Oradea
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Location
To visit
The beautiful city centre is worth visiting, as are the Băile Felix health spas, accessible by bus and located outside the city.
Other sites worth visiting are:
- Baroque Palace of Oradea – a wonderful Baroque museum with 365 famous windows. It was the Roman Catholic bishop's palace until 1945, when the Communist regime took the building into public ownership. It was returned to the Roman Catholic Church in 2003.
- Catedrala barocă – the biggest Baroque cathedral in Romania,
- Cetatea Oradea - Oradea's Fortress, with a pentagonal fort,
- Biserica cu Lună – a church unique in Europe, with a type of astronomical clock depicting the phases of the moon,
- Pasajul Vulturul Negru – the "Black Eagle" Passage,
- Ady Endre Museum - a museum dedicated to one of the greatest Hungarian poets,
- Teatrul de Stat – the State Theatre, plans for which were designed by two Austrian architects who had built around 100 theatres and opera houses in Europe by the end of the 19th century,
- Str. Republicii – one of the most beautiful streets of Transylvania, displaying an incredible number of Art Nouveau buildings
There are around 100 religious sites of different denominations in Oradea, including three synagogues (however, only one is said to be still in use) and the biggest Baptist church in Eastern Europe.
Infos
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Where to sleep
- Hostels
Posticum member of HiHostels Network
Address: Teiului Street, 26, Oradea
It's not situated at the most-frequented part of the town, but this fact can be an advantage. The hotel offers a quiet resting-place with lots of green area for those who are travellng through Oradea, or who are on a business trip. We have got single, double rooms, rooms with three or four beds, each room with a bathroom. According to need (especially for groups) we can increase the number of beds so we can enlarge our accommodation up to 40 persons. Besides the rooms we also have a 25 bedded youth dorm with bathroom and kitchen. Please, book your room in advance.
Price range: 3-25 euro
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