George Enescu International Airport 2 hr
Three Hierarchs Monastery (17 min) Imposing 17th-century monastery & royal burial site known for elaborate decorative stonework. University Museum (12 min) Golia Monastery (16 min) Monastery, architecture, church, and history Palace of Culture (18 min) 365-roomed complex built between 1906 & 1925 to house government offices, now housing 4 museums. Anastasie Fătu Botanical Garden (15 min) Large 19th-century botanical garden with walking trails, a duck pond & seasonal floral shows. Bojdeuca Ion Creangă (15 min) Guided tours of Romanian writer Ion Creanga's 19th-century house, with original documents & photos. Our Lady Queen of Iași Cathedral (16 min) Copou Park (14 min) Longtime public garden featuring an obelisk that is Romania's oldest monument & a 500-year-old tree. Galata Monastery (19 min) Monastery and church Cetățuia Monastery (27 min) Built in the 17th century, this Romanian Orthodox monastery houses a museum of medieval art. Eminescu's Linden Tree (14 min) Venerable linden tree, approximately 500 years old, linked to famed Romanian poet Mihai Eminescu. Romanian Literature Museum - Pogor Memorial House (14 min) Lions' Obelisk (14 min) Monument and architecture Unity Museum (14 min) Elegant history museum, built in the neoclassical style, displaying furniture & art from the 1800s. Metropolitan Cathedral Iasi (15 min) Majestic neoclassical church known for its soaring, domed towers, mosaics & 16th-century icons. |