A week in Romania

Seven days across Romania: Bucharest, Braşov, Iaşi, Cluj-Napoca, Alba Iulia, Drobeta-Turnu Severin and Timişoara. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.

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Day 1: Bucharest

One day in Bucharest, Romania

  1. National CathedralCathedral · On the map
  2. Palace of the ParliamentPalace · 0.4 km on from National Cathedral · On the map
  3. Romanian Patriarchal CathedralCathedral · 0.9 km on from Palace of the Parliament · On the map
  4. National Museum of Romanian HistoryMuseum · 0.8 km on from Romanian Patriarchal Cathedral · On the map
  5. Stavropoleos MonasteryTemple or shrine · 0.1 km on from National Museum of Romanian History · On the map
  6. University SquareSquare · 0.5 km on from Stavropoleos Monastery · On the map

6 stops, 5.8 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 17 min of walking.

Day 2: Braşov

One day in Braşov, Romania

  1. St. Nicholas ChurchTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. First Romanian SchoolMuseum · Next to St. Nicholas Church · On the map
  3. Neolog Jewish temple in BrașovSynagogue · 0.7 km on from First Romanian School · On the map
  4. Black ChurchCathedral · 0.2 km on from Neolog Jewish temple in Brașov · On the map
  5. Orthodox synagogue in BrașovSynagogue · 0.3 km on from Black Church · On the map
  6. Franciscan ChurchTemple or shrine · 0.5 km on from Orthodox synagogue in Brașov · On the map

6 stops, 2.3 km on foot along the streets: about 28 min of walking.

Day 3: Iaşi

One day in Iaşi, Romania

  1. Great SynagogueSynagogue · On the map
  2. Bărboi ChurchTemple or shrine · 0.3 km on from Great Synagogue · On the map
  3. Princely Church of Saint NicholasTemple or shrine · 0.6 km on from Bărboi Church · On the map
  4. Palace of CultureMuseum · 0.2 km on from Princely Church of Saint Nicholas · On the map
  5. Our Lady Queen of Iași CathedralCathedral · 0.5 km on from Palace of Culture · On the map
  6. Metropolitan CathedralCathedral · 0.1 km on from Our Lady Queen of Iași Cathedral · On the map

6 stops, 2.8 km on foot along the streets: about 35 min of walking.

Day 4: Cluj-Napoca

One day in Cluj-Napoca, Romania

  1. Cluj-Napoca Neolog SynagogueSynagogue · On the map
  2. Cluj-Napoca Franciscan ChurchTemple or shrine · 0.6 km on from Cluj-Napoca Neolog Synagogue · On the map
  3. Cluj-Napoca Hintz HouseMuseum · 0.2 km on from Cluj-Napoca Franciscan Church · On the map
  4. St. Michael's ChurchTemple or shrine · 0.1 km on from Cluj-Napoca Hintz House · On the map
  5. Transfiguration CathedralCathedral · 0.2 km on from St. Michael's Church · On the map
  6. Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral, Cluj-NapocaCathedral · 0.4 km on from Transfiguration Cathedral · On the map

6 stops, 2 km on foot along the streets: about 25 min of walking.

Day 5: Alba Iulia

One day in Alba Iulia, Romania

  1. Памятник Михаю ХрабромуMonument · On the map
  2. St. Michael's CathedralCathedral · 0.2 km on from Памятник Михаю Храброму · On the map
  3. Coronation Cathedral, Alba IuliaCathedral · 0.1 km on from St. Michael's Cathedral · On the map
  4. National Museum of the UnionMuseum · 0.1 km on from Coronation Cathedral, Alba Iulia · On the map
  5. Castrum ApulumArchaeological site · 0.2 km on from National Museum of the Union · On the map
  6. Horea, Cloșca and Crișan Obelisk, Alba IuliaMonument · 0.9 km on from Castrum Apulum · On the map

6 stops, 2.2 km on foot along the streets: about 28 min of walking.

Day 6: Drobeta-Turnu Severin

One day in Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania

  1. Trajan's BridgeBridge · On the map
  2. Castra DrobetaArchaeological site · 0.2 km on from Trajan's Bridge · On the map
  3. Iron Gates Region MuseumMuseum · 0.1 km on from Castra Drobeta · On the map
  4. Art Museum in Drobeta-Turnu SeverinMuseum · 0.8 km on from Iron Gates Region Museum · On the map

4 stops, 3.8 km on foot along the streets: about 48 min of walking.

Day 7: Timişoara

One day in Timişoara, Romania

  1. Timișoara Orthodox CathedralCathedral · On the map
  2. Cetate SynagogueSynagogue · 0.7 km on from Timișoara Orthodox Cathedral · On the map
  3. Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in TimișoaraCathedral · 0.2 km on from Cetate Synagogue · On the map
  4. Union SquareSquare · 0.1 km on from Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Timișoara · On the map
  5. St. George's CathedralCathedral · 0.1 km on from Union Square · On the map
  6. Fabric SynagogueSynagogue · 1.2 km on from St. George's Cathedral · On the map

6 stops, 3.1 km on foot along the streets: about 37 min of walking.

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Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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