An evening · Our reception recommends

An evening in town: the sunset and the city lights

Set off an hour before sunset and walk up Ciuperca Hill. Then descend towards the Crișul Repede riverside as the lights come on, and continue to Union Square and the Black Eagle passage. Dinner may be enjoyed on Vasile Alecsandri Street or Republicii Street, and the way back to the hotel becomes a peaceful stroll.

Recommended departure: one hour before sunset. An hour and a half on foot.

Explore the route
  1. Your starting point

    Aris Boutique Hotel & SPA

    Recommended departure: one hour before sunset. An hour and a half on foot.

  2. Ciuperca Hill (viewpoint) – view over the city, Oradea
    Photo: TheVanRose, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

    1About 25 minutes on foot

    Ciuperca Hill (viewpoint)

    The hill opens onto a panorama of the entire city; in the evening, the lights come on at your feet.

    Suggested visit: half an hour · Best admired from outside

  3. Crișul Repede Riverside – on the Crișul Repede river, Oradea
    Photo: Szilas, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

    2About 25 minutes on foot

    Crișul Repede Riverside

    The promenade along the Crișul Repede, with terraces and the Intellectuals’ footbridge: the most beautiful route between the squares.

    Suggested visit: a quarter of an hour · Best admired from outside

  4. Union Square – view across the square, Oradea
    Photo: Elekes Andor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

    3About 8 minutes on foot

    Union Square

    This is where picture-postcard Oradea begins: City Hall with its tower, the Black Eagle Palace, the bishop’s palace and three historic churches, all around the same square.

    Suggested visit: a quarter of an hour · Best admired from outside

  5. Black Eagle Palace – façade, Oradea
    Photo: Paralelogram, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

    4Just steps away

    Black Eagle Palace

    The most monumental Secession building in the city. We recommend stepping into the glass-roofed arcade to admire the stained-glass window with the black eagle.

    Suggested visit: a few minutes · Best admired from outside

  6. 5Just steps away

    Vasile Alecsandri Street

    The pedestrian street between Union Square and the Fortress, with pastel façades and terraces: the ideal place for a break.

    Suggested visit: a few minutes · Best admired from outside

  7. Republicii Street (the corso) – pedestrian street, Oradea
    Photo: Wikizoli, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro, Wikimedia Commons

    6About 10 minutes on foot

    Republicii Street (the corso)

    The city’s corso: along its pedestrian stretch, the Stern, Apollo and Moskovits Miksa palaces line up among cafés and terraces.

    Suggested visit: a quarter of an hour · Best admired from outside

  8. About 15 minutes on foot

    Return to the hotel

    You return to the hotel, where the pool and SPA await you.

    Dinner: on the Crișul Repede riverside, on Vasile Alecsandri Street or at the restaurant on Ciuperca Hill.

    For a performance at the Queen Marie Theatre or a concert at the Philharmonic, we recommend consulting the programme on their websites; our reception is at your disposal.

    Time permitting, also along the way: St Ladislaus Church, Moskovits Adolf and Sons Palace, Deutsch K. Ignác Glassware Shop, Zion Neolog Synagogue, Visit Oradea Tourist Information Centre, “Aurel Lazăr” Memorial Museum, Poynár House, Ferdinand Square

Further walks recommended by our reception

Union Square – view across the square, Oradea
Photo: Elekes Andor, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Departure around 10 a.m., return in the afternoon.

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Black Eagle Palace – façade, Oradea
Photo: Paralelogram, CC BY-SA 4.0
Two days

Two days: the palaces, then the Fortress and the sunset

The first day among Secession façades, the second through the Baroque, at the Fortress and up on the hill at sunset.

Highlights: Union Square, Black Eagle Palace and Church with the Moon.

Departure around 10 a.m., return in the afternoon.

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Church with the Moon – aerial view, Oradea
Photo: MariBo99, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Three days: the city, then the warm waters

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Highlights: Union Square, Black Eagle Palace and Church with the Moon.

Departure around 10 a.m., return in the afternoon.

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