition.


Around 


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If you are already in Sibiu and wish 

to take short one-day road trips, 

here are a few places in the sur- 

roundings of the city which are truly 

worth seeing. Please request details 

about transportation possibilities 

towards these locations from the 

tourist information centers. 

The Sub Arini Park 

Stretches in parallel with Victoriei Boulevard 

and the Dumbrava Forest; the park spreads 

over 22 hectares displaying 68 species of 

trees. Around 95 species of birds found their 

home in this landscape. The park imprints a 

special mood, which is also completed by the 

Music Pavilion in which concerts and music 

shows take place during the summer season. 

Those looking for a more active relaxation 

may find here a 6 km long bicycle track.


Păltiniş 

The first mountain resort in the Carpathian 

Mountains (1894) is consecrated as both a ski 

resort offering plenty of snow, cable transportation 

booth and a ski drag, recommended to 

those with illnesses in the area of endocrinology 

and the nervous and respiratory systems. 

Păltiniş is therefore a potential vacation destination 

all year round. It is situated at a distance 

of only 32 km from Sibiu, at 1,400 m of altitude. 

Fortified churches & fortresses 

The majority of the fortified churches dating 

from the 12 th to the 16 th century are to be found 

around Sibiu and around the city of Mediaş. 

Beautiful and very well preserved, the fortified 

churches in Biertan and Valea Viilor were declared 

heritage monuments, being included 

in the UNESCO list. Aside these two objectives 

you may also want to visit the fortress in 

Slimnic, the fortified churches in Cisnădie and 

Cisnădioara, the Cistercian Abbey in Cârţa, and 

many others. 

Transfăgărăşan, 

The Bâlea Cascade and Lake 

Here are two spaces which attract due to the 

wonderful and wild mountain landscapes. It is 

a good location for skiing and the snow doesn’t 

thaw until July. Access is made from DN 7 – 

Transfăgărăşan, at a distance of about 77 km 

from Sibiu. Notice! The section between the 

Bâlea Cascade and Bâlea Lake is closed to auto 

traffic between November and July, but access 

is ensured through a carriage back. The only Ice 

Hotel in South-East Europe is built here during 

the winter.

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Balneary resort which was built around a series 

o natural lakes with a high salinity, it is the ideal 

spot for relaxation, sunbathing, swimming 

and therapeutic mud treatments. The resort is 

situated 15 kilometers away from Sibiu. 

Albota 

If you wish to go fishing for trout, relax, have 

a good meal or go mountain hiking in the 

Făgăraş mountains, then it is worth going to 

Albota 

Mărginimea Sibiului 

(a cluster of villages situated 

around Sibiu) 

The typically rustic atmosphere, the intact 

preservation of folkloric traditions and 

habits, the hospitality of the peasants and the 

culinary skills of the hosts make Mărginimea 

Sibiului an ideal space for spending your holidays.


Ocna Sibiului • www.ocnasibiului.ro 

Albota • www. albota .sobis.ro

How to get to Sibiu 

BY PLANE 

The International Airport in Sibiu 

is situated at a distance of 5 km 

outside the city, in a western direction, 

with direct access to E81 

road. Tarom, Carpatair, Austrian 

Airlines, Blue Air and Lufthansa 

are air companies which operate 

on the airport in Sibiu. In order 

to consult the flight schedule, 

please access www.sibiuairport. 

ro or request information via telephone 

at 004 0269 253 135. 

BY TRAIN 

In order to obtain direct information 

regarding the best connections 

for your travel, please contact 

the Railway Agency in Sibiu, 

no. 6, Nicolae Bălcescu Street, 

telephone: 004 0269 212 085 

(Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.) 

or access www.cfr.ro or www. 

mersultrenurilor.ro 

BY CAR 

Sibiu is crossed by European road 

E68 >Arad-Sibiu-Braşov< entering 

the country through Nădlac 

customs and E81 >Cluj-Sibiu- 

Piteşti-Bucharest< entering the 

country through Borş customs. 

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U K R A I N E 

B U L G A R I A


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Tourist 

Information 

Centers 

The tourist information centers 

in Sibiu insure the essential connection 

between the city and the 

tourists. These centers offer directions 

and you may also find 

maps and informative leaflets 

here. 

The City Hall of Sibiu 

No. 2, Samuel Brukenthal Street, entrance C, 

Tel: 004 0269 208 913, fax: 004 0269 208 811 

E-mail: turism@sibiu.ro 

Opened: Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

Saturday – Sunday 9 a.m.– 1 p.m. 

International Airport in Sibiu 

No. 73, Alba Iulia Road 

Tel/fax: 004 0269 253 999 


Opened: Monday, Tuesday, 

Thursday 1 p.m. - 8.30 p.m.; 

Wednesday, Friday 12 p.m. - 5.30 p.m.; 

Saturday 1 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. 

Sunday 12 p.m. - 5.30 p.m. 

CFR Railway Station in Sibiu 

No. 6, 1 Decembrie 1918 Square 

Tel: 004 0269 208 913, fax: 004 0269 208 811 


Opened: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., 

Saturday - Sunday CLOSED

The city’s of cial tourism homepage 

w.turism.sibiu.ro 


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The ASTRA Museum of Traditional 

Folkloric Civilisation 

Calea Răşinari 

Tel: 004 0269 252 976 

E-mail: info_astra@sibiu-turism.ro 

centruldeinformare@muzeulastra.ro 

Opened: April 1 st - 31 st October: daily 

between 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. November 1 st 

– March 31 st : Monday – Friday 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. 

Kultours Info Center 

Small Square, ground floor of the House 

of Luxemburg 

Tel: 004 0269 216 854 

E-mail: office@kultours.ro 

Opened: non-stop 

Info Point Sibiu 

No. 1, Huet Square 

Tel/fax: 004 0269 244 442 

E-mail: info@isibiu.ro 

Opened: May 1 st - October 31 st : 

daily between 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. 

November 1 st – April 30 th : CLOSED 

The FRESCA Hall of the Brukenthal 

National Museum 

No. 22, Small Square 

E-mail: info@brukenthalmuseum.ro 

Opened: March 21 st – October 21 st : 

Tuesday – Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. 

Mondays and the first Tuesday of every 

month: CLOSED; Oct. 20 th – March 20 th : 

Wednesday – Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. 

Mondays and Tuesdays: CLOSED

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Useful information 

Methods of payment 

You may use the following credit cards: 

American Express, Dinner Club, JCB International, 

Euro Master Card and VISA. These are 

excepted by the majority of the hotels, rent a 

car companies, hyper markets and some of the 

restaurants. We advise you to check that in advance. 

Emergency number -112 

In case of emergency, call emergency number 

112, cost free. 

Salvamont 

004 0269 216 477 (8 a.m. -4 p.m.) 

004 0732 140 144 (non stop) 

The Service for the Protection 

and Support of Tourists SPAT 

Address: No. 2, Samuel Brukenthal Street 

Operational: between May 1 st and Sept. 30 th 

Telephone number: 004 0269 208 913 

Functioning under the coordination of the 

Public Service of Community Police of the city 

of Sibiu. SPAT offers support and protection for 

tourists visiting Sibiu. SPAT agents offer information 

about transport options, foreign exchange 

rates, emergency numbers for Embassies and 

Consulates or ATM utilization. SPAT officers patrol 

the historical center as well as the Railway 

Station Square in Sibiu, carrying maps and leaflets 

with them. This service is available during 

the summer season.

Accomodations in Sibiu 


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56 Accomodations in Sibiu 

Type of unit Name Stars Address Telephone E-mail Website 

Hotel Hilton 5* 

No. 1, Pãdurea Dumbrava 

Street 

004 0269 505600 info.sibiu@hilton.com www.sibiu.hilton.com 

Hotel Continental Forum 4* No. 10, Piaţa Unirii, 004 0372 692 611 forum.sibiu@continentalhotels.ro www.continentalhotels.ro 

Hotel Golden Tulip Ana Tower 4* No. 2, Şcoala de Înot Street 004 0269 234 000 office@goldentulipanatowersibiu.com 

Hotel Libra 4* 

No. 21-23, Calea Guşteriţei 

Street 

Hotel Levoslav 4* No. 12, Gen. Magheru Street 

004 0269 234 244; 

004 0369 428 000 

004 0269 216 185; 

004 0788 14 34 38 

www. 

goldentulipanatowersibiu.com 

office@hotel-libra.ro www.hotel-libra.ro 

rezervari@levoslav.ro, office@levoslav.ro www.levoslav.ro 

Hotel Ramada 4* No. 2, Emil Cioran Street 004 0269 235 505 reservations@ramadasibiu.ro www.ramadasibiu.ro 

Hotel Casa Moraru 4* 

Hotel Villa Astoria 4* 

No. 11, Alexandru Vlahuţã 

Street 

No. 1-3, Avram Iancu Street, 

No. 31, Piaţa Mică 

Hotel Roberts 3*/4* No. 18, Charles Darwin Steet 

Hotel Premier 3*/4* 

Hotel Ibis 3* 

No. 76, Gen. Vasile Milea 

Boulevard 

No. 2-4, Calea Dumbrăvii 

Street 

004 0269 206 522; 

004 0269 216 291 

rezervari@casamoraru.ro www.casamoraru.ro 

004 0369 446 917 office@villaastoria.com www.villaastoria.com 

004 0269 212 222; 

004 0724 522 071 

004 0744 503 059; 

004 0269 244 804 

hotelroberts@yahoo.com www.hotelroberts.ro 

office@hotel-sibiu.ro www.hotel-sibiu.ro 

004 0269 218 100 reservations.sibiu@ibishotels.ro 

www.ibishotels.ro; www. 

ibishotels.com 

Hotel Am Ring 3* No. 14, Piaţa Mare 004 0269 206 499 contact@amringhotel.ro www.amringhotel.ro 

Hotel Ana 3* No. 120, Alba Iulia Road 

004 0269 228 875; 

0040 755 032 042 

rezervari@hotel-ana.ro www.hotel-ana.ro 

Hotel Apollo Hermannstadt 3* No. 14, Nicolae Teclu Street 004 0269 212 465 office@hah.ro www.hah.ro

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Hotel Bolta Rece 3* 

No. 4, Aleea Mihai Eminescu 

Street 

Hotel Class Hermannstadt 3* No. 40, Rahova Street 


004 0269 216 360 boltarecesibiu@yahoo.com www.boltarecesibiu.ro 

004 0269 206 999; 

004 0369 405 251 

hotelclasshermannstadt@yahoo.com; 

rezervari@hotel-class.ro 

www.hotel-class.ro 

Hotel Împăratul Romanilor 3* No. 4, N. Bălcescu Street 004 0269 216 500 office@imparatulromanilor.ro www.sibiu.imparatulromanilor.ro 

Hotel Parc 3* No. 1-3, Şcoala de Înot Street 

004 0269 423 559; 

004 0369 408 993 

office@hotelparcsibiu.ro www.hotelparcsibiu.ro 

Hotel Simba 3* No. 12, Calea Dumbrãvii Street 004 0751 106 000 office@simbahotel.ro www.simbahotel.ro 

Hotel Silva 3* No. 1, Aleea Mihai Eminescu 

004 0269 243 985; 

004 0269 232 678 

silva@hotelsilvasibiu.com www.hotelsilvasibiu.com 

Hotel Grand Dumbrava 2* No. 14, Parc Dumbrava Street 004 0269 252 922 contact@grandhotelsb.ro www.grandhotelsb.ro 

Hotel Gallant 2* No. 55, Victoriei Boulevard 004 0269 215 975 contact@gallant.ro www.gallant.ro 

Hotel Sonne 2* No. 47, Ştefan cel Mare Street 004 0744 939 484 hotel@sonne.ro www.sonne.ro 

Hotel Sport 2* No. 2, Octavian Goga Street 004 0269 212 237 djtsibiu@yahoo.com www.tineretsibiu.ro 

Inn Vincenza Square 5* No. 17, Turnului Street 

Inn Maria 4* No. 13 A, Înfrăţirii Street 

004 0269 223 927; 

004 0732 950 332 

004 0269 227 203; 

004 0751 105 705 

office@vincenzasquare.ro * 

office@pensiunea-romaria.ro www.pensiunea-romaria.ro 

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Inn Smarald 4* No. 3, Hipodromului Street 004 0369 426 053 info@pensiuneasmarald.ro www.pensiuneasmarald.ro 

Inn Casa Salzburg 3* No. 46, Cetăţii Street 

004 0369 450 991; 

004 0476 037 773 

borghina.emilia@gmail.com www.casasalzburg.ro 

Inn Happy Day 3* no. 2D, Lungă Street 004 0269 234 985 rezervari@pensiuneahappyday.ro www.pensiuneahappyday.ro 

Inn Casa Romana 3* No. 40, Gen. Magheru Street 

004 0740 612 270; 

004 0369 442 966 

rezervari@casaromanasibiu.ro; 

sibiu.casaromana@yahoo.com 

www.casaromanasibiu.ro 

Inn Artemis 3* No. 59, E.A.Bieltz Street 004 0748 287 824 pensiunea-artemis@yahoo.com www.pensiunea-artemis.ro 

Inn Baroc 3* No. 38, Semănătoarelor Street 004 0740 467 843 contact@slimnic.ro www.pensiuneabaroc.ro 

Inn Ambra 3* No. 16, Nicolae Iorga Street 

Inn Amso 3* No. 5A, Prejbei Street 

Inn Anca 3* 

No. 98, Calea Turnişorului 

Street 

004 0740 046 819; 

004 0269 442 572 

004 0722 318 788; 

004 0269 242 666 

004 0743 113 092; 

004 0269 228 200 

office@pensiunea-ambra.ro www.pensiunea-ambra.ro 

office@pensiunea-amso.ro www.pensiunea-amso.ro 

casa_anca@yahoo.com www.casaanca.ro 

Inn Belaşcu 3* No. 116, Calea Turnişorului 004 0744 762 814 pensiuneabelascu@yahoo.com www.belasacu.ro 

Inn Casa Baciu 3* No. 29, 9 Mai Street 004 0733 979 924 info@casa-baciu.com www.casa-baciu.com 

Inn Casa Burgheză 3* No. 11, Fochiştilor Street 

Inn Carmen 3* 

No. 79 B (Viilor FN) 

Podului Street 

Inn Cocoşul Roşu 3* No. 19, Ocnei Street 

004 0723 695 304; 

004 0369 442 694 

casaburgheza@gmail.com * 

004 0744 577 512 contact@pensiunecarmen.ro www.pensiunesibiu.com 

004 0369 427 482; 

004 0745 143 732 

contact@cocosulrosu.ro www.cocosulrosu.ro

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Inn Casa Sibianului 3* No. 37, 9 Mai Street 

Inn Casa Conţiu 3* No. 20, Bahluiului Street 

Inn Daniel 3* No. 1, Măsarilor Street 

Inn Gasthof Sara 3* 


Street 

Inn Erlenpark 3* No. 77, Octavian Goga Street 

Inn Fortuna 3* No. 22, Al. I. Cuza Street 

Inn Magnolia 3* 


Street 

004 0369 496 558; 

004 0725 928 610 

004 0745 251 457; 

004 0731 336 329 

004 0269 243 924; 

004 0749 400 738 

silviusneider@yahoo.com www.casasibianului.ro 

mirellacontiu@yahoo.com www.casa-contiu.xhost.ro 

daniel@ela-hotels.ro www.ela-hotels.ro 

004 0744 690 833 supercom92@yahoo.com * 

004 0269 252 153; 

004 0742 079 365 

004 0733 090 590; 

004 0369 429 613 

004 0745 267 276; 

004 0269 250 325 

erlenpark@yahoo.com www.erlenpark.ro 

office@pensiuneafortuna.ro; 

receptie@pensiuneafortuna.ro 

office@pensiuneamagnolia.ro; 

pensiunea_magnolia@yahoo.com 

Inn Casa Cardinal 3* No. 9, Justiţiei Street 004 0269 214 814 cardinal.pensiune@yahoo.com * 

Inn Dumbrava 3* 

No. 1, Pădurea Dumbrava 

Street 

004 0269 252 935; 

004 0748 834 935 

www.pensiuneafortuna.ro 

www.pensiuneamagnolia.ro 

rezervari@pensiunesb.ro www.pensiunesb.ro 

Inn Maria 3* No. 101, Viilor Street 004 0744 85 4052 manuela-crg@yahoo.com * 

Inn Buon Gusto 3* No. 53, C-tin Noica Street 

Inn Rubin 3* No. 7C, Piaţa Crişan Street 

Inn Tosca 3* No. 51, Ana Ipătescu Street 

Inn Verox 3* No. 53, Lungă Street 

004 0269 211 516; 

004 0754 366 862 

004 0269 207 680; 

004 0269 207 681 

004 0269 230 385; 

004 0744 698 869 

004 0744 577 756; 

004 0269 222 456 

pizzeria.buongusto@yahoo.com www.buongusto.ro 

office@pensiunea-rubin.com www.pensiunea-rubin.com 

pensiuneatosca@yahoo.com www.tosca.go.ro 

verox_sibiu@yahoo.com * 


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Inn Julia 3* No. 23, Rotarilor Street 004 0741 151 618 candid_sorin@yahoo.com * 

Inn Kon Tiki 3* 

No. 10, Tudor Vladimirescu 

Street 

Inn Gasthof Clara 3* No. 24, Râului Street 

004 0269 220 350 * www.kon-tiki.uv.ro 

004 0269 222 914; 

004 0722 244 456 

office@gasthofclara.ro; 

reservierung@gasthofclara.ro 

www.gasthofclara.ro 

Inn Kristine 3* No. 42, Luceafărului Street 004 0269 238 479 pensiuneakristine@yahoo.de www.pensiuneakristine.ro 

Inn Villa Santa Maria 3* No. 43, Livezii Street 

004 0743 224 451; 

004 0269 224 451 

sim_mol2002@yahoo.de www.pensiunesibiu.ro 

Inn Zanzi 3* No. 1, Constituţiei Street 004 0269 211 707 info@zanzi.ro www.zanzi.ro 

Inn Haus Paltinul 3* No. 14, Paltinului Street 004 0728 275 444 info@haus-paltinu.ro www.haus-paltinu.ro 

Inn Pensiunea Hermannstadt 3* No. 13, Blănarilor Street 

004 0269 212 340; 

004 0744 542 405 

info@pensiuneahermannstadt-sibiu.ro 

www.pensiuneahermannstadtsibiu.ro 

Inn Casa Ioana 3* No. 13, Lucian Blaga Street 004 0269 213 265 office@casaioana-sibiu.ro www.casaioana-sibiu.ro 

Inn Casa Ivan 3* No. 34, Călugăreni Street 004 0269 233 991 casaivan34@yahoo.com www.casaivan.ro 

Inn Korona 3* No. 8, Luptei Street 

004 0269 225 533; 

004 0369 405 444 

contact@pensiunea-korona.ro www.pensiunea-korona.ro 

Inn Casa Luxemburg 3* No. 16, Piaţa Mică Street 004 0269 216 854 office@casaluxemburg.ro www.casaluxemburg.ro 

Inn Alexia 3* 

No. 1A, G-ral D. Praporgescu 

Street 

Inn Cibinium 3* No. 10, Charles Darwin Street 

004 0742 464 991; 

004 0269 237 994 

004 0722 210 690; 

004 0746 526 654 

pensiunea.alexia@yahoo.com * 

vioana50@yahoo.fr *

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Inn Lion 3* No. 41, Moldoveanu Street 004 0728 936 348 masca_maria@yahoo.com www.pensiunealion.ro 

Inn Nane 3* No. 16, Livezii Street 004 0721 985 032 * * 

Inn Casa Veche 3* No. 4, Liviu Rebreanu Street 

Inn Andra 3* No. 1, Mirăslău Street 

Inn Doma’r 3* No. 76, Calea Cisnădiei Street 

004 0269 213 034; 

004 0745 491495 

004 0722 275 062; 

004 0369 429 982 

004 0269 212 766; 

004 0722 216 094 

info@casavechesibiu.ro www.casavechesibiu.ro 

vila-andra@cazare-sibiu-andra.com www.cazare-sibiu-andra.com 

maereandorin@yahoo.com www.pensiunea-domar.com 

Inn Casa Frieda 3* No. 40, Nicolae Bălcescu Street 004 0269 218 821 casafrieda@yahoo.com www.pensiuneacasafrieda.ro 

Inn La Viorel 3* No. 2, Lector Street 

Inn Millenium 3* No. 11, Ştrandului Street 

Inn Ardealul 2* No. 24, Călţun Street 

Inn American Inn Bella 2* No. 6, Aurel Decei Street 

004 0269 211 410; 

004 0741 107 337 

004 0751 954 457; 

004 0269 226 230 

004 0745 503 468; 

004 0369 436 696 

004 0269 218 084; 

004 0728 830 822 

laviorel@gmail.com www.pensiunealaviorel.ro 

millenium_mln@yahoo.com * 

paulhanea@yahoo.com www.ardealul.piczo.com 

rezervari@americaninn.ro; 

bella@americaninn.ro 

www.americaninn.ro 

Inn Casa Bianca 2* No. 93, E.A. Bielz Street 004 0744 599 466 m_peris@yahoo.com www.casa-bianca.ro 

Inn Carul cu Flori 2* No. 34, Luptei Street 

Inn Nelu & Klein 2* 

No. 124, Calea Dumbrăvii 

Street 

004 0744 355 822; 

004 0744 550315 

trendysibiu@yahoo.com www.trendysibiu.ro 

004 0269 252111 office@nelu-klein.ro www.nelu-klein.ro 

Inn Casa Spătar 2* No. 5, Nicovalei Street 004 0741 212 844 casaspatar@yahoo.com * 


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Inn Corina 2* No. 104, Alba Iulia Street 

Inn Costas 2* No. 26, Vasile Milea Street 

004 0269 228 492; 

004 0753 221 803 

004 0748 100 869; 

004 0269 212 411 

corinatodosiu@yahoo.com; 

cazare@pensiunecorina.ro 

www.pensiunecorina.ro 

contact@pensiune-costas.ro www.pensiune-costas.ro 

Inn Ela 2* No. 43, Nouă Street 004 0269 215 197 ela@ela-hotels.ro www.ela-hotels.ro 

Inn Favorit 2* No. 52, Calea Dumbrăvii Street 004 0740 246 825 pensiunesibiu@yahoo.com * 

Inn Casa Tobias 2* No. 15, Gării Street 

004 0740 163 692; 

004 0269 230 860 

adytobias@yahoo.com * 

Inn Greenhouse 2* No. 67, E. A. Bieltz Street 004 0269 227 800 greenhouse@clicknet.ro www.clicknet.ro/greenhouse 

Inn Halemandero 2* No. 10, Măsarilor Street 004 0269 212 509 * * 

Inn Ileana 2* No. 2, Berăriei Street 004 0369 427 427 contact@pensiuneaileana.ro; www.pensiuneaileana.ro 

Inn Laura 2* Nr 18, Vasile Aaron Street 

Inn Leu 2* No. 6, Moş Ion Roată Street 

004 0722 215 412; 

004 0269 244 826 

004 0729 133 777; 

004 0269 218 392 

anca.rus@pensiunea-laura.ro; 

corunacompany@yahoo.com 

* * 

www.pensiunea-laura.ro 

Inn Podul Minciunilor 2* No. 1, Azilului Street 004 0269 217 259 podul.minciunilor@ela-hotels.ro www.ela-hotels.ro 

Inn Richard 2* No. 25, Anton Pann Street 004 0752 572 546 cosmajohn@yahoo.com * 

Inn Turist 2* No. 101, Rahovei Street 

Inn Cony 2* No. 22, Porumbacului Street 

Inn Eli 2* No. 11, Ecaterina Varga Street 

004 0740 246 825; 

004 0269 242 050 

004 0369 448 867; 

004 0745 285 946 

004 0747 222 602; 

004 0751 872 022 

turistpensiune@yahoo.com www.pensiunesibiu.go.ro 

office@vilacony.ro www.vilacony.ro 

pensiunea.eli@gmail.com www.pensiunea-eli.ro

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Inn Beijing 2* No. 22, Konrad Haas Street 004 0269 214 076 * * 

Inn Casa Arcaş 1* No. 2, 16 Februarie Street 

Villa Diana 2* 

Inn Han Veştem * 

Sibiu, Calea Răşinari, 

Dumbrava Forest 

Dumbrava Forest 

- The Open Air Museum 

Hostel Flying Time 2* No. 6, Ghe Lazăr Street 

Hostel Felinarul 2* No. 8, Felinarului Street 

Hostel La Padre 2* No. 14, Someşului Street 

Hostel Villa Teilor 2* No. 4, Teilor Street 

004 0269 432 578; 

004 0745 056 099 

004 0269 252 976; 

004 0756 085 795 

* * 

centruldeinformare@muzeulastra.ro www.muzeulastra.ro 

004 0269 252 948 office@hanvestem.ro www.hanvestem.ro 

004 0369 730 179; 

004 0726 278 330 

004 0269 235 260; 

004 0749 901 171 

004 0722 258 715; 

004 0743 558 715 

004 0269 238 161; 

004 0766 242 874 

booking@sibiuhostel.ro www.sibiuhostel.ro 

felinarul@gmail.com www.felinarulhostelsibiu.ro 

padre_sibiu@yahoo.com www.la-padre.ro 

info@sibiutravelershostel.com www.sibiutravelershostel.com 

Hostel Old Town Hostel 1* No. 26, Piata Mică Street 004 0269 216 445 contact@hostelsibiu.ro www.hostelsibiu.ro 

Apartments (as 

hotel rooms) 

Apartament Central 3* No. 1-3, N. Bălcescu Street 

004 0728 111 149; 

004 0369 804 600 

cazare_central@yahoo.com * 


hotel rooms) 

Ap. Tourism& 

Accomodation 

2* No. 1,Vasile Milea Boulevard 004 0722 551 073 reservationsibiu@yahoo.com www.luceafarulsibiu.ro 


hotel rooms) 

Ap.Galeria "Grafit 1" * No. 3, Xenopol Street 

004 0741 072 678; 

004 0723 591 478 

raf_art_design@yahoo.com 

www.apartamente-sibiu. 

rografit.ro 


hotel rooms) 

Ap. Galeria "Grafit 2" * No. 5, Piaţa Dragoner 

004 0741 072 678; 

004 0723 591 478 

raf_art_design@yahoo.com 

www.apartamente-sibiu. 

rografit.ro 


hotel rooms) 

Ap. Samuel Brukenthal 4* 

No. 4, Samuel Brukenthal 

Street 

004 0740 843 678; 

004 0269 211 344 

alex.ujupan@xventure.net www.apartmentsibiu.ro 

Studio Thalia * No.19, Tipografilor Street 004 0742 55 35 96 preuteasanicolae@gmail.com * 

Room for rent PF Budac Veronica 2* No. 9A, Anton Pann Street 

004 0269 250 046; 

004 0751 361 084 

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Daniel Bălțat, Marcel Baciu, Petre Dadu 

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