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Str. Ciocirliei 15, Cluj-Napoca, 400619, Romania
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Cluj National Theatre
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Airport terminal building of Cluj-Napoca
I'll be traveling to Cluj as part of a volunteer group building homes in October and was hoping to get as much information on what to see. Where are some of fun places in town to meet people and experience the local culture?
Cluj is an interesting town. Parts from the old town can be visited even today. But really important are the Orthodox Church, St. Michael Church and the panorama over the town from Cetatuia Hill.
Many terraces and bars located in former wine cellars can be found in the soundings of the St. Michal church.
Have fun,
Dan.
the real charm of Cluj consist in the peaople who live there, not the local cluj pople, but the more then 100.000 students, who are studiing at the Universities of Cluj. I am teaching at the Geography faculty, and believe me, the Cluj without the students is not the real Cluj, so if You will there in October is quiet good, because the stdudies starts at 3rd of October on most of the Universities...
there are a lot of pubs, there are cheaper ones, visited only by students (and of course teachers), but you can find very expensive fancy locals too.
Of course, Dan has got right regarding the two big Churches and the overlook from the Cetatuia hill...
but there are a lot of interesting places close to the town, up in the Apuseni mountains, or the salt mine of Turda and of course the gorge of Turda, close to the city of Turda...
You may want to kill a couple of beers in some of these pubs, so please let me know, and I may hekp you to find them
have a nice fly
Zoltan
hi there,
here is a page which can provide you with some info about bars, restaurants and so:
http://www.sapteseri.ro/index.php?page=club&ln=2&city=2
if you click on the "English" link in the upper right corner , then you will have some of the expanations translated in English. Anyway citty center is not so big, you will probably just browse for the club or bar you like. There are all kind. That's about fun.
You will maybe find more about if you try a page like : http://www.cjnet.ro/eindex/index.html
The links I've sent are not neccessary the best source of info, but can help you to have an idea about Cluj.
Have fun.
In the town, go and see the botanical gardens - one of the biggest in E. Europe, and also the ethnological museum which is an open-air reconstruction of typical Transylvanian cottages and churches from the 17th - 18th centuries.
Outside the town, visit Turda salt mine and Turda Gorge; the monastry near Gherla, or take a day trip to the citadel at Sighisoara.
For organised day-trips, speak with Radu at the Retro Youth Hostel, they will organise a trip if there are enough people interested to make it worthwhile.
If you have time, get into a car (with the drivers that say "la turda? la turda?" across the road from the right hand side of the theatre), take the 20 minute drive to Turda and go to the salt mines (salina) - amazing!
Where will you be building? Are you working with Ecce Homo? You're going to have an incredible time, enjoy every minute of it!
This place, surrounded from new constructions, and from modern traffic-full streets, became its name Mihai Viteazul in the year 1919, as memory of the Romanian lead that created, in 1600, the first Union of the three Romanian Lands.
In the middle, of the place is placed the rider statue of Mihai Viteazul, bordered from a little park.
Besides the new high buildings, one can admire there, the palace Szeky and the palace Berde, beautiful old constructions.
Coming back from Ciucea we stopped at a village called Izvoru Crisului (Romanian) or Korosfo (Hungarian). The majority of the population is Hungarian. There are many craft shops along the road. The Reformed Church was built at the end of the 17th century. Awfully, it was closed when we arrived, at dusk.
The Cathedral' in my opinion is the second most impressive church in Cluj and possibly the most beautiful Orthodix church in all Romania.
Built between the 2 world wars, it has a unique Brâncovenesc style which was often used in Romania in the beginning of the 20th century. The interior of the cathedral is very decorated and include many colors and paintings.
The location is at Avram Iancu Square, opposite to the National Theatre.
This square is in the city centre. It is the largest one in Cluj-Napoca. St. Michael’s church and the equestrian statue of Matthias Corvinus are on this square. The most important avenues of the city, such as Eroilor boulevard, Regele Ferdinand st. and 21 Decembrie 1989 boulevard start from Piata Unirii.
In December 2009, when we visited Cluj-Napoca, the equestrian statue of Matthias Corvinus was under restoration. There was a rink for ice skating on one side of the square. There was also a Christmas fair and a scenario prepared for open-air spectacles.
The Reformed Calvinist Church (Biserica Reformata Calvina) was constructed in Gothic style between 1486 and 1516 for the Minorits, a Franciscan order.
After the reformation the church was taken over by the Jesuits (15th century), even later it was given to the Calvinist Reformed congregation (17th century).
A statue of St. George killing a dragon stands in front of the church.
Directions:
The Reformed Calvinist Church can be found west of the Piata Stefan Cel Mare, at Str. Mihail Kogalniceanu.
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