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Sibiu

A Saxon city where the houses have eyes.

10 museums
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📷 Țetcu Mircea Rareș · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Sibiu is an elegant Transylvanian city of squares, towers and roofs with eye-shaped windows.

The story of Sibiu

Start on the Great Square with the Brukenthal Palace and museum, then cross the iron Bridge of Lies to the Small Square. Climb the Council Tower for the view of the roofs. Visit the Lutheran cathedral, then take the bus to the ASTRA open-air museum in the forest.

  • 1817the Brukenthal Museum opens
  • 1859the Bridge of Lies, one of the first cast-iron bridges in Romania

Sibiu through time

The big moments, and where to see them today.

  1. 1292The first hospital in Romania is recorded in Sibiu.See it: Museum of the History of Pharmacy

What to do in Sibiu

  1. 01

    Brukenthal National Museum

    Art in a baroque palace.

    Sibiu2 hours
  2. 02

    ASTRA National Museum Complex

    Open-air village museum.

    Sibiu3 to 4 hours
  3. 03

    Museum of the History of Pharmacy

    An old pharmacy of 1600.

    Sibiu45 minutes
Getting there

Getting to Sibiu

Almost every museum is easy to reach by public transport.

Getting around Sibiu

Lines and timetables change. Check the operator’s website before you travel.

On the map

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Hidden story

The Bridge of Lies

Liars, they say, make the bridge creak.

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The small cast-iron bridge between the Great and Small Squares is called the Bridge of Lies. One story says young men swore love there and broke their promises; another says merchants who cheated were thrown from it. It is said the bridge creaks when someone tells a lie on it.