The back story
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The back story
Sibiu: the back story
A Saxon town of squares, towers and roofs with eyes, in the heart of Transylvania.
Trip · About 4 hours north-west
Sibiu: Our Favourites
Squares, towers and roofs with eyes in the heart of Transylvania, with the Brukenthal and ASTRA museums.
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What to see
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One of Europe’s oldest museums
Brukenthal National Museum
The art collection of an 18th-century governor, in his baroque palace on the Large Square.
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Traditional Romania
ASTRA Open-Air Museum
A huge open-air museum of traditional buildings in a forest park outside Sibiu.
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A legendary bridge
Bridge of Lies
An iron footbridge of 1859 between the Small Square and the lower town, with legends about liars.
Getting there
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About 4 hours
Getting to Sibiu
Sibiu is about four hours from Bucharest by car or train, and has its own airport.
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