Sibiu - Transylvania's Capital

Today we propose an urban destination in beautiful Romania.

At the foot of the Fagaras Mountains is a wonderful area crossed by the river Olt. Not far from where the river changes direction south, the river Cibin was born around 1200 current city of Sibiu. One of the legends about the foundation of the town said that a German shepherd named Herman asked the group leader of the settlers to give him to a patch of ground covered only by the skin of an ox. Head and agreed and shepherd cut the ox skin into strips so narrow and managed to surround a large area. The remaining colonists seeing sharp minded Herman's decided to stay with in this place he got.

SIBIU

Today Sibiu is a city that breathes a modern European. The old buildings were refurbished and pedestrian streets were paved inaccurate. The new look of the historic center was due to the fact that in 2007 Sibiu was designated together with Luxembourg as Cultural Capital of Europe.

During middle ages Sibiu was part of the seven cities of Transylvania, called Siebenburghen (seven cities). Being located near the Olt Valley, near the border with Wallachia and always threatened by Turkish invasions, Sibiu easily grew as one of the best fortified cities of Eastern Europe. The maximum fortifications in the 18th century makes Sibiu be the second fortified city of the Austrian- Hungarian Empire, after Vienna.

WIEN

Brick defense walls gave Herman's city a new name: the Red Town. With the advancement of technology the old military fortifications lose slightly in functionality and are demolished. Today is preserved in very good shape the walls of the third belt of fortifications along with several defensive towers.

The most important sights of the city are: Large Square, Small Square, Tower Hall, Brukenhal Museum, Evangelical Cathedral, Orthodox Cathedral, ASTRA Museum of Traditional Folk Civilization, Stairs Passage and Liars Bridge. The latter is the first iron bridge built in Romania and derives its name from a series of legends. The most famous is of the young soldiers that lied their girlfriends that they marry them after completing military service.

Here are some of the events in the history of Sibiu:
* 1292 - the first hospital in Romania is open;
* 1380 - is the first school in Romania;
* 1494 - the first pharmacy in Romania is established;
* 1551 - comes first experiment with rockets realized of Conrad Hass;
* 1788 - the first theater in Romania is established;
* 1871 - The first museum is established in Romania (Brukenthal National Museum )
* 1928 - are set up first zoo in Romania.

ASTRA MUSEUM

Former city inhabited by Germans is presented today as a true pearl of Transylvania; from the lifestyle of the inhabitants to the bustle of tourists come from all over the world to admire a real museum town, Sibiu gain the name of the capital of the cultural tourism in Romanian.

We invite you to spend a week-end in the heart of Transylvania, in a city that makes you think of the Western Europe. Come to Sibiu, come to Europe!

OLD TOWN