Grand Square (Piaţa Mare) is the best place to start exploring Sibiu’s historic city center. It’s the largest and most important square in town.
Sibiu was the most important town for Transylvanian Saxons who settled in the area. It was founded in the 1191 at the site of the ancient Roman town of Cibinium.
What’s left of the old city walls of Sibiu’s historic city center now sits south of Grand Square (Piaţa Mare) along Citadel Street (Strada Cetății). They were built in the 14th century.
The surviving city walls surround parts of the historic city center of Braşov. It’s worth exploring the walls to learn more about the city’s history.
There are plenty of great attractions to find in the historic city center of Braşov.
To the west of the historic walled city of Braşov is the neighborhood of Şchei, which was traditionally Bulgarian and Romanian. Residents of the area were not allowed to own property within the city walls until the 17th century. They could only enter the city gates at certain times and had to pay a toll to do so.
Founded as Kronstadt by German settlers in 1211, Braşov is one of the most beautiful towns in Transylvania and all of Romania. The population was traditionally split between German, Romanian, and Hungarian residents but now is a majority 92% Romanian. In Hungarian the town is known as Brassó.
When I arrived at the airport in Bucharest, I had to go to Bucharest North Railway Station (Gara de Nord). Not wanting to get ripped off by a taxi, I decided to take the 780 bus which goes directly from the airport to the train station. I bought my ticket from a machine, entered the bus, validated the ticket, and sat down.