The Council Tower is one of Sibiu’s most iconic landmarks, a medieval tower linking the Grand and Small Squares that has watched over the city for centuries. A ticketed climb up its narrow stairs rewards visitors with a superb panorama over the red rooftops of the old town, the squares and churches below and the Carpathian mountains on the horizon. A symbol of the city and a key part of its historic fortifications, it offers one of the best viewpoints in Sibiu and a real sense of the layout and beauty of the medieval Saxon town.