Iași is a city that reveals its character through time, not speed. With this ebook itinerary, you’re invited to explore it without constraint, following its rhythm through layers of history, faith, education, and literary heritage that are still present in its streets and gardens.
The heart of the city is best understood on foot, from the pedestrian area around Union Square to the Palas Public Garden, where the Palace of Culture rises with quiet grandeur. Inside its walls are several museums, but the real appeal is in how the building anchors the city—a reminder of its long-standing role as a cultural capital of Romania.
Nearby, the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Monastery of the Holy Three Hierarchs stand side by side, different in style but equally central to the city’s identity.
This itinerary includes a visit to the Roznovanu Palace, now the seat of the city hall, and to the Vasile Alecsandri National Theatre, one of the oldest and most beautiful in Romania.
The nearby Dosoftei House is another quiet stop that evokes Iași’s role as a center of Romanian literature and education. The Gheorghe Asachi Technical University Library is one of the country’s most impressive study spaces and is open to those who appreciate academic history and architectural harmony.
As you move toward the northern part of the city, Copou Garden offers a change of pace. It’s not only a park but a meaningful landmark, home to Eminescu’s tree and surrounded by benches where generations of writers and students have paused. Not far, the Botanical Garden brings more space and silence, and is a place for reflection as much as discovery.
Further out, Galata and Cetățuia Monasteries offer views over Iași, their courtyards calm and unhurried. And in a quiet neighborhood on a hill, Bojdeuca of Ion Creangă is a small, preserved home that tells a story not through grandeur, but through modesty and memory.
