TIMISOARA | One of the Best Cities to Visit in Romania
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ส.ค. 2023
- An interesting day of exploring in Timisoara, a medium sized city in western Romania.
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About Cucuteni culture:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucuteni%E2%80%93Trypillia_culture
Wow, very interesting.
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After Timișoara, I reccomend you visit the Iron Gates for their natural beauty. The region it's close to Timișoara.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Gates
You will also find the tallest rock relief in Europe there.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_sculpture_of_Decebalus
@@GabrielTravelerVideos go for the romanian south mate! cities like Craiova or Tg jiu,Slatina, Targoviste,Pitesti,Ploiesti! they are more typical romanian as they are as romanian as it can get! they are the romanian heartland and together with the eastern side of Romania(cities like Galati,Braila,Roman,Bacau,Iasi) are the core of what Romania used to be until 1918!...Transylvania was added up later on and it kind of is its own thing: a beautifull mix of many cultures and tumultuous history!
@@GabrielTravelerVideos When in Oradea? It's not far. Cluj Napoca-Oradea combo please, we are another level! Higher. Oradea is a must for the Art Nouveau, and Cluj is a smart city.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos it is a beautiful church --- a good place for me to come and pray --- I always do...look for a place in a new city when visiting to speak to heaven...
Very nice. In1884, Timișoara was the first city with electric lighting in Europe
Bro that's awesome :O
I think in the world. Even though I'm not sure of Chicago
What a clean city! Not a bit of rubbish anywhere.
Clearly most cities are cleaner than what I've seen in India ! It's ourageous in India !! Plastic everywhere.
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I spent 3 days in Bucharest, Romania in December of 2022. Personally, I think Romania is underrated. Bucharest turned out to be a nice city. The parliament building is stunning and a lot more people spoke English then I expected!
I m still afraid of street dogs 😮how is that situation now?
@@travel_with_renix6956 No street dogs
@@travel_with_renix6956problem was solved 12 years ago
Some people including children were killed by street dogs so a nation wide law was passed to euthanasiaze them. Still, a few street dogs can be seen in the outskirts of the big cities, but tourists don't go there anyways. @@travel_with_renix6956
Who cares if people speak english? Do you speak romanian? Thought so 😂
What a beautiful city! Greetings from Greece!
I love Greece and the Greek people 🤍💙
Και η Ελλάδα είναι όμορφη
🇷🇴❤🇬🇷
Love Greece
Timisoara was one of the many cities I visited in Romania when I was there for almost 3 months last year. Great city 👍
I love pedestrian only zones. This is something that you rarely see in america.
It's a trend in all Europe to give back the streets to people , sadly not USA yet where cars are the boss. Netherlands is leading the way.
Timisoara is an amazing city! The architecture is stunning-there are a lot of old buildings that need restorations, once they're completed, this could become one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. Plus if you have a sweet tooth like I do, this particular city has the best deserts I've ever had in my entire life- after visiting 20+ countries. They're not too sweet, so you can actually taste and really savor all the ingredients and flavors-fruits, spices, etc. Try papanasi (a romanian special donut-trust me American donuts have nothing on these ones-and I'm an American), profiterol, cozonac, amandina, salam de biscuiti, savarina, all cakes with chocolate or fruits. I"ve lived here for the past 8 months or so- I read somewhere that is on top 5 safest cities in all Europe, and I feel that way - I love this city!
Sounds amazing! Could you recommend any good shops/cafés which serve those desserts? Mersi!!
@@miklos3289 these shops come to my mind right now, but most desert shops =aka cofetaria ( in Romanian) carry these popular deserts. Right now the ones that come to mind are: Codrina- my absolute favorite- everything they do is top notch, super high quality- all their cakes are amazing, including the cozonac. Then Andalusia, Trandafirul. La Focacerria doesn't do all traditional sweets I mentioned in my prior comment but they're very good as well. Right next to Focacceria is one of my favorites ice cream shops - Pomo D' oro. Papanasi you'll find only at restaurants as it's always made fresh right before it's served. The restaurant Miorita in Unirii Square makes very good papanasi. If i remember other cofetaria shops ill add them later on the comments. If uou like ice cream- these 3 ice cream shops are my favorite- Grazia, Zanoni, Pomo Doro, Chantia. Enjoy!
@@Monas99 You haven't mentioned Seneville, haven't you tried them? Or don't you like them?
If you are in the West of Romania, I recommend city of Oradea. It is only 2h 30min away from Timisoara. There are a lot of renovated buildings and beautiful squares.
I grew up in Chicago, and cabbage rolls are an important part of the Polish and German cuisine in Chicago. Also Middle Eastern cuisine, where they are thought to have originated. I learned to make them decades ago. Yes, they contain meat, some rice---minced veggies, spices, etc.. They are stuffed, rolled up--and simmered in a sauce. DELICIOUS! I was happy to see them on your plate at the start of the video. A reminder to me that I need to make them again--everybody loves them.
I read cabbage rolls as " garbage rolls" lol 😂
I find I have the best experiences when I get off my plan & start wandering aimlessly. So far I like Romania.
A lot of these places look clean and inviting 😊
Beautiful clean city 😍
That tower in the square is really cool!
Stunning country!!
Wooow Gabriel no freakin' way 🤩 I've been waiting for years for you to visit my town 🥳 I'm thrilled right now!
Arata bine Timisoara. Dupa mine e cel mai fain oras din Romania.
Wow !! So Beautiful city with amazing architecture , big pedestrian streets with green and trees parks , gardens and So clean , a well-built city 🏘⛪💒 🏤🏫🕍 🌳🌳🌲🌲🌾🌺🌷!!!
truly amazing city with unique cathedral and vertical garden..the ringing of church bells reminded me of the Sundays in Essen, Germany of the early seventies when I was a kid
Hey Gabriel, this is one amazing city. Beautiful architecture, very clean and green and relaxing. Most of all not chocking with cars and tourists. your accommodation was also very comfortable and affordable. Thank you my friend, you are full of surprises. Stay safe and keep enjoying your travels.
Hi Gabe, I’m a subscriber born in Romania but living in UK now. Knowing you, I strongly recommend that you go to Alba Iulia and visit the citadel, you’ll really enjoy it and learn a lot about Romania and it’s history. A lot to see in Romania, and Alba Iulia offers a lot to see and learn and can be a good point for going further deeper in the country. For nature, try Bicaz gorge area if you can, is really nice in summer season. Safe travels!
Are there any abandoned castles or older churches out in the countryside areas? Abandoned mansions? Are the Carpathian mtns huge enough to get lost in?
@@jacksondrake-lost well ... yes and yes and yes. Due to its rich history, Romania has indeed a lot of old churches, castles and other fortified buildings (including some amazing fortified churches or monasteries). A lot of ruins too, some on top of steep hills or mountains with some utterly amazing views all around. There was a guy on TH-cam camping overnight in some of them, really amazing (and sometimes terrifying) videos, sadly I don't remember his channel, should be easy enough to find though. If going deep in the countryside and remote areas, one will surely have the chance to find such places. Abandoned mansions too, especially in Transylvania, where former Hungarian, Austrian or German owners emigrated decades ago. as for the Carpathian Mountains, they are the second longest chain in Europe, with heights reaching in Romania over 2500 m, believe me that you can (and some in fact do) get lost and/or have a more or less friendly meeting with bears, wolves, wild cats and so on. As long as you avoid the well known resorts you can wander for days without seeing another human, if that is what you wish. But be careful what you wish for! 😀 As always, Google and TH-cam are your friends to find more, but the reality is that Romania is indeed a beautiful country, with a varied geography, fauna and flora, and, as us, Romanian say, too bad that it is populated (just joking, people are nice and welcoming too). To not mention the food, it alone might make you think about staying there for good. 👌Romania has a lot to offer, from super modern areas and shopping centres all the way to old, time forgotten, remote and sometimes strange and mystique places. From a tourist's point of view the transportation from place to place can sometimes be tricky or not so pleasant (in terms of state of roads, railroads and the vehicles or trains themselves), but nothing insurmountable and sometimes just part of the adventure. Hope you'll visit Romania soon and enjoy it as you should!
@@andykata4249 Thank you for the response - the knowledge.. greatly appreciated. I learn more from people in the comments section because YOU are from Romania and I trust you most. A real citizen on the ground, living there, telling it - thank you so much!
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Yeah, plenty of ruins everywhere and a couple of misinformed people die once or twice a year in those mountains because they hike up there wearing sandals and t-shirts 🙄 and slip and fall into deep ravines or simply get lost and freeze to death or they meet some angry bears which are plentiful in Romania .
Eastern Europe has a different and unique feel about it. Would love to visit one day. Real nice looking city! Cheers!
I’ve just been to Romania, I visited the cool capital city Bucharest and the mountains (the beautiful towns Sibiu and Sighisoara). You should drive on the famous road Transfagarasan, a lot of beautiful landscapes
Glad you had a good time. Hopefully everything went smoothly. Romania is developing so fast, in 10 years would look even better. You must have compassion for us, Russian communism tortured our souls for 50 years. It isn't easy to bounce back and reconnect with Europe. :)
Love the old town. Beautiful architecture. Also the canopy of colourful umbrellas. Thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thanks Gabriel 😇⭐🙌
Hello,
The buildings at 24:30 are from the 18th century, Baroque period, the number stated on top is the year of the renovation, not the year of the foundation
Good to know, that makes more sense.
When in Oradea? It's not far. Cluj Napoca-Oradea combo please, we are another level! Higher. Oradea is a must for the Art Nouveau, and Cluj is a smart city.
What a gorgeous city! I'm excited to see what you experience in Romania. There are so many places that I want to visit there. Peles Castle and Poienari Castle are at the top of my list. My neighbor is from southern Romania and he makes cabbage rolls a lot. I hate cabbage - except when he makes it!
Been to this city twice on a Europe trip, fun place. If you get near the Bucharest / Brasov area again I would recommend the mountain town of Sinaia, a beautiful castle in a nice forested area there.
greetings from Virginia! hope you are well today!
If u plan to stay weeks in Romania give a try to danube delta. Nature and vibes are amazing there. Maybe go to Anonimul film festival on 20 th august in St Gheorghe. For something unique u can try Padurea Letea / Caraorman or Periprava. Tropical plants + sand + water, isolated, wild horses running free on the fields. Dunno if there is another place in RO to screem Freedom more than Periprava - Letea zone.
You know that Periprava was a Communist forced labor camp for those who opposed them... many intellectuals lost their lives there, being worked until they dropped dead... that place has very dark vibes and does not scream freedom at all to me! 💀💀
For us, the older ones, Timisoara is the city where the revolt against the Ceausescu communist regime started and led to the execution of Ceausescu and his wife live on tv. I will never forget these days of 1989 and what followed in Europe.
Thanks for these eastern European videos from someone that will never get there! Beautiful buildings in Timisoara.
Why never?
@@RaduRadonys too old and besides Russia will be at the border soon.
@@markmillward9733 Ah ok, but you're never too old. Besides, the Russia thing is non-sense, they will never attack Romania since that would mean WW3, West vs East war, and the end of the world as we know it.
@@markmillward9733😂😂😂😂😂😂. We're Russia will be soon? What a joke.
@@loredanadincu4300 Sorry it's a bad joke but that's what Jens Stoltenberg and Zelensky are telling us will happen if we don't support Ukraine. I don't believe it.
24:30- the houses are most at least from 1750. That building was restaured in 1980.
Romania seems very nice and cheap. On my list for sure
Not that cheap for the locals, for tourism it's still affordable. Try to look up the events related to city of culture and time your visit if you can come this year. There might be some concert or such that you find interesting. I saw David Garret two days ago for example.
Cabbage Roll?!? My taste buds are kicking in. My grandmother came from Bohmeia(checkoslovakia?) and would make cabbage rolls as would my mother. My Uncle actually grew a like 50 pound head of cabbage back when and my Dad used to make sourkraut in an old crock. I love cabbage! That and cucumbers/pickles they just jive with my taste buds and stomach....
So delicious good and filling! One of my favorite dishes in the world. Cabbage rolls are called Sarma or Dolma in much of eastern europe cuisine. Golubtsy in Russia.
Gabriel doesn't eat coleslaw? It's one of the best, with vinegar. And in the winter, I think he never ate cabbage with meat. Absolutely delicious, over cabbage rolls! Sadly he doesn't know what's good :)) And it's very healthy, not much calories, nothing at all in stomach. Bad,,,
@@adamnagy42325 Cabbage w/vinegar and a bit of sugar and a few what not spices tres bueno. I find cabbage and cucumbers give me very good digestion vibes and stuff.
The name is Sarmale in Romania ❤
@@mihailb8280 I was looking at recipes for Sarmale...looks tasty...
This is a gorgeous town. I enjoyed the landscaping. It looks like a wonderful place to walk around in.
Romania looks pretty nice. Very impressive Square… Greetings to everyone from KAVOS, Corfu 😃👍
You are reading a lot of foreign language captions in the cities, you can get for your phone a screen translating app and make this a lot easier.
I recommend you to vizit Oradea great city and secession art nouveau architecture!
Can't wait to see a Romanian series.
Nice city and clean awesome video man.
Timisoara looks lovely! Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful city both old and modern buildings. Interesting history. Love your channel makes a boring train ride to work go so much faster. Dreaming of getting back to Europe next year and would definitely like to check out more of Eastern Europe Cheers 😊
Gabriel, thank you for visiting Lloyd and for featuring our Sarmale at the start of your video! We are looking forward to welcoming you again on your travels!
Most interesting and beautiful city !! and serene too, not much traffic and not crowded.✌👌
That's because it's august, lots of people are in vacation. Plus it's filmed in the daytime, early part of the week. These squares are much more lively in the weekend nights.
And very safe also, great nightlife, good restaurants and way more civil then most western countries
NICE 2 SEE SOME PLACE WITH SO FEW PEOPLE FOR A CHANGE.
Great video! Hope you enjoy your stay in Timisoara. 😊
At the wilderness school i was sent to mount bachelor academy in central oregon as a kid we had to go to Romania for 2 weeks to work in the orphanages.
Oo wow! So close to me! Glad you came here man, welcome!😊
Hi! If you are still in Western Romania, come to Lugoj. It is 60 km away from Timișoara.
sa vada ce? centrul ala care sta neterminat de ani de zile, mizerie, cladiri care se prabusesc?M-am nascut in Lugoj, dar acum orasul e doar o amintire a ceea ce a fost odata!
E ceva de vazut in Lugoj? Eu sunt din Timisoara dar am trecut de vreo 2 ori prin Lugoj numai, in trecere, nu credeam ca merita vizitat.
Super... Thanks Gabriel.. Magnific 🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴👍👍👍
Hi Gabriel, It's a really nice city tour of the city. You're right, this town and many places like it have a major upswing on where it's heading. Eastern Europe is going through a renaissance. It's budget-friendly now, but this is going to change in the near future. It's really modernizing on the go and a reason I'm saying that is the trolleys there are becoming more modern. The trolleys were such a big part of American society many cities did away with them, but they have become trendy again in many American cities again.
I saw you were eating cabbage rolls, I'm making them tonight..so delicious. Love that shirt too..
Thank you for this video. Timishoara is a great city!
My european dream is to go there and moldova. 😊
Hi Gabe, thank you for showing us beautiful city. Chaos
Outstanding. waiting for more content of your experience in Romania 😍. Give a try also for the remote locations in Maramures county.
This video came at exactly the perfect time! Thank you, Traveler. 😊
Thank you for posting this. Love you!
hi great vlog i enjoy your vlogs my nigbours are from romania
Really nice video Gabe Greeting from Canada
If you get a chance try a Langos or papanasi. And if you get a chance visit Salina turda or corvins castle
Bine ai venit! ❤ Welcome!
Iulius is the Romanian equivalent to Julius. In Romanian, the letter i is equivalent to j. For example Ion is equivalent to Jon or John.
This reminds me on the third Indiana Jones film and this scene in Petra. " Id**t! In Latin, Jehovah starts with an I... I. E. H. O. V. A." :)
@@Ojstra In Romanian too, Jehova translates to Iehova.
food looks delicious
If a city has a streetcar, I want to visit it! Wow, Timisoara has lots to offer!
A Streetcar named Desire..😊
WELCOME to Romania BIG Traveler ! Good to have you here ! Cheers from Constanta !Hope you ll enjoy your stay around !
Romanian Cabbage Rolls (Sarmale). I looked up the recipe.
Looks really nice there
Such a professional looking video! Never been to Romania, it looks like a beautiful country that doesn’t get the attention it deserves.
Unfortunatelly Ro it s still under bolsevic regime (now incognito) ( instaurated by ussr in 1947) and the corruption + russian interests keep the country from reaching it s potential. Romania have beautiful mountains, history, seaside, Danube delta which it s quite unique in Europe, Dracula s legend, Transilvania s legends and it s old villages on the mountains and so on. King Charles have some houses in Transilvania and spends time there almost every year. It s his fav place in Europe.
@@tlNCGI hope that the British and not Russians company mining there, because the Romanians are not able to have mining companies, are paying a fair share to the Romanian state.
@@eedragonrnope. Russian oligarhs are mining gold here - Polyus Gold it s here owning Romalyn mining (distroying the nature with cyanide spill cuz they dont care at all - like Baia mare gold mine). Gas and LNC market in RO only with lukoil Ru, Omv Austria, Mol Hungary (ru and it s parteners). Ro forrests are also given to Austria and most of the metalurgic industry to ru oligarhs. Sadly.
@@tlNCG Polyus is only a national company presenting it's national sites. About Romalyn I didn't find any information.
@@eedragonrthere are articles in romanian with the investigations. Polyus gold it s the biggest Ru gold minner and Romaltyn (i said romalyn - made a typo) it s the romanian company which russians bought to exploit the gold. They also did lots of economical frauds with this company
Hi ,timisoara is the best ❤
I make that dish , i used to at least.
Enjoyed the video Gabriel.
I had it again tonight, it's a good one.
On your next trip, did not watch the entire video, you should come and see Sibiu!
Great city
Love your videos Gabe, the content you put out on an almost daily basis is fantastic. Just been thinking and wanted to ask whether you had ever thought of doing a live stream whilst you are vlogging? That way your viewers can ask you questions/interact with you whilst you are out and about. Keep up the great work and keep on cruisin' ✌️
I am enjoying your breakdown of the origins of the English language. I think you could definitely add Greek as another major source. To take but one example, when you mention AQUA as a Latinate / Romance language instance that has found its way into many English words, we have at the same time Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr) w/ English variations of HYDRATE, HYDROLOGY etc.
Loving the look of Timisoara. A fun looking cultural city. Buildings more interesting than those in Hungary. Thanks for the tours Gabriel
Well it used to be in Hungary....
@@sandorzoltan9545 Habsburg, you are confusing things. Brasov and Timisoara have Austrian habsburg as well...
@@sandorzoltan9545 But originally Romanian
@@GreoGreo xD
@@sandorzoltan9545if was the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Not Hungary herself fool.
It's Victory Square. In Romanian Victoria is both a name and 'victory'. It refers to the victory of the anticommunist revolution in 1989.
Oile au scris Victoria Square. Pana si omul s-o prins ca ceva nu pusca. In romana...piata Victoriei, si in engleza trebuiau sa traduca Victory Square. A fost derutat de oile care s-au ocupat de traducerea in engleza. :)))
Great video! You should try Rivière Brasserie - a very good restaurant, right by the river.
Timisoara looks beautiful indeed … but as with many European/ eastern countries along with the great architecture they all seem to be re-imagined by the same design… and are almost the same with the culture tourism
Greatest intro footage of all times 0:00
Next city/country: Vršac, Serbia - only 50 miles distance ;)
Do you plan on visiting the Corvin Castle while you’re in Romania 🇷🇴?
Buna, I love the city and it was the capital of culture when this was filmed. I lived Timișoara for two years.
I hope you give Brasov another chance. Its a lot better in the summer!
Good, i am watching from 🇮🇳India
Excellent video !
Hey, Gabe, Miss you ordering dinner at a restaurant. Always liked to sit at your table, hear your critique. ❤
It a university town, I stopped there on my way to Serbia.
Never had that type of stuffed cabbage. I’m up for that dish. Greeks and others make it with cabbage but not breaded or whatever that might me.
Very nice trip!
Nice digs & video work ✅
Aloha from Manoa bro!
Love this channel. Im hooked. I would love to live this way and travel the world and explore!
Gabriel how do you keep going ? I’ve just travelled through Croatia , Montenegro, and Albania for 3 months ,and I’m knackered.. currently staying with my daughter on Corfu for a rest 😄.
Gabe i hope you will give a chance to others cities like sibiu or brasov,you will be impressed
I will plan to go to Sibiu. I visited Brasov on my last trip: th-cam.com/video/0pUdXcMLBM4/w-d-xo.html
@@GabrielTravelerVideos go to oradea
@@GabrielTravelerVideos on your way to Sibiu check out Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa and Sarmizegetusa Regia.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Ya Oradea looks great for the architecture and its very clean city overall. But the Architecture there really stands out .
And its not far only 2 hours by car top .
Nice one🎉
Good video
Hi Gabs, long time no hear? when in Romania, visit Tulcea and Sulinia on the Danube Delta
Timisoara has a scary feeling for me. I'm that old that I remember the shocking news coming out of that town in December 1989. That was when there were serious fighting between the forces of the Nicolau Caucesco regime and the strong opposition that had just sprung up that year. He and he his wife was killed by the people from opposition that month in Bucuresti.
He was killed by the Security forces who had a deal with CIA and KGB to eliminate communism from Central and Eastern Europe. But most of the nation approved of course. 50 years of harsh Communism tortured our souls. Romania is like the Phoenix bird. In 10, 20 years Romania will look gorgeous ! :)
"Victoria Square" can also be said sa Victory Square. Victory in romania is "victorie", but being a slavic language, as a nod to that, sometimes it's called Victoria Square in english, but both are correct/
Romanian is not a slavic language, it s latin.
@@camelia1987 Yep, I meant latin. Thanks!
25:40 Supermarket next to videochat studio, lovely culture we have.
It's capitalism :))
Those graffiti were protesting against?