Pitesti Travel Guide

 
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Things to Do  

walk

walk, Pitesti

 priciusro Says:  take a walk in the beautiful city centre....here you can find a lot of out-door cafes during summer and also can do some shopping. in the large area no cars are allowed but car parks are located all aroud it, so one can drive there and then just enjoy the city day-life 

bars & cafes during the day

bars & cafes during the day, Pitesti

 priciusro Says:  there are many bars & cafes where visitors can come in the norning to enjoy a good cofee or stay until late in the evening having a good chat with friends....most of this cafe's are located in the city centre, like: Quattro Stagioni, Aicha, Garden Pub, Guiness Pub, Alcatraz,... 

Pools

Pools, Pitesti

 pappamidnight Says:  There are two good pools around here...sand outside in the middle of the city, which is pretty cool...Pretty clean as well, not really thermal baths, there pretty dang cold. Beautiful people there, lots of space. 

Take a promenade down Strada Victoriei

Take a promenade down Strada Victoriei, Pitesti

 me_marco Says:  The newly restored Strada victoriei is a favorite spot for locals. Take a strawl down it and enjoy the flowers and the fountains while soaking up the athmosphere of middle Romania.Make sure to also make a stop at the Italian Gelaterie (Icecream bar) and indulge yourself with... 

THE MONASTERY OF CURTEA DE ARGES

THE MONASTERY OF CURTEA DE ARGES, Pitesti

 alirom Says:  Coonsidering all the monuments of the residence of the Wallachian princes in Arges, the church founded by the pious prince Neagoe Basarab (1512-1521) is one of the most important contructions of art and religious architecture. The inscriptions, the documents of the time and... 

Hotels  

Victoria Hotel

 1 Review and 10 Opinions  tthese are the most beautiful hotels located in the city centre of Pitesti 

Hotel Cara

 4 Opinions

Nightlife  

night clubs
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priciusro 7 reviews

The nighlife in the city is quite active but mostly during week-ends in the many night clubs in the city like Pink club, Zion club, Insomnia club, Temple Club.
Also there are more traditional party places in the city for the night , like the Haiducu, where live traditional romanian music plays late in the night

Dress Code: elegant casual

Updated Oct 26, 2009

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Transportation  

public transportation

public transportation, Pitesti

 priciusro Says:  public transportation in the city is very good, being provided with moder buses and is also quite cheap. the buses are low-floored making them accessible for disabled persons. the buses are crowdy in the morning and after-noon due to the large number of students or people... 

Taxi's in Pitesti

Taxi's in Pitesti, Pitesti

 me_marco Says:  It's easy to find a taxi in Pitesti and riding is very cheap (around 20 cents/km). Unlike other places not many tourists come to Pitesti, so drivers are used to serving only local romanians and therefore honest. 

Shopping  

city shopping places: shopping areas
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priciusro 7 reviews

In the city are more than one large shopping areas, like Euromall, Maya Shopping centre or the more cheap John Complex where one can buy clothes, shoes or accessories.
For food, try the food markets spread all around the city, or the large corporate hiper-markets like Pic, Carrefour, Metro, Auchan, Real.

Written Oct 26, 2009

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Warnings and Dangers  

stray Dogs
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pappamidnight 2 reviews

Soo many here (more than everywhere else in the country)...for the most part they will run away scared of you, but around night time they get protective, and bark agressively (u may think their gunna bite you but they wont)...they wont hurt you but if your scared of dogs, might not wanna walk the streets when its dark

Written Nov 28, 2005

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Sports & Outdoors  

F.C. Arges
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priciusro 7 reviews

pitesti is the home of one of Romania's most important Soccer teams, FC Arges and has a stadium in the Trivale area.the city is also the hometown of international player Adrian Mutu, performing for Fiorentina FC and one of the stars of Romania's national team

Written Oct 26, 2009

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Favorites  

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alirom 135 reviews

Favorite thing: Pitesti, city in south central Romania, capital of Arges County. Pitesti is located on the Arges River about 110 km (about 70 mi) northwest of Bucharest, the country's captial. Pitesti has one of Romania's largest auto-assembly plants, which in 1968 began assembling the Dacia, the country's leading make of automobile. Pitesti also has one of Romania's largest petrochemical complexes. Other industries manufacture footwear and wood products. The city is an important rail junction. Attractions here include an art museum, a history museum, and a church built in the 1600s. Excavations in Pitesti, conducted in the 1970s during the construction of new housing, revealed tools and ornaments of the Neolithic period (between 7000 and 2000 BC) as well as ancient Dacian and Roman coins. Pitesti was first documented in 1388 as a trading center. Population (1997 estimate) 187,181.

Written Feb 25, 2003

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