Pitesti

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Location

Romania

Also is called the City of Tulips

During spring the show "Tulips Symphony" is hold in this city

Events

Tulips symphony (Simfonia lalelelor)

http://simfonialalelelor-pitesti.ro/

Check also the cultural center events: http://www.centrul-cultural-pitesti.ro

To see

Catedrala domneasca Sf Gheorghe(1656) from center http://www.domneascapitesti.ro/

Muzeul Judetean Arges http://muzeuarges.ro/portal/

Galeria de arta naiva

Muzeul Golesti (10km de Pitesti) http://www.cimec.ro/Muzee/golesti/index.htm

• Strand Park (near Arges River) older than 100 years - 15 min walk

• Trivale Natural Park (also known as Trivale Forest) with a ZOO - 15 min walk

• Schitul Trivale (from Trivale Park) was built during 1672-1688.

• St. Friday Church ( 1827 ) - 10 min from center

• Art galleries: http://www.sapteseri.ro/en/places/museums-art-galleries/pitesti/

• City Hall: http://www.primariapitesti.ro/x-ro-index.php?target=ro-album-monumente

• Art Museum - building from 1899 ; just across the City Hall

Close to Pitesti

Up-NORTH

• Poienari Castle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poienari_Castle

• Barajul Vidraru

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidraru_Dam

• Drumul Transfagarasan (main road through Fagaras mountains; the road links Valachia with Transylvania and it is usually closed from October 1st until beggining of May due to heavy snows)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transf%C4%83g%C4%83r%C4%83%C5%9Fan

• Curtea de Arges and the cathedral

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtea_de_Arge%C5%9F_Cathedral

• Campulung Muscel

WEST

• road to Dragasani city crossed beautiful lands with fruit trees (the county of Romania's finest "tuica")

• road to Rm. Valcea at about 30km from Pitesti is Dedulesti village with its fame for Romania's finest "mici")

SOUTH

• "tobacco road" going south you'll get to Teleorman county famous for tobacco fields

EAST

• highway that links Pitesti with Bucharest - A1 (108 km)

• national road which links Pitesti with Targoviste

/wiki/Targoviste

Emergency List

Other wikis

• Pitesti on the Hitchwiki
• Pitesti on Wikitravel
• Pitesti on Wikipedia