Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Sibiu, Romania

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Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 3.5 km
Ascend 32 m
Descend 55 m

Explore Sibiu in Romania with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in SibiuIndividual Sights in Sibiu

Sight 1: Statuia lui Gheorghe Lazăr

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The statue of Gheorghe Lazăr in Sibiu is a bronze monument dedicated to the Romanian scholar Gheorghe Lazăr (1779-1823), which was made in 2006 by sculptor Radu Aftenie. Currently, it is located in the Great Square in Sibiu.

Wikipedia: Statuia lui Gheorghe Lazăr din Sibiu (RO)

64 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Piața Mare

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The Great Square of Sibiu is the central square of Sibiu, existing since 1366, with the completion of the third fortification belt of the city. Maior Circulus vulgariter Kornmargt is attested as such in a document from 1408, in which Mathias Baldi is mentioned. He bought and repaired a stone house from Pipo de Timiș in that place. Another document, from 1411, attests to the sale of a stone house by Mathias Tromenauer to Nicolaus Jenkowicz for 1000 guilders in the same place.

Wikipedia: Piața Mare din Sibiu (RO)

77 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Biserica Romano Catolică Sfânta Treime

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Jesuit Church, otherwise the Church of the Holy Trinity, is a Roman Catholic church located at 3 Piața Mare, Sibiu, Romania. Immediately adjacent to Brukenthal Palace, it is one of the most notable baroque churches in Transylvania.

Wikipedia: Jesuit Church, Sibiu (EN), Url Miserend

74 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Sibiu City Hall

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The Palace of Sibiu City Hall, formerly the Land Credit Bank of Sibiu, is a historical monument located in the Great Square of Sibiu.

Wikipedia: Palatul Primăriei din Sibiu (RO)

132 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Samuel von Brukenthal College

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Samuel von Brukenthal College

Samuel von Brukenthal National College is a German-language high school founded in Nagyszeben, Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary, today in Sibiu, Sibiu County, Romania.

Wikipedia: Samuel von Brukenthal National College (EN), Website

116 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Brukenthal National Museum

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The Brukenthal National Museum is a museum in Sibiu, Transylvania, Romania, established in the late 18th century by Samuel von Brukenthal (1721-1803) in his city palace. Baron Brukenthal, governor of the Grand Principality of Transylvania established his first collections around 1790. The collections were officially opened to the public in 1817, making the museum the oldest institution of its kind on the territory of modern-day Romania.

Wikipedia: Brukenthal National Museum (EN), Website

365 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral

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The Holy Trinity Cathedral, Sibiu, located at 35 Mitropoliei Street, Sibiu, Romania, is the seat of the Romanian Orthodox Archbishop of Sibiu and Metropolitan of Transylvania. It was built in the style of a Byzantine basilica, inspired by Hagia Sophia, with the main spires influenced by Transylvanian church architecture and Baroque elements.

Wikipedia: Holy Trinity Cathedral, Sibiu (EN)

502 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Arquebusiers' Tower

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Arquebusiers' Tower Chainwit. / CC BY 4.0

The Arquebusiers' Tower of Sibiu, later called the Tower of Cloths (Panzarilor), is a tower built in the fourteenth century in the city of Sibiu and which was part of the third fortification belt of the city. It is the southernmost of the three towers located on Cetăţii Street.

Wikipedia: Turnul Archebuzierilor din Sibiu (RO)

107 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Potters’ Tower

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The Potters' Tower of Sibiu is a tower built in the fifteenth century by the Saxon guild of potters in the city of Sibiu. The tower was part of the city's third fortification belt. The Potters' Tower is one of the three towers located on str. The fortress, being located between the Arquebusiers' Tower and the Carpenters' Tower.

Wikipedia: Turnul Olarilor din Sibiu (RO)

107 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Carpenters’ Tower

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The Tower of the Carpenters in Sibiu is a tower built in the fourteenth century by the Saxon guild in the city of Sibiu. The tower was the part of the third fortification belt of the city. The carpenter's tower is the most northern of the three towers on Cetăţii street.

Wikipedia: Turnul Dulgherilor din Sibiu (RO)

64 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: The Thick Tower

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The Thick Tower of Sibiu is a tower built in the sixteenth century in the city of Sibiu and which was part of the fortifications later incorporated into the city's defense belts. It is located on Cetăţii Street and Corneliu Coposu Boulevard.

Wikipedia: Turnul Gros din Sibiu (RO)

179 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: Natural History Museum

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The Natural History Museum of Sibiu is a museum institution founded in 1849 in Sibiu. The current building of the museum was built in 1894-1895 in the former park of the Theatre, on Cetăţii Street nr. 1.

Wikipedia: Muzeul de Istorie Naturală din Sibiu (RO), Website

1739 meters / 21 minutes

Sight 13: Steam Locomotives Museum

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The Steam Locomotives Museum is a railway museum in Sibiu, Romania. It houses a collection of steam locomotives and engines.

Wikipedia: Sibiu Steam Locomotives Museum (EN)

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