Sibiu is proud to be home to what is not only a local treasure, but a worldwide recognized one : The Astra Museum of Traditional Folk Civilization.
It is the largest open-air museum in Romania and one of the largest in Central and Eastern Europe. It’s located within the Dumbrava Forest, which only enhances the feeling that you really have arrived in a heavenly place! Over 300 houses and other buildings have been gradually brought in the museum, around two artificial lakes with over 10 km of walkways between them. You’ll get to see windmills, water-mills, houses of sheperds, pottery workshops, churches, and many other things you won’t have the chance to see anywhere else!
And because we are talking about a museum that on a regular basis hosts dynamic and interactive events, you’ll get to do more than just admire. For example, every visitor can come to the museum and learn how onions were cultivated hundred of years back, and also learn how to cook.
This way, the visitors are a part of the recovery program of the Romanian culinary heritage organized at the Astra museum.
As you prefer, here you can specialize yourself in weaving, pottery and painting. Also, these days the students and teachers can learn about how the educational process “looked” o ne hundred years ago – writing on slates with chalk, manual counts, wooden benches. Tablets are not part of the picture, but you can find wireless internet throughout the Museum.
You can even sleep within the compound, and you can access all kinds of different activities, like riding in a carriage,
or in a sleigh pulled by horses during winter time.
It costs between 25 and 50 lei per night to sleep here, 30 lei for 30 minutes of sleigh fun, 150 lei for an hour in a 2 person carriage, and 17 lei for a normal ticket.
And if, after seeing so many Romanian traditions, you get hungry for some Romanian food, with Travelscounter you can access the best romanian restaurants, and the best food deals.
Only 2 minutes away you’ll find Camara Boierului, housed within the Hilton hotel. Here, you can cut your own sausage and pastramy right from the pantry! And you can pay less by 10% when you ask for the bill, if you have a Travelscounter ALL DAY DISCOUNT. Or you can head back to the city center, and try the bean soup served in bread at Crama Sibiana. Make a reservation here through Travelscounter, or go as a walk-in with an ALL DAY DISCOUNT, and you get 10% discount off your bill!
So there you have it! A full day in one of Sibiu’s top attractions, a rich meal in some of Sibiu’s best restaurants, and a lighter bill at the end.
What could be more perfect? Enjoy!
