CRAIOVA

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CRAIOVA
ROMANIA
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Craiova, one of the largest cities in
Romania, is situated in the south-west of the
country.
It dates back to the days of the Dacians who
named it Pelendava.
Not very far from Bucharest, the capital city of
Romania (200 km), Craiova lies in the Romanian
Plain, on the left side of the river Jiu, at
equal distance (about 100 km) from the Danube (to
the South) and the Carpathians (to the North).
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As the capital of the historical province of
Oltenia, Craiova is an historic, commercial and
cultural centre.
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The Art Museum with its permanent "C. Brancusi"
exhibition is worth visiting.
The National Theatre has achieved great fame
being awarded many international prizes at
festivals all over the world.
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There are also many other places of cultural
interest.
The Museum of Oltenia founded in 1915 and divided
into three sections ethnography, history and
natural science. The collection is based on
donations made in 1908.
Bania House the oldest non-religious building
that exists in Craiova, dating from 1699. Today
it hosts the Museum of Ethnography and Folk Art.
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The Craiova Philharmonic
The English Park
The Town Hall
The Lyric Theatre
The Musical Fountain
Lipscani Street
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The first football teams in Craiova appeared in
1921, Craiovan Craiova and Rovine Grivita
Craiova.
They merged in 1940, forming FC Universitatea
Craiova. They became the first Romanian football
team to reach the semi-finals of a European
tournament, during the UEFA Cup in 1982-83.
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The Nicolae Romanescu Park (formerly Bibescu
Park)
the largest and most well-known park in Craiova.
Through the initiative of Nicolae P. Romanescu,
the mayor of Craiova at that time, the park was
designed by French architect Émile Rendont. Plans
for the park were awarded the gold medal at the
1900 World Fair work began in 1901 and was
completed in 1903.
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The Botanical Garden
The garden was laid out by the botanist Alexandru
Buia and was opened in 1952. The main purpose of
the garden was to facilitate the students'
activities and research for the academic staff of
the Agriculture and Horticulture Faculties of the
University of Craiova. The Botanical Garden is
organized in six areas plant systematics, floral
provinces of the globe, cultivated plants, seed
beds, phyto-geography of the Oltenia region, and
a greenhouse.
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The Youth Park
The Youth Park in Craiova, opened in October
2009, with an area of ??nearly 60 hectares,
offers plenty of recreation, sport and leisure
tennis (4 courts), football (4 synthetic grass
courts), basketball (2 courts), table tennis (10
concrete tables), chess (10 tables), track and
roller skate for beginners and advanced, outdoor
summer theater with a capacity of approximately
200 seats, minigolf field (18 tracks),
playgrounds for children, 12 km of paved paths
for jogging.