Vaslui City
Location:
Vaslui, the capital of Vaslui County is situated in the east part of Romania, approximately in the central part of the county.
Area/Surface:
68.44 km²
Population:
48.000 people
Calling code:
+4 0235 or 0335
How to get here:
By car:
North-West entry: follow the National road DN15d from Piatra Neamț – Roman.
North-East entry: follow the National road DN24 from Moldova Republic – Iași.
West entry: follow the National road DN2f from Bacău.
South entry: follow the National road DN2/24 from Bucharest – Buzău – Râmnicu Sărat – Focșani – Tecuci – Bârlad.
Unfortunately the road networks are underdeveloped, but if you don’t have a car, many of the bus/coach companies have routes through Vaslui.
By train:
Vaslui City is a railway junction of Romania and the most important railway routes from here are:
Iași – Vaslui – Bârlad – Focșani – Buzău – Ploiești – Bucharest
Mărășești – Vaslui – Iași
Galați – Tecuci – Bârlad – Vaslui – Iași
Iași – Vaslui – Tecuci – Buzău – Ploiești – Brașov
Constanța – Cernavodă – Buzău – Focșani – Bârlad – Vaslui – Iași and many others.
By plane:
Vaslui City doesn’t have an international airport, so those who want to come here by plain will have to arrive either on Iași International Airport (65 km) or “George Enescu” International Airport from Bacău (85 km). The connection cities are: Bucharest, London, Rome, Torino, Bologna, Viena, Antalya and Heraklion from Iași or Bologna, Milano, Rome, Bruxelles, Cuneo, Dublin, London, Paris and Antalya from Bacău.
Foundation year:
1375
When to go:
The best period to visit Vaslui City is between March-April and October. This is the best period to visit because due to the influences and cold air masses from Siberia, winters are colder and longer. Summers however have temperatures over 28-30° C and is the perfect period for most of tourists, but in spring and autumn the weather is also nice, warm and the city is not so crowded.
Vaslui City
Relief, climate, rivers and lakes from Vaslui City:
Vaslui City is situated in the central part of Moldova‘s historical region, in a hilly and plateau relief area situated at the contact between Tutova’s Hills and Central Moldavian Plateau, both parts of the stretched and picturesque Moldavia’s Plateau. This gorgeous area where the city is situated is composed by terraces and the hills present here are: Morii, Chitoc and Brodoc, separated by large valleys. The average of altitude is 150 m height.
The climate in Vaslui City is temperate-continental of hill, but here the temperature differences between summer and winter are quite big. This thing is possible due to the fact that the area is influenced by cold air masses from Siberia. Summers are hot with temperatures often exceeding 30° C and winters are cold and long, when temperature often drop under 0° C. The annual average of the temperature is 9-10° C and the annual rainfall of 700-800 mm. Vaslui City is crossed by Barlad, Vaslui and Delea Rivers and Puscasi, Solesti and Manjesti reservoirs are close to the city.
Importance and fauna and flora from Vaslui City:
Vaslui City is one of the smallest county capitals from Romania, but even like this is the biggest and most powerful economic, historic, cultural and tourist center of Vaslui County. The city benefits a lot because is situated in a central area from where you can easily get in any part of Moldova. Because of this, it’s chosen by many tourists as a starting point to visit Moldova‘s central part, but also the other Moldavian cities. Vaslui City and the whole county have a high fishing and hunting potential. The deciduous forests which cover more than 8.000 ha shelter a rich steppe fauna and flora. Among fauna species present here we mention wild boars, deer, foxes, rabbits and among flora species you can find linden, oak, horn beam, beech and elm.
Tourism:
Vaslui City‘s tourist potential is quite high, but unfortunately because it’s low promoted the number of tourists is lower. Like in other cities of Romania, in Vaslui you can visit museums, memorial houses or historic buildings, you can enjoy cultural events or concerts or you can walk through its historic centre or through its beautiful parks and plazas.
Tourist objectives and attractions in Vaslui City:
It’s really surprising that despite Vaslui City‘s small size and population, the diversity of tourist objectives and attractions and their number are very high. (Find more journeys on blog.worldlifetimejourneys.com) Among the most important attractions which worth a visit are the County Museum or Wine Museum (Husi), the last one is for the famous vineyards and for the tasty wine from Moldova’s area. Under the historic name Basilica, this city founded by Byzantines, was for a long time the royal residence of many Moldavian kings, but also one of the biggest fairs from Moldova.
Its population started to increase a lot especially after the 2nd World War, reaching maximum in 1990 with 75.000 people. Today, it’s a beautiful, historic city with a high tourist potential, a city in a constantly modernization. Visit Vaslui City!
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Vaslui Tourist Objectives
Museums:
“Ștefan cel Mare” County Museum – Archaeology, History, Ethnography, Plastic Art
Art Hall
“Ștefan cel Mare” Municipal Museum (Huși)
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Memorial Houses:
“Elena Cuza” Memorial house (Solești)
“Dimitrie Cantemir” Memorial house (Dimitrie Cantemir)
“Emil Racoviță” Memorial house (Emil Racoviță)
Theaters, operas and other buildings of cultural and musical interest:
Summer Theatre
“Constantin Tănase” Sindicates Culture House
“Nicolae Milescu Spătarul” County Library
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Castles, citadels and old buildings:
“Royal Court” Archaeologyc Park
Soil Citadel
Ghica House
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Churches and monasteries:
“Cutting the Head of Saint John the Baptist” Royal Church
“Saint Emperors Constantin and Helen and Saint Mina” Orthodox Church
“The Assumption of the Holy Virgin” Orthodox Church
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Palaces, monuments and statues:
Mavrocordat Palace (Children)
“Peneș Curcanu” Mausoleum
Independence Monument
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Parks and Markets/Plazas:
Copou Park
Children Park
Civic Plaza
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Other tourist objectives and attractions:
“Nisipăria Hulubăț” Palaeontological Reservation
“Poiana Căprioarei” Leisure Complex
Vaslui Ice Rink
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