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Windmill from Constanta County at Museum of Folk Civilisation in Astra, Sibiu, Romania, Europe

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Overview

Sibiu is awash in aristocratic elegance. Noble Saxon history emanates from every art-nouveau facade and gold-embossed church. Renowned composers Strauss, Brahms and Liszt all played here during the 19th century, and Sibiu has stayed at the forefront of Romania鈥檚 cultural scene through its festivals of opera, theatre and film, as well as rock, jazz and more. The country's first hospital, school, library and pharmacy were all established here, and locals are justly proud of the spirit of enterprise that endures to this day.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • St Mary's Evangelical Church

    St Mary's Evangelical Church

    Sibiu

    Sibiu's Gothic centrepiece rises more than 73m over the old town. Inside, marvel at ghoulish stone skeletons, 17th-century tombs and the largest organ in鈥�

  • Brukenthal Palace

    Brukenthal Palace

    Sibiu

    Brukenthal Palace is worth visiting as much for its resplendent period furnishings as for the European art within. Duck beneath the Music Room鈥檚鈥�

  • Council Tower Sibiu.

    Council Tower

    Sibiu

    The former Council Tower links Pia牛a Mare with its smaller sister square, Pia牛a Mic膬. First built in the 13th century, and refortified in the 16th, it has鈥�

  • City Walls

    City Walls

    Sibiu

    Thirty-nine towers, each protected by different guilds, watched over medieval Sibiu. See the remaining handful by walking north up Str Cet膬牛ii past the鈥�

  • History Museum

    History Museum

    Sibiu

    This impressive museum begins with re-enactments of cave dwellers squatting in the gloom and dioramas of Dacian life. Out of these shadowy corridors, the鈥�

  • Pharmaceutical Museum

    Pharmaceutical Museum

    Sibiu

    On the site of Sibiu's first documented apothecary, this museum delves into the herb-scented history of medicine. More than 6600 items such as microscopes鈥�

  • Natural History Museum

    Natural History Museum

    Sibiu

    Ornate ceilings flanked by moose heads make this Natural History Museum worth a peep for its 19th-century architecture alone, while the dinosaur garden鈥�

  • Memorandumists Plaque

    Memorandumists Plaque

    Sibiu

    The Memorandumists plaque honours the Transylvanian leaders of the Romanian National Party who addressed a memorandum to the emperor Franz Joseph in鈥�

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