It is probably because it was home to a residence of Elena Ceauşescu that the city was the first in the country (and for a long time the only one) to be connected to Bucharest by a highway, thus facilitating the travel of the wife of the country's leader. The city known as "of the tulips" is not the most beautiful in the country, far from it. With 155,000 inhabitants, it is above all an important road and rail hub, as well as an industrial and petrochemical centre, known in particular for the Dacia factories, which have been established there since the 1960s. That said, if you need to stop by Piteşti, you'll find something to keep you busy for a few hours. The shopping centre is lively and full of flowers. Piaţa Muntenia forms the heart of the city, crossed by Republicii Boulevard (which runs north to south) and Strada Victoriei, a shopping and pedestrian artery. This central district is a long pedestrian plateau surrounded by shops and brick-coloured blocks, including the inevitable and massive Maison de la Culture. Fountains, green spaces, summer terraces and sculptures from the 1970s follow one another. The most remarkable building is the Princely Church of St. George, all in brick, almost incongruous in this concrete environment. Finally, Pitești is sadly known for its prison which, from 1949 to 1951, carried out terrible experiments of re-education through torture on opponents of the regime, known as the "Pitești phenomenon".

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