Tourist guide Arad

1. Tourist Information Center

Address: 79-81 Revolution Boulevard.

From the administrative building where the Tourist Info Center is located we set off with a map. First I drove to the

2. Iona Gui Confectionery Museum

Address: 3 Nikolaus Lenau Street.

I read that there is a confectionery museum and curiously went to its address. Unfortunately it is closed and there is no sign on the house that there is, was or will be such a unique, a local confirmed that the address is correct and that there was this museum.

3. Arad Fortress

The ruins of the Arad Fortress are found as in the previous objective on the left bank of the Mures, but .... the fortress is a military unit and cannot be visited!!! I can't believe that a fortress is closed to visitors for such a reason and this for decades. There is also an old Franciscan church inside. Just like us! It's good that I traveled by car to these 2 sites, which is not usual in my tours of visiting cities.

4. Old Theater

Address: 3 Gheorghe Lazar Street.

The old theater building is located at one end of Avram Iancu Square and is also ... closed.

Just like us at home! It's a good thing that I traveled by car to these 3 targets, which is something I'm not used to in my city sightseeing tours.

5. Avram Iancu Square and the Heroes' Monument

Avram Iancu Square is a small park surrounded by beautiful old buildings, historical monuments. In the center of the park stands a monument.

6. Bohus Palace

Address: 6 Vasile Goldis Street.

In another corner of Avram Iancu Square, on the corner with Vasile Goldis street is Bohus Palacewith 4 floors. It is built in seccesion style at the beginning of the 20th century. On the same street you can also visit Vasile Goldis Memorial Museum.

7. Ioan Slavici Classical Theater

Address: 103 Revolution Boulevard.

The building Ioan Slavici Theater is highlighted by its location between the two directions of Revolution Boulevard, Avram Iancu Square and the Holy Trinity Monument. It was built in 1872-1874. It suffered 2 major fires. Above the 6 columns with Corinthian capitals at the main entrance there is a superb bas-relief realized by artists from Arad. The large hall of the theater has 450 seats.

8. St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Cathedral

Address: 96A Revolution Boulevard.

Most of Arad's sights can be found along Revolutiei Boulevard and the adjacent streets.

The Roman-Catholic Cathedral was built at the beginning of the 20th century on the site of an old Baroque church. It has a 56 m high tower flanked by 2 angels and 4 columns at the entrance. Its architecture combines elements of classicist, baroque and renaissance styles. The patron of the church is St. Anton.

9. Neumann Palace

Address: 78 Revolution Avenue.

We pass the Herman Gyula and Reinhardt palaces and at the next corner we mark another one: Neumann Palacewhich is the seat of Vasile Goldis University. The former residence of the industrialist from Arad is built at the end of the 19th century in eclectic style. On the side facing the boulevard, the balconies on the second floor with arches are impressive. Above the facade you can see the coat of arms of the faimiliei.

In front of the palace, between the directions of the boulevard is located Statue of Vasile Goldis.

10. Horia and Cloșca Streets

The streets Horia and Closca are perpendicular to the main artery of the city. Along them and other connecting streets it is worthwhile to take a little detour to see other palaces: Szantay, Kohn, Fischer Eliz, Fenyves, Porcia.

11. National Bank Palace

Address: 72 Revolution Avenue.

Between the streets of Horia and Closca, stands another magnificent palace: National Bank Palace. It was built in 1909-1910 in neoclassical style. The exterior of the building has several columns with Corinthian capitals. A beehive worked in stone is the symbol of economy.

12. Arad Train Station

Arad Railway Station, in its present form, was built between 1905-1910. The architect was Ferenc Pfaff. The building was bombed in 1944 by German troops and was rebuilt between 1950-1953.

In 1852 the first train ran through Arad Railway Station. Between 1869 and 1871 the Arad-Timisoara railroad was built.

13. Red Church

Address: 61 Revolution Boulevard.

We start with Evangelical-Lutheran Church or Red Church. It belongs to the Protestant religious cult and holds services in Hungarian. It was built in 1096 in neo-Gothic style. The walls are made of red brick, hence the name. The pointed tower is 46 meters high.

Depasim Children's Palace. Superb ....

14. Cenad Palace

Address: 73 Revolution Avenue.

Open Monday - Thursday 8am - 6pm and Friday 8am - 4pm

It was built at the end of the 19th century in an eclectic style by the Arad - Cenad Fairy Way Society. On the frontispiece of the building is represented the god of trade - Mercury. At the corners there are two towers.

15. Administrative Palace

Address: 75 Revolution Boulevard.

You can visit from Monday to Friday.

It is an imposing building. A red marble staircase rises from the ground floor to the first floor. The building's stained-glass windows signify the seasons. The palace's Swiss clock still works today. The palace was inaugurated in 1877 and is built in an eclectic style. In Administrative Palace the City Hall and the Prefecture have their headquarters. In front of it, there is a mile marker with the kilometer 0 of Arad.

16. Palace of Finance

Address: 77 Revolution Boulevard.

Palace of Finance It is built in eclectic style in the late 19th century and was originally the County Treasury. It stands out for its round balconies and the tower on the corner. Today it houses the Aurel Vlaicu University Rectorate and the General Directorate of Finance.

Now turn left on the street between the last 2 beautiful buildings and exit in George Enescu Square near Mihai Eminescu Park, on the left.

17. The Cultural Palace / Arad Museum Complex

Address: 1 George Enescu Square.

The Museum of Arad was opened in 1893 in the State Theater building, then moved here Cultural Palace in 1913 together with the Arad Philharmonic and Library. The museum has archaeology and history, art and ethnography sections.

Behind the Cultural Palace is Children's Park and the promenade along the Mures river.

18. "Moise Nicoară" National High School

Address: Piata Margareta Bibici 1.

Built partly with funds from the Bibici Foundation. The widow of tycoon Bibici donated her fortune to support education in Arad. The building is built in eclectic style. It was the Royal High Gymnasium and the school where many intellectuals from Arad passed through. I liked very much this building as seen from Decebal Bridge and around the corner.

From the Decebal Bridge you can go down the promenade on the banks of the Mures where there is also a bicycle path. The bridge leads to the Arad Citadel.

Along the narrow streets I come back to the main artery and I notice that there are many impressive buildings on these streets too.

19. Neolog Synagogue

Address: 10 Tribunul Dobra Street.

It is on the corner of Synagogue Street. It is a two-story building and is the headquarters of the Jewish community in the city. The building dates back to the 18th century. The synagogue inside is built in Moorish Spanish style.

20. The House with the Laclet

Address: 7 Tribunul Dobra Street.

Another old house in Arad is House with a Latchlocated opposite the Synagogue. It dates from the 19th century. At the corner of the house is an iron stump, a symbol of medieval guilds. Calves who came here to learn a craft would hammer a nail into the stump as they left. The stump is on display at the Arad Museum Complex.

21. Traian Bridge

The walk is coming to an end and we head towards the direction that leads to Timisoara. We pass by other, newer palaces and I say "Goodbye!" from Traian Bridge.