Timisoara is a large and old city, the third largest in the country, with a population of more than 300 thousand people. It is simultaneously a young, student policy and at the same time a major industrial center. In addition, the forced development during the rule of the Habsburgs made the old center of Timisoara similar to the refined baroque cities of Europe: the Romanians proudly call their city a small Vienna. And at the same time it is the most cosmopolitan city in Romania.
How to get there up to Timisoara
10 km from Timisoara is Romania's second largest airport, Traian-Vuia, the main transfer point for the second Romanian airline "Carpathian" . The permanent flights "Carpathian" can reach Timisoara via Dusseldorf, Lviv, Munich, Rome, Stuttgart, Venice . Also, a the Austrian airlines fly here from Vienna, and about five daily flights connect the city with Bucharest . From Budapest you can reach the city by direct trains (about 5 hours), as well as from Belgrade (4 hours) or Vienna (8 hours) . Finally, from the border Serbian Vrshak, you can get by bus .
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A little history
It is not known exactly when Timisoara (or Hungarian - Temesvar) was founded, but the royal palace of the Hungarian monarch was built here in the early 14th century . The city was ravaged by the Tatar hordes and seized the tour and ruled over it more than a half century . Turks drove the Habsburgs Then snesya most of the mosques and building in their place new baroque building . In the early 20th century, the city claimed by the Serbs, but to no avail; and during the Second World War, Timisoara was badly damaged by the airplanes . Finally, in 1989 . it was here that the historic people's assembly took place that spilled over into the revolution throughout the country and the toppling of Ceausescu .
Entertainment, excursions and attractions Timisoara
You can walk to the most interesting places in the city on foot : the most important points are located enes in the two main urban areas. And you can rely on public transport: in the city there are buses and trolleybuses, quite modern, and also - old trams of German models. The timetable with timetables hangs at the stops in the modern European manner, but, unfortunately, Romania is lagging behind the rest of Europe in terms of punctuality.
Central Square of Timisoara - Victory Square (sometimes called Opera) . Today this square - one of the symbols of the Romanian revolution, during which the communist regime was overthrown . Here is the cathedral of the Three Saints, the main Orthodox church of the city . This is a rather severe brick-concrete building, built just before the Second World War: then to finish the interior of the sobo but did not have time and finished it 15 years later . Russian tourists the cathedral may seem externally completely "un-Orthodox", nevertheless its architecture is typical for the Moldavian and Romanian churches: it is narrow, high, with 4 small and 9 large towers . The cathedral is over 80 m high, which makes it the largest in the country and one of the highest Orthodox churches in the world . Also on the Victory Square you can see the opera house, built in the second half of the 19th century by architects from Vienna, the City Hall, the Philharmonic . Here are also located the beautiful residential mansions of the 19th and 20th centuries .
The Union Square in the center of the Old Town was built in the era of the Habsburg rule, mostly beautiful private mansions in which many cafes are open today . The first landmark of the square is the Roman Catholic Cathedral that stands opposite the Orthodox Serbian church . The first was built in the middle of the 18th century in a classical architectural style and received an izba hydrochloric baroque interior trim .The second one was built around this time and is a gracefully decorated mint-green bishop's residence with extravagant decoration and white stucco molding .In addition, the square houses the Nicholas Lenaou College, built in 1761 .: the first city theater was opened here .
And on the south side of the square you can admire the impressive Baroque palace of the 18th century, formerly the residence of the governor of the city, and now the museum of fine arts. The collection of the museum contains works by German, Flemish and Italian artists. Finally, on the northwest corner of the square you can see the beautiful Art Nouveau building typical of Hungary of the early 20th century - the bank "Skont", very picturesque thanks to curved lines of the facade, decorative elements from wrought iron and turquoise tiles of the mosaic. @
- Spend the evening in the hipster bar "Scartz" on the street. Zoe, 1. It's a little bit away from the center, but the young people prefer to hang out there. "Chip" institution - in ice cream, which is sold in a bar and is eaten on beds, sofas and in hammocks.
- Find the Timisoara capitol wolf - an exact copy of the Roman.
- Photograph the house with peacocks, built in 1905 in Plevnei square: its facade is decorated not only by peacocks, but also by swans, owls, squirrels, grapes, etc.
Between the Victory and Union Square there is Liberty Square - a small one, but with an old building. Here you can admire the building of the old Town Hall and the beautiful sculpture of Saint Nepomuk. And behind the Union Square is a museum of the Revolution with free entrance and a small but high-quality exposition, which allows to understand what exactly happened this week, which the Romanians are so proud of.
Notable is the Huniad Castle, built in the 14th century, during the reign of Carol Robert, Duke of Anjou, and rebuilt in its own way by the Habsburgs in the 18th century .Today in the building of the palace there is a museum of the province of Banat .The museum is considered to be one of the oldest in the country, and its expositions are devoted to local history, nature, culture and folklore .The old defensive city walls are also of interest - more precisely, what remains of them is .Namely, the bastion of the 18th century, which is located near the Union Square, if you walk along Palanka Street .Inside the bastion today is located the ethnographic department of the Banat Museum .
Traian Square is also part of the old city, although this quarter is more like a separate ghetto .Often this place is called a Factory because of old factory buildings, which create more than a colorful entourage .Entourage, however, create not only buildings: after being at the Factory, watch your pockets, and in the dark it is better not to appear here at all .But in the day you can admire in the quarter of the Factory one of the most beautiful buildings of the city - a new synagogue in 1899 .The building constructed in the traditional Moravian style .Nearby is the city brewery .
In Romania, Timisoara is sometimes called the city of parks. Near the Union Square is the most beautiful of them - the Botanical. Not far from Victory Square there is the Pink Park and in the same place, behind the cathedral is Central Park. And the institute campus has a children's park. Near the Green Forest is the Village Museum, where you can get acquainted with the traditional way of life of Romanian residents. In the same area there is a small city zoo.
Surroundings Timisoara
The small Swabian town of Gimbolia is located 40 km west of Timisoara, on the border with Serbia. The town is quite old, with a rich history and a number of interesting sights. The Symbol of Gimbolia is a statue of St. Florian, the patron saint of firefighters. Also beautiful are the Roman Catholic Church and traditional Swabian houses. In the city there are several curious museums: the museum of artist Stefan Jager, the museum of the Florian firemen, the house museum of Dr. Carl Diel and the press museum.
And about 20 km east of Timisoara are the vineyards of the Reas. There are guided tours of wine cellars, which end with the opportunity to taste white, red and pink wines of classic local varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Kadarka, Fetiasca.