Welcome to
Pitesti City

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Location:

Pitesti, the capital of Arges County is situated in the south part of Romania, in county’s south-west side.

Area/Surface:

40.73 km²

Population:

180.000 people

Calling code:

+4 0248 or 0348

How to get here:

By car:

North entry: follow the European road E574 (DN73) from Bacău-Onești-Târgu Secuiesc-Brașov-Râșnov-Câmpulung Muscel.

South entry: follow the European road E574 (DN65) from Craiova-Slatina or DN65a from Turnu Măgurele-Roșiori de Vede.

West entry: follow the National road DN67b from Târgu Jiu-Drăgășani.

North-West entry: follow the European road E81 (DN7) from Ukraine-Satu Mare-Zalău-Cluj Napoca-Turda-Alba Iulia-Sibiu-Râmnicu Vâlcea.

East entry: follow the European road E81 or A1 from Constanța-Bucharest.

By train:

The main railway routes that stop at Pitești are:

Pitești – Piatra Olt
Curtea de Argeș – Pitești
Bucharest – Pitești
Slatina – Pitești
Pitești – Slatina – Craiova
Bucharest – Pitești – Slatina – Craiova and others.

If you want to come here from any part of the country or from abroad, you can come by connection trains or the best way is to come by long distance coash/bus.

By plane:

Tourists who want to come here by plain will have to arrive on one of the international airports Henri Coandă (Otopeni) International Airport or Aurel Vlaicu (Băneasa) International Airport from Bucharest (126km), both with daily flights from any part of the world. From here come by car on A1 highway or by train.

Foundation year:

20 Mai 1388

When to go:

The best period to visit Pitești City is between April and October. Even if in spring and autumn can be a high rainfall, the weather in these seasons is favorable for visits and walks. Summer can be very hot but if you have water with you and avoid the sun as much as you can, then it shouldn’t be a problem.

Pitesti City

Relief, climate and waters of Pitesti City:

Pitesti City is situated at the contact of two major relief units of Romania: The Getic Plateau represented by Cotmeana Piedmont and the Romanian Plain represented by Pitestilor High Plain. The elevation slightly varies depending of the city’s areas, but the city itself is situated on an average of altitude of 300-400 m height. The climate is temperate-continental, specific to depression area, with a rainfall of over 700 mm per year and different temperatures during the year, due to the alternation of the 4 seasons. During summer the annual average of temperature is 20-21° C, and in winter is -3 to -1° C. The main river on which Pitesti is situated, is Argeș and Doamnei River is a secondary one. It’s good to mention that in the area are two reservoirs: Budeasa and Golești and also two natural lakes: Prundu and Vâlcele, all on Argeș River.

Name, tourism or tourist objectives:

The city is also known as “Orașul Lalelelor” (Tulip City) due to the fact that in Pitești is annually held a festival called “Simfonia Lalelelor” (Tulips Symphony). It’s considered one of the biggest cities from Romania and the largest from Muntenia’s west part. It’s also an important cultural, social and economic center and in the last decades after the communism fall, the city started to develop more and more touristically. Many of the city’s surrounding areas are wooded, which makes hunting and fishing to be two of the reasons for the amateur tourists to come here. (Find more journeys on blog.worldlifetimejourneys.com)

If you visit Pitesti City, the residence of Arges County, come and visit also two other towns, Campulung Muscel and Curtea de Arges, real pearls of Muntenia and also old capitals of Romania Country. Situated at a short distance from the county’s capital, these cities are not in a lower position than Pitesti City as about tourism. So, tourists really have what to choose from, in this picturesque area from Romania. A journey in Pitesti will enrich your cultural experience. Visit Pitesti City!

Alexandru Davila Theatre, Pitesti City