{"id":4701,"date":"2026-05-03T13:47:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T10:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/international.uaic.ro\/?page_id=4701"},"modified":"2026-05-17T12:55:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T09:55:54","slug":"explore-iasi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/international.uaic.ro\/?page_id=4701&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Explore Iasi"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4701\" class=\"elementor elementor-4701\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03961ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03961ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b8d51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2b8d51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b073e4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b073e4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Explore Iasi \u2013 one of the Easternmost Cities of the European Union<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-276cc9d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"276cc9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89e698b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"89e698b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/international.uaic.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Eastern-Europe-3-1200x795.jpg-1024x678.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4698 not-transparent\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/international.uaic.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Eastern-Europe-3-1200x795.jpg-1024x678.webp 1024w, https:\/\/international.uaic.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Eastern-Europe-3-1200x795.jpg-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/international.uaic.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Eastern-Europe-3-1200x795.jpg-768x509.webp 768w, https:\/\/international.uaic.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Eastern-Europe-3-1200x795.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"8f9585\" style=\"--dominant-color: #8f9585\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea9db5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ea9db5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81a2d8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81a2d8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Boasting a unique character, the city of Iasi takes pride in being\u2026<\/p><ul><li>an alluring\u00a0<strong>600+ year, 400,000-inhabitant city<\/strong>\u00a0in Northeastern Romania<\/li><li>a vibrant\u00a0<strong>IT hub<\/strong>; Iasi ranks\u00a0<strong>6th in the top 10 cities with the fastest Internet speed<\/strong>\u00a0in the world<\/li><li>a\u00a0<strong>cultural<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>capital\u00a0<\/strong>of Romania; its\u00a0<strong>National Theatre<\/strong>\u00a0made it in the\u00a0<strong>top 7 most breath-taking theatres of the World<\/strong>, according to the\u00a0<em>BBC<\/em><\/li><li><strong>home to one of the 25 most beautiful libraries<\/strong>\u00a0in the world (part of the University Palace), according to\u00a0<em>Boredpanda<\/em><\/li><li>a felicitous\u00a0<strong>destination for literature lovers<\/strong>: you will walk on the footsteps of the most famous Romanian writers and poets, whether in the streets, parks or museums<\/li><li>a\u00a0<strong>major educational pole<\/strong>\u00a0at the EU border, with some 50,000+ students, 3,500 professors, 50,000 pupils and 3,700 teachers;<\/li><li>the birthplace of the\u00a0<strong>first University of Romania<\/strong>:\u00a0<em>Alexandru Ioan Cuza<\/em>\u00a0University of Iasi, was established here in 1860 and is now home to over 25,000 students<\/li><li>an\u00a0<strong>architectural gem<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>of great historical significance<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 its rich past gave its inhabitants a deep sense of belonging and of treasuring values<\/li><li>a top Christian\u00a0<strong>orthodox pilgrimage<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>destination<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 the relics of Saint Parascheva of the Balkans (Sveta Petka) attract nearly one million pilgrims each year, especially in mid-October<\/li><li><strong>a City of Seven Hills \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>its green surroundings are especially enticing for bike riding, outdoor trekking or exploring of old fortified monasteries<\/li><li><strong>directly connected to a large number of cities<\/strong>\u00a0(<span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Barcelona, Billund, Bologna, Bruxelles, Copenhagen, Dubai, Dortmund, Dublin, Eindhoven, Istanbul, Larnaca, Liverpool, London, Madrid, Malmo, Milan, Paris, Prague, Rome, Turin, Tel Aviv, Valencia, Venice, Vienna<\/span>) and through them, to the whole world.<\/li><li><img data-dominant-color=\"d0e6ee\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d0e6ee;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4699 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/international.uaic.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DRAFT_IAS_ACC_BLUE2-600x613.jpg-294x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/international.uaic.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DRAFT_IAS_ACC_BLUE2-600x613.jpg-294x300.webp 294w, https:\/\/international.uaic.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DRAFT_IAS_ACC_BLUE2-600x613.jpg.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><p><strong>Getting around the city<\/strong><\/p><p>With numerous tramways and bus routes which connect Iasi\u2019s main areas \/ tourist attractions, all being highlighted in a comprehensive\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sctpiasi.ro\/trasee\">public transportation map<\/a>, you are sure to get your bearings around Iasi before you know it.<\/p><p><strong>Culinary must-tries<\/strong><\/p><p>Aside from a wide variety of traditional Romanian dishes, thanks to the ever-growing flow of international visitors and the mark of multiculturalism that\u2019s steadily gaining momentum, Iasi also offers a taste of the French, Italian, American, Chinese, Middle-eastern, Latin-American, Japanese cuisines.<\/p><p><strong>Spoken languages<\/strong><\/p><p>Iasi is a vivacious academic city through and through \u2013 from the top of its hills to the banks of\u00a0<em>Bahlui<\/em>\u00a0river; speaking fluent Romanian doesn\u2019t need to be one of your fortes, since plenty of locals are reasonably fluent in at least one of the most widely spoken languages in Europe, such as English, French, Italian or Spanish.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore Iasi \u2013 one of the Easternmost Cities of the European Union Boasting a unique character, the city of Iasi takes pride in being\u2026 an alluring\u00a0600+ year, 400,000-inhabitant city\u00a0in Northeastern Romania a vibrant\u00a0IT hub; Iasi ranks\u00a06th in the top 10 <a href=\"https:\/\/international.uaic.ro\/?page_id=4701&#038;lang=en\"> Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4701","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/international.uaic.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/international.uaic.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/international.uaic.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/international.uaic.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/international.uaic.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4701"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/international.uaic.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6113,"href":"https:\/\/international.uaic.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4701\/revisions\/6113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/international.uaic.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}