Romania
Things to do in Iași
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Sightlore has 26 places to explore in Iași, and 9 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Iași's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Copou Park
The Copou Park or Copou Gardens is the oldest public park in Iași, Romania. Its development started in 1834 under the reign of Mihail Sturdza, making the park one of the first public gardens in Romania and a Iași landmark.
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Trei Ierarhi Monastery
Mănăstirea Trei Ierarhi (Monastery of the Three Hierarchs) is a seventeenth-century monastery located in Iași, Romania.
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Vasile Alecsandri National Theatre Iași
The Iași National Theatre in Iași, Romania, is the oldest national theatre and one of the most prestigious theatrical institutions in Romania. In 1956, it was given the name of the renowned Romanian playwright and poet Vasile Alecsandri.
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Princely Church of Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas Princely Church is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 65 Anastasie Panu Street in Iași, Romania. It is dedicated to Saint Nicholas.
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Metropolitan Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral, Iași, located at 16 Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt Boulevard, Iași, Romania, is the seat of the Romanian Orthodox Archbishop of Iași and Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bukovina, and the largest historic Orthodox church in Romania.
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Saint Spyridon Church, Iași
Saint Spyridon Church is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 1 Independenței Boulevard in Iași, Romania. The church is dedicated to Saint Spyridon, its history is linked to that of the nearby Sfântul Spiridon Hospital.
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Our Lady Queen of Iași Cathedral
The Our Lady Queen Cathedral in Iași is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Iași, located in the city of Iași, in northeastern part of Romania.
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Golia Monastery
The Golia Monastery is a Romanian Orthodox fortified monastery located in Iaşi, Romania. The monastery is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments.
Discovery routes in Iași
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Iași: from the Palace of Culture to Copou Park
From the Palace of Culture and St. Nicholas Church to the Three Hierarchs Monastery, past the Catholic and Orthodox cathedrals and the National Theatre to Golia Monastery, St. Spyridon Church and Copou Park.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Palace of Culture
The Palace of Culture is an edifice located in Iași, Romania.
Vasile Alecsandri National Theatre Iași
The Iași National Theatre in Iași, Romania, is the oldest national theatre and one of the most prestigious theatrical institutions in Romania. In 1956, it was given the name of the renowned Romanian playwright and poet Vasile Alecsandri.
Eternitatea Cemetery
Eternitaté is the biggest cemetery in Iași, Romania.
Places of worship
Princely Church of Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas Princely Church is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 65 Anastasie Panu Street in Iași, Romania. It is dedicated to Saint Nicholas.
Trei Ierarhi Monastery
Mănăstirea Trei Ierarhi (Monastery of the Three Hierarchs) is a seventeenth-century monastery located in Iași, Romania.
Our Lady Queen of Iași Cathedral
The Our Lady Queen Cathedral in Iași is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Iași, located in the city of Iași, in northeastern part of Romania.
Metropolitan Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral, Iași, located at 16 Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt Boulevard, Iași, Romania, is the seat of the Romanian Orthodox Archbishop of Iași and Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bukovina, and the largest historic Orthodox church in Romania.
Golia Monastery
The Golia Monastery is a Romanian Orthodox fortified monastery located in Iaşi, Romania. The monastery is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments.
Saint Spyridon Church, Iași
Saint Spyridon Church is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 1 Independenței Boulevard in Iași, Romania. The church is dedicated to Saint Spyridon, its history is linked to that of the nearby Sfântul Spiridon Hospital.
Saint Nicholas-Ciurchi Church
Saint Nicholas-Ciurchi Church is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 70 Vasile Lupu Street in Iași, Romania. It is dedicated to Saint Nicholas.
Saint Sabbas Church, Iași
Saint Sabbas Church is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 44 Costache Negri Street in Iași, Romania. It is dedicated to Saint Sabbas the Sanctified.
Bărboi Church
The Bărboi Monastery, dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul, is a Romanian Orthodox monastery located at 12 Bărboi Street, Iași, Romania.
Barnovschi Church
The Barnovschi Church is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 26 Ghica Vodă Street in Iași, Romania. It is dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God and to Saints Joachim and Anna.
White Church, Iași
The White Church is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 3 Alba Road in Iași, Romania. It is dedicated to the Transfiguration of Jesus.
Bucium Monastery
The Bucium Monastery, dedicated to "The Sunday of all Aton Saints", is a Romanian Orthodox monastery, located at 14 Păun Street, in the Bucium Hill neighborhood of Iași, Romania.
Cetățuia Monastery
The Cetățuia Monastery is a Romanian Orthodox monastery located at 1 Cetățuia Street in Iași, Romania. The monastery is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments.
Armenian Church, Iași
The Armenian Church of Iași is an Armenian Apostolic church located at 22 Armeană Street in Iași, Romania. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Assumption of Mary Church, Iași
The Assumption of Mary Church is a Roman Catholic church located at 26 Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt Boulevard in Iași, Romania. It is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary.
Frumoasa Monastery
The Frumoasa Monastery is a Romanian Orthodox monastery located at 1 Radu Vodă Street, in the Frumoasa neighborhood of Iași, Romania.
Galata Monastery
The Galata Monastery is a Romanian Orthodox monastery for nuns, founded at the end of the sixteenth century by Moldavian Voivode Petru Șchiopul, in the west of Iași, Romania.
Podgoria Copou Monastery
The Podgoria Copou Monastery, dedicated to Ss. Athanasius and Cyrill, is a Romanian Orthodox monastery, located on Copou Hill neighborhood in Iași, Romania. The church of the monastery was built by Moldavian Prince Vasile Lupu.
Socola Monastery
Socola Monastery or Schimbarea la Față ("Transfiguration") was a Romanian Orthodox establishment located in the eponymous quarter of southern Iaşi, Romania.
Monuments
Lions' Obelisk
The Lions' Obelisk, also known as the Obelisk of Lions is a historical monument in Copou Park, Iași, Romania. The construction was built between 1834 and 1841 and is dedicated to the Law of Organic Rules.
Victims of Iași Pogrom Monument
The Victims of Iaşi Pogrom Monument is an obelisk to the victims of Iași pogrom, unveiled on June 28, 2011, in front of the Great Synagogue (Iaşi), Romania.
Nature
Copou Park
The Copou Park or Copou Gardens is the oldest public park in Iași, Romania. Its development started in 1834 under the reign of Mihail Sturdza, making the park one of the first public gardens in Romania and a Iași landmark.
Iași Botanical Garden
The Iași Botanical Garden, now named after its founder, Anastasie Fătu, is a botanical garden located in the Copou neighbourhood of Iași, Romania.
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