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Cultural Capital of Europe 2007: Sibiu was designed following the vote of the European Union Ministries of Culture Council to be the European Capital of Culture in 2007 together with Luxembourg.

Tourist Information Center
Str. Samuel Brukenthal, nr. 2, Entry C, cod 550 178 Sibiu
Tel: 0040 269 208913,
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Opened: Monday - Saturday: 09.00-17.00 and Sunday: 09.00 - 13:00

Useful information (what you need to know as a tourist) you can find here and here.

Sibiu is the administrative centre of the Sibiu County, South East Transylvania:
- population: 170,000 inhabitants
- temperate: continental climate
- first attestation: 1191

Sibiu is famous for its architecture. All the importatn styles since the medieval period are represented in the city. The city has developed on two uneven platforms: the Upper Town and the Lower Town linked by spectacular passages and stairways. The medieval heritage is still visible: parts of the old defense walls, guild towers and buildings, many of them more than 500 years old. For the past few years, Sibiu has undergone an intense restoration process.

Culture: Sibiu University, museums: Bruckenthal Art Museum, ASTRA Museum of Folk Civilization, Museum of Pharmacy, History Museum, Museum of Natural History, Museum of Ethnography, Museum of Arms and Hunting Trophies; Sibiu Philharmonic, Drama Theater, Marionette Theater; festivals: film, theatre, jazz, classical music, dance, photography, folklore.

Main attractions: Small Square (Crafstmen's Square), Huet Square and the Evangelic Church, Liars' Bridge, Goldsmiths' Square, Large Square, Orthodox Cathedral, Roman Catholic Church, Council Tower, Guilds' Towers on Cetatii Street a.o.

Outskirts and surroundings: medieval Saxon fortified churches in Cisnadioara, Biertan, Slimnic, Calnic; Romanian traditional rural villages: Rasinari, Sibiel a.o.