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Cisnădie
A Saxon town 11 km from Sibiu, with a double-walled fortified church and the village of Cisnădioara on the next hill.
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Where to stay in Cisnădie
Places to sleep well, picked for comfort and location.
- 1Hotel
Hotel Epic Centrum
A 19-room hotel opened in 2018, a few minutes' walk from the main square of Cisnădie.
Centru€€ - 2Guesthouse in a Saxon house
Michelsberger Haus
An old renovated Saxon house with six rooms in the centre of Cisnădioara, below the citadel hill.
Cisnădioara€€ - 3Guesthouse
Pensiunea Casa cu Flori
An 11-room guesthouse on the road between Cisnădie and Cisnădioara, with a garden and a restaurant for guests.
Cisnădioara (drumul dinspre Cisnădie)€ - 4Guesthouse with pool
Pensiunea Stan
A three-star guesthouse on the edge of Cisnădie towards Șelimbăr, with an outdoor pool and a tennis court.
Ieșirea spre Șelimbăr€€ - 5Guesthouse
Pensiunea Radu
A three-star guesthouse with a large garden and a shared kitchen, next to the forest in the south-west of town.
Stejarul€
Where to eat in Cisnădie
Meals worth the trip.
- 1Romanian restaurant and pizzeria
Restaurant Casa Măgura
A restaurant opened in 2011 next to the fortified church, serving Romanian food, pizza, pasta and grills.
Centru€€ - 2Restaurant with orchard
Restaurant Apfelhaus
A guesthouse and restaurant complex at the entrance to Cisnădioara, with a terrace in an apple orchard.
Cisnădioara€€ - 3Romanian restaurant
La Poarta Moțului
A family-run restaurant at the edge of Cisnădioara village, open only on Saturday and Sunday, with Romanian food from local produce.
Cisnădioara€€ - 4Restaurant
Kamin Restaurant
A small restaurant in the centre of Cisnădioara village, at the foot of the basilica hill.
Cisnădioara€€ - 5Pizzeria and coffee bar
Trattoria dei Fiori
An Italian pizzeria with specialty coffee on Strada Măgurii, delivering across Cisnădie.
Stejarul€
What to see in Cisnădie
Things to see, picked to fill a whole day.
1Fortified churchBiserica evanghelică fortificată din Cisnădie
A 13th-century Romanesque basilica inside a double wall and a moat, with a tower you can climb.
Centru
2Fortified Romanesque churchBazilica romanică Sfântul Mihail din Cisnădioara
A small Romanesque basilica on a hill above the village, probably built before 1223 and almost unchanged.
Cisnădioara€- 3Marked mountain trail
Traseul Cisnădioara – Vârful Măgura
A trail marked with a blue cross that climbs from Cisnădioara to Vârful Măgura, at about 1,300 m in the Cindrel Mountains.
CisnădioaraFree - 4Nature reserve
Piatra Broaștei
A Cretaceous limestone rock with marine fossils that looks like a frog. It is a 1-hectare protected area at the edge of Cisnădioara village.
Cisnădioara (Valea Argintului)Free - 5Industry museum
Muzeul Istoricul Industriei Textile
An exhibition on the town's textile industry, opened in 1974, with looms, tools and old documents.
Centru