Cluj-Napoca

Worth seeing in and around Cluj-Napoca

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.

1. 01
   Babeș-Bolyai University

   The Babeș-Bolyai University is a public research university located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Established in 1581 as Academia Claudiopolitana, it underwent several reorganizations over the centuries, eventually taking its current form in 1959 through the merger of Bolyai University and Victor Babeș University.

   600 m · university in Romania · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St. Michael's Church

   The St. Michael's Church is a Gothic-style Roman Catholic church in Cluj-Napoca.

   600 m · church in Cluj-Napoca, Romania · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu

   The Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Stadium, informally also known as CFR Cluj Stadium, is a football-only stadium in the Gruia district, Cluj-Napoca, Romania and is home ground of CFR Cluj.

   1.5 km · football stadium · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Cluj Arena

   Cluj Arena is a multi-purpose stadium in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It serves as the home of Universitatea Cluj of the Liga I and was completed on 1 October 2011.

   900 m · football stadium in Romania · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Cluj-Napoca Neolog Synagogue

   The Neolog Synagogue in Cluj-Napoca; also known as the Temple of the Deportees, dedicated to the memory of those deported who were victims of the Holocaust; or more simply, the Neolog Synagogue, is a Neolog Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 21 Horea Street, in the city of Cluj-Napoca, in Cluj County, in Transylvania, Romania. Designed by Izidor Hegner in the Moorish Revival style, the synagogue was completed in 1887.

   1.2 km · synagogue · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Matthias Corvinus Monument

   The Matthias Corvinus Monument is a monument located in Piața Unirii, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. This classified historic monument, conceived by János Fadrusz and opened in 1902, represents Matthias Corvinus.

   600 m · equestian statue by János Fadrusz in Cluj-Napoca, Romania · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Transfiguration Cathedral

   The Transfiguration Cathedral, also known as the Minorites' Church, was donated in 1924 by the Holy See to the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church to serve as the Cathedral of the Cluj-Gherla Eparchy, after the move of the Eparchy's center from Gherla to Cluj.

   800 m · cathedral in Cluj-Napoca · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Cluj-Napoca Botanical Garden

   The Cluj-Napoca Botanical Garden, officially Alexandru Borza Cluj-Napoca University Botanic Garden, is a botanical garden located in the south part of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It was founded in 1872 by Hungarian linguist Sámuel Brassai, known as the "Last Transylvanian Polymath".

   800 m · botanical garden · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Unirii Square

   Piața Unirii is the largest and most important square in the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca. The square is one of the largest in Romania, with dimensions of 220 m by 160 m.

   600 m · square in Cluj-Napoca, Romania · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Sapientia University

    The Sapientia – Hungarian University of Transylvania is a private higher education institution in Hungarian language in the historic region of Transylvania, Romania.

    600 m · university in Cluj-Napoca, Romania · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

The area around the Union Square is a must see for the visitor, with the Teleki and Banffy Palaces (the latter now housing the National Art Museum), the Franciscan Monastery, the first Unitarian Church in the world, the Piarist Church, the Mirror Street (Iuliu Maniu Street, a unique architectural accomplishment dating back to the late 1800s) and Matthias Corvinus' place of birth, a 15th-century hotel now home to the…

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Things to do

1. 01
   Lucian Blaga National Theatre
2. 02
   Romanian National Opera

   Housed in the same building as the National Theatre.

3. 03
   Hungarian State Theater
4. 04
   Hungarian Opera

   Housed in the same building as the Hungarian State Theater.

5. 05
   PUCK Puppet Theatre
6. 06
   Tranzit House

   An old synagogue converted into an arts center.

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Where to eat

Cluj dining is some of the best in Romania. Ranging from traditional Romanian, Hungarian and Transylvanian (a combination of the previous two) to Italian (very good Italian food), Chinese, Japanese, Mexican, Middle Eastern, American and International Cuisine, the city can offer great dining for all tastes.

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Getting to Cluj-Napoca

Airports

Avram Iancu Cluj (CLJ), 8 km · Sibiu (SBZ), 116 km · Oradea (OMR), 131 km

Stations

Cluj International Airport, 8.1 km

• Sibiu → Cluj-Napoca

  116 km · quickest by road, 2h 34m · lei40–55
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• Oradea → Cluj-Napoca

  131 km · quickest by road, 3h 7m · lei36–47
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• Brașov (Ghimbav) → Cluj-Napoca

  191 km · quickest by road, 4h 22m · lei60–80
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