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drawn here in the 19th century, and in 2007 the city was voted European Capital of Cul-
ture. In fact, the country's first hospital, school, library and pharmacy were all established
here, so there must be a spirit of enterprise in the air.
Most months have myriad things going on, from festivals (more festivals here than any
other city in Romania), exhibitions, theatre and opera, as well as plenty of cafes to people-
watch in the city's three main squares. Sibiu has a bohemian yet stately ambience, which
is perhaps what makes it so appealing; its back streets of wilting pea-green houses with
their distinctive eyelid windows (imagine a benign 'Amityville Horror' House), watching
a cast of artists, visiting guildsmen and buskers bustle below them, just as they did back in
the 18th century when the city really blossomed.
