Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Iași, Romania
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4.7 km
95 m
Explore Iași in Romania with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Individual Sights in IașiSight 1: Statuia Grigore Ghica Vodă
The Monument of Grigore Ghica III in Iasi is a monument located in the center of Iasi, consisting of a white marble cenotaph erected in 1875 and a bust of Grigore Ghica III, ruler of Moldavia and Wallachia (1768-1769). The monument has been included on the List of Historical Monuments in Iasi County since 2015.
Wikipedia: Monumentul lui Grigore Ghica al III-lea din Iași (RO)
Sight 2: Biserica Sfântul Lazăr
Saint Lazarus Church is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 1 Dimitrie Gusti Street in Iași, Romania. It is dedicated to Lazarus of Bethany and to Catherine of Alexandria.
Sight 3: Art Museum
The Art Museum of Iași is a national museum in Iaşi, located in Stefan cel Mare si Sfânt Square nr. 1, inside the Palace of Culture.
Sight 4: History Museum of Moldavia
The Museum of History of Moldova is a national museum in Iasi, located in Stefan cel Mare si Sfânt Square nr. 1.
Sight 5: Statuia Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt
The equestrian statue of Stefan cel Mare in Iași is a bronze monument dedicated to the Moldovan ruler Stefan cel Mare (1457-1504), which was made by the French sculptor Emmanuel Frémiet and inaugurated in 1883 in the municipality of Iași.
Sight 6: Palatul Culturii
The Palace of Culture is an edifice located in Iași, Romania. The building served as Administrative and Justice Palace until 1955, when its destination was changed, being assigned to the four museums nowadays united under the name of Moldavia National Museum Complex. Also, the building houses the Cultural Heritage Conservation-Restoration Centre, and hosts various exhibitions and other events.
Sight 7: Ștefan Procopiu Museum of Science and Technology
The Museum of Science and Technology "Stefan Procopiu" is a national museum in Iasi, located in Stefan cel Mare si Sfânt Square nr. 1.
Wikipedia: Muzeul Științei și Tehnicii „Ștefan Procopiu” (RO)
Sight 8: Ethnographic Museum of Moldavia
The Ethnographic Museum of Moldova is a national museum in Iași, located in Stefan cel Mare and Saint Square no. 1.
Sight 9: Mănăstirea Ortodoxă „Sfinții Trei Ierarhi”
Mănăstirea Trei Ierarhi is a seventeenth-century monastery located in Iași, Romania. The monastery is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments and included on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Sight 10: Biserica lipovenească „Adormirea Maicii Domnului” Iași
The Lipovan Church of Iasi is a church of Old Rite Orthodox Christians in Iasi, which was built in the nineteenth century on the place where there was previously an older church, made of beams. The Lipovan Church is located on Splai Bahlui nr. 4, on the left bank of the Bahlui River, near Podu Ros.
Sight 11: Mausoleul eroilor
The Mausoleum of the Heroes of Iasi is a monument built of reinforced concrete between 1928-1930 in Iași and dedicated to the memory of the heroes fallen in World War I. This mausoleum is located on a hill near Galata Monastery, on the side of the road leading to Nicolina district and Miroslava commune.
Sight 12: Mănăstirea Galata
The Galata Monastery is a Romanian Orthodox monastery for nuns, founded at the end of the sixteenth century by Moldavian Voivode Petru Şchiopul, in the west of Iaşi, Romania. The monastery is located on the top of Galata Hill and can be easily observed from different locations of Iasi. The church, surrounded by walls with loopholes and provided with a bell tower at the entrance, looks like a fortress, often serving as a place of defense and sometimes as a royal residence. Near the church on the hill are places that provide panoramic views over the city.
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