A guide to the county

Sibiu
in five.

A short guide to Sibiu County: in every town, five places to stay, five to eat and five to explore. Chosen by people, not algorithms.

Where to stay · 5 stays

Where to eat · 5 meals

What to see · 5 sights

County sketch, not to scaleAll places on the map →

Towns

We started with the towns where we found good places in all three categories. More will follow as we check them.

The county seat, the Saxons' old Hermannstadt, with its Upper and Lower Towns joined by stairs, passages and the Liars' Bridge.

A Saxon town 11 km from Sibiu, with a double-walled fortified church and the village of Cisnădioara on the next hill.

Town at the foot of the Făgăraș Mountains, with Baron Brukenthal's summer palace and the birthplace of Gheorghe Lazăr.

The heart of Mărginimea Sibiului, with Sibiel village and its glass icon museum 5 km away.

A Saxon town on the Târnava Mare, chartered in 1359, with the fortified St Margaret's Church and its tower of almost 70 m.

Five helps you choose.A list of 40 restaurants leaves the searching to you. Five means we already chose.
Every place has a reason.Each entry says in one line why it made the list.
Different places, not clones.We pick places that are not alike, so everyone finds what suits them.
The list changes, it doesn't grow.When a place comes in, another goes out. We review the selection regularly.