Highlights
Discover Sibiu and Sighisoara, two of the Fortified Cities of Transylvania;
Walking tour in the only city in Romania which looks exactly the same way as in the 16th century;
Discover Romanian history and Romanian villages at the Ethnographic Museum;
Professional travel guide and lunch included;
Visit two cities from the top Romanian's beautiful cities - TOP;
See Sibiu from the Council Tower at 70 m from the ground;
Duration
Full day;
Meeting at 9AM;
Schedule
Bruckental Museum from Sibiu and Sighisoara museums are closed Monday;
Included
English speaking travel guide;
Transport with private car with WiFi;
Pick-up from any address in Brasov;
Lunch;
Entrances fees;
Excluded
Drinks;
Tips;
Souvenirs and gifts;
This full day tour of two Fortified cities of Romania, Sibiu and Sighisoara from Brasov will let you discover the beauty of Transylvania with its old and full of history buildings, Sighisoara is one of the best-preserved town in Europe.
The first stop is Sighisoara, the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler, Dracula. Here we will feel medieval, because Sighisoara is one of the best-preserved city in Europe and the only city in Romania which looks exactly the same way as in the 16th century and it is also the last still inhabited medieval citadel not only in Transylvania but in whole Europe.
Sighisoara is the birthplace of Vlad the Impaler, Dracula. Founded by Transylvanian Saxons during the 12th century. Here we will enjoy a walking Sighisoara tour of its medieval center and see its 14th-century Clock Tower, Church on the Hill and the Citadel, we will feel the atmosphere of a medieval city in the modern time.
After the visit of Sighisoara we hit the road to Sibiu, between Sibiu and Sighisoara on the road we will have the lunch. In Sibiu we will have a walking tour, we’ll discover the facts and the legends behind the fortification of Sibiu, the historical churches or the romantic squares. The tour will be also a good opportunity to find out more about the historical, geographical, economical or cultural aspects of Sibiu, in particular, or Transylvania and Romania, in general. Highlights of the tour will be the Little Square and the Big Square, the Thick Tower, the Harquebuses Tower, the Potters Tower, the Carpenters Tower, the Council Tower, we will visit the Brukenthal Museum. From the Liar’s Bridge you will have awesome pictures for sure. From the Council Tower we will have a magnificent view on Sibiu from 70 meters high.
After the Sibiu visit we will go to the Ethnographic Museum where you’ll discover the Romanian villages. This is an open museum which gathered households from across the country in a relaxing place.
After the two cities tour, Sibiu and Sighisoara, we will go back to another medieval city, Brasov.