Romania

Geography

The Siret River enters our country through Siret(a small town from the north part of our country). The Siret Valley crosses 5 counties from Moldavia(Suceava, Iasi, Neamt, Bacau and Vrancea). The relief of this part of our country is the plateau with a temperat-continental climat. It is an area with a rich flora and fauna which, at least for now, is not exploied. Even if, regarding the tourism, this area hadn't been developed, because of the magnificent landscape(forests, the Siret meadow, the river itself) and the history that sorrounds the area there are many who would like to know it.

• a town in Suceava county,in Moldovia with a 9.371 people;
• the oldest mentioned fortress in Moldovia ,dating from 1340;
• the second Moldavian capital
• a border town between Romania and Ucraina.

2. PASCANI
The second town of the county in point of size (over 50 000 inhabitants), Pascani is situated in the valley of the Siret river, at 76 Km west of Iasi. Attested by documents in the year 1453. Due to its good location, at the main ford over the Siret, Pascani became one of Moldavia’s main boroughs (mid 19th cent. ). Here they used to hold 21 fairs a year. The railway commissioned in 1869 favoured the development of the boroughs.The railway workers supported the peasant uprising of 1907 of 1907, and joined the strikes of all – country railway workers (1933). Almost completely destroyed during the Second World War, Pascani, has grown into an industrial centre in the last years , into a modern developing town (the old Railway Workshop were turned into an Enterprise of Rolling Stock, new textile, alimentary and other industrial units were set up). It is the birthplace of the great Romanian writer Mihail Sadoveanu.
 

• "Sfintii Voievozi" Church – Stefan cel Mare st – was erected in 1664 by Treasurer Iordache Cantacuzino and rebuilt in 1807. It bears the mark of the 17th century Moldavian architectural style; a two-storey steeple.
• Iordache Cantacuzino – Pascani House – 1, Aleea Parcului. This is a restored two-storey 17th century building; it is one of the successful civil constructions of the age. It has a remarkable cable moulding stone tower; the interior has many vaulted rooms; ethnographic items are on display.
• Monument to the year 1907 (in the town park) was raised in memoriam of the peasant uprising of the year and of the railway who had supported it.

HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS

• Central Hotel Complex (First class, 150 beds) – 1, Moldovei st. This modern five-storey structure, dominates the town centre square. Elegant restaurant, brasserie, breakfast room, confectioner’s-terrace; the offices of the local tourist branch opened on its precincts; comfortable; good services single it out as the favourite hotel of visitors through Pascani.

• "Codrii Pascanilor" Chalet – is located in Motca woods (DN 28 A) at 4 km from town at the crossroad with the E 85 European motorway near Motca locality. Comfortable rooms (central heating) and a cosy terraced restaurant serving delicious foods.
  
   

• a House of Culture provided with show halls.
• a Municipal Library with 100,000 volumes.
• a big cinema hall.

The city of Roman and its surroundings offer many tourist's attractions in terms of culture, history architecture or natural landscape. The main tourist's objectives are the worship sites build during the Medieval period.
Roman is a quiet town. Its personality comes from the combination between old and new, history and modernity. You can admire the old but beautiful houses, the new ones and the blocks of flats. It is a pleasure for the young and old people to walk along the green streets and in the parks in spring and summer.

 

4. BACAU
Bacău is the name of a city and county (Bacău county) in Romania.
-the city is situated among the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, and on the Bistriţa River, which enters the Siret River about 8 kilometres (5 miles) to the south, covering a land surface of 41km² and having an estimated population of 180,000.
The city is situated in north-eastern part of Romania, in the hystorical region of Moldova, at about 300 km north of Bucharest.The Bacău railway station (Gara Bacău) is one of the busiest in Romania; it has access to the railway magistral 500. Thus the city is connected to the main Romanian cities; the railway station is an important transit stop for international trains from Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria.
During the occupation of Wallachia by the Germans, Bacău was the headquarters of the Romanian Army.