Iași
Romania's old Moldavian capital, with a neo-gothic palace the size of a district and a monastery carved all over like lace. A university town, so it is livelier and cheaper than it looks.
Iași in eight slides
Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
Things to do in Iași
Where to stay in Iași
Iași in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Iași
Iași, also sometimes referred to historically as Jassy, is the third most-populous city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, it has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Aug 2026
Andrei Lucian Vaida · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Iași Botanical Garden, now named after its founder, Anastasie Fătu, is a botanical garden located in the Copou neighbourhood of Iași, Romania. Established in the year 1856 and maintained by the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, it is the oldest and largest botanical garden in Romania.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 5 Jul 2026
Sb2s3 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Copou Park or Copou Gardens is the oldest public park in Iași, Romania. Its development started in 1834 under the reign of Mihail Sturdza, making the park one of the first public gardens in Romania and a Iași landmark.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 4 Jul 2026
Editura Horovitz, România · Public domain
The Golia Monastery is a Romanian Orthodox fortified monastery located in Iaşi, Romania. The monastery is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments. In 2012, the conservation of the Monastery was awarded the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Aug 2026
Manole Alexandru · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Metropolitan Cathedral, Iași, located at 16 Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt Boulevard, Iași, Romania, is the seat of the Romanian Orthodox Archbishop of Iași and Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bukovina, and the largest historic Orthodox church in Romania. It is dedicated to Saint Parascheva, to the Presentation of Jesus and to Saint George.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 18 May 2026
Manole Alexandru · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Palace of Culture is an edifice located in Iași, Romania. The building served as the Administrative and Justice Palace until 1955, when its designation and use was changed, and assigned to the four museums nowadays united under the name of Moldavia National Museum Complex. Also, the building houses the Cultural Heritage Conservation-Restoration Centre, and hosts various exhibitions and other events.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 23 Mar 2026
Europeana EU · CC BY 2.0
Mănăstirea Trei Ierarhi is a seventeenth-century monastery located in Iași, Romania. The monastery is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments and included on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Aug 2026
Loraine · CC BY-SA 4.0
Iași, also sometimes referred to historically as Jassy, is the third most-populous city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, it has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Aug 2026
Andrei Lucian Vaida · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Iași Botanical Garden, now named after its founder, Anastasie Fătu, is a botanical garden located in the Copou neighbourhood of Iași, Romania. Established in the year 1856 and maintained by the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, it is the oldest and largest botanical garden in Romania.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 5 Jul 2026
Sb2s3 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Copou Park or Copou Gardens is the oldest public park in Iași, Romania. Its development started in 1834 under the reign of Mihail Sturdza, making the park one of the first public gardens in Romania and a Iași landmark.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 4 Jul 2026
Editura Horovitz, România · Public domain
The Golia Monastery is a Romanian Orthodox fortified monastery located in Iaşi, Romania. The monastery is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments. In 2012, the conservation of the Monastery was awarded the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Aug 2026
Manole Alexandru · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Metropolitan Cathedral, Iași, located at 16 Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt Boulevard, Iași, Romania, is the seat of the Romanian Orthodox Archbishop of Iași and Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bukovina, and the largest historic Orthodox church in Romania. It is dedicated to Saint Parascheva, to the Presentation of Jesus and to Saint George.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 18 May 2026
Manole Alexandru · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Palace of Culture is an edifice located in Iași, Romania. The building served as the Administrative and Justice Palace until 1955, when its designation and use was changed, and assigned to the four museums nowadays united under the name of Moldavia National Museum Complex. Also, the building houses the Cultural Heritage Conservation-Restoration Centre, and hosts various exhibitions and other events.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 23 Mar 2026
Europeana EU · CC BY 2.0