The most beautiful parks and gardens Craiova

Located to the south of the city, it's one of the largest and most beautiful in the country, covering more than 90 hectares. Designed by French architect Édouard Redont, it was inaugurated in 1903. Set around a lake, it's a very pleasant place, but it gets crowded on Sundays, when families flock to its paths and small zoo. Among the trees and statues, terraces welcome strollers in summer. The park also boasts a suspension bridge dating from 1901-1902 and the ruins of an "enchanted castle"(Castelul fermecat), built around the same time.

To the north-west of the town center, this university botanical garden, created in 1952, comprises various sections covering a dozen hectares. Entering via strada Iancu Jianu, the first section is dedicated to ornamental plants, with superb beds of colorful flowers beautifully laid out on the lawns. You'll see beautiful collections of dahlias, roses, tulips, water lilies and peonies. Other sections are devoted to Romanian and world flora. The garden also includes greenhouses and a beautiful herbarium for all to consult.