Sibiu

Home to the old Saxon city of Sibiu and its fortified-church villages, and linked to the spectacular Transfăgărășan road.

Sibiu County lies in central Romania, in southern Transylvania, with the Făgăraș Mountains to the south. The county seat, Sibiu, is a well-preserved old Saxon city and was a European Capital of Culture in 2007. The fortified church of Biertan is a World Heritage site, surrounded by quiet Saxon villages; on the north slope, the Transfăgărășan high-mountain road leads to the glacial Bâlea Lake, and the ASTRA open-air museum of folk life is vast. Summer to early autumn is the best time to visit, as the high-mountain road is usually open only in summer. The gateway is Sibiu International Airport; Sighișoara lies in the neighboring Mureș County and is often visited together with Sibiu.

Destinations

• Sibiu & Sighișoara

Itineraries

• Romania Grand Circle Road Trip – Drive through the Southern Carpathians, Bucovina, Maramureș, and Transylvania to see all the major World Heritage Sites…
• Transylvania by Rail – Skip the driving and take the train from Bucharest via Sinaia, Brașov, and Sighișoara to Cluj-Napoca.
• Carpathian High Roads Road Trip – Drive the spectacular Transfăgărășan and Transalpina high mountain roads in summer, connecting historic castles and Sib…
• Western Romania Loop from Budapest – Enter Romania from Budapest, looping through Oradea, Cluj-Napoca, Sibiu, Corvin Castle, and Timișoara.