George Enescu International Airport 1 hr 54
Unity Museum (12 min) Elegant history museum, built in the neoclassical style, displaying furniture & art from the 1800s. Galata Monastery (16 min) Monastery and church Anastasie Fătu Botanical Garden (14 min) Large 19th-century botanical garden with walking trails, a duck pond & seasonal floral shows. Our Lady Queen of Iași Cathedral (13 min) Golia Monastery (14 min) Monastery, architecture, church, and history Three Hierarchs Monastery (15 min) Imposing 17th-century monastery & royal burial site known for elaborate decorative stonework. Roznovanu Palace (15 min) Built in the 18th century as a palatial residence, this stately edifice hosts the Iaşi City Hall. Bojdeuca Ion Creangă (13 min) Guided tours of Romanian writer Ion Creanga's 19th-century house, with original documents & photos. Lions' Obelisk (12 min) Monument and architecture Cetățuia Monastery (24 min) Built in the 17th century, this Romanian Orthodox monastery houses a museum of medieval art. Copou Park (12 min) Longtime public garden featuring an obelisk that is Romania's oldest monument & a 500-year-old tree. Metropolitan Cathedral Iasi (13 min) Majestic neoclassical church known for its soaring, domed towers, mosaics & 16th-century icons. Palace of Culture (15 min) 365-roomed complex built between 1906 & 1925 to house government offices, now housing 4 museums. University Museum (10 min) Eminescu's Linden Tree (12 min) Venerable linden tree, approximately 500 years old, linked to famed Romanian poet Mihai Eminescu. |