Iaşi
Iași, also sometimes referred to historically as Jassy, is the third most-populous city in Romania and the seat of Iași County.
Iași, also sometimes referred to historically as Jassy, is the third most-populous city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, it has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life. The city was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia from 1564 to 1859, then of the United Principalities from 1859 to 1862, and the capital of Romania from 1916 to 1918.
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Worth seeing in and around Iaşi
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
The Alexandru Ioan Cuza University is a public university located in Iași, Romania. Founded by an 1860 decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza, under whom the former Academia Mihăileană was converted to a university, the University of Iași, as it was named at first, is one of the oldest universities of Romania, and one of its advanced research and education institutions.
1.9 km · university in Iași, Romania · Wikipedia - 02Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași
The Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași is a public university located in Iași, Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania. Classified by the Ministry of Education as an advanced research and education university, it has the oldest tradition in Romania in engineering education.
1 km · university in Iași, Romania · Wikipedia - 03Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy is a public university-level medical school located in Iași, Romania. Named in honor of the scientist Grigore T. Popa, it is classified by the Ministry of Education as an advanced research and education university.
700 m · university in Iași, Romania · Wikipedia - 04Great Synagogue
The Great Synagogue of Iași is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 1 Sinagogilor Street, in Iași, in the Iași County, of Western Moldavia, Romania. The synagogue was completed in 1671 in the Baroque style, and it is the oldest surviving synagogue in Romania.
400 m · synagogue in Iași · Wikipedia - 05Stadionul Emil Alexandrescu
The Emil Alexandrescu Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Iași, Romania. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home field of Politehnica Iași.
3.2 km · stadium in Copou, Romania · Wikipedia - 06Metropolitan Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral, Iași, located at 16 Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt Boulevard, Iași, Romania, is the seat of the Romanian Orthodox Archbishop of Iași and Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bukovina, and the largest historic Orthodox church in Romania. It is dedicated to Saint Parascheva, to the Presentation of Jesus and to Saint George.
500 m · cathedral of Iași, Romania · Wikipedia - 07Our Lady Queen of Iași Cathedral
The Our Lady Queen Cathedral in Iași is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Iași, located in the city of Iași, in northeastern part of Romania. The new cathedral was built due to the insufficient capacity of the old cathedral of St.
500 m · church in Iași, Romania · Wikipedia - 08Vasile Alecsandri National Theatre Iași
The Iași National Theatre in Iași, Romania, is the oldest national theatre and one of the most prestigious theatrical institutions in Romania. In 1956, it was given the name of the renowned Romanian playwright and poet Vasile Alecsandri.
300 m · theatre in Iași, Romania · Wikipedia - 09Eternitatea Cemetery
Eternitaté is the biggest cemetery in Iași, Romania. It was classified as a historical monument in 2020.
1.6 km · largest cemetery in Iași, Romania · Wikipedia - 10”Mihai Eminescu” Central University Library of Iași
The Mihai Eminescu Central University Library of Iași is a library that serves the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University and the entire university and academic community in Iași, Romania.
1.2 km · Romanian university library · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Palace of Culture
Piata Stefan cel Mare si Sfant nr.1, contact@palatulculturii.ro.
- 02Casa Dosoftei
Next to the Palace of Culture is a little stone house named after the scholar and metropolite ("archbishop") of Moldavia Dosoftei (1624-1693).
- 03Vasile Alecsandri National Theatre
With an exceptional interior designed by one of the most popular architects from Vienna at the beginning of the 19th century.
- 04Ethnographic Museum of Moldavia
- 05Art Museum
- 06History Museum of Moldavia
7 "Ștefan Procopiu" Museum of Science and Technology (Muzeul Științei și Tehnicii "Ștefan Procopiu").
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Things to do
Football: Politehnica Iași were relegated in 2025 and play soccer in Liga 2, the second tier. Their Emil Alexandrescu Stadium (capacity 11,400) is 3 km north of town centre, on the tram route. Releu (an ancient sea bed) – It refers to a large antenna in general, but in Iaşi there is a particular one which you will be directed to if you ask locals.
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Where to eat
Pizza Pazzo, Bd. Tudor Vladimirescu. Nice atmosphere and Italian cuisine in the student district of Tudor Vladimirescu. Reservation might be necessary as the place is vivid and full of customers almost every evening. Occasionally you might get lucky to try their lasagna, although a parmigiana plate is also a good choice beside pizza. Serve with draught beer and be there with friends. Phenicia, Str. Sulfinei, nr. 13.
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Getting to Iaşi
- Airports
- Iaşi (IAS), 3 km · Bacău George Enescu International (BCM), 88 km · Chişinău (RMO), 105 km
- Stations
- Iași International Airport, 3 km · Iași Railway Station, 1.5 km
- Bacău → Iaşi85 km · quickest by road, 3h 21m · lei29–39
- Suceava → Iaşi114 km · quickest by road, 4h 1m · lei33–44
- Brașov (Ghimbav) → Iaşi227 km · quickest by road, 7h 55m · lei75–100
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