Arround Sibiu :
- The Fortified Church in Cristian
Where: 5 miles west of Sibiu
Where: 6 miles south of Sibiu
How to get here: Daily bus service from Sibiu
- Rasinari
How to get here: Rasinari is connected to Sibiu by a roughly 4-mile tramline through the Dumbrava Forest. The tram runs every 30 mins. at peak times (7:00am – 9:00am and 1:00pm – 3:00pm) and every hour for the rest of the day.
One of the wealthiest villages in the region, Rasinari is famed for its local carpentry and sheep farming. The village has an Ethnographic Museum (open Tue. – Sun. 10:00am – 5:00pm) and a painted Orthodox church built in 1752. - The annual Pastoral Album Folklore Festival takes place on the third Sunday of April.
- Sibiel - The Museum of Painted Glass Icons
How to get here: Local trains from Sibiu to Sebes stop at Sibiel (25-minute ride)
Painting on glass has been a tradition for 200 years in these villages. In 1968, the founder of the museum, priest Zosim Oancea, started to collect 18-th and 19-th century icons richly painted on glass. Today, the museum exhibits the largest collection of painted glass icons in Europe - more than 700, as well as furniture and ceramics.
In Sibiu annualy takes place:
- Sibiu Jazz Festival (May)
- International Festival of Lyrical Art (July)
- National Festival of Folk Traditions (August)
- Craftsmen’s Fair (August)
- Annual Pottery Fair (September)
- Carl Filtsch International Piano Competition and Festival (September)
Tips about Sibiu local cuisine:
Noodle Soup (Supa cu Taitei)
Pork Meat Soup with Taragon (Ciorba de Porc cu Tarhon)
Pork sirloin — Sibiu Style (Muschi de porc Sibian)
Shepherd's Polenta (Bulz Ciobanesc)
Grilled Lamb Pastrami (Pastrama de Miel)
Local Beers: Balea, Thomas Pils, Topvar
