And we say this because Sibiu continues to be governed by quality events. We are one step away from one of the biggest documentary film festivals – Astra Film Festival- we also have a festival dedicated to handmade goods and one about the Gypsies’ tradition.

There is also color, good vibes and diversity this week. If you are in the old town, don’t miss the goodies from local producers. During the “green Friday”, taking place each Friday between 8:00 and 14:00, local producers from the villages of Sibiu County come to sell their organic products in the courtyard of the Evangelical Church in Huet Square. You will find a wide range of baked products, preserved products, cheeses, sausages, organic fruits and vegetables. Trust us…you can’t compare these products with anything! They’re just awesome!

Oh, and if the days are busy, so are the nights. And we’re offering a cool tool where you can see over 40 of the most awesome locations in Sibiu, all in one place. Check out the best restaurants and locations in Sibiu, and you’ll have plenty of ideas for how to spend a cozy and chilly autumn evening. At Atrium Classic Caffe, for example, you can attend a book launch this Friday at 18:30. “Trollywood” by Lorena Lupu is a collection of the best texts on the blog that has made us laugh for the last ten years! Entrance to the event is free and if you make reservations using the BOOK&SAVE button on Travelscounter, you’ll get an awesome 10% discount to your bill!

Where to find the coolest souvenirs

The ideal places to choose souvenirs are those where handmade products are found. Well, this week Sibiu has a whole festival dedicated to handmade craftmanship – “Creative Buzz”. There are 3 days, October 13^th to 15^th, where you can enjoy homemade pastries and choose the products made by the best craftsmen. There’s also great music, and the little ones can have fun thanks to the countless activities created especially for them.

There will be more than 35 exhibitors and the range of products is diversified. From decoration objects to jewellery, accessories, painted crafts, unique toys, natural cosmetics, homemade jams and many more.

The organizers also announce a prize raffle for all those who buy products during the 3 days of festival. So, feel free to stop by the German Forum of Sibiu, betweeen 10:00 to 20:00, and choose your souvenirs!

For the love of classics

We recommend Goldberg Variations, a piano concert offered by the Embassy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in Romania, in collaboration with the Luxembourg Ministry of Culture, the Honorary Consulate of Luxembourg in Sibiu and the Philharmonic State of Sibiu, with the support of the City Hall of Sibiu.

It sounds wonderful, right? First of all it’s good to know that at this concert the entrance is free.All you have to do is to book a seat today at athenes.amb@mae.etat.lu or directly at the Thalia Hall at the ticket office. You’d best hurry!

The concert will take place this Friday, October 13^th, from 19:00, at the Thalia Hall, and you’ll get to see Luxembourgian pianist Jean Muller on stage. The concert will be followed by a reception where the audience is invited to taste a fine wine from Luxembourg.

Poetic Gypsies

Also this week is the second edition of the International Festival “Romaii Poesia”. This is an event dedicated to the gypsy poets from Romania and other countries, as well as the facilitation of an intercultural dialogue by promoting the customs and traditions of the Gypsy community.

The festival takes place between 11-14 October, in the Big Square. You will discover a culinary fair and traditional crafts. Saturday, October 14^th, there is a show of poetry, music and dance with guests from Romania, USA, Poland, Italy, Germany, Serbia, Bulgaria, Sweden, Greece, France, Russia and India. The show starts at 18:00, and access is free for the public. Everyone is welcomed!

Party people, are u ready?!

Of course, party people are never forgotten, so another #epic event is hosted by the one and only Liquid the Club, this Saturday. We’re talking about ultimate fun! Feel free to unleash to the rhythms of Dj Dark and Cipi Hampu. Show girls will also be present, as usual, to make the atmosphere a little bit more…spicy!

Don’t think twice…just make a reservation using the BOOK&SAVE button, and get a table plus a 15% discount off the bill!

Everything about documentation

And we’re ending this article with a big heads-up to one of fall’s most anticipated events : the Astra Film Festival. It takes place in Sibiu only next week, during 16 – 22 October. But it is one of the most important documentary festivals in Europe, so we thought you might want to know a bit more about it. The organizers actually say it is unique in South East Europe.

The movies which will be broadcast during the festival bring contemporary human realities under the spotlight, and this encourages documentaries to provide detailed and intimate descriptions of the human condition. The films are both Romanian and international and you will find something to fit each taste.

The first edition of the festival was in 1993, so we can talk about a mature festival. The program and all the information about the festival can be found here . 

Take advantage of the breaks between documentaries and the best venues in Sibiu. You can choose your favorite place, and go talk about the movies you watched while you taste some awesome food.

There you have it, another perfectly planned end of the week.

Enjoy!

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So, take advantage of the stray summer during these autumn days and check out the best venues in Sibiu. You have a wide range of choices, both in the middle of Sibiu and beyond, in locations surrounded by idyllic landscapes, clean air and adventure.

Books make you richer.

First on our list of events is the Sibiu Book Festival – Open Minds, a – you guessed it – book festival. We welcome the idea of such an event especially when you think that we live in a world where technology has the bad habit of replacing the interest for books and reading. And “a bookless room is like a soulless body” Cicero once said. Sibiu Book Festival is a relaxing festival, perfect for your free time, that combines the pleasure of reading with quality music as it perfectly fades into the weekend. It takes place between September 14th and 17th , in the Small Square. There will be many books, new titles, special offers, and a collection and donation campaign. 

Did you know, for example, that the smallest book in the world has 0.9 mm both in length and in height, like a grain of salt, but it has 30 pages, out of which 3 are coloured? Or that the Bible is the world’s best-selling book, that Shakespeare invented over 17,000 words and that Essenza Wine & Books in Sibiu is a place like no other where you can combine good wine with jazz and old books? You can make reservations for wine tastings and events using the Essenza Wine&Books page. And the best part…you’ll have 10% discount off the bill!

How to lift a bus and be seen by people in 89 countries.

Saturday, September the 16th, between 14:30 and 20:00, the world’s most powerful people meet in the Big Square. “Strongman Champions League Romania” will create a part of Goliath’s world in Sibiu. There will be buses drawn by people, huge wheels and stones and nine athletes will compete over their muscles. It is a “power lifting” competition set up in 2008 following the “World’s Strongest Man” circuit. 

Participants are the world’s best athletes who face over 20 contest stages, based on strength, skills and resistance. Sibiu hosts 5 of them, and the rest are taking place elsewhere in the world. At the end of the competition the most powerful man on the planet is chosen. Sounds…heavy, right? The event has global coverage being transmitted by the Eurosport Channel within a 52-minute show to be broadcast in 89 countries.

Dance the weekend away.

This Friday and Saturday the secrets of dancesport are uncovered in Sibiu. The Transylvanian Grand Prix 2017takes place at the Transylvania Hall. If we are to believe the organisers, it is the most important dance event in Romania. Every year, there are over 2,000 athletes from all over the world, and over 20 World Ranking Pairs have confirmed that they will be at Sibiu. The competition is intended for amateur athletes participating in World Open Standard and World Open Latino, and it is structured on age groups. Tickets for this event can be purchased on kompostor.ro.  But beware! If you decide to go, you will definitely want to go out dancing.

And there’s no better place for that than the ultra glamorous Liquid the Club. As always, Saturday night comes with special events, and there’s no exception this weekend! Celebrity Daniela Crudu and the cool Silviu Andrei DJ are in the house this Saturday at Liquid! Make reservations for this (or any other) party using the Liquid the Club page, and you’ll get 15% discount off the bill! Cheers to that! 

Food. Awesome food. Street food.

The best part of this coming weekend? An event we’ve been very much waiting for – “Foodie – Street Food Cuisine”, the awesomest culinary festival. The organisers want to take out the culinary art outside the restaurants’ kitchens, to take it to Cetatii Street – the most beautiful street in Sibiu – and to offer three really memorable days! There’s also very good music in store for us, with the help of “The Noise”, “Les Elephants Bizarres”, “Omelette”, “GOLAN”, “Yellow” and “Sarmalele Reci”. Some of the best street food is just waiting for all of us to sample it. We’re talking grilled goodies, burgers, paella, waffles, ice-cream, all that’s good in this world And we could tell you a lot about this event, but wouldn’t you rather see it for yourself?

Especially when it takes place on one of the most interesting areas of Sibiu, near the third fortification belt, built between 1357-1366. The three towers of the guilds, the Gunsmiths Tower, the Carpenters Tower and the Potters Tower were built in the 14th-15th centuries, and the way they have preserved their appearance over thousands of years is remarkable. So make sure you get to see them this weekend!

A more delicate touch.

We could not finish the list of events without recommending the opening of the Sibiu Opera Festival. The event marks the start of the 2017-2018 season of the Sibiu Ballet Theatre and takes place on September 15th at 19:00 at the Thalia Hall. The show opening the season is “Peer Gynt”, a contemporary dance choreographed by Aleisha Gardner, on the live music of musicians Monica Florescu – Fernandez and Makcim Fernandez Samodaiev. The show is extremely popular, so maybe you will take advantage of your free time and attend it. You can buy tickets from the ticket offices of the State Philharmonic of Sibiu and kompostor.ro.

That being said, we look forward to a weekend with great food, books, and dancing. Hope you have a great one!

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As always, Sibiul de Odinioara aims to bring to the stage a part of the Romanian music’s golden age artists.

The first day of this year’s event is dedicated to old-school rock. Starting with 18:00, we’ll get to enjoy the concerts of the well-known Timpuri Noi, Antract, and Talisman. Young rock will also get its chance, and so, opening for the famous bands we’ll get to see two local rock bands: Onenightstand and Wild Child. 
Sunday is folk day at Sibiul de Odinioara! It’s actually the first edition where a whole day is dedicated entirely to this music genre. Mircea Baniciu, Mircea Vintilă, Vasile Șeicaru and Victor Socaciu will make the atmosphere and evening unforgettable, with hit songs everybody knows and loves. 

But wait a minute, the 4th edition of Sibiul de Odinioară isn’t just about top concerts. Parents must bring their children to this event because the organizers have many surprises for the little ones. As a first, this year a mini amusement park with many attractions is arranged on a generous surface so that the children can fully enjoy their day out. Slides, baby jumping mattresses, pools with huge balls, and these are just a few of them. Children can also have fun joining the creativity workshops: fun activities and sports competitions coordinated by those from Serious Fun are sure to keep them entertained! But don’t think fun things are planned only for the little ones! In the Fun Zone, everyone can have fun regardless of their age, as they’ll be put in some funny situations. Grandparents will clean onions, dads will carry potatoes around in a wheelbarrow and mothers will show their talents as good housewives while washing shirts with home-made soap. Just like the old days! 

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