Sibiu lies in central Romania on the river Cibin. The city was founded in the twelfth century by the Saxon colonists. Due to its location on a hill, it is divided into two parts with different buildings. Walking along a narrow steep alley tourists may reach the thirteenth-century Tower of Stairs (Romanian: Turnul Scărilor), which links the Upper Town with the Lower. The are souvenir shops, restaurants and small pubs situated in its vicinity. Sibiu is the city in which visitors may still admire the remains of ancient fortifications, elegant squares, beautiful churches, an Orthodox church and bourgeois houses.
