Les meilleurs hôtels à Cluj-Napoca

Cluj is the historic capital of Transylvania. That spacious region in north-central Romania bears legacies of Turkish and Hungarian occupation, but was ceded back to Romania after World War II. Of course, Transylvania is also famous for the real and mythic Count Dracula, although his castle is down by the city of Brazov. In the mid-1970's, Cluj merged with neighboring Napoca, becoming Romania's second largest city with a population of around 335,000. The production of chemicals, consumer goods ranging from refrigerators to cigarettes, leather, and metallurgy are major local industries. Agriculture employs about 30 percent of Cluj County folk. Babes-Bolyai University, the Ion Andrescu Institute of Fine Arts, and other schools engage over 28,000 students in the city. Cluj-Napoca also features cultural institutions like the National Romanian Theater and the Banffi Palace art museum. Local tourist attractions include the Gothic church of St. Mihail, and what is considered to be Romania's finest Botanical Garden. Lovers of the great outdoors may also want to visit this city, as Cluj-Napoca makes a fine gateway to the Western Carpathian Mountains.