National Geographic Traveler: Sibiu city, gastronomic destination in 2019

By Emea Riga
Sibiu/Romania was included among the top destinations recommended in 2019 by National Geographic Traveler, because next year it will become the European Gastronomy Region.
The journalists from National Geographic Traveler recommend that tourists from all over the world not only enjoy the gastronomic diversity that Sibiu will offer, but also the festivals organized here, the beauty of the medieval city and visit the oldest museum in Romania, the National Museum Brukenthal, in the historical center of the city.
The National Geographic Traveler for 2019 counts 19 recommended destinations: Setouchi, Antarctica, Pittsburgh, Corsica, Cambodia, San Miguel de Allende, West Yorkshire, Hong Kong, Zimbabwe, Guyana, Oslo, Eritrea, KwaZulu-Natal, Matera, Indonesia and Sibiu.
Sibiu has been nominated over the past ten years in numerous international tourism charts. It has come to the attention of journalists abroad, especially after 2007, when it was the first city in Romania with the European Capital of Culture. In 2008, Mayor Klaus Iohannis announced that Sibiu reached the one million tourists who visited the city. Subsequently, in 2011, Sibiu was the only city in Romania to have received three stars, the highest rating in the Michelin Guide, the world’s most prestigious tourist guide.