city of SIBIU, Romania

European Capital of Culture 2007

Sibiu was declared European Capital of Culture in 2007. Sibiu is one of the most beautiful and well preserved historical cities in Romania. The city was founded in the 12th century by German settlers. Fortunately, the Mediaeval city centre is still intact, even after two World Wars and decades of communist regime.

Geographically, Sibiu is located close to the centre of Romania, in Transylvania.

Getting to Sibiu

By road

Sibiu is well connected by road through the European motorways E 68 (Arad - Sibiu - Brasov) and E 81 (Cluj - Sibiu - Pitesti - Bucuresti).

By train

The cheapest way to travel to Sibiu is by train, even though there are only two direct trains from the Romanian capital, Bucharest, to Sibiu.

By plane

Sibiu International Airport is close to the city centre.
Sibiu is well connected to many European cities in Germany, France, Austria, Moldova, Ukraine, Italy. The largest airline in Transylvania, Carpatair, operates daily flights to cities like Munchen, Bergamo, Treviso and frequent flights to Bologna, Verona, Roma, Paris, Stuttgart. Austrian Airlines operates direct flights from Vienna to Sibiu. TAROM, the Romanian national airline, also flies to Munchen, Vienna and Bucharest.

Useful links for Sibiu, Romania

Sibiu 2007: www.sibiu2007.ro

Sibiu City Hall: www.sibiu.ro

Train Times (Mersul trenurilor): www.infofer.ro

Mirror sites: Romania-Links.com UK: Romania-Links.co.uk

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