Destination Guide - Regions              Timisoara

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Situated in the west of the Banat plain, Timisoara is a cosmopolitan city. Finding itself close to Bucharest, Budapest, Belgrad and Viena the population is a mixture of different cultures. The town's history is characterized by resistance and lots of religious themes. In 1552 the town will be under Othoman domination and in 1716 under Autro-Hungarian ruling for the next 2 centuries. Named 'the town of gardens', Timisoara is well-known for its flower collections that is spread over 1,482 acres.

Places to Visit

Banat's Museum is hosted partially by the castle that was built by King Carol Robert; it is a monument with an invaluable architecture and it is divided in several domains. The Ethnography Section contains collections of Romanian popular costumes and costumes that belong to other nationalities, decorative textures, paintings on glass. The Public Section could be found in the Green Forest where are unitied different equipments with folk themes and the Art Section where tourists can see the magnificent paintings of Romanian, Italian and German painters. Other attractions are The Baroque Castle, built in the 1st half of the 18th century, The Old City Hall, also built in a baroque style during 1731-1734 on the ruins of a Turkish public Bath, the most outstanding building of the town which is The House of Prince Eugen de Savoia, The Orthodox Cathedral, The Former Franciscan Monastery, Lupa Capitolina, which is the copy of the well-known statue Romulus and Remus. Visiting Timisoara you'll find lots of memorial houses, monuments, statues, parcs and gardens.