About Cluj-Napoca
Welcome to Cluj-Napoca: ”the city between the hills”
Cluj-Napoca has a special charm, given by its unique history, the geographical location and its warm and diverse inhabitants.
Cluj-Napoca is:
- the geographical heart center of Transylvania
- Romania's second-largest city
- the residence of the Cluj county
- a diverse and multicultural center
- the 2015’s Capital of European Youth
- ranked #1 friendliest city in Europe
- the most dynamic IT scene in Romania
- a historical core of Transylvania and the region’s center of economic and cultural development
The local culture and traditions, the wonderful historical legacy and the great atmosphere give the city its unique touch.
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National History Museum of Transylvania Photo source: link |
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„Romulus Vuia” National Ethnographic Park Photo source: CNIPT Cluj. |
Paintbrush Factory Photo source: link |
National Art Museum Photo source: link |
Central Park "Simion Barnuțiu" Photo source: link |
Fortress Hill Photo source: link |
Museum Square Photo source: Cristian Hedes |
Bánffy Castle, Bontida Photo source: link |
Moving around the city
Cluj (as it's called for short) is so easy to access and get around.
By bike
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By bus
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By tram
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By taxi and ride sharing
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Essential phrases you will need while staying in Romania:
Directions
La stânga / La dreapta (la stin-gah / la dreap-tah): To the left / To the right
Drept înainte (dreapt i-na-in-te): Straight forward
At the restaurant/bar
Unde este toaleta? (un-deh es-teh to-a-le-tah): Where is the bathroom?
Ne puteți da un meniu? (ne pu-te-th da un me-niu): Could you give us a menu?
Mâncare tradițională (man-ca-reh tra-dith-o-nalah): Traditional food
Apă (apa): water
Delicios (de-lih-cious): Delicious
At the market
Cât costă? (Cat kos-tah): How much does it cost?
Sunt proaspete? (sunt proas-pe-teh): Are they fresh?
Everyday essentials
Scuze (Sku-zeh): Excuse me
Mulțumesc (Mool-tzu-mesk) / Cu plăcere (Koo pla-che-reh): Thank you / You’re welcome
Poți să repeți, te rog?: Please say that again
Ajutor!: Help!
* If those are not enough you can use the following Android/iOS apps:
iTranslate Voice 3- simply speak into your phone and the app will translate, and speak, that sentence into one of 42 languages
Google Translate
SayHi- simply speak into your device and the app will translate and then transcribe a message to be seen and heard by your counterpart.
TextGrabber- allows you to point your phone’s camera at the inscrutable text in front of you, and instantly translates it to a language of your choosing.
DeepL - works for translating text, photos or audio
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