--- title: "Sibiu – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Sibiu, Romania: Sibiu is a city in central Romania, situated in the historical region of Transylvania. Nearby: Brukenthal National Museum, Lucian Blaga…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/sibiu" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/sibiu.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Biserica_Iezui%C8%9Bilor_din_Sibiu_-_Jesuit_Church_of_Sibiu_%28MAR_2023%29_exterior_-_IMG_01.jpg/1920px-Biserica_Iezui%C8%9Bilor_din_Sibiu_-_Jesuit_Church_of_Sibiu_%28MAR_2023%29_exterior_-_IMG_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail" --- City in Romania · Sibiu County # Sibiu Sibiu is a city in central Romania, situated in the historical region of Transylvania. ![Sibiu](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Biserica_Iezui%C8%9Bilor_din_Sibiu_-_Jesuit_Church_of_Sibiu_%28MAR_2023%29_exterior_-_IMG_01.jpg/1920px-Biserica_Iezui%C8%9Bilor_din_Sibiu_-_Jesuit_Church_of_Sibiu_%28MAR_2023%29_exterior_-_IMG_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) Sibiu · Chainwit The place Sibiu is a city in central Romania, situated in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some 275 km (171 mi) north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the Olt River. Now the seat of Sibiu County, between 1692 and 1791 and 1849–65, Sibiu was the capital of the Principality of Transylvania. Until 1876, the Hecht house in Sibiu served as the seat of the Transylvanian Saxon University. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibiu), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Sibiu 10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Brukenthal National Museum The Brukenthal National Museum is a museum in Sibiu, Transylvania, Romania, established in the late 18th century by Samuel von Brukenthal in his city palace. Baron Brukenthal, governor of the Grand Principality of Transylvania established his first collections around 1790. 400 m · museum in Sibiu, Romania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brukenthal_National_Museum) 2. Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu The Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu is a public university in Sibiu, Romania. It is named after the philosopher, poet, and playwright, Lucian Blaga. 500 m · university în Sibiu, Romania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucian_Blaga_University_of_Sibiu) 3. Evangelical Church of Augustan Confession in Romania The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Romania is a German-speaking Lutheran church in Romania, mainly based in Transylvania. It is one of Romania's nineteen officially recognised religious denominations. 2.1 km · Lutheran church in Romania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession_in_Romania) 4. Grand Square Piața Mare is the central city square in Sibiu, Romania. It has existed since 1366. 400 m · square in Sibiu, Romania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pia%C8%9Ba_Mare) 5. Council tower of sibiu The Council Tower of Sibiu is a tower situated between the two main squares of the Historic center in Sibiu, the Great Square and the Small Square. It was built in the 12th century, but was also rebuilt multiple times, with its architecture getting changed. 500 m · building in Sibiu, Romania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_Tower_of_Sibiu) 6. Municipal stadium in Sibiu The original Sibiu Municipal Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Sibiu, Romania, which stood on the same site occupied by its successor. 1.3 km · football stadium · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibiu_Municipal_Stadium_(1927%29) 7. Sibiu Municipal Stadium The Sibiu Municipal Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Sibiu, Romania. Hermannstadt is the ground's tenant. 1.3 km · Romanian stadium · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibiu_Municipal_Stadium) 8. Sibiu Steam Locomotives Museum The Steam Locomotives Museum is a railway museum in Sibiu, Romania. It houses a collection of steam locomotives and engines. 1.2 km · Railroad museum in Romania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibiu_Steam_Locomotives_Museum) 9. Transylvania Hall Sala Transilvania is an indoor arena in Sibiu, Romania. 1.2 km · arena in Sibiu, Romania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sala_Transilvania) 10. Saint John's Church, Sibiu Saint John's Church is a Lutheran church located at 30 Mitropoliei Street, Sibiu, Romania. 500 m · Lutheran church in Sibiu, Romania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_John%27s_Church,_Sibiu) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see The Old Town is beautiful. It was mostly built in the late medieval period by the German merchants who were encouraged to settle in and around Sibiu. It’s in excellent condition, having escaped modern encroachments, and having been thoroughly renovated to be European Capital of Culture in 2007. 1. The Great Square 2. Huet Square 3. Turnul Sfatului Climb the tower and get a panoramic view of Sibiu. 4. Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral 5. Brukenthal National Museum 6. ASTRA Museum of Transylvanian Civilisation From [Wikivoyage: Sibiu](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sibiu), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Do ## Things to do Football: FC Hermannstadt play soccer in Liga 1, the top tier. Their Sibiu Municipal Stadium (capacity 12,300) is 1 km south of old town centre. After visiting ASTRA, continue driving south through the village of Rasinari, to see that charming rural Romania isn’t just in a museum. From there continue up to the road end at the ski resort of Paltinis. From [Wikivoyage: Sibiu](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sibiu), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat You won’t go hungry. Food & drink here is to a good standard, and cheap by West European standards – reckon €30 for two people with two courses and drinks. The main concentration of restaurants, cafes and pubs is in and around Piata Mica. Hearty Transylvanian fare includes "ciorbă" (sour soup with various meat or veg), “sarmale” (stuffed cabbage leaves), stews and grills, often with mamaliga (polenta). 1. La Cuptor Butoiul de Aur (Golden Barrel), Pasajul Scărilor (foot of stairway down to Str Turnului),. From [Wikivoyage: Sibiu](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sibiu), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## Getting to Sibiu **Airports:** Sibiu (SBZ), 5 km · Brașov-Ghimbav (GHV), 107 km · Avram Iancu Cluj (CLJ), 116 km\ **Stations:** Sibiu International Airport, 4.4 km · Sibiu railway station, 1.1 km\ - Brașov (Ghimbav) → Sibiu 106 km · quickest by road, 2h 39m · lei31–41 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/brasov-ghimbav-to-sibiu) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bra%C8%99ov+%28Ghimbav%29&to=Sibiu) - Cluj-Napoca → Sibiu 116 km · quickest by road, 2h 20m · lei41–55 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/cluj-napoca-to-sibiu) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Cluj-Napoca&to=Sibiu) - Craiova → Sibiu 167 km · quickest by road, 4h 27m · lei55–70 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/craiova-to-sibiu) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Craiova&to=Sibiu) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Sibiu) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Sibiu Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Sibiu. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Thasos](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/thasos) GR 10 ways of moving, 17 sources 560 km 2. [Mount Athos](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mount-athos) GR 9 ways of moving, 21 sources 627 km 3. [Mljet](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mljet) HR 9 ways of moving, 28 sources 628 km 4. [Korčula](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/korcula) HR 9 ways of moving, 33 sources 640 km 5. [Gökçeada](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/gokceada) TR 11 ways of moving, 39 sources 641 km If you know how people move in Sibiu – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Csibiu&title=Sibiu&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fsibiu), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Sibiu - [Turnișor](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/turnisor) residential district of Sibiu, Romania 2.1 km - [Gușterița](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/gusterita) residential district of Sibiu 2.9 km [The place page for Sibiu](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/sibiu) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Romania](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-RO) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/sibiu, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt