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Welcome………. 2

About Cluj-Napoca…….. 3

Food……. 5

Cheap… 5

Medium… 7

Expensive… 9

Cultural………. 10

Places to see…. 10

Cultural Events…. 13

Transport………. 14

Fun……… 14

Coffee shops, bars & pubs… 15

Sport & relaxing activities…. 17

Shopping…….. 18

WELCOME!

Hello dear EP of AIESEC Cluj-Napoca and welcome to our city!

We are very glad that you arrived and that you will be our guest,

colleague and friend.

You have a great experience ahead, experience that will enhance

your personal and professional development, your confidence, and

your enjoyment of life by developing your global mindset and

intercultural skills.

You have many things to discover about our great city, country

and culture, also knowing many people from different corners of

the world.

I don’t know if you knew before that Cluj-Napoca is a

multicultural, dynamic, colorful student city, with a lot of foreign

students from all the continents. Also, if you are getting lost, don’t

hesitate to ask for help, because the people here are known as very

friendly. You have many places to hang around in your free time:

there are many pubs, clubs, festivals, events, concerts, also cultural

and touristic places to visit.

We also say welcome in our LC, AIESEC Cluj-Napoca. We are known

as being like a family and striving for excellence, we will make

sure that you will have an awesome experience here. You will have

a lot of opportunities during your staying in taking part in AIESEC

activities.

We are grateful to have you as an exchange participant, we will

do our best so you can have an unforgettable and qualitative

experience. Don’t be afraid to explore the city, to try new things, to

develop your potential and to ask help anytime you need it. We are

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sure that you will integrate fast in this dynamic and divers

environment that our city and LC shares.

About Cluj Napoca

You are lucky because you just came in the friendliest

city in Europe! According to a survey about

perception regarding the presence of foreigners and

whether it is good for the city made in 2012, 91% of

people in Cluj-Napoca said that foreigners are good

for the city.

Located in the center of the historical region called

Transylvania, in the northwestern part of the country, Cluj-Napoca

is one of the most visited cities in Romania. With a population of

over 300.000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area, Cluj represents

an important academic, industrial, cultural, technical and

business center.

The city dates since the Roman times (when it was named

Napoca). Throughout the compact city center the visitor can see

the remains of the old medieval city walls, ancient houses and

churces, and palaces dating from the times of the Hungarian and

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Austrian empires, as Cluj (named Kolozsvar in Hungarian and

Klausenburg in German) was the center of the administration for

the province of Transylvania.

Cluj-Napoca is the biggest center of IT industry in Romania

(besides the capital Bucharest), the biggest software export hub in

Romania, the location of the first and most important IT Cluster

in Romania ( www.clujit.ro ) and has the highest concentration of

software proffesionals in the entire country ( around 9.000 people).

Recent initiatives in developing business incubators aim to place

Cluj-Napoca as a center of innovation and start-up culture.

Cluj-Napoca has the highest concentration of TYPO3 developers in

the entire country, and probably in the entire East Europe. All the

national meetups (in the last 3 years) of the Romanian Usergroup

happened in Cluj-Napoca.

Because of top level universities located in Cluj-Napoca, the city

boosts a student population of around 100.000, creating a very

lively atmosphere and supporting a lot of cultural events

throughout the year, but also a plethora of pubs, clubs and nice

restaurants.

For those who are interested in urban Transylvanian life, Cluj-

Napoca is a very pleasant travel experience, a city with a

wonderful historical legacy and a great European spot for

meetings with inspiring people.

Recently awarded with the title of The European Youth Capital

2015 after a strong competition with other 12 distinguished cities

that applied from across the continent, Cluj-Napoca is also a

candidate city for The European Capital of Culture in 2021.

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FOOD

CHEAP FOOD

PRICES BETWEEN

3 AND 13 LEI OR

3.5 € CAFETERIA:

STUDENTS CAFETERIA OBSERVATOR

Adress: Observatorului, Nr. 34

SUTDENTS CAFETERIA MARAȘTI

Adress: Fabricii de Zahăr, Nr. 58

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HAȘDEU CAFETERIA

Adress: Bogdan Petriceicu Haşdeu, Nr. 45

UMF CAFETERIA

Adress: Victor Babeş, Nr. 12

RESTAURANT AND CAFETERIA USAMV

Adress: Moților, 74-76

MEMO 10 CAFETERIA

Memorandumului, Nr. 10

FAST FOOD:

BIG BELLY

Adress: Calea Manaștur, Nr.

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MADO IULLIUS MALL

Adress: Alexandru Vaida Voievod, Nr. 53-55

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MAMA MANU

Adress:Memorandumului nr.6, Eroilor 43, Manaștur

Minerva Bus Station andPiața Gării

FATBOY

Adress:

Memorandumului

FAST FOOD ROSA

Adress: David Ferenc

MEDIUM FOOD

Iulius Mall Cluj

The mall in Cluj includes about 15 restaurants and fast-food like:

McDonald's, KFC, Marty City, Pizza Hut, Salad Box, and some

restaurantes with different kinds of food (indian, chinesse,

italian)

Adress: Str. Alex. Vaida Voievod nr. 53-55, Cluj-Napoca

Polus Center Cluj

The mall includes about 10 restaurants and fast-food :

McDonald's, KFC, Marty Restaurants, Pizza Hut, Doner Kebab, 7

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Wonders, Yummy Yang, LunchBox, etc.

Klausen Burger

(Regele Ferdinand22-26 4th floor

inside of Central Mall Cluj)

Dolce Vita

(Str. Piezisa 24)

Venezia

(Str. Constantin Brancusi 101 )

Pizzeria Toskana

(Str. Miraslau 4 - Complex Fortuna, Str. B-dul 21Decembrie 131-

135, Str.Izlazului 15 - Complex Union)

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EXPENSIVE FOOD

Baracca Ristorante & Café

Baracca is an recognized

Italian restaurant and

winery, located in the

centre of the city.

Adress: Strada Napoca,

Cluj-Napoca,

Contact: +40 732 155 177

Bricks (M)eating Point

Is the place that harmoniously combines two indoor spaces: the

Restaurant and the Wine & Jazz Lounge, located in the historical

center of Cluj-Napoca and having the only terrace in town

suspended over the Somes River.

Adress: Strada Horea, Cluj-Napoca 400038, Romania

Contact: +40 364 730 615

VIA Restaurant

An architectural monument from the eighteenth century, the

house is located in the pedestrian area of the old city, close to the

city wall.

The house has been totally renovated and converted with loving

skill and attention to detail regaining its former charm.

In order to complement the menu, the restaurant recommend a

comprehensive selection of fine wines from many countries.

Adress: Strada Inocențiu Micu Klein 6, Cluj-Napoca

Contact: +40 264 593 220

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CULTURAL

PLACES TO SEE

The Botanical Garden

Occupying 14 hectares of abrupt and hilly land in the south of the

city, it is the largest green area of Cluj-Napoca, displaying a large

variety of flora specific to every season.

Founded in 1920, by professor Alexandru Borza, the Garden hosts

the Botanical Institute, the Botanical Museum, a Herbarium, with

over 650.000 exhibits, 3 hothouses, a Roman and a Japanese

Garden.There's a water tower in the middle of the gardens. The

wonderful view over the city makes climbing the stairs up to the top

of the tower well worth your effort.

The Botanical Garden address: 42, Republicii Street

Open: 9 am - 7, 8 pm (hothouses: 9 am - 18 am in summer)

Entrance fees: students: 2 lei (0.5 €)

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Cluj Fortress

The Fortress in Cluj Napoca is located on a hill in the central area

of the city, as one of the highest and important areas from the

panoramic point of view. From here, Cluj has a different image,

especially at the sunrise or at the sunset and at night when you see

the bright city lights.

As a landmark, on the Fortress

of Cluj there is Belvedere Hotel,

a massive building which is

visible from many areas of the

city.

The Baciu Forest

Cluj is a city full of mystery. The Baciu Forest (locally referred to as

the Bermuda Triangle of Romania) is internationally well-known

for its wide range of paranormal activity: ghosts, time travel and

twisted trees, spheres of light, strange sounds, magneticanomalies,

and even UFOs are said to be spotted here.

Cluj-Napoca National Theatre

The Lucian Blaga National Theatre in Cluj-Napoca, Romania is

one of the most prestigious theatrical institutions in Romania. The

theatre shares the same building with the Romanian Opera.

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The

Hungarian

State Theatre

The

Hungarian

State Theatre

of Cluj is a

theatre in

Cluj-Napoca,

Romania.

Performances

are played in

Hungarian,

with simultaneous translation into Romanian or English usually

available.

Bánffy Castle

Bánffy Castle is a baroque building of the 18th century in Cluj-

Napoca. Built between 1774 and 1775 it is considered the most

representative for the baroque style of Transylvania. Since 1951,

the palace housed the National Museum of Art from Cluj-Napoca,

which is one of the most important art museums in Romania, with

a collection ofover 13.000 works of painting, sculpture, graphic

and decorative arts as well as documents.

St. Michael’s Cathedral is one of the oldest and most appreciated

Transylvanian monuments of gothicarchitecture. It

standsmajestically in the very heart of the town and was built

between 1350 and 1487,probably immediately after the settlement

had officially become a town, in 1316.

The Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography

Founded in 1922 by

professor Romulus Voia,

the Etnographic Museum

of Transylvania entered

the elite of the Romanian

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etnographic museums, due to the exceptional quality of its

patrimony.It is currently composed of over 41.000 traditional

peasant objects from 17th-20th centuries and a documentary fund

of over 80.000 items. The museum has two sctions: the Pavilion

Section and „Romulus Vuia” entographic Park (the open-air

section).

Salt mine

The salt mine in Turda,which is dating from the seventeenth

century, is now a veritable history museum of salt.The excellent

state of preservation of mining and machinery used to transport

salt, together with the cautious work carried out for prepararing

the mine to become a tourist attraction, have made history and

legend meet harmoniously here.

Monday-Sunday 9.00 – 16.00

Price : 10 lei / pers (2,50 €)

CULTURAL EVENTS

EVENT PERIOD SHORT

DESCRIPTION

Cluj Shorts End of March International short

film festival

Zilele Clujului End of May

TIFF (Transilvania

International Film

Festival)

End of May-

Beginning of June

Film festival

Electric Castle Festival Middle/End of June Music festival

Peninsula/Felszighet End of August Music festival

TIMAF

October

Comedy Cluj October International film

festival of comedy film

French Film Festival Beginning of

November

French film festival

Gutenberg Kurzfilmfest Beginning of

November

Short German films

SoNoRo Festival Beginning of

November

International chamber

music festival

FFEST (Festivalul

International de Film

Studentesc)

End of November Animation, short films,

fiction, documentary

and experimental

movies in one place

Sweet Days End of November Sweets fair

Christmas Fair December All you ever wanted for

Christmas: carols,

traditional sweets and

more

The Saint Nicolaus

Fair

Beginning of

December

Gifts fair

The Winter Gifts Fair at

Expo Transilvania

Beginning of

December

Gifts fair

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Transport

Cluj-Napoca

Line 8

Going to: Piata M. Viteazul,

Regionala CFR, Somesul,

Piata Marasti, Constantin

Prezan, Siretului, Atlas, Bai

Someseni, Scoala, Orastie,

Mos Ion Roata, Traian Vuia,

Aeroport, Aviatia Utilitara,

Ectromontaj

Return: Vama Cluj, Aviatia Utilitara, Aeroport, Traian Vuia, Mos

Ion Roata, Vlad Tepes, Scoala, Branului, Atlas, Aurel Vlaicu, Arte

Plastice, P-ta Marasti, Somesul, Regionala CFR, P-ta M. Viteazul

Line 9

Going to : Bucium, Calea Floresti, PECO, Campului, Agronomia,

Spitalul de copii, Memorandumului, Horea, P-ta Garii

Return: P-ta Garii, Traian, P-ta M. Viteazul, Memorandumului,

Spitalul de copii, Agronomia, Campului, PECO, Calea Floresti,

Bucium.

Line 24

Going to: Bucium, Calea Floresti, PECO, Campului, Agronomia,

Spitalul de copii, Memorandumului, Regionala CFR, Somesul, P-ta

Marasti, Constantintin Prezan, Dorobantilor, Campus Universitar,

Colegiul Pedagogic

Return: Colegiul Pedagogic, Campus Universitar, Arte Plastice, P-

ta Marasti, Somesul, Regionala CFR, Memorandumului, Spitalul

de copii, Agronomia, Campului, PECO, Calea Floresti, Bucium.

FUN

COFFEE SHOPS, BARS AND PUBS

The main streets, squares where you can find many bars, pubs:

Few of the many, bars are everywhere…

Piezisa street – in the Campus Hasdeu: student bars and pubs.

* Booha bar

* Big Apple

* Solas

* Janis la Stup

* Uni Pub

Piata Unirii – in the city center: fancy coffee-shops, lounges.

* Vertigo lounge

* Touluse

* Corso

* Diesel

* Beraria Ursus

* SHTO college

bar

* Janis la Stuf

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Eroilor street – in the city center.

* Janis Bistro Rock Cafe

* Le General Café

Universitatii street.

*Tiff House

*Insomnia Café

*Sisters Caffee

*Klausenburg Cafe

* Soviet bar

* Shadow Bar – Vasile Goldis street

* Caro Club – Piata Muzeului

* Club Midi – Berariei street

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* Boiler Club – Henri Barbusse street

* Euphoria Music Hall – Calea Manastur

Useful link: http://www.sapteseri.ro/en/places/clubs-and-bars/cluj-

napoca/

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SPORTS

Bowling:

Lion Multiplex(bowling, pool,snooker,electronic

games,ping-pong): 10 ron or 2,5€.

Adress: Ploiesti nr 6-8 , is located near Mihai Viteazu market.

Buss from Agronomia station to Mihai Viteazu station: 29

Bowling Centre Beyfin(bowling, darts): 10 Ron or 2,5€

Adress: Vaida Voievod alley nr.14

Swimming:

Universitas: 20 ron or 4,3€ on a single entry

Adress: Babes Park

Buss: 30 from Memorandumului

101- from Clabucet, Minerva

Alverna Spa: 10 entries/mounth=150 ron or 35€

Adress:Alverna street nr. 78

Buss: Mihai Viteazu station-Alverna station: 32

UTCN: 17 ron or 4€,

Adress: Pandurilor street

Buss: 101

Climbing:

Free Wall: 8 session at 150 Ron, or 35€

Adress: Otelului Street , next URSUS Bear Factory

Buss: 6, 7,24 from Marasti to Agronomia(Piezisa)

25 from Gheorgeni( Iulius Mall) to Agronomia

Climbing Plant( Centrala de escalada)

Adress: Horea street

Buss:9, 101 3, 4, 35

Pool:

Champions Club(pool snooker, darts): 10 RON/ hour or 2.5

€

Adress: 1May market

Buss: Nr. 1 from Agronomia, Memorandumului

PoolHouse: 10 RON/ hour or 2.5 €

Adress: Bulevardul 1 Decembrie 1918, Nr. 35-37

Multiplex Leul: (bowling, pool,snooker,electronic

games,ping-pong): 10-18 : 10 Ron or 2.5 €

18-05: 15 Ron or 3.2 €

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SHOPPING

POLUS CENTER CLUJ

The complex was created to reproduce the center of a city,

but under one roof. All those who come to Polus, children,

teenagers and families, find here everything they need.

Polus Center includes a full range of products and services –

from shops, cafes, meeting places and recreation, to

banking units and pharmacies. Basically, once entered in

Polus, you do not miss anything.

Adress: Comuna Floreşti, Jud. Cluj, Str. Avram Iancu, nr.

492-500

Bus: 24B (at the last station ; it stops right in front of the

mall)

IULIUS MALL CLUJ

The mall in Cluj includes 210 stores, restaurants, the

Auchan Hypermarket, Starbucks Café, a multiplex cinema

Cinema City with 10 halls, a food court with 15 fast-food's,

a seasonal outdoor skating rink, an underground and on

ground parking with a total of 2.500 places. The

architectural grandeur, unique design, quality brands

and annual traffic of over 13 million visitors recommend

Iulius Mall Cluj as a top destination.

Adress: Str. Alex. Vaida Voievod nr. 53-55, Cluj-Napoca

Bus: 25, 24, 24B, 34, 48 (station Iulius Mall)

SORA SHOPPING CENTER

SORA Shopping Center means:

- 77 shops on 3 levels

- cafe, fast-food, pizza, restaurant, casino, supermarket

- 20.000 visitors daily, 5000sqm.

- partners: Coca-Cola, Romaniafilm, the National Theatre,

the National Opera, Vitrina Felix Media, Amprenta

Advertising, Media Sound Advertising, Radio 21, Radio Mix

etc.

Adress: Bulevardul 21 Decembrie 1989, Nr. 5

Bus: 25, 32B, 3, 4, 6, 7, 24, 24B (station Sora)

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CENTRAL SHOPPING CENTER

Located in the center of the city, “the place in the heart of

Cluj” has become the main reference while shopping in Cluj.

“Central” Shopping Center is addressing to the entire

family, currently having 90 different stores: clothing, shoes,

cosmetics and makeup, jewelry and accessories as well as a

wide range of services. In one place you will find a wide

range of quality products and services at very tempting

prices.

International and national brands: Triumph, L’Oreal,

Dinasty, Agnes Toma, Jolidon, Samsonite, Via Appia, Yves

Rocher, Teora, Kultho, Splend’or, King Art, Fissler, Karotte,

Picadilly, Caramel, Deilani, Danini, Fox, House of Art and

many others will satisfy all claims.

Adress: 22 - 26, Regele Ferdinand str.

Bus: 9

SIGMA SHOPPING CENTER

The society today is hasty and dispersed in thousand of

bits in which the simple decisions become more complex, but

there is always a welcoming space that creates a favorable

context for a day of shopping. Because shopping can be

more relaxing. The finest dresses are ranked so that the

moment of choosing will be more pleasant and easier for

you. A hot coffee or a refreshing juice is the prefect artifice

for a comforting moment. Anytime. Along with the people

dearest to you.

Adress: 109 Republicii Street, The Zorilor neighborhood

Bus: 35, 46, 46B, 43, 43B, 50 (station Observatorului)

WINMARKT SOMES

Winmarkt Somes commercial complex is located in the

largest commercial district in Cluj, namely Manastur

neighborhood.

Modernized in several stages the commercial complex

currently has a mix of clients who offer a wide range of

services and products, appreciated by the customers:

grocery, pharmacy, library and stationery, restaurant,

jewelry, lingerie, clothing for adults and children, shoes.

Adress: 19 Bucegi Street

Bus: 25

The price for a simple ticket bus is 3 lei (0,9 eurocents) and

for a double ticket the price is 4 lei (1 euro). The ticke is

available for all busses.

Booklet realized dor AIESEC Cluj Napoca by Ardelean Raluca