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

    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

    Trei Ierarhi Monastery

    Mănăstirea Trei Ierarhi (Monastery of the Three Hierarchs) is a seventeenth-century monastery located in Iași, Romania.

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    Palace of Culture

    Palace of Culture

    The Palace of Culture is an edifice located in Iași, Romania.

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    Vasile Alecsandri National Theatre Iași

    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

    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

    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, 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

    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

    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

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  • 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.

    Walking · 3 h · 4.7 km · 9 stops

Places to visit

Historic sites

  • Palace of Culture

    Palace of Culture

    The Palace of Culture is an edifice located in Iași, Romania.

    Has a story

  • Vasile Alecsandri National Theatre Iași

    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.

    Has a story

  • Eternitatea Cemetery

    Eternitatea Cemetery

    Eternitaté is the biggest cemetery in Iași, Romania.

Places of worship

  • Princely Church of Saint Nicholas

    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.

    Has a story

  • Trei Ierarhi Monastery

    Trei Ierarhi Monastery

    Mănăstirea Trei Ierarhi (Monastery of the Three Hierarchs) is a seventeenth-century monastery located in Iași, Romania.

    Has a story

  • Our Lady Queen of Iași Cathedral

    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.

    Has a story

  • Metropolitan Cathedral

    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.

    Has a story

  • Golia Monastery

    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.

    Has a story

  • Saint Spyridon Church, Iași

    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.

    Has a story

  • Saint Nicholas-Ciurchi Church

    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, 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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Socola Monastery or Schimbarea la Față ("Transfiguration") was a Romanian Orthodox establishment located in the eponymous quarter of southern Iaşi, Romania.

Monuments

  • Lions' Obelisk

    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

    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

    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.

    Has a story

  • Iași Botanical Garden

    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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