4–5 days · Our reception recommends
A longer stay leaves time for everything: two days in the city, one at the thermal waters, an excursion into the Apuseni Mountains to Meziad Cave and the Bears’ Cave and, for those staying longer, a day of animals, waves and fortress walls.
Departure around 10 a.m., return in the afternoon. About an hour on foot.
Your starting point
Departure around 10 a.m., return in the afternoon. About an hour on foot.
1About 20 minutes on foot
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.
2Just steps away
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.
3Just steps away
On the tower, a sphere one metre in diameter turns to show the phases of the Moon, driven by a mechanism installed in 1793.
4About 6 minutes on foot
The tower, almost 50 metres high, offers three panoramic levels over the historic centre, while the clock’s giant hammers strike every quarter of an hour.
5About 5 minutes on foot
On the banks of the Crișul Repede, the 16-windowed dome of the Zion Synagogue makes one of the loveliest views in the city.
6About 5 minutes on foot
The promenade along the Crișul Repede, with terraces and the Intellectuals’ footbridge: the most beautiful route between the squares.
7About 8 minutes on foot
The theatre designed by the Viennese architects Fellner & Helmer dominates Ferdinand Square; an evening performance concludes the day in style.
8About 4 minutes on foot
Romania’s first Art Nouveau museum, housed in a villa from 1909, presents the interior of a bourgeois home of the Belle Époque.
9Just steps away
The city’s corso: along its pedestrian stretch, the Stern, Apollo and Moskovits Miksa palaces line up among cafés and terraces.
About 15 minutes on foot
You return to the hotel, where the pool and SPA await you.
For lunch, we recommend Vasile Alecsandri Street or the area around Union Square: terraces and restaurants, just a few steps from one another.
Time permitting, also along the way: City Hall Palace, Greek Catholic Bishop’s Palace, St Ladislaus Church, Moskovits Adolf and Sons Palace, Kováts House, Deutsch K. Ignác Glassware Shop, Visit Oradea Tourist Information Centre, “Iosif Vulcan” Memorial Museum
Your starting point
Departure around 9 a.m., return towards evening. About two hours on foot.
1About 6 minutes on foot
The largest Baroque church in Romania, a few minutes from the hotel. The statue of Saint Ladislaus keeps watch in front of it.
2Just steps away
Legend has it that it has 365 windows; in reality, it has 282.
3About 35 minutes on foot
The region’s principal museum, with collections of archaeology, history and art, housed in a former cadet school.
4About 25 minutes on foot
One of the few bastion fortresses in Romania, with a pentagon-shaped princely palace. We recommend a stroll along the walls and a visit to the inner courtyard.
5Just steps away
The museum in the Fortress has galleries designed with children in mind: an hour here complements the walk along the walls.
6About 30 minutes on foot
The hill opens onto a panorama of the entire city; in the evening, the lights come on at your feet.
About 25 minutes on foot
You return to the hotel, where the pool and SPA await you.
For lunch, we recommend Vasile Alecsandri Street, between the Fortress and Union Square. In the evening, dinner may even be enjoyed on Ciuperca Hill.
Time permitting, also along the way: Union Square, Black Eagle Palace, Church with the Moon, St Ladislaus Church, Moskovits Adolf and Sons Palace, Kováts House, Deutsch K. Ignác Glassware Shop, Great Orthodox Synagogue
Your starting point
Departure around 10 a.m., return in the afternoon. Half an hour by car.
1About 15 minutes by car
A small, protected thermal lake where the thermal water lily grows.
2About 1 minutes by car
The former Bishop’s Baths, with thermal waters between 35 and 41 degrees.
3About 6 minutes by car
Romania’s largest spa resort with healing waters, just a few kilometres from the hotel.
About 15 minutes by car
You return to the hotel, where the pool and SPA await you.
Lunch may be taken at the resort, in one of the restaurants beside the pools.
The resorts are about 10 km away: the most comfortable option is by car or taxi; local public transport is also available, and we recommend checking the timetable in advance. Our reception will be pleased to order a taxi for you.
Your starting point
Departure around 9 a.m., return towards evening. Half a day by car.
1About 2 hours by car
One of the first caves opened to visitors in Romania, with galleries on several levels.
2About 1 hours by car
Discovered only in 1975, with cave bear fossils and a temperature of around 10 degrees all year round; we recommend bringing a warm layer.
About 2 hours by car
You return to the hotel, where the pool and SPA await you.
For lunch, we recommend the pavilion at the entrance to the Bears’ Cave or one of the villages along the way.
A day trip by car, on a mountain road. We recommend checking the caves’ opening hours on their official websites before setting off; the temperature inside is around 10 degrees.
Your starting point
Departure around 9 a.m., return towards evening. About two hours on foot.
1About 40 minutes on foot
The modernised zoo, with a playground and century-old trees above its paths.
2About 50 minutes on foot
Indoor and outdoor pools, waves and slides, open in every season, plus a SPA area with geothermal water.
3About 25 minutes on foot
One of the few bastion fortresses in Romania, with a pentagon-shaped princely palace. We recommend a stroll along the walls and a visit to the inner courtyard.
About 30 minutes on foot
You return to the hotel, where the pool and SPA await you.
A snack at the Aquapark or, on the way back, on Vasile Alecsandri Street.
The Zoo is about a 40-minute walk away; with children, a taxi shortens the journey.
Time permitting, also along the way: Union Square, Black Eagle Palace, Church with the Moon, Moskovits Adolf and Sons Palace, Kováts House, Deutsch K. Ignác Glassware Shop, Zion Neolog Synagogue, Visit Oradea Tourist Information Centre
Union Square, the Secession palaces, the Fortress and the Crișul Repede riverside: the essence of the city in a single day.
Highlights: Union Square, Black Eagle Palace and Church with the Moon.
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.
Two days devoted to the city and one to relaxing at the thermal waters near Oradea.
Highlights: Union Square, Black Eagle Palace and Church with the Moon.
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