Oradea – The Romanian Capital Of Art Nouveau

November 18, 2018

Oradea can be many things. A quaint, not so small but not quite big town with cake like buildings, all colorful and pretty. The Secession and Art Nouveau eras had a bit of fun here and everywhere you look you are bound to find yourself near colorful and delicious decorative motifs.

Here’s a mini guide to what you can enjoy in Oradea:

Have a walk on the Crișul Repede river path. It’s gorgeous in Autumn.
The swan invaded river is perfect for that perfect Instagram pic.
Have coffee or just sit in the sun near the Black Eagle Palace – a shopping galleria, named after its famous stained glass eagle in the ceiling, a Secession-style covered shopping gallery dating to 1908, with a glass roof & boutiques. At night the gallery transforms into an awesome party scene.
Go and see the most unique church in Europe, a few steps away from the palace – Biserica cu Lună – with an astronomical clock depicting the phases of the moon.
Have a walk in the near-by parks (we stumbled upon a Mediterranean food festival. Yum!)
Eat at Butoiul de Aur (awesome pizza!) and The Neolog Synagogue ‘Zion’’s restaurant, with it’s beautiful large terrace on the Crișul Repede river.
Eat ice-cream at Sweet Magnolia.
Have drinks at Origins Cafe and their great backyard full of cats and Gekko Pub, where the party doesn’t stop.

Next, as usual with my travel posts, lots of pics from a weekend getaway to get you into a travel mood.

As always,

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