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Craiova

Craiova

Craiova is the largest city in southwestern Romania, the seventh largest city in the country and the capital of Dolj County, situated near the east bank of the river Jiu in central Oltenia.

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Get in

Getting to Craiova

  1. 01
    Craiova International Airport

    Flights from Birmingham, Bologna, Charleroi, London-Luton, Milan-Bergamo and Rome, provided by Wizz Air.

  2. 02
    Craiova

    Online timetables and prices can be found here.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Nicolae Romanescu Park

    A special sight in Craiova is represented by "Nicolae Romanescu" Park, with its picturesque character.

  2. 02
    Craiova Art Museum

    Unirii, nr.15 (Close to Prefecturii Square.),.

  3. 03
    Craiova National Theater Marin Sorescu

    The Craiova National Theater "Marin Sorescu" is an internationally renowned institution.

  4. 04
    The Museum of Oltenia

    It is located in three different buildings that host three different exhibitions.

  5. 05
    Mihai Viteazu Square
  6. 06
    Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Demetrius

    Nice pinstriped church, Romanian Orthodox, though constructed in 1933, inhabits a former site of a church from 1651.

Do

Things to do

Visit Art Palace. Visit Nicolae Romanescu Park. Football: U Craiova play soccer in Liga 1, the top tier. Their Ion Oblemenco Stadium (capacity 31,000) is 1 km west of city centre.

Eat

Where to eat

The city has many restaurantes with decent prices and a lot of fast foods.

  1. 01
    Shaorma La Rond

    Bulevardul Nicolae Titulescu 14.

  2. 02
    L'Assassino

    Strada România Muncitoare 70.

  3. 03
    Restaurant Il Forno

    Calea București 14.

  4. 04
    Red Onion

    Strada Mihail Kogălniceanu Nr 17.

  5. 05
    Amandina Pizzeria

    This is a straight pizza joint with pastries and a full bar.

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