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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Cluj-Napoca","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"A student city with the best music scene in Romania, two of the largest festivals in Europe, and an underground salt mine with a Ferris wheel inside it an hour away.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304681","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"~100,000 | Students in a city of about 300,000\r\nAug | Untold, one of Europe's largest music festivals\r\n120 m | Below ground, the Ferris wheel in Salina Turda","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"The unofficial capital of Transylvania, and the youngest-feeling city in Romania","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Cluj has around a hundred thousand students in a city of about three hundred thousand, and the whole place runs on that. It has the best caf\u00e9 culture, the best bars and the best music scene in Romania, and it has become the country's main technology hub on top of it.\r\n\r\nHistorically it was Kolozsvar, a Hungarian city, and a substantial Hungarian community remains \u2014 the Gothic St Michael's church on the main square and the statue of King Matthias Corvinus, who was born here, reflect that history.\r\n\r\nTwo festivals put it on the European map. Untold, in August, is one of the largest music festivals on the continent and fills the city entirely. Electric Castle, in July, takes place in the grounds of a ruined Baroque castle half an hour away.\r\n\r\nAn hour south is Salina Turda, a salt mine turned underground park \u2014 a vast chamber with a boating lake, a Ferris wheel and an amphitheatre, a hundred and twenty metres below the surface.\r\n\r\nTwo or three days.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in | Airport 20 minutes by bus, about 3 lei (\u20ac0.60). Budget routes across Europe\r\nGetting around | The centre is walkable. Buses about 3 lei (\u20ac0.60)\r\nCurrency | Romanian leu (RON), roughly 5 to the euro\r\nFestivals | Untold in August and Electric Castle in July fill every bed\r\nSalina Turda | About 50 lei (\u20ac10). An hour away. Take a layer \u2014 it is 12\u00b0C inside\r\nLanguage | Romanian, with Hungarian widely spoken","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"A compact historic centre and a student-heavy ring around it.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"City centre | First-timers and nightlife | Around Unirii Square: St Michael's, the bars, the caf\u00e9s and most of the beds. | 46.7700 | 23.5900 |  | \nNear the university and park | Students and green | West of the centre: Central Park, the student bars and cheaper rooms. | 46.7690 | 23.5790 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would walk, in the order we would walk them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Cluj-Napoca","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Go to Salina Turda. An hour south, about 50 lei (\u20ac10), it is a salt mine worked from the Middle Ages to the 1930s and now an underground park \u2014 a cavernous chamber with a boating lake, a Ferris wheel, a sports area and an amphitheatre, a hundred and twenty metres down. The air is a constant twelve degrees. It is genuinely one of the strangest places in Europe.\r\n\r\nIn the city, St Michael's Church on Unirii Square is free and is one of the largest Gothic churches in Romania.\r\n\r\nThe Botanical Garden, about 15 lei (\u20ac3), is large, well kept and has a Japanese garden.\r\n\r\nWalk up Cetatuia hill for the view over the city.\r\n\r\nThe Pharmacy Museum, in the building of the city's first pharmacy, is small, odd and a few lei.\r\n\r\nBut the real point of Cluj is its caf\u00e9s, bars and the life around them. The best way to spend a day here is slowly.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Salina Turda | About 50 lei (\u20ac10). A salt mine with a Ferris wheel\r\nSt Michael's Church | Free, and one of Romania's largest Gothic churches\r\nBotanical Garden | About 15 lei (\u20ac3), with a Japanese garden\r\nCetatuia hill | Free, and the view over the city","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Cluj-Napoca","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Cluj-Napoca","hw_hub_city_free_body":"Unirii Square, St Michael's Church and the Matthias Corvinus statue are free and are the heart of the city.\r\n\r\nCetatuia hill is a short free climb for the view.\r\n\r\nCentral Park, with its lake and old casino building, is free and full of students.\r\n\r\nThe old town streets and the surviving sections of the medieval walls, including the Tailors' Bastion, cost nothing to walk.\r\n\r\nHoia-Baciu forest on the edge of the city is free and heavily marketed as one of the most haunted forests in the world. It is a pleasant wood with an unusual clearing, and the reputation is considerably larger than the evidence.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Unirii Square | Free, with the Gothic church\r\nCetatuia hill | Free, for the city view\r\nCentral Park | Free, and full of students\r\nHoia-Baciu forest | Free. The haunted reputation outruns the evidence","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Cluj-Napoca","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Cluj-Napoca","hw_hub_city_food_body":"The best eating in Romania outside Bucharest, and cheaper. A main is 35 to 60 lei (\u20ac7\u201312) and student places do less.\r\n\r\nVarza a la Cluj, a layered bake of cabbage, minced meat and rice, is the city's own dish and very filling.\r\n\r\nHungarian influence is strong: goulash, paprika dishes and langos appear alongside the Romanian standards.\r\n\r\nThe caf\u00e9 culture is the best in the country \u2014 dozens of independent coffee shops, many of them serious about it.\r\n\r\nA beer is 10 to 18 lei (\u20ac2\u20133.50), and Cluj has a good craft beer scene.\r\n\r\nThe Piata Mihai Viteazu market is cheap for produce and snacks.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Varza a la Cluj | The city's own layered cabbage bake\r\nHungarian influence | Goulash and langos alongside the Romanian food\r\nCaf\u00e9 culture | The best in Romania\r\nA beer | 10\u201318 lei (\u20ac2\u20133.50), with good craft options","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Cluj-Napoca","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Cluj-Napoca","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"The best in Romania, driven by a hundred thousand students and a young tech workforce.\r\n\r\nThe centre has dense clusters of bars, many in courtyards and cellars, and they fill every night in term.\r\n\r\nA beer is 10 to 18 lei (\u20ac2\u20133.50) and cocktails 25 to 45 lei (\u20ac5\u20139).\r\n\r\nThe live music and electronic scenes are strong and the city has a reputation for both.\r\n\r\nTwo festivals define the summer. Electric Castle, in July, takes place at Banffy Castle half an hour away and draws international headliners. Untold, in August, is held in the city's stadium and Central Park and is one of the largest music festivals in Europe \u2014 the city is transformed and every bed goes.\r\n\r\nTerm time from October to June is when the ordinary nightlife is at its best.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"The best in Romania | A hundred thousand students make sure of it\r\nCourtyard and cellar bars | Dense clusters in the centre\r\nElectric Castle | July, at a ruined castle nearby\r\nUntold | August, and one of Europe's largest festivals","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Cluj-Napoca","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Cluj-Napoca","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The centre is compact and walkable, and buses cost about 3 lei (\u20ac0.60).\r\n\r\nThe airport is twenty minutes from the centre by bus and has budget routes across Europe, which makes Cluj a practical way into Transylvania.\r\n\r\nTrains to Brasov take around six to seven hours and to Bucharest about ten \u2014 Romanian rail is slow. Buses and minibuses are often faster and flying to Bucharest is a real option.\r\n\r\nFor Salina Turda, buses run in about an hour, or it is an easy drive or tour.\r\n\r\nBolt is widely used and cheap.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Walk the centre | Compact and flat\r\nThe airport | Budget routes, and a good way into Transylvania\r\nSalina Turda | An hour by bus\r\nSlow trains | Buses or flights are often faster","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Cluj-Napoca","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Cluj-Napoca costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Cheap, though rising with the tech industry. Dorms are 45 to 100 lei (\u20ac9\u201320), a main 35 to 60 lei (\u20ac7\u201312), and a beer 10 to 18 lei (\u20ac2\u20133.50).\r\n\r\nA day is \u20ac28 to \u20ac50.\r\n\r\nYou pay in lei. Cards work widely.\r\n\r\nSalina Turda at about 50 lei (\u20ac10) is the main entry, and most of the city itself is free.\r\n\r\nUntold in August and Electric Castle in July are the exceptions \u2014 beds triple and sell out months ahead, and festival tickets are a separate and considerable cost.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | 45\u2013100 lei (\u20ac9\u201320)\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac28\u201350\r\nSalina Turda | About 50 lei (\u20ac10)\r\nFestival weeks | Beds triple and sell out months ahead","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Cluj-Napoca","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Cluj-Napoca","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Cluj is a safe city and crime against visitors is low.\r\n\r\nPetty theft happens in busy bars and around the station, at ordinary levels, and rises sharply during festival weeks.\r\n\r\nAt Untold and Electric Castle, the usual large-festival risks apply: heat, dehydration, drugs of unknown content and very large crowds. Drink water, stay with your group and agree a meeting point, since phone networks struggle under the load.\r\n\r\nAt Salina Turda, the underground air is a constant twelve degrees \u2014 take a layer even in August \u2014 and the stairs and walkways down are long and can be slippery.\r\n\r\nRomanian roads are among the most dangerous in the EU; take care if driving. Emergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Festival crowds | Heat, drugs of unknown content, agree a meeting point\r\nSalina Turda | Twelve degrees inside. Take a layer\r\nPetty theft | Busy bars and festival weeks\r\nRomanian roads | Among the EU's most dangerous","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Cluj-Napoca","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Cluj-Napoca","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"An underground salt park, a gorge and the Apuseni mountains.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Salina Turda | 1 hour | Bus, then about 50 lei (\u20ac10) | A medieval salt mine turned underground park, with a boating lake and a Ferris wheel 120 metres below the surface. |  | 1304640\nTurda Gorge | 1 hour | Bus and walk, about 10 lei (\u20ac2) | A limestone gorge with a walking path along the river between high cliffs. |  | 1304641\nApuseni Mountains | 2 hours | Car or tour, \u20ac30\u201360 | Caves including a glacier cave at Scarisoara, plus karst plateaus and villages. |  | 1304642\nSighisoara | 2.5 hours | Bus or train, about 40 lei (\u20ac8) | An inhabited medieval citadel and Vlad Tepes's birthplace. |  | 1304630","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Cluj-Napoca","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"May to June and September to October. July and August are festival season.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. Festival weeks in July and August are the defining factor for cost and availability \u2014 outside them, spring and autumn term time is when the city is at its best.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 1 | 2 | Cold and grey. Cheapest, students in\r\nFebruary | 3 | 2 | Cold and quiet\r\nMarch | 10 | 3 | Improving\r\nApril | 16 | 4 | Good. Terraces opening\r\nMay | 21 | 5 | Excellent. The city outdoors\r\nJune | 24 | 5 | Very good. Term winding down\r\nJuly | 26 | 4 | Electric Castle. Warm and busy\r\nAugust | 26 | 4 | Untold. The city transformed, beds gone\r\nSeptember | 21 | 5 | Superb. Term restarts\r\nOctober | 15 | 5 | Excellent. The city at full strength\r\nNovember | 8 | 2 | Grey and cooling\r\nDecember | 2 | 3 | Cold, with a Christmas market on Unirii Square","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"Two of the largest music festivals in Europe, a month apart.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Cluj-Napoca","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/romania\/cluj-napoca\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Untold | August | Cluj Arena and Central Park | One of the largest music festivals in Europe, over four days, with hundreds of thousands attending. The city fills entirely and beds triple. |  | \nElectric Castle | July | Banffy Castle, Bontida | A major festival in the grounds of a ruined Baroque castle half an hour away. |  | \nTransilvania International Film Festival | June | Citywide | Romania's largest film festival, with outdoor screenings in the squares. |  | \nChristmas market | December | Unirii Square | A market around St Michael's Church. |  | \nTerm time | October to June | Citywide | When the city's hundred thousand students are in. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros \u2014 you will pay in lei, at roughly 5 to the euro.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Shown in euros for comparison; you pay in lei. Festival weeks triple the bed line, and festival tickets sit outside these figures.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3\r\nMiddle of the road | 18 | 17 | 3 | 12\r\nComfortable | 36 | 32 | 6 | 24","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Cluj-Napoca","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"A good scene in the centre, which sells out entirely during Untold and Electric Castle. Live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Cluj-Napoca","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/romania\/cluj-napoca\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Cluj-Napoca travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"Is Salina Turda worth the trip? | Yes, and it is one of the strangest places in Europe. A salt mine worked from the Middle Ages to the 1930s, now an underground park 120 metres down with a boating lake, a Ferris wheel and an amphitheatre. About 50 lei (\u20ac10) and an hour by bus. The air is a constant twelve degrees, so bring a layer whatever the season.\r\nWhen is Untold? | August, over four days, in the stadium and Central Park. It is one of the largest music festivals in Europe, the whole city is transformed, and beds triple in price and sell out months ahead. Plan around it deliberately either way.\r\nWhat is Electric Castle? | A major music festival in July held in the grounds of Banffy Castle at Bontida, a ruined Baroque castle half an hour from the city. It draws international headliners and has a strong reputation for its setting.\r\nIs it the best nightlife in Romania? | By most accounts, yes. A hundred thousand students and a young tech workforce keep the bars and venues busy, the live music and electronic scenes are strong, and prices are low \u2014 a beer is 10 to 18 lei (\u20ac2\u20133.50).\r\nIs Hoia-Baciu forest actually haunted? | It is heavily marketed as one of the most haunted forests in the world, with tours to match. It is a pleasant wood on the edge of the city with an unusual treeless clearing, and the reputation is considerably larger than any evidence. It is free and a nice walk.\r\nHow do I get around Romania from here? | Slowly by train \u2014 Brasov is six to seven hours and Bucharest about ten. Buses and minibuses are often faster, and flying to Bucharest is a practical option. Cluj airport has budget routes across Europe and is a good way in.\r\nHow cheap is it? | Cheap, though rising as the tech industry grows. Dorms 45 to 100 lei (\u20ac9\u201320), a main 35 to 60 lei (\u20ac7\u201312), and a day around \u20ac28 to \u20ac50 outside festival weeks.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Cluj-Napoca hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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