This material is produced by Sibiu County Tourism Association Edited by Sibiu City Hall's Culture, Sport and Tourism Department Text author: Mihaela Kloos-Ilea English translation: Lucian Niculescu Design: Iuliu Duma Available free of charge SIBIUSIBIU -- HERMANNSTADTHERMANNSTADT YOUNG SINCE 1191 EN USEFUL INFORMATION Type Name Stars Address Phone E-mail Website WELCOME TO SIBIU 2 Rooms Casa Luxemburg Piaţa Mică, nr. 16 004 0729 887 478 [email protected] www.casaluxemburg.ro 10 REASONS TO VISIT SIBIU 4 to let 3 004 0269 216 854 MEDIEVAL SIBIU 6 Rooms Casa Manu Str. Gheorghe Dima, nr. 7 004 0751 432 893 [email protected] THE LARGE SQUARE 6 to let 3 THE COUNCIL TOWER 8 Rooms 004 0269 234 347 Casa Roth Str. Ion Creangă, nr. 26 [email protected] www.casa-roth.de SIBIU'S FORTIFICATIONS 10 to let 3 004 0743 809 050 THE TOWERS 10 Rooms Casa Timpuri Vechi Str. G-ral Gheorghe Magheru, 004 0742 751 434 [email protected] CETĂŢII STREET 12 to let 3 nr. 22 THALIA HALL IN THE THICK TOWER 13 Rooms Downtown Studio Str. Târgul Vinului, nr. 6 004 0722 256 938 [email protected] www.travelspecialist.ro CELEBRITY ALLEY 13 to let 3 MYTHICAL SIBIU 14 Rooms Grand Central Str. Şelarilor, nr. 5 004 0722 256 938 [email protected] www.travelspecialist.ro THE BRIDGE OF LIES 14 to let 3 CRAFTSMEN'S SIBIU 16 Rooms 004 0727 999 111 THE JOURNEYMEN'S HOUSE 17 Huet Residence Piata Huet, nr. 3, ap. 3 [email protected] www.huet-residence.ro to let 3 004 0369 101 836 MULTICULTURAL SIBIU 20 THE EVANGELICAL CATHEDRAL 21 Rooms Siebenburgen Str. Daliei, nr. 2 004 0742 727 869 [email protected] www.siebenburgen-apartments.com to let 3 THE METROPOLITAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL 22 Rooms THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 24 Casa Conţiu Str. Bahluiului, nr. 20 004 0745 251 457 [email protected] www.casa-contiu.xhost.ro to let 2 THE GRAND SYNAGOGUE 25 © Silvana Armat Rooms Downtown Studio Str. Târgul Peştelui, nr. 17 004 0722 256 938 [email protected] www.travelspecialist.ro to let 2 Rooms 004 0744 355 822 La Carul cu Flori Str. Luptei, nr. 34 [email protected] to let 2 004 0269 244 312 Apartment- Str. Nicolae Bălcescu, nr. 1-3 004 0722 149 011 [email protected] hotel Central 3 004 0269 233 707 Apartment- Str. Aleea Ţesătorilor, nr. 3, [email protected] www.travelspecialist.ro hotel Grand Central 3 3 bl. 2, ap. 12 004 0722 256 938 Apartment- [email protected] hotel Vopsitorilor 3 Str. Vopsitorilor, nr. 21 004 0743 414 764 Apartment- Str. Regele Ferdinand, nr. 8, [email protected] www.travelspecialist.ro hotel Grand Central 2 ap. 1 004 0722 256 938 Apartment- [email protected] hotel Tourism & Accomodation 2 B-dul Vasile Milea, bl. 1 004 0722 551 073 Păltiniș Hotel Cindrel 4 Păltiniş 004 0269 574 056 [email protected] www.hotelcindrel.ro Hohe Rinne Păltiniş Păltiniş 004 0269 215 000 [email protected] Hotel Hotel & Spa 4 004 0745 300 134 www.hoherinne.ro Tourist cabin Nora 1 Păltiniş 004 0747 700 295 [email protected] CONTENTS SIBIU – A CITY OF MUSEUMS 26 BRUKENTHAL PALACE 26 ASTRA MUSEUM 30 TEUTSCH HOUSE 32 REDISCOVERED SIBIU 34 THE LUXEMBOURG HOUSE 34 PUBLIC BATH OF SIBIU 36 GASTRONOMERS' SIBIU 38 GREEN FRIDAY 38 EUROPEAN REGION OF GASTRONOMY IN 2019 39 THE GREEN SIBIU 40 ON BICYCLE IN SUB ARINI PARK 40 THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN 42 MAP 44 EXPLORE THE SURROUNDINGS 46 CULTURAL SIBIU – SCHEDULED EVENTS 50 TOURIST IN SIBIU 62 HOW DO I GET TO SIBIU 63 TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER 64 ACCOMODATIONS 65 1 SIBIU - HERMANNSTADT / YOUNG SINCE 1191 WELCOME TO SIBIU I invite you to discover a surprising young city with a rich history, dynamic and peaceful, unique and diverse. Whether you've come to Sibiu for a whole week or maybe just to take part in some specific event, you'll be sure to find here what you've been looking for. Those captivated by the beauty of the historic city and its museums will be delighted to discover Sibiu as an old settlement from 1191, thriving nowadays with a young and vivid spirit. Downtown Sibiu never sleeps and lives in a frenzy of events amidst tourists having a great time at the terraces and natives meeting here. The cultural happenings in the centre of the city – pop, rock, jazz, traditional or classical concerts, movies, theatre and dance shows, as well as various festivals and theme fairs – bring all generations together. Those who seek the contemplative rapture of art in all its various forms may visit the city's museums, watch a Radu Stanca Theatre or a Ballet Theatre performance, attend and enjoy a plethora of exhibitions. A natural, quiet and peaceful corner is to be found at the Zoological Garden, the oldest in Romania, featuring an ever growing collection and constantly building new facilities. For each and everyone of you the city will be an unique experience, depending on how thoroughly you'll end up knowing it. I invite you to get acquainted with Sibiu and lend it your personal touch. Have a pleasant stay in Sibiu! We're looking forward to see you come back. Astrid Fodor Mayor of Sibiu 2 WELCOME TO SIBIU © Ovidiu Matiu 3 SIBIU - HERMANNSTADT / YOUNG SINCE 1191 10 REASONS TO VISIT SIBIU Discover Sibiu, feel its energy, relish its flavours, partake of the charm of a medieval cosmopolitan and buoyant city. Contrasts Stories Between old and new, tradition and innovation, Sibiu There are as many characters and urban legends is a city of harmonious contrasts. The city of events here, as there are people and places to see. On lives a fast paced life, while time seems to stand still crowded streets or small secret lanes you will be in medieval Sibiu. spellbound by some coat of arms, some baroque adornment, some portal carved with sun rays, a Multiculturality charming detail that plunges you in the fairytale. After all, this is Transylvania, the land of strange In Sibiu (German name Hermannstadt) several and compelling legends! nationalities have been living together for centuries, hence its eclectic air and remarcable heritage. Sibiu is a culturally diverse and colourful city also thanks Flavours to the tourists from all over the world that come The Old Town's streets smell like coffee and the here every year. restaurants entice you with their dainties. The cultural diversity turns the local cuisine into a People luscious symphony of authentic Romanian, Saxon, Hungarian and Jewish flavours. Sibiu is a tasteful A cheerful mixture of cultures and courteous people city. – servus, this is Sibiu! They say people in Transylvania are gentle and good-hearted, and those who live in Sibiu are no exception. The trustworthy Nature natives of Sibiu will greet you with a smile, proud of Set at the bottom of all year round snow-covered their hometown. Wherever you go, you'll always find mountains, Sibiu is one of Romania's most idyllic someone eager to have a chat, ready to help you cities. The parks, the zoological garden, the bicycle with directions. Just like their hometown, the tracks are oases of active relaxation which turn residents of Sibiu stay young regardless of their age. Sibiu into a balanced and environment-friendly city. 4 10 REASONS TO VISIT SIBIU Infrastructure With its international airport and a full-fledged Because it stays forever young, even though 2016 infrastructure, Sibiu is both an alluring destination marked 825 years since its first documentary and an ideal basis for all sorts of trips that will help attestation, and for a thousand of other reasons you discover picturesque villages and traditions long that you will discover once you'll get here. since forgotten in Western Europe. Whether to taste good food in Mărginimea Sibiului, climb mountain spines or explore the fortified churches from Valea They say the shortest way to yourself Hârtibaciului, you'll always find a reason to extend is around the world. your stay in this area. Stop in Sibiu first! Vision Sibiu has been and remains a city of premieres. The first museum in Central Europe, the first school, the first hospital, the first pharmacy, the first theatre and first zoological garden in Romania opened here. The only Romanian town that got elected as European Capital of Culture (in 2007), Sibiu has since been leading the top of national tourist destinations. Culture During these last 10 years Sibiu has become an established cultural brand. From the Theatre Festival to the Christmas Market, the events taking place here in Sibiu attract and dazzle an international audience year after year. Watched by the eyes of the olden roofs, you imperceptibly become an actor on the city's vibrant stage. Dynamics A rapidly developing city that keeps reinventing itself, Sibiu will never fail to surprise you no matter how many times you come back, making you feel like a guest of honour or one of the natives, providing unforgettable memories and making you love every minute of it. © Robert Barlea 5 SIBIU - HERMANNSTADT / YOUNG SINCE 1191 MEDIEVAL SIBIU The Large Square Sibiu's Stage The Large Square is the heart of Sibiu, the place where you need to hang out in order to feel the city's heartbeat, to listen to its music and relish its beauty. Under those tireless eyes watching it from the roofs, the Large Square looks different each time, yet stays always the same. 6 MEDIEVAL SIBIU With every age of the city, the Large Square played a The weather vanes on the tops of the buildings, marking different influential role which gave this place a the construction year or the guilds' emblems, are particular charm.