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TOP 10 REASONS
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Why travel to Timisoara: Find out the top 10 reasons to visit
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A SNEAK PEAK
A SNEAK PEAK
A SNEAK PEAK
A Sneak Peek into Timisoara
- Timișoara, the capital of the Banat region in western Romania, will be indelibly associated with the Romanian Revolution of 1989.
- Timisoara was the first city in Romania to depose Nicolae Ceaușescu's administration on December 20, 1989, when street protests by the Hungarian minority devolved into social turmoil and bloodshed.
- Up until 1718, the city was ruled by the Ottoman Empire for 160 years.
- Following the Habsburg Empire's takeover, it was redesigned into a citadel that has since been destroyed in the following decades.
- The Historic Centre, located within the former ring walls, is a joy with its magnificent squares such as Piaţa Unirii and a plethora of Baroque and Austrian Secessionist buildings.
- International Airport: Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Population: 307,000
- Currency: Romanian Leu
- Time: UTC/GMT +2 hours
- Driving side: Right
- Main Electricity: 230 V
- Official Language: Romanian and German
- Religion: Christianity
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HIGHLIGHTS
HIGHLIGHTS
HIGHLIGHTS
Top Tourist Attractions in Timisoara
- The open squares of mediaeval Romanian towns are legendary, with Brasov's plaza being one of the most famous.
- The Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral is unquestionably one of Timisoara's most important religious, historic structures.
- Timisoara is a lively and energetic city. Roses Park is one of the reasons that it is renowned as the City of Flowers.
- Although St George is the patron saint of England, he is widely revered throughout Europe, particularly in Romania.
- Victory Square is more of a promenade than a square, with a long bed of flowers running down the centre and some of the most fabulous cafes and restaurants on either side.
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SEASONS TO TRAVEL
SEASONS TO TRAVEL
SEASONS TO TRAVEL
Best Months to Visit Timisoara
- Timisoara is one of Romania's largest cities, located in the nation's western region.
- This means that the temperature is usually a little more relaxed than in Bucharest, the country's capital, which is in the east.
- Summers in Romania can be hot, especially in large towns such as Timisoara, and winters can be cold and windy.
- Timisoara is best visited in the spring, from mid-March to mid-June, and in the autumn, from September to late November.
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WORTH A VISIT
WORTH A VISIT
WORTH A VISIT
The Best Places to Visit in Timisoara
Union Square
- Romania's Piaţa Unirii is said to be the best square in the country by those in the know.
- For a good reason, since its 18th-century sweeping rectangular plaza is flanked by gorgeous Baroque and Viennese Secessionist facades in a rainbow of pastel colours.
- The Catholic and Serbian Orthodox Cathedrals, both from the 18th century and with patterned roofs, face each other on the east and west boundaries.
- Take in the architecture of the Baroque Palace, the Roman Catholic Canonic Houses, and the Orthodox Episcopal Palace, among others.
Victory Square
- Another magnificent public place. Piaţa Victoriei is a lengthy, pedestrianised square in Timișoara that houses many of the city's cultural attractions.
- Two epic landmarks, the 90-meter Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral on the southern end and the Romanian Opera House on the northern end give the square a sense of spectacle.
- In a ravine of tall Secessionist and Neoclassical facades is a thin line of flowerbeds, a fountain from 1957, low hedges, and tree-shaded restaurant terraces.
- A copy of the Capitoline Wolf suckling Romulus and Remus, raised atop a five-metre pillar and gifted by the citizens of Rome in 1926, is one of the more appealing monuments.
- Along with the Opera House, the German State Theatre, the Banat Museum, some art galleries, and Cinema Timiș are among the cultural attractions.
Historic Centre
- Because Timișoara was crowded into a citadel, the historic city centre is relatively walkable and has a circular shape, traced to the south by beautiful parks and the Bega River.
- When you see the number of Secessionist buildings, you'll understand why the city was formerly known as "Little Vienna." While they're in various states of repair, even those with a patina of age are nonetheless photogenic.
- When the weather is nice, the next café or restaurant with outside tables and parasols is only a few steps away.
- For a few kilometres, the Bega's right bank is hemmed in by a string of parks.
- You might also cross to the left bank, which bourgeois business people settled at the end of the nineteenth century.
- Their Historicist and Secessionist villas and tenement buildings may be found on the roads that branch off the riverbank Splaiul Tudor Vladimirescu in the city's southwest.
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DISCOVER MORE
DISCOVER MORE
DISCOVER MORE
Timisoara Off the Beaten Track
Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral
- The neo-Byzantine Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral, a significant technical achievement, is located on the south side of Piaţa Victoriei in its park.
- The monument, which can hold 5,000 worshippers and has nine towers, was built between 1936 and 1941 and is the world's highest Orthodox edifice outside of Russia and Georgia.
- Moldavia's mediaeval Byzantine cathedrals in eastern Romania inspired the design.
- Still, the designers could create a vast, open interior free of columns by employing reinforced concrete.
- The cathedral is also built on a reinforced concrete foundation supported by 1,000 reinforced piles that fall 20 metres into the swampy terrain.
- An extensive collection of antique religious art from Banat and books, manuscripts, metalwork, and the relics of St Joseph the New of Partos, a 16th-century bishop who is now the patron saint, are housed in the crypt.
St George’s Cathedral
- Timisoara’s Catholic community's principal place of worship is a spectacular Austrian Baroque edifice built in two parts between 1736 and 1774.
- The earliest drawings were drawn out by Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach, a Viennese architect and the son of Johann Bernhard, a famous Baroque architect.
- A sumptuous interior with nine altars may be found behind the lofty pale yellow façade with Ionic and Corinthian columns.
- The decor was done by a team of notable painters, including Michelangelo Unterberger, the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts director.
- They painted the figure of St George on the high altar.
- The organ was installed in 1903 by Austrian organ builder Carl Leopold Wegenstein, and it produces a fantastic sound when performed at concerts.
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CULTURE & TRADITIONS
CULTURE & TRADITIONS
CULTURE & TRADITIONS
Timisoara Culture and Traditions
- Several performances, workshops, conferences, and guided tours are scheduled.
- Several other activities will highlight Timișoara's cultural diversity.
- Because the lovely city is expected to draw people from all across Europe and beyond. The mix of languages spoken and the activities on offer are expected to be just as diverse, colourful, and fascinating.
- The metaphor of light, "Shine your light – Light up your city!" inspired the concept of Timisoara as cultural capital, which refers to the fact that this was the first site in mainland Europe to have electric street lighting.
- This is why the Timisoara 2021 European Capital of Culture Association invites everyone to join a trip through light and dark areas, including three crucial elements: people, places, and connections.
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FOOD FUN FASHION
FOOD FUN FASHION
FOOD FUN FASHION
Timisoara: Food, Fun & Fashion Guide
Kiosk
#Food
- Young families and hipster students frequent this Instagrammable eatery.
- The big ceiling-to-floor windows let the light flow in until late in the evening, when it's just as popular with the locals for a light dinner, thanks to its reused cooking items and doors for walls.
- They're famed for their burger sliders and a selection of nine dips; if you ask, you can get them all!
- The kiosk serves light but tasty fried cuisine that is often thick and oily.
- Along with their peppery chips, their buttermilk chicken is flavorful and crunchy.
- The alchemy of their cheese dumplings will astound you; think of them as mascarpone doughnuts with Nutella and jam, but less savoury and oily.
Suppa
#Food
- While it is open in the morning, it goes from 0-60 at midday as locals hurry from their offices for a brief lunch break, with lines out the door.
- Suppa features two different rooms next to each other, one with a darker speakeasy vibe and the other with a light and pastel design for whatever you fancy.
- There are heavier creamy soups and lighter broths, all produced in large steel vats similar to those found in a school canteen.
- The flavour is rich and abundant, just what you need for a hearty lunch.
- The menu changes every day, so don't forget to pick up a bag to fill with endless crispy bread for dunking.
Restaurant Merlot
#Food
- Restaurant Merlot, one of the city's most upscale eateries, serves fresh French and Italian-inspired cuisine that has been meticulously prepared.
- You'll come for the food and stay for the live music, thanks to the Art Nouveau décor, which transports you back to the jazz era.
- It will be challenging to select between the truffle pasta and seafood alternatives.
- Still, it will be the desserts you will remember, such as a decadent chocolate lava cake and authentic crepe suzettes.
- The panko coated tuna fish with lentils is lovely, and with a poached egg on top, it has all the flavour of some of the creamier meals without the heaviness.
IULIUS MALL TIMISOARA
#Fashion
- Timisoara's Iulius Mall is Romania's largest regional retail mall outside Bucharest.
- Timisoara is the regional centre for Romania's western area, and it is home to a sophisticated, active, and rapidly expanding society.
- There are about 350 stores in the mall and a food court with 1700 seats.
Ion Creanga Children's Park
#Fun
- Ion Kryanga Children Park, which opened in 1858, has long been a favourite of children who come with their parents or grandparents to stroll the alleys and play in the areas specifically designated for them.
- The park features a small bullet train, fun rides, miniature golf, hammocks, an Indian village with canoes and wooden cottages, a dark forest, chess games, slides, carousel horses, and vast green spaces.
Aquapic Water Museum
#Fun
- In this stunning turn-of-the-century heritage structure, Timisoara's industrial water's neglected (hi)story is now revealed.
- The former Industrial Water Treatment Plant, built-in 1916 and shut down in 2007, is open to the public for tours.
- When entering the Machine Room, take a deep breath and immerse yourself in the past. Learn about the Austro-Hungarian past, the city's golden age and technological breakthroughs, the plant's good and bad times, and its first and last clients.
- Discover the history of water and the great people who built the city and paved the way for the future, including chief architect Laszlo Szekely and Stan Vidrighin, the founder of Timisoara's modern water infrastructure.
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NATURE & SAFARI
NATURE & SAFARI
NATURE & SAFARI
Timisoara: Natural Beauty & Safari Adventures
- If you're wondering why Timișoara is known as "The City of Flowers," it's because of parks like this one along the Bega River's garden line.
- When Emperor Franz Joseph I visited the Universal Exposition in 1891, Roses Park was created.
- It was replanted and reopened as the largest rosarium in this region of Europe in 1934 after being dug up and used by cavalry during the First World War.
- Roses Park is a natural spring and summer attraction, with hundreds of species of roses in bloom, wrapped over pergolas and retained as individual bushes bordered by groomed hedges.
- In August, summer movie screenings, concerts, and the Festival of Opera and Operetta are all held on the park's stage.
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EVENTS & FIESTAS
EVENTS & FIESTAS
EVENTS & FIESTAS
Timisoara Must-Attend Festivals and Events
- Every year on August 3, Timișoara Day is commemorated.
- It commemorates the arrival of troops in the city on August 3, 1919, marking the incorporation of the Banat region, of which Timișoara is the capital, into the Romanian state.
- The festival traditionally kicks off with a sombre public ceremony, followed by concerts and festivities that last until late.
- Analog Mania is a festival dedicated to all things analogue, a medium that is drawing an increasing number of artists.
- It is now in its fifth edition, and it features works that combine cinema, photography, and sound.
- As the medium's appeal develops among modern artists, the festival's prominence is becoming more demanding each year.
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