BOTANICAL GARDEN
Read moreRomania's very first botanical garden, created in 1856 by naturalist Anastasie Fătu, is also one of the country's largest: it covers an area of 80 ha, on Copou Hill. It is divided into twelve sections, dedicated to roses, Romanian flora, world flora and useful plants (medicinal, melliferous, aromatic, etc.). It also includes twelve greenhouses, housing tropical, subtropical and equatorial plants. The Iași Botanical Garden is part of the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University.
COPOU PARK
Read moreThis beautiful park is the oldest in the city, laid out in the first half of the 19th century and then frequented by the elite. It is known for its linden trees, especially the one near which the poet Mihai Eminescu liked to settle in search of inspiration. Almost five hundred years old, it is supported by metal crutches. Nearby is a museum dedicated to the artist. You will see in the park several busts of personalities who have marked the cultural life of Iași: Eminescu of course, but also his lover Veronica Micle and his friend Ion Creangă.