The ASTRA Traditional Folk Civilization Museum from Sibiu is the biggest open-air museum in Romania, a three-star destination according to the Michelin Green Guide. This is the ideal place to discover traditional Romanian rural lifestyle; its 10 km of alleys will take you through peasant homesteads, workshops, wooden churches, roadside crucifixes, and water and wind mills. The museum also offers tourists recreation options, boat, carriage or sledge rides, accommodation, playgrounds and a tourist information centre.
Răşinari: the birth village of philosopher Emil Cioran and poet Octavian Goga. Visit the 18th century Orthodox Church and the ethnographic museum.
Poplaca: traditional Romanian village known for its Căluşari dancers.
Orlat: its first inhabitants were the Romanians who built defence towers on the surrounding heights. Today, these heights provide a delightful scenic view of the neighbourhoods.
Gura Râului: it still keeps the tradition of the “commands” - on Sunday after church service the entire village gathers in front of the church where the mayor announces the news. At the village exit towards the water dam there is a ski trail.
The Păltiniş mountain resort is situated at the highest altitude in Romania (1442 m). Păltiniş is the starting point for many hiking routes in the Cindrel Mountains; in wintertime, tourists may practice skiing and snowboarding here.
Cisnădioara: a peasant citadel from the 13th century. At the village exit towards the Argint Valley lays the “Frog Rock” - a geological monument from the Cretaceous.
The town of Cisnădie is guarded by the steeple of the fortified church on which the first lighting rod from Transylvania was installed (the 18th century). Close to the church you may find the Textile Industry Museum.
Sadu: mountain village, a hydro-power pioneer. Visit the Sadu I Energy Museum.
Râu Sadului is a commune made up of four hamlets with traditional houses, orchards, huts and sheepfolds scattered among mountain peaks.