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Welcome to Iași, the city of great loves!

​​Let's talk about:

  1. Basic Facts you must know about Iași
  2. Discover Iași and its surroundings
  3. Cafes, restaurants, cafeterias
  4. Bars & Nightlife
  5. Yearly events in Iași

BASIC FACTS YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT IAȘI

  1. It is the 2nd largest city in Romania, with almost 400.000 inhabitants
  2. It is the largest city in its region called „Moldova” or „Moldavia”, a former Principality that lasted for 500 years before it was split between Romania, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.
  3. Iași is „the city of Seven Hills”, ranging from 150m (Copou) to 370m (Repedea).
  4. The recent dynamic of the city is due to university life (50.000 students) and to new industries such as IT & soft development, graphic design, general outsourced services (25.000 employees).
  5. Iași is known as the „City of 100 Churches” and the capital of Orthodox Pilgrimage in Romania (every 14th of October)
  6. Iași was the capital of the Principality of „Moldavia” for 300 years, between 1564 and 1864, and its symbol, the Palace of Culture, is the former headquarter of this principality.
  7. Iași has the biggest number of foreign full-time students in Romania (over 3000)
  8. Internet fiber is one of the fastest in the world, with economic access to internet services
  9. Iași is the gateway to the Republic of Moldova and its capital city, Chișinău 
  10. Iași was host to an important Jewish community (maximum 35.000 people in 1900) and the place of a dark moment in its history: the Pogrom of Iași, 1941, There is a dedicated museum in the city center, in a place called Casa Muzeelor.

DISCOVER IAȘI AND ITS SURROUNDINGS

Iași is a city rich in heritage buildings, museums, places of memory, green areas. Make sure you spend a memorable time in Iași and enjoy most of it. Attend guided tour offered by the Association Iasi.travel and visit their website (www.iasi.travel) each time you want to find out more about a certain place in Iași. A local tour guide or a volunteer student is valuable as the city secrets better reveal with an insider. Reserve some weekends for city exploration on cultural theme trails provided by Iasi. Travel (Union, Arts, Communism, Jewish, Pilgrimage, Romantic). If you want to escape the city, enjoy the bike tour of the seven hills provided by the „Active” Trail.

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The Colour Run Festival in front of the Palace of Culture, Iași (©A. Cucu)
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Free guided tour of Hall of the Lost Steps within the University Palace of Copou​, Iași (©Mihai Bulai)
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Free guided tour in Piața Unirii, Iași (©Mihai Bulai)
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Lăpușneanu Street, Iași​ (©Mihai Bulai)
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National Theatre ”Vasile Alecsandri”​, Iași (©A. Cucu)

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS & LANDMARKS

MUSEUMS

COWORKING SPACES

GUIDED CITY TOURS

BICYCLE TOURS

SOUVENIRS & CRAFTS

  • Magazin Arta Suvenir Iași
  • Măriuca Artizanat (Palas Mall)
  • C.M. Miorița
  • Fluierașul
  • La Șezătoare (Iulius Mall)
  • Cărturești (Palas Mall)
  • Librăria Tafrali (UAIC)
  • Magazin Club Poli Iași (online)

ART GALERIES & EXHIBITIONS

GIFTS & WINES

LOCAL PRODUCTS / MADE IN IAȘI

CAFES, RESTAURANTS, CAFETERIAS

SPECIALTY CAFÉS

CAKE SHOPS & COFFEE

TRADITIONAL RESTAURANTS

GOURMET RESTAURANTS

INTERNATIONAL RESTAURANTS

BISTRO & URBAN FOOD

BARS & NIGHTLIFE

THE MAP OF IAȘI WITH POINTS OF INTEREST

In the map below, you will find the locations we mentioned about on this webpage. The map has different layers, organised as the sections from the first column of this page. You can choose to see the locations from all layers or use the checkbox to see the locations from the layers you are interested in.

To access the layers, click on the first icon from the map's menu bar.

YEARLY EVENTS IN IAȘI

JANUARY

National Day of United Principalities (Jan 24th)

FEBRUARY

Classix (Classical Music Festival)

MARCH

Mărțișor Spring Festival

APRIL

„Hai la Teatru” School Drama Festival
FEstudIS – Iași Student Festival
Semimarathon Iași Run

MAY

Hangariada (Music, Arts & Aircrafts)
RCW/Romanian Creative Week (Fashion Artists & Independent Culture)
Cathedral Music Festival
„Vin la Cultură” Wine Tasting Festival

JUNE

Rocanotherworld (Music & Culture)
„Cucuteni 5000” (Pottery & Handcrafts)
Festivalul Florilor de Tei – Linden Flower Fest (Fashion, Music, Literature)
The Colour Run – Happiest 5km on the Planet

JULY

Iași Jazz City Festival
„Cătălina” Children & Youth Folklore Festival
BCR Iași Open – WTA 125 Tennis Tournament

AUGUST

SFR / ”Serile Filmului Românesc” (Romanian Film Projections)
Getodava Historic Reenactment Festival

SEPTEMBER

Street Food Festival
Street Delivery (Youth & Street Art)
International Festival of Byzantine Music
FIT – Festival of Independent Theaters
Lăpușneanu Street Festival
Floral-IS Autumn Flower Festival
ArtEast Fashion Weekend
Mecanic Music International Festival (even years)

OCTOBER

NAG / Night of Art Galleries open doors
FITPTI / Iași International Theater Festival for Young Audiences
FILIT (Iași International Festival of Literature and Translation)
Iași City Days (Oct 14th)
Orthodox Pilgrimage Week to Saint Parascheva Oct 8-14th
„Trandafir de la Moldova” Folklore Dances Festival
„Hora Celor Șapte Coline” Student Folklore Festival
Autumn Wine Festival
Architecture MUST Conferences
Romanian Music Festival

NOVEMBER

UNIFEST (Student Talent Festival)
Code Camp National IT Conference
„Eduard Caudella” National Music Contest
Crafts and Craftsmen of Moldavian Region

DECEMBER

National Day of Romania (Dec 1st)
Folk’n’Iași - Folk&Rock Music Festival
„Datini și Obiceiuri de Iarnă” Winter Festival Folklore Traditions
Craftsmen Christmas Fair & Lightning
Iași New Year’s Eve Concert