Visit Oradea - Transylvania
- by Csaba Papp
- 2019-01-24
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Near the Hungarian border, Oradea is a great starting point for exploring Romania.
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Oradea city center Union Square. Transylvania was included in The 18 Best Budget Travel Destinations For 2019 by Forbes.
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The city was administered at various times by the Principality of Transylvania, the Ottoman Empire, and the Habsburg Monarchy.
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Union Square Christmas Market
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Oradea has been a member of the art nouveau cities network since 2012
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Black Eagle Palace: A glass-roofed art nouveau shopping arcade runs through the two main buildings of the palace.
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Ferdinand Bridge, over the Crisul Repede River.
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Centenary Bridge
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Intelectuals Bridge: with a history of over 150 years, is located in a quiet, green area of the city
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Liberty Park, near the Intelectuals Bridge.
A great place to relax.
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The Ferdinand Square is composed by several cultural monuments and art with many architectural styles.
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The Queen Mary Theatre and the Szigligeti Theatre, is among the city’s most important heritage buildings.
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The Grand Hall, with a total capacity of 561 places, has the shape of a horseshoe.
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Neolog Synagogue Zion. There are over 100 religious sites of different denomination in Oradea.
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Church of the Moon: features a half-gold, half-black sphere, maintained in perpetual motion, reproducing the phases of the moon.
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The Roman Catholic Cathedral, built between 1752 and 1780, is Romania's largest Baroque religious edifice.
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December 1st Park. Parkour Jam: National Meeting of Parkour and Freerunning Practitioners.
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Moskovits Miksa Palace: built between 1904-1905, it is highly ornamented with vegetal-symbolic motifs.
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The Fortress of Oradea is the best kept Italian renaissance fortress of central Europe.
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The fortress is shaped like a pentagon, with five towers and thick defensive walls.
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Lapidarium: exhibition of stone fragments