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Avrig
Town at the foot of the Făgăraș Mountains, with Baron Brukenthal's summer palace and the birthplace of Gheorghe Lazăr.
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Where to stay in Avrig
Places to sleep well, picked for comfort and location.
- 1Baroque palace hotel
Palatul Brukenthal Avrig
Rooms in the former summer residence of Baron Samuel von Brukenthal and in the orangery in its park.
Centru (domeniul Brukenthal)€€ - 2Guesthouse with restaurant
Pensiunea Poiana Avrigului
Guesthouse in the Avrig valley, about 7 km south-east of the centre, with a restaurant, garden and tennis court.
Valea Avrigului€€ - 3Villa with pool
Vila Tadi
A villa in the Avrig valley with an outdoor pool and a children's playground.
Valea Avrigului€ - 4Guesthouse with pool
Popasul Montan
A guesthouse in the Avrig valley with double, triple and quadruple rooms, a pool and a restaurant.
Valea Avrigului€€ - 5Guesthouse with farm and horses
Pensiunea Ghiocelul
Three-star complex on the Avrig river with a Transylvanian restaurant, its own farm and horse riding.
Valea Avrigului€
Where to eat in Avrig
Meals worth the trip.
- 1Romanian restaurant
Restaurant Poiana Bradului
Restaurant serving Transylvanian food on the DN1 road between Sibiu and Avrig, in the woods by Bradu village.
Bradu (DN1)€€ - 2Restaurant and motel
Popasul Avrig
Family restaurant opened in 1992 at the western entrance to Avrig, with a motel and an event hall.
Intrarea dinspre Sibiu (DN1) - 3Steakhouse
Amfiteatro Steak & Wild Steak
A steak restaurant in the Avrig valley, next to the Amfiteatro guesthouse.
Valea Avrigului€€€ - 4Traditional inn
Hanul Ardealului
Romanian inn in Bradu village, on the old road between Sibiu and Avrig, known for large portions.
Bradu - 5Pizza and burgers
Pizza Burger Paradis
Pizza, burger and coffee place on the main street, about 200 m from Brukenthal Palace.
Centru€
What to see in Avrig
Things to see, picked to fill a whole day.
1Palace and historic gardenPalatul Brukenthal și grădina barocă
Summer residence of Baron Samuel von Brukenthal, governor of Transylvania, with a Baroque park, an orangery and a glass museum.
Centru
2Family theme parkBrambura Park și Casa Întoarsă
Family park in the Avrig valley with an upside-down house, a mini zoo, slides, tubing and a little train.
Valea Avrigului€
3Orthodox church, monumentBiserica Duminica Floriilor
Mid-18th-century Orthodox church with interior paintings from 1755. Its churchyard holds the grave of Gheorghe Lazăr.
Centru
4Saxon fortified churchBiserica evanghelică fortificată din Avrig
Saxon church from 1270–1280, fortified in the 16th century, with a Romanesque portal and remains of its ring wall.
Centru
5Fortified Evangelical churchBiserica fortificată din Bradu
Saxon church in Bradu village, rebuilt in 1633, with an 18th-century ring wall.
Bradu