Satu Mare Travel Guide

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  • The Theatre located just near the main square
      The Theatre located just near the main...
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      The Center with the Dacia hotel at the...
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      Around the main square
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The North Theatre

The North Theatre, Satu Mare

 edvin_br Says:  As many other cities in Romania, Satu Mare also has its own classical theatre.Located just near the old city square, in a pleasent street with some cafes shops its a place you really should see.The Theatre was built in 1889 in neo-classical style and its comprise about 800... 

The Old Town

The Old Town, Satu Mare

 edvin_br Says:  As the old town of Satu Mare is not located in a citadel, there is no certain difinition to the old town. However, it can be divided according to streets and sights, with the central Liberty Square, that presents most of the towns famous architectual points.Some of the towns... 

The White House

The White House, Satu Mare

 edvin_br Says:  The building got its name due to the appearance of its beautiful, partly white facade. It was built between 1911-1912 according toplans of Ede and Miklos Schneider. 

City Parks

City Parks, Satu Mare

 edvin_br Says:  There are several recration sites around the town center of Satu Mare. The most central (and probably the most beautifu) one is located in the center of the Liberty (Libertatii) square. Its ulrtracentral location, in the middle of the old town makes it a very active place... 

The City Hall

The City Hall, Satu Mare

 edvin_br Says:  The city hall of Satu Mare was built under the communist regime (as a part of the "new town center" project) and its probably the highets building in the whole county. It contains the offices of the city and county authorities... the cities archive, where you can get your... 

The Catholic Cathedral

The Catholic Cathedral, Satu Mare

 edvin_br Says:  The beautiful neo-clasical style building is one of the most famous monuments of Satu Mare. It was built between 1785-1798 and extended during the history.At the entrance there are six columns with Corinthian column heads. Above the gable there are 3 statues that represents... 

House Of The Shoemakers Guild

House Of The Shoemakers Guild, Satu Mare

 edvin_br Says:  The building is located in the historical part of the town was built in 1830. Its passed big transformation at the beginning of the 20th century and today it has an electic look. 

The Oldest Building Of The Town

The Oldest Building Of The Town, Satu Mare

 edvin_br Says:  The building that today is used as a home for the Art muaseum of Satu Mare considered as the oldest standing civil building in the town.The 2 wings of the museum built in different style. Of the building bought by Baron Vecsey in 1789 remains only 1 wing, the second wing,... 

The County Library

The County Library, Satu Mare

 edvin_br Says:  The classical County library is one of the most elegant buildings that face the old Liberty square. The library contains over 320,000 books. 

Hotels  

Dacia

 1 Review and 1 Opinions  The Dacia hotel that was built in 1902 is not only a hotel, its considered as the cities most famous... 

Aurora

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Transportation  

City Buses

City Buses, Satu Mare

 edvin_br Says:  City buses are very cheap way to get from one to another place in Satu Mare, but its somewhat not efficient because the city center can be seen by walking... and if you need a longer ride a taxi is a better solution i believe (taxies are still very cheap in Satu Mare) and... 

The Train Station

The Train Station, Satu Mare

 edvin_br Says:  Satu Mare is an importent railway junction because of te cities idustries and because the county borders Hungary and Ukraine.There are 2 stations in Satu Mare. The Central station is the old one and its located at Grivitei strret. The station is a typical Transilvanian... 

Taxies

Taxies, Satu Mare

 edvin_br Says:  Taxies in my opinion is the best way to get from one place to the other in Satu Mare. they are very comfortable (the taxies in Satu Mare are much beter then those that can be found in Bucharest for example...), can be found everywhere and the most importent - they are... 

Shopping  

The Somesul: Friendly Department Store

The Somesul: Friendly Department Store, Satu Mare

 edvin_br Says:  The Somesul sotre is called after the cities river (Somes) and was built during the communist regime as a part of the "New City Center" project. Today, after many refurbishment (that arent completed yet...) it got a new interior look.... every fllor offers a different kind... 

Newasparer&Magazines Stands

Newasparer&Magazines Stands, Satu Mare

 edvin_br Says:  The small red stands can be found around the central streets of Satu Mare and they sell all the Romanian (and also some Hungarian) newspapers (including the national ones and the locals...) and magazines that can be found at the area. As I said before there are many kinds... 

The City Market

The City Market, Satu Mare

 edvin_br Says:  The open market is one of the likeable shopping possibilities of the town. Despite all the noise and the crowdedness it can become a very interesting experience. price. In addition to the fruit and vegetables stands there is another part of bazzars which sells everything... 

Off The Beaten Path  

The Historical Jewish Monument

The Historical Jewish Monument, Satu Mare

 edvin_br Says:  The monument is located at the yard of the Great Jewsih Sinagogue in Decebal street. the monument (wrote in Hebrwe, English, Romanian and Hungarian) is in the memory of more then 18,000 jews from Satu Mare and its region that were sent to Auschwitz Birkenau during May-June,... 

The Old Synagogue

The Old Synagogue, Satu Mare

 edvin_br Says:  The Jewish community in Satu Mare region was established in the mid-nineteenth century. The community became larger and was involved in the local social life. All of it made it one of the most widespread and prosperous jewish communities in the region. The "happy" days came... 

The Promanade

The Promanade, Satu Mare

 edvin_br Says:  In the center of Satu mare, along the Somes river stands a walkway that was built after the big flood that hit the city in 1970 (the rain didnt stoped to fall for about 3 weeks).the inhabitant of the region and lawmens tried to build a wall that will block the water from... 

Favorites  

The "New" Center

The "New" Center, Satu Mare

 edvin_br Says:  The "New City Center" is a huge project from the time of the communist regime in Romania that was suppose to give an whole new look for the center of Satu Mare. In the 80'ies, many streets that were located between the Somes river and the Liberty square were totally... 

Mihai Eminescu Highschool

Mihai Eminescu Highschool, Satu Mare

 edvin_br Says:  "Mihai Eminescu" collage is the oldest and most prestigious highschool in Satu mare. I was firdst opened in 1630, when Satu Mare as stil used as na citadel.The current building was built in 1912, according to plans of Henric Kota. Its started operating under "Mihai Eminescu"... 

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 The classical County library is one of the most elegant buildings that face the old Liberty square. The library contains over 320,000 books. 

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Q:  Hello When traveling to Satu Mare. How would one look up family members of the past and present? Thank you so much 

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A: If you know at least the family name of any present relatives try searching the Romanian phone books on http://www.paginialbe.ro/en (it's in English), you might find... 

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Satu Mare - My Hometown

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 Satu Mare is the city where i was born at a freeze day in the middle of January, 1987. This is not special city for most of the tourists but it is one of the most interesting places on world for me...... 

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Satu Mare Old Town

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Satu Mare. I'd love to share with you the 0 tips I've written, the 1 photo uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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