Visitar la encantadora ciudad de
Timisoara,
Rumania.Timisoara es comúnmente conocida como "la pequeña
Viena", ha recibido en efecto influencia austríaca, que puede constatarse en la arquitectura, la gastronomía y la cultura. Timisoara es una ciudad fácil de recorrer a pie y dividida en plazas en las que se exhiben sus impresionantes joyas arquitectónicas. El centro es totalmente peatonal, pero es mejor visitarlo al anochecer para degustar un buen vaso de vino caliente mientras paseas entre sus centelleantes luces.
Probably the best way to see Timisoara is by taking a free tour of the city.
Understanding that is better to bring as many tourists as possible than to have only some and charge them for everything , locals offer free city tours , mostly for english speakers but not only. A simple search on
Google can solve this if searching for a free city tour.
You could walk most places in central Timisoara, but there is a good transportation service including trolleys, trams and buses. The majority of buses and trolleys are new. The trams are old
German models, but the travel conditions are quite decent.
A major problem in
Romanian public transportation is respecting a schedule.
Unfortunately Timisoara makes no exception. Some of the tram and bus stations have digital panels which list the waiting times, but they're not always accurate.
There are two types of tickets, one for the three express lines (buses) and one for the rest of the buses, trams and trolleys. The prices for one ticket are around 0.6 and 0.3€ respectively, and you can find them at press stands in almost every station. You can also buy passes for a day, a week, two weeks or a month, on one, two or all lines.
In
Timisoara Romania there is no shortage of taxis. You can reach about any
point in Timisoara by paying a fee of 10-20 Lei (about 3-6€).
Don't negotiate with the driver and insist for the meter to be turned on. If you don't want to overpay avoid private taxis and call for a local taxi company (Tudo,
Radio, Timisoara, Autogenn, Fan or Prompt). The taxis licensed by the
City Hall have a distinctive oval black sticker on the backseat doors, while the pricier, probably scam taxis have a
sign on the top of the car which only says '
Taxi' and doesn't mention the name of the taxi company. These taxis are twice as expensive, but they are also legal. If you see a taxi driver approaching and asking you for a ride, reject it, and search for a local company taxi.
Currently there's a running trial for an app for iPhone and
Android called StarTaxi that allows you to request taxis using the smartphone and
Internet connection. You can set it up to
English language and as long as you have a clear
GPS signal you don't even have to know your current address.
If you want to rent a car there are plenty of car rental companies. They offer good priced services and all types of vehicles.
Getting around the city is also possible by bicycle, and during rush hours with fair weather is far better than getting stuck in heavy traffic. There are also dedicated cycle lanes in some parts of the city (starting from the city center). However, be mindful of potholes popping up every now and then and be extra-cautious when sharing the road with cars, as some drivers tend to utterly disrespect anyone travelling on two wheels (be it a bicycle or a motorcycle).
If you are trying to navigate to an address a lot of times you have to be careful as street names change a lot.
Try to request all former street names or your SatNav might not be able to find them.
Sometimes people will give you the old name which is also a problem with online-based navigation software.
- published: 18 Feb 2014
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