Timișoara, located in western Romania, is always beautiful and well worth a visit 🥰

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Timișoara cultural program 2026: three major events we want to highlight! 🌟

The city of Timișoara continues its series of high-caliber cultural projects in 2026. From the wide range of projects, we’ve picked three central pillars that represent the areas of music, tradition, and urban development.

Here is the key information about each event:

JAZZx Festival

📅 Date: July 01 – July 05, 2026
📍 Location: Piața Libertății (main stage)
Details: international and contemporary jazz acts. Access to all concerts is free of charge.

View of the southern part of the city center / old town of Timisoara. On the left side of the picture (with the green area) is Piata Unirii (colloquially Domplatz, translated “Unification Square”), with the Catholic Cathedral / St. George’s Cathedral (on the right side of the square, orange in the picture).

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On the way from Timisoara to Sibiu or from Cluj Napoca to Sibiu (both on the highway), or of course also in the opposite direction, you should not miss a detour to Alba Iulia.

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Pictures from these days from the city of Timisoara in western Romania. Especially in spring / May, visiting this city is a wonderful idea.

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Tradition and customs in the Banat—those who see the pictures without knowing the history of the Danube Swabians might believe they are somewhere in Germany, in the Swabian region. But no, these photos are from Romania.

Images from the Kirchweih festival in the community of Liebling, located in Timiș County in the historic Banat region. In the German communities of Banat, Kirchweih festivals are traditionally celebrated. On this occasion, the beautiful Swabian folk costumes are worn. If you travel through Banat from summer to autumn, visiting a Kirchweih festival is well worth it.

We thank Mr. Frank Schleßmann for providing these wonderful images and the accompanying text/explanation.

Our visit in July 2025 took us to Schwabenland — more precisely, to the Swabian restaurant Schwabenland in the village of Charlotenburg (the only round village in Romania), in the historical region of Banat, Timis County.

Delicious Swabian specialties (cheese spätzle, Maultaschen soup, ...) in a wonderful, peaceful atmosphere — just perfect 🥰

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In addition to a guest garden with a Playground, the restaurant also has a small museum showcasing the past and present of the Swabians from the Banat — the homeland of the Banat Swabians in Romania.

If you want to visit Charlotenburg, you can find this place in the Romanian Banat, Timiș County.

Charlotenburg (or Sarlota, also Barita) is a village in the commune of Bogda, Timiș County. It is the only "round village" in Romania.

The village was founded by 32 families (171 people) who immigrated from Baden-Württemberg, Alsace-Lorraine, and the German-speaking Trentino. Its existence is mainly thanks to Count Karl-Ignaz von Clary and Aldringen, who was appointed President of the Banat Administration in 1769. The village was designed and built in a circular shape, with an inner diameter of 210 meters.

We thank Mr. Frank Schleßmann for providing these images and the corresponding (partial) text/explanation.

A plane tree, planted exactly 25 years before the birth of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (nicknamed Sissi) and now already 213 years old (again, the tree).

The tree stands in the city of Buzias in Timis County, in the magnificent garden with a round wooden pavilion, whose construction was commissioned in 1875 by Emperor Franz Joseph for Empress Sissi.

A place with history, a lot of history, and we would love to know what this tree has seen in its lifetime and especially whom it has met 🥰

A small town in Banat with its own airport... well, actually just with its own airplanes, which probably belong to the owner of the café/restaurant.

Buzias in Timis County is alive with the charm of the past: Emperor Franz Joseph commissioned the construction of a magnificent garden with a round wooden pavilion here for Empress Sissi in 1875 (more about this in a future post).

And for 20 years now, right next to it, there has been La Aeroport, the only airport/airplane restaurant in Romania. Both are definitely worth a visit.

The place is also perfect for children and families, as you can not only enjoy a coffee, ice cream, or more under the airplanes... but one airplane is also ready to take the little guests on a journey into the realm of fantasy ✈️🥰

Lugoj (Hungarian: Lugos, German: Lugosch) is a town in Timis County in the historical region of Banat. It consists of the town of Lugoj and the villages of Maguri and Tapia.

The Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God, also known as the "Church with Two Towers," is a Romanian Orthodox church located on Victory Square in Lugoj. The church was built between 1759 and 1766 in Baroque style. It is one of the most significant Baroque buildings in the Banat.

Pictures from July 2025

Camping, guesthouse, museum, and much more ... Casa Ferch in the town of Deta, located just under an hour south of Timisoara in western Romania, is DEFINITELY worth a visit.

Wir visited the house / campsite in early July 2025. It is run by a couple from Vienna, we were warmly welcomed and fed ... it was pure hospitality and warmth and ... it was perfect!

Over coffee, cake, and lunch, we met many guests as well as residents of the region in the following hours: Austrians, Banat Swabians from Timisoara, and many more! It felt as if we had always lived there 🥰 Thanks again to Margit, her husband, to the Swabian "Hansi traveling the whole world," and everyone we had the pleasure of meeting.

📍 Casa Ferch, Victoriei Street 29, Deta, Romania

More about Casa Ferch Deta and / or "With Hansi around the world" ( https://www.youtube.com/@MitHansiumdieWelt )

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Beautiful pictures from Timisoara from this weekend, the Orthodox Easter. Sooooo many Easter eggs, a feast for every bunny and visitor 🥰

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A wonderful journey by bicycle through Romania in the summer of a previous year. The part presented here passes through the counties of Arad, Timiș, and Caraș-Severin.

The route: Nadlac (in the west, border with Hungary) > Arad > Lipova (the bridge, a bit adventurous) > Timisoara (in German Temeswar) > Pischia (in German Bruckenau) > Moravita > Gradinari.

We thank Mr. Franz Bauer for granting permission to use these pictures. In the summer of 2021, he visited almost all of Romania by bicycle, and we have reported and will continue to report on this journey.

Now in spring, it's simply beautiful! Timisoara (German: Temeswar, also Temeschwar or Temeschburg) is located in western Romania in the historical region of Banat and is the capital of Timis County.

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The city was the European Capital of Culture in 2023. Spring / summer pictures from previous years.

Pictures from mid-July 2025, in the evening, from Timisoara in western Romania.

A city full of life — it’s wonderful to stroll through the city at temperatures between 28°C (7 PM) and 22°C (midnight), stop for a coffee or a cool drink, or try an Indian chicken masala in coconut milk (our tip 😊) at one of the many restaurants, street cafés, or wine bars.

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Timisoara, a picture from yesterday (March 23, 2026). Spring is beginning, and it is the best time to plan a trip or, of course, to undertake one.

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The Muntele Mic Massif is a mountain group in the Retezat-Godeanu Mountains, which belong to the Southern Carpathians.

It is located between the Tarcu Mountains, the Godeanu Mountains, and the Retezat Mountains. The highest peak is Varful (Mount) Muntele Mic at 1,802 meters high. It is a small but popular ski resort in Banat, 130 km from Timisoara. There are six (6) slopes with different levels of difficulty: Borlova 1, Borlova 2, Valsanu, Nordica, Isai, Felix.

Muntele Mic is also popular with hikers in summer and is easily accessible by car.

We thank Ms. Corinna Haisch Coliev for sending the pictures / text. We also thank Muntele Mic Online for the permission to use the pictures.

Spring is arriving throughout Romania and, of course, also in Timisoara in western Romania. Pictures from last Friday, March 6th, 2026.

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Lugoj (Hungarian: Lugos, German: Lugosch) is a commune in Timiș County in the historical region of Banat. It consists of the town of Lugoj and the villages of Măguri and Tapia.

The Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God, also known as the "Church with Two Towers," is a Romanian Orthodox church located at Victory Square in Lugoj. Built between 1759 and 1766 in Baroque style, it is one of the most remarkable Baroque buildings in Banat.

We thank Ms. Corinna Haisch / Adriana Weimer for sharing and allowing us to use these images.

A walk through Timisoara... "The Little Vienna"... at the end of April 2025. The city on the Bega River is a cultural center in western Romania. As one of the few cities, it has three different theaters: a German, a Hungarian, and a Romanian one.

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We thank Mr. Frank Schleßmann for sending these beautiful pictures (April 24, 2025).

Cluj-Napoca (in German Klausenburg, in Hungarian Kolozsvár) is (probably*) the second largest city in Romania and the capital of Cluj County in Transylvania.

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Cluj-Napoca, with about 400,000 inhabitants, is the unofficial capital of the Transylvania region. The city has universities, a vibrant nightlife, and many buildings from the times of Hungarian and Saxon rule. Around the main square, Piata Unirii, are the Gothic St. Michael’s Church and an equestrian statue of King Matthias Corvinus, who lived in the 15th century. The baroque Banffy Palace is now a museum displaying Romanian art.

Cluj-Napoca has an international airport and is located in northwestern Romania.

* It could also be Iasi or Timisoara or ... !? Unfortunately, there are no exact figures.

We thank the city of Cluj-Napoca for allowing us to use these pictures.

In Romania, too, Valentine's Day is becoming more and more widespread, although February 24th, "Dragobete" day, is still the real Romanian Valentine's Day (more on this on February 24th).

The Romanian poet Mihai Eminescu (1850-1889) wrote a variety of love poems, which can be read in German at the following link.

http://www.deutsche-liebeslyrik.de/europaisc.../eminescu.htm

Picture: Timisoara, Paul Calescu

The city of Timisoara, which will also be the European Capital of Culture in 2023, is located in the west of Romania, close to the border with Hungary.

Timisoara can be reached via the highway (in Germany: A3) in just under 8 hours from the D / A border. Timisoara is the capital and largest city of Timis County in the historic Banat region. The name comes from the river Timis, which was called Tibisis or Tibiscus by the Romans in ancient times.

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We would like to thank the city of Timisoara for the wealth of information and images we have received and for permission to use them.

Many travelers drive to Romania with their own car or rent one at the airport and ... some may feel a bit overwhelmed by parking situations in certain cities. So here are a few tips.

**First of all, don’t copy the creative parking habits of some locals**. Cars can be **towed quickly** (especially in fire zones, in front of hospitals, intersections, pedestrian crossings, etc.), and recovering them requires **cash payment** – but first, you need to find out where your car was taken, which can be a long process 🙈.

# Stress-free parking in Brăila 🥰
Brăila, located in southeastern Romania, has about 150,000 residents. **Parking is always available and completely free, even in the city center**.

# The neighboring city, Galați ... a bit more complicated 😅
Galați, with around 300,000 residents, has **many paid parking zones** (not only downtown). Parking is charged **Monday-Saturday, 08:00-20:00**, and can be paid at parking meters or via SMS (Romanian phone number required). **IMPORTANT**: If you don’t pay, you may quickly find a **wheel clamp** 😅. The unlocking fee is **200-300 Lei (40-60 Euros)** depending on the time of day.

# Brașov – parking requires patience
Finding a parking spot **near the center of Brașov is difficult at any time**. Many streets are one-way, and it takes time to locate an available space. **Parking is charged (Monday-Saturday, 08:00-20:00)** and can be paid at meters, via SMS (per hour, multiple SMS needed – Romanian number required), or via an app (24h tickets available). Paid parking applies citywide, so always check the signs.

# Timișoara, European Capital of Culture 2023 ... going high-tech 😁
Paid parking in the city center is monitored using a **special camera-equipped vehicle** that scans parked cars and checks payment records in real-time. We’re not sure how it works exactly, but … we suspect fines are issued automatically.

# Bucharest … no words 🙈
Parking in Bucharest means **either at the hotel or 20 km outside the city** 😁. The **traffic is intense**, and the **driving style is reminiscent of Italian movies**. Most areas, including downtown, require **paid parking** (via meter, SMS – Romanian number needed, or app). Finding a spot in the **Old Town is extremely difficult**, and private parking can cost up to **300 Lei (60 Euros) for 24h**. **Our advice**: book a hotel with free parking and use taxis, Uber, or public transport instead. It's worth it!

# Small towns & rural areas
Parking here is usually **free and easy** 😊, but check signs near tourist attractions.

# Ignoring a parking fine? 😅
Not a good idea! Most cities **clamp the front wheel** (yellow or orange). The release fee depends on the time of day. **Better pay for parking in advance** – it’s cheaper!

Any parking experiences in Romania? Share your comments!

# And a reminder: RO Vignette
Driving on **Romanian highways and national roads** requires a vignette (Rovinieta). Buy it online **up to a month before your trip**: [https://www.roviniete.ro/de/](https://www.roviniete.ro/de/). Prices:
- 3 Euros / 7 days
- 7 Euros / 30 days
- 13 Euros / 90 days
- 28 Euros / 1 year

Rental cars usually have it included, but double-check.

Safe travels & stress-free parking! 🚗😊

The Roman Catholic Church „ Saints Peter and Paul ” from Brașov ( Brasov ) was founded in the second half of the 18th century. 19th century built according to the plans of the architect Karl Joseph Lamasch.

The church building is the only baroque building in the city, the altar is made of wood and gilded, the stained glass windows were built in Budapest, and the organ comes from Timisoara. The church houses statues of St. Peter, St. Paul, St. Anna and St. Anthony of Padua

Priest Ignatius Wagensei asked Empress Maria Theresa for support for the construction of this church, and construction began in the summer of 1776. In 1787 the church was consecrated by the bishop of Transylvania, Ignatie Batthyany.

Pictures from the summer of previous years from Timisoara (German: Temeswar, also Temeschwar or Temeschburg), located in western Romania in the historical Banat region. Timisoara is the capital of Timis County.

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The city of Timisoara, this year's European Capital of Culture, is located in western Romania, near the Hungarian border.

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Timisoara is accessible in just under 8 hours from the Germany/Austria border via the A3 highway. It is the capital and largest city of Timis County, located in the historical region of Banat. The name comes from the Timis River, which the Romans in ancient times called Tibisis or Tibiscus.

We thank the city of Timisoara for the wealth of information and images we have received and the permission to use them.