Arad (Romania)

Arad is an industrial city of some 160,000 population at the Western edge of Romania, close to the border with Hungary. It is a regional transportation hub and a convenient place to stop over on a journey between those countries. There is an intact Vauban-style fortress and an interesting old town with a great number of historic buildings. Most of them date from the Austro-Hungarian Empire|Habsburg era, ranging from Baroque to Art Nouveau. While some have been recently renovated, others are left in a state of dilapidation.

The city's cultural life is marked by a Philharmonic Orchestra, several theatres and a museum complex. The latter is particularly interesting for history buffs, as it showcases evidence from various eras of human history that have been discovered in this area. The Arad county route starts a few kilometer east of the city.

Travel to Arad (Romania)

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Travel by plane to Arad (Romania)

The nearest viable commercial airport is Timisoara (Traian Vuia TSR) 40 kilometers south, with 6 or 7 flights a day to Bucharest and other European destinations. Budapest (Ferihegy BUD) airport 150 kilometers north-west has extensive connections

• Arad Airport - Aeroportul Internațional Arad ASW - 46.171736,21.276682 4 kilometers west of the city Has only an occasional holiday charter flight.

Travel by Bus

Arad is on the main highway E68 between Budapest and Bucharest. There are buses every hour or two to Timisoara (60-90 mins); change there for Bucharest. Buses run every 30 mins to Budapest and the fastest in only two hours.

For Transylvania, four or five buses run daily to Deva (3 hrs), Sibiu (5 hrs) and Brasov (8 hrs). There are four buses to Cluj Napoca (4-6 hrs).

The bus station is in the Atrium Centre on Aurel Vlaicu Bvd, 200 m west of the train station and 2 kilometers north of downtown.

Travel by train to Arad (Romania)

There are five direct trains a day to Budapest Keleti, taking 4 hrs 30, fare 100 lei. (This includes an hour waiting at the border; there's also a one-hour time switch between Romania and Hungary.) The last direct train is at 3:30PM, but there's a 5PM indirect route taking six hours. The 1AM train is a through-service to Vienna.

There are only two direct services to Bucharest, both overnight, 11 hours. The best daytime connection is via the midday train to Timișoara.

For Transylvania, take the mid-afternoon train running through Deva (3 hrs) and Sibiu (6 hrs) to Brasov (10 hrs).

There are two direct trains to Iași (one daytime 14 hours, one overnight 17 hrs) via Cluj Napoca. There's one other direct and two indirect services to Cluj Napoca (5-6 hrs).

All passenger trains are run by CFR Calatori. Arad train station GPS 46.1896279,21.325096 (Gara Arad) is 2 kilometers north of the downtown at Piața Gării 8-9. The interior is modernised; few facilities within but lots of fast food places, small supermarkets, currency exchange etc just outside on the main boulevard.

Transportation in Arad (Romania)

Most sights, eating and lodging are a short walk from City Hall. Buses and trams run along the main strip here, Bulevard Revolutiei. At its north end this curves west into Calea Aurel Vlaicu, with the bus & train stations. Taxis and vehicle hire are readily available.

What to See

Template:Panorama - Arad Rathaus 3940-43 - Piața Sfatului: Administrative Palace (city hall) in the centre, Cenad Palace to its left, Financial Palace to the right. Holy Trinity Gothic Church - Arad - 4 - New Orthodox Gothic Church

• Holy Trinity Orthodox Gothic Church - Catedrala Ortodoxă "Sfânta Treime" | Bulevardul Revolutiei 46.183597,21.324849 Holy Trinity Gothic Church, Arad - Arad Orthodoxe Kathedrale 4017 - Built in 1992-2006 and the interior is being re-plastered & repainted in 2023, with wooden scaffolding filling the northern part near the iconostasis. The murals at the southern part, by the entrance, look very fresh.

• Lutheran Church - Biserica Roșie, "Red church" | Bd. Revoluției 61 46.17737,21.31994 Biserica Roșie Built in 1906 from red bricks (hence the nickname), Gothic Revival style.

• Administrative Palace - Palatul Administrativ | Bd. Revoluției 75 46.1754,21.3193 Arad Administrative Palace - Arad town Hall 737392 Impressive city hall, built in 1876 in Renaissance Revival style.

• Neumann Palace - Palatul Neumann | Bd. Revoluției 78/str. Horia - across the city hall - Neumann Palace -QQ52730 Representative building created for a very rich industrialist in 1891–92, eclectic style. Today it houses a number of shops as well as the private Vasile Goldiș University. The former ballroom was converted into an auditorium for 200 students.

Arad - Kulturpalast - 3050 - Palace of Culture

• Cultural Palace & Museum - Palatul Cultural & Complexul Muzeal - Piaţa George Enescu 1 46.174111,21.320167 by City Hall - Opening Hours: Museum Tue-Sun 9AM Monday - 5PM 2 lei Palatul Cultural Arad - Imposing cultural complex, dating from 1911-13, in an eclectic style mix of neoclassical, Gothic and Renaissance elements. The museum has three divisions: fine arts, natural sciences and archaeology/history. The philharmonic orchestra (filarmonia) has regular concerts: box office is currently at "Ioan Slavici" Theatre.

• Just east of the Palace is the Mures river, with a promenade for strolling and a children's play-park.

• Moise Nicoară National College - Colegiul Național "Moise Nicoară" | 46.171,21.3193 - Moise Nicoară National College Moise Nicoara National College - facade - Stately school building, built from 1869–1873 with Renaissance and Baroque elements. It was thoroughly refurbished after 2010 and made one of Romania's best equipped schools.

• St. Anthony of Padova Church - Biserica Sf. Anton de Padova | 46.17258,21.3153 Arad, biserica Sf Anton de Padova - Roman-Catholic cathedral built in 1904 in neo-Renaissance style.

Teatrul Clasic ”Ioan Slavici” - panoramio - Theatre at Avram Iancu square

• Ioan Slavici Classical Theatre - Teatrul Clasic „Ioan Slavici” - 46.286583,21.531889 Ioan Slavici Classical Theatre Teatrul de Stat Ioan Slavici Arad -QQ5261 Elegant neoclassical theatre building, completed in 1874.

• Avram Iancu square - Piața Avram Iancu | 46.170165,21.315869 Arad, náměstí Avram Iancu II The city's main square, with a central green space and monument to the Unknown Soldier. Surrounding buildings include the theatre to the north and the Art-Nouveau Nádasdy House to the West.

• House with locked log - Casa cu lacăt | 46.16873,21.31777 Casa cu lacat Arad One of the oldest secular buildings in the city, built for a Viennese merchant in 1815. The building's distinctive mark, a brass-coated log, was modeled after the famous "Stock-im-Eisen" in central Vienna and used by travelling journeymen to leave a mark of their guild. After being stolen (and recovered) in 1994 and the log was moved to the Museum of Art, to prevent it from other thieves.

• Synagogue 46.1686,21.3176 - Sinagogaarad232323 - Reformed synagogue, built from 1828–1834, neoclassical style with Greek and Tuscan elements.

Catedrala Naşterea Sfântului Ioan Botezătorul - panoramio - Old Orthodox Gothic Church

• Serbian Orthodox Saint Peter and Paul Church - Biserica Sârbească | 46.1669,21.3118 Biserica sârbească 721984 Baroque church, built around 1700 (the city's oldest church that has survived in its original form), with a high steeple.

• Gothic Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist - Catedrala „Nașterea Sf. Ioan Botezătorul” | 46.1705,21.3117 Catedrala Nasterea Street Ioan Botezatorul Arad - Old Romanian-Orthodox cathedral, built from 1862–65 in Baroque revival style.

• Three blocks west of Piața Avram Iancu, Reconciliation Park (Parcul Reconcilierii) with the
• Statue of Liberty - Statuia Libertății - -QQQQ17 A monument to the "13 Martyrs of Arad", rebel generals who were executed by Austrian forces after the failed Hungarian Revolution of 1849.

• Art Nouveau architecture (or Secession style, as it was called in Austro-Hungary): several highly decorative examples of this early 20th-century style, similar to those found in Budapest or other city's of the former Danube Monarchy, with their elaborate floral or geometric ornamentation, however most of them are in a rather sad state of preservation. Notable instances include Palatul Bohuș (Str. Goldiș Vasile 1-3), Palatul Szantay (Str. Horia 3-5/Str. Episcopiei 2), Palatul Kovács (Str. General Vasile Milea 19).

• Trajan Bridge - Podul Traian - 738244 Iron bridge over the Mureș river, dating from 1910–13, carrying road and tramway. Rehabilitated in 2010 for the bridge's 100th anniversary.

• East of the river and the Citadel 46.171109,21.331887 is an 18th-century Vauban-style fortification on the site of an earlier Ottoman fort. But it's a military base and closed to the public; you can't even see much of the exterior among the tangled shrubs.

• Ruins of the Franciscan Church - Biserica Franciscană | 46.1718,21.3324 Biserica franciscană A Cannot be visited regularly, as it is located within the fortress and therefore part of the restricted military area.

Halal Restaurants & Food in Arad (Romania)

String of cafes, restaurants on Bvd Revolutiei just south of City Hall.

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Ramadan in Arad (Romania)

Ramadan 2025 in Arad (Romania)

Ramadan concludes with the festival of Eid al-Fitr, which may last several days, usually three in most countries.

The next Ramadan shall be from Friday, 28 February 2025 to Saturday, 29 March 2025

The next Eid al-Adha shall be on Friday, 6 June 2025

The next day of Raʾs al-Sana shall be on Thursday, 26 June 2025

The next day for Mawlid al-Nabī shall be on Monday, 16 September 2024

Muslim Friendly Hotels

• Alexander - 175 Calea Radnei - 3 kilometers east on Highway 7 towards Deva ☎ +40 257 279 199 - 2 star

• Arad - 9 Bvd Decebal - corner of Str 1 Dec 1918 ☎ +40 257 280 894 - Central, with restaurant, cleaning variable.

• Ardealul 98 Bvd Revoluţiei - on midtown Bvd ☎ +40 257 280 840 - Nice old building, needs a makeover.
• Lotus 8 Str. Nicolae Ştefu - central, off Str Banu Maracine ☎ +40 723 319 313 25€ Good value for 2-star

• Pensiunea Mioriţa 127 Calea Radnei - 3 kilometers east on Highway 7 towards Deva ☎ +40 257 368 132 Small clean place.
• Best Western Central Hotel - 8 Str Horia - downtown 2 kilometers from rwy station ☎ +40 257 256 636 60€ 3-star, reliable chain choice. The building is set back from the street so it's quiet although central. Big comfy rooms, good breakfast. Mezzanine lift so you always need to go half a flight of stairs to get in, same again to get out.

• Coandi 47 Calea Romanilor - just north of river bridge Podul Traian ☎ +40 257 287 777 - 3-star

• Iris @iris.ro 1 Str. Capitan Ignat - ☎ +40 257 285 499 - Central, with adjacent restaurant.

• Marem 2C Calea Victoriei - off Str Banu Maracine ☎ +40 257 256 011, +40 257 256 110 - Central, near rwy station, clean, has own restaurant.

• Parc 25 Bvd General Dragalina - off Str Unirii ☎ +40 257 280 820 - 3 star in ugly 1970s block overlooking river, lukewarm guest reviews.
• President 164 Calea Timisorii - 2 kilometers South of centre on hwy towards Timisoara ☎ +40 257 278 804 40€ Edge of town, handy if travelling by car.
• Continental Forum Arad Revolutiei Boulevard 79-81 46.173988,21.318348 ☎ +40 372 578 800 - With nightclub, spa & bowling.

• Xo Residence Strada Ion Rațiu 13 46.179971,21.306474 ☎ +40 257 213 163 - On central grid 1 kilometers from riverfront.

Where to travel next from Arad (Romania)

The main options are to go west towards Budapest, or south via Timișoara towards Bucharest, or east into Transylvania.

• Timișoara, 50 kilometers south (50 min by train), capital of the Banat region and "Little Vienna"
• Sânnicolau Mare, 65 kilometers southwest
• Békéscsaba, 90 kilometers northwest (2 hrs by train)
• Lugoj, 100 kilometers southeast (2 hrs by train)
• Szeged, 100 kilometers west
• Oradea, 115 kilometers north, city known for its rich Art Nouveau architecture
• Deva, 155 kilometers southeast (3 hrs by train)
• Szolnok, 170 kilometers northwest (3 hrs by train)
• Hunedoara, 170 kilometers southeast, Corvin Castle, commonly called "Dracula's castle"

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