Timișoara, also known as “Little Vienna”, is a city where architecture is the prime asset. The architectural vastness and diversity materialized gradually, and the people who left their mark on the place gave aid in this sense. Not coincidentally, another defining element of the city is multiculturalism. If you manage to spend only one day in Timisoara, we have prepared some suggestions for places to visit. Thus, even if your stay will be short, it will be one which will allow you to create some beautiful memories and experiences:
Piața Victoriei (Victoriei Square)
This is one of the symbolic places of the city carrying the special historical load. An extremely important event for Romania took place here – the revolution of 1989, through which the proclamation of the first free city in the country was made, the desideratum of the revolutionaries who wanted to get out from under communist rule.
Here you’ll find some emblematic buildings such as the Romanian Opera, the Orthodox Cathedral, the Banat Museum & art galleries. Therefore, this is the place where you need to start to “take the pulse” of Timisoara. At the same time, you will be able to admire an imposing monument, “Lupoaica cu pui” which was given to Timisoara by the city of Rome. Besides this, here you will also be able to see the Fish Fountain (Fântâna cu pești) which was built in 1967.
Piața Libertății (Liberty Square)
Being the oldest square in Timisoara, Piața Libertății is one of the places that also hosts a number of historical attractions such as: the Old City Hall, the Military Casino, the House with Atlanți. In the middle of the square, you’ll see the statue of St. Mary and St. John of Nepomuk. The names it had over time are Parade Square, Liberty Square, and Prince Eugene Square. This is the first place where the people of Timisoara settled, this is where the development process of the city started. This square makes the connection between Unirii Square and Victoriei Square.
Unirii Square
Also known as “Dome Square” due to the existence of the Roman Catholic Dome it houses tourist attractions such as: the Baroque Palace inside which the Art Museum is hosted, the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, the Brück House, the Monument of the Holy Trinity. The names that the square had over time are: Main Square, Dome Square, and Losonczy Square, and since 1919 it has its current name.
Parcul Rozelor (The Rose Park)
The “Rose Park”, as it is also called, dates back to 1891. The history of this location is interesting and deserves to be analyzed more closely. The site was arranged by the landscape architects Árpád Mühle, son of Wilhelm Mühle, and Mihai Demetrovici. At that time, the result aroused the sincere admiration of Emperor Franz Joseph. In the interwar period, the first open-air theatre was organized here. During World War II, the park was damaged but later, it was redesigned and became the location chosen for organizing various events.
