George Enescu International Airport 2 hr 3
Our Lady Queen of Iași Cathedral (6 min) Copou Park (8 min) Longtime public garden featuring an obelisk that is Romania's oldest monument & a 500-year-old tree. Roznovanu Palace (7 min) Built in the 18th century as a palatial residence, this stately edifice hosts the Iaşi City Hall. Anastasie Fătu Botanical Garden (5 min) Large 19th-century botanical garden with walking trails, a duck pond & seasonal floral shows. Romanian Literature Museum - Pogor Memorial House (3 min) Palace of Culture (8 min) 365-roomed complex built between 1906 & 1925 to house government offices, now housing 4 museums. Bojdeuca Ion Creangă (4 min) Guided tours of Romanian writer Ion Creanga's 19th-century house, with original documents & photos. Lions' Obelisk (9 min) Monument and architecture Three Hierarchs Monastery (8 min) Imposing 17th-century monastery & royal burial site known for elaborate decorative stonework. Metropolitan Cathedral Iasi (6 min) Majestic neoclassical church known for its soaring, domed towers, mosaics & 16th-century icons. Golia Monastery (6 min) Monastery, architecture, church, and history University Museum (2 min) Cetățuia Monastery (19 min) Built in the 17th century, this Romanian Orthodox monastery houses a museum of medieval art. Unity Museum (4 min) Elegant history museum, built in the neoclassical style, displaying furniture & art from the 1800s. Eminescu's Linden Tree (9 min) Venerable linden tree, approximately 500 years old, linked to famed Romanian poet Mihai Eminescu. |