Oradea

城市概覽

The city combines a good location and climate with romantic baroque architecture from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with a lovely jumble of Romanian and Hungarian cultures. The city was passed back many times between Hungary and Romania, with both these cultures giving it a special charm and pleasant mix of architecture. Oradea, situated 8 km from the Hungarian border (and a whopping 650 km by train from the capital of Romania, Bucharest), can even serve as a starting point for a Romanian journey, as it is served by trains coming in from Budapest and other parts of Europe. Many tourists also make a stopover in Oradea before travelling further on to Cluj-Napoca, Brasov or Bucharest. Tourism is booming and people are even considering attributing the name Le Petit Paris (the Little Paris) to it. Oradea is in the county of Bihor (BH), in Transylvania. The city proper has a population of 183,000 (2021); this does not include areas in the metropolitan area which bring the total urban area population to approximately 240,000 (2015). Oradea is one of the most prosperous cities of Romania. The city is on the Crişul Repede river, and has a sizeable Hungarian minority. It is also home to many renowned shoe factories.

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如何抵達

By train 1 Oradea railway station (Gara Centrală din Oradea). (updated Jul 2021) As of 2025, the railway between Cluj and Oradea is being modernised. Buses are put in place until the finalisation in 2026. The normal train tickets are accepted, stops are in front of the train stations. Getting into Oradea is moderately easy, from Romania or from Hungary. Most visitors arrive by train, as Oradea is located at the western extremity of the Romanian train network. For a good domestic trip finder see Romanian Railways. For an international pan-European trip finder try Deutsche Bahn European Timetable. If you're travelling from Bucharest, there are 2–3 trains per day, one of which is a very comfortable yet fairly inexpensive night train, especially if you decide to travel in a refurbished first-class sleeper. However, if you visit Oradea from any other place, the worst idea is to do it from Bucharest—the journey from Bucharest is a 10-hour, 650 km trip across Romania. Book tickets well in advance for the first-class sleeper cars because the tickets sell out quickly. Getting to Oradea from other parts of Transylvania is a lot easier and quicker. There are now fast InterCity (IC) connections with brand-new trains from Germany to Cluj-Napoca, Arad and Timisoara. Besides these, there are fast trains that link Oradea at least once daily with nearly every major city in Romania. If Oradea is your entry point to Romania, and you are coming from Hungary or Central Europe, there are five trains per day from Budapest to Oradea (some of which continue onwards to Brasov and Cluj-Napoca). Two of these trains are early in the morning, and one leaves Budapest in the afternoon and arrives in Oradea in the late evening, after about four hours.

By bus 2 Oradea Bus Station (near train station). Autogenn mini buses arrive here. (updated Sep 2018) 3 Autogara Oradea. (updated Jul 2023) Intercity bus and coach services running through Oradea are increasing, and most of the residents see

當地交通

Parking 5 Parking (Parcare supraetajată), Strada Franz Schubert. A multi-storey parking with easy access to shopping area. credit cards accepted. (updated Jul 2024)

必看景點

The beautiful city centre is worth visiting, as are the Băile Felix health spas, accessible by train or bus and located outside the city. Other sites worth visiting are:

1 Criș Land Museum (Muzeul Țării Crișurilor). History section: historic documents, historic photographs. Art section: painting, sculpture. Ethnography section covering the west of Romania. Natural sciences section. 2 Baroque Palace (Palatul Baroc). A wonderful Baroque castle in Viennese style with 365 famous windows. Built in honour of Maria Teresa, it was the Roman Catholic bishop's palace until 1945, when the Communist regime took the building into public ownership. It was returned to the Roman Catholic church in 2003. 3 Roman-Catholic Basilica (Bazilica Romano-Catolică). The biggest Baroque cathedral in Romania. 4 The Oradea Fortress (Cetatea Oradea). 5 Moon Church (Biserica cu Lună). A church unique in Europe, with a type of astronomical clock depicting the phases of the moon. 6 Black Eagle Passage (Pasajul Vulturul Negru), Str. Independenței 1. Art Nouveau-style hotel and shopping arcade, built in 1907–08. 7 Ady Endre Museum (Muzeul Ady Endre). A museum dedicated to the greatest Hungarian poet who worked here. 8 State Theatre (Teatrul de Stat). Designed by two Austrian architects who had built around 100 theatres and opera houses in Europe by the end of the 19th century. Republicii Street (Str. Republicii). Displays an incredible number of Art Nouveau buildings. Darvas-La Roche house (Iosif Vulcan street) – a historical and architectural monument in Oradea, designed by the brothers József and László Vágó, dating from the beginning of the 20th century. The residence is built in Viennese Secession style and is today the first Art Nouveau Museum in Romania.

There are around 100 religious sites of different denominations in Oradea, including three synagogues (however, only one is said to be still in use) and the biggest Baptist church in Eastern Europe.

9 Synagogue (Sinagoga Neologă Z

體驗活動

1 Băile Felix (from the center/station take tramvai no. 3 until the end (Nufărului) and then bus no 511). Health spa resort. Adult day ticket for Strandul Apollo costs 30 lei. (updated Jul 2023)

美食

Dining in Oradea is usually a pleasure. Most restaurants serve local recipes, which are similar to other Central European cuisines. Additionally, some Chinese and Middle Eastern restaurants have opened.

Budget 1 Don Giovanni Pizza, Strada Vasile Alecsandri 13, Oradea 410325, Romania. (updated Aug 2022)

Mid-range 2 Euphoria Biergarten, Strada Mihai Eminescu 18. (updated Aug 2022)

Splurge 3 Restaurant Palazzo, Strada Ciheiului 55. (updated Aug 2022)

住宿

Hotels in Oradea range from modern and gleaming structures with all the amenities to cosy, wonderful and very elegant pensions to old, charming but somewhat uncomfortable hostels. Prices of hotels tend to be fixed, so it's not much use haggling. Note that prices are increasingly being quoted in euro, not Romanian lei, and euro is accepted in most places. Hotels in Oradea are slightly cheaper than typical in Western Europe. In the "satellite quarters" of Oradea there are few hotels, except in the Nufărul quarter, where it's not worth staying. Try finding accommodation in the city, near Str. Republicii or the Town Hall, or near Bd. Magheru and the Civic Center. Though the Str. Republicii features a lot of shopping, dining and partying, the street is noisier than others.

Hostel Oradea, Str. Mihai Eminescu nr. 11, ☏ +40-259-437 011. The building has no sign on it, go through the archway to the back and