# Parks and gardens — tourist attractions in Romania [Romania](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/attractions) › [Categories](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/categories) > Historic parks, botanical and dendrological gardens, rose gardens and the grounds of great estates. Most of the parks and gardens of Romania are legacies of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th: public gardens drawn by landscape architects brought from France and Austria, the spa parks of the resorts, the rose gardens and botanical gardens of the university towns, but also the dendrological parks around castles and manor houses, planted by noble families with species brought from other continents. Many went through decades of neglect and are being restored one by one; most can be visited freely, and the estate parks are included in the castle ticket. The [Rose Park](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/parcul-rozelor-timisoara) in Timișoara, on the bank of the Bega, is the best-known rose garden in the country. At the gates of Bucharest, [Mogoșoaia Palace](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/palatul-mogosoaia) has its Italian garden and the English park laid out by Martha Bibescu, while on the Mureș valley the historic park of the [Royal Castle of Săvârșin](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/castelul-regal-savarsin) is visited with a guide. The dendrological parks of [Károlyi Castle in Carei](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/castelul-karolyi-carei) and [Sturdza Castle of Miclăușeni](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/castelul-sturdza-miclauseni) have trees more than two centuries old, and at [Cantacuzino Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/castelul-cantacuzino) in Bușteni you stroll among fountains with the Bucegi Mountains behind. ## Tourist attractions 42 attractions - [Mogoșoaia Palace](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/mogosoaia-palace) — Castles and palaces · Mogoșoaia, IF · 15 lei · 1½ – 2 hours · Top 100 The Brâncovenesc palace built by Constantin Brâncoveanu in 1702, with its carved stone loggia, the old kitchen, a church from 1688 and a large lakeside park, 15 km from the centre of Bucharest. - [Cantacuzino Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/cantacuzino-castle) — Castles and palaces · Bușteni, PH · 85 lei · 1 – 1½ hours · Top 100 The Neo-Romanian summer residence of the 'Nabob' Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino, with a ballroom lined with coats of arms, a terrace facing the Bucegi Mountains and the Nevermore Academy exterior from Wednesday. - [Hoia-Baciu Forest](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/hoia-baciu-forest) — Parks and gardens · Cluj-Napoca, CJ · Free · 1½ – 2 hours A forest of about 300 ha on the western edge of Cluj, known for its twisted tree trunks, the Round Clearing and the "paranormal" legends that made it famous worldwide. - [Brukenthal Summer Palace in Avrig](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/brukenthal-summer-palace-in-avrig) — Castles and palaces · Avrig, SB · 1 – 1½ hours The summer residence of Baron Samuel von Brukenthal, governor of Transylvania, built in the Baroque style on a terrace above the Olt, with its Baroque garden, orangery and a small exhibition in the palace rooms. - [Belvedere Park](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/belvedere-park) — Parks and gardens · Sibiu, SB · Free · 1 – 1½ hours Sibiu's newest park, opened in 2023 on 6.4 hectares in Tilișca on a former rubble dump: terraces with views of the Cindrel Mountains, minigolf, a pump track, playgrounds and sports courts. - [Károlyi Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/karolyi-castle) — Castles and palaces · Carei, SM · 40 lei · 1 – 1½ hours Eclectic castle with towers and a moat, rebuilt in 1894–1896 by the Károlyi family in the middle of a three-century-old dendrological park; inside, period interiors, wax figures and African trophies. - [Baroque Palace of Oradea](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/baroque-palace-of-oradea) — Castles and palaces · Oradea, BH · 25 lei · 1 – 1½ hours The Roman Catholic bishops' residence, built in 1762–1777 by Franz Anton Hillebrandt, is Romania's largest Baroque palace; today it hosts church art exhibitions, and the garden is open daily. - [I Giardini di Zoe (Zoe's Gardens)](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/i-giardini-di-zoe) — Parks and gardens · Banpotoc, HD · 25 lei · 1 – 1½ hours A private Italian-style garden at Banpotoc, near Deva: travertine paths, geometrically clipped hedges, fountains and vases brought from Italy, over almost 3.5 hectares, open to the public since 2018. - [Nicolae Romanescu Park](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/nicolae-romanescu-park) — Parks and gardens · Craiova, DJ · Free · 2 – 2½ hours A romantic park of nearly 100 hectares designed by the Frenchman Édouard Redont and inaugurated in 1903, with a lake, a suspension bridge, the Enchanted Castle and the zoo, in the south of Craiova. - [Panoramic Park Viking Village](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/panoramic-park-viking-village) — Parks and gardens · Avrig, SB · 35 lei · 1½ – 2 hours Viking-inspired theme village in the Avrig Valley, with a Nordic house, weaving workshop, forge, stories, bird farm and playgrounds for a family outing. - [Arsenal Park](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/arsenal-park) — Parks and gardens · Orăștie, HD · 40 lei · 3½ – 4 hours A military-themed park at Orăștie, on 88 hectares of forest: an open-air museum of military hardware, an adventure park, a 607 m zip line and a summer water park. - [Sturdza Castle of Miclăușeni](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/sturdza-castle-of-miclauseni) — Castles and palaces · Miclăușeni, IS · 35 lei · 50 min A Neo-Gothic palace built by George and Maria Sturdza between 1880 and 1904, its façades covered in coats of arms and stone tracery, set in an old park with ponds; reopened in 2026 after a major restoration. - [“Anastasie Fătu” Botanical Garden, Iași](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/anastasie-fatu-botanical-garden-iasi) — Parks and gardens · Iași, IS · 2 – 2½ hours The first botanical garden in Romania, run by “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University: almost 90 hectares on Copou Hill, with a rose garden, a greenhouse complex, a lake and annual chrysanthemum shows. - [“Dimitrie Brândză” Botanical Garden, Bucharest](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/dimitrie-brandza-botanical-garden-bucharest) — Parks and gardens · București · 15 lei · 1½ – 2 hours The University of Bucharest's botanical garden, in Cotroceni: more than 18 hectares with a rose garden, an Italian garden, a lake with an island, greenhouses with palms and orchids, and a botanical museum. - [Alexandru Ioan Cuza Park (IOR Park)](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/alexandru-ioan-cuza-park) — Parks and gardens · București · Free · 1½ – 2 hours One of Bucharest's largest parks, about 85 hectares, laid out in the 1960s around Lake Titan, with five islands and a wooden church on the shore. - [Domeniile Murani](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/domeniile-murani) — Parks and gardens · Murani, TM · 10 lei · 2½ – 3 hours Family leisure park in Murani village, near Timișoara: old trees, a farm, playgrounds and outdoor activities on an estate with a historic manor house. - [Tineretului Park](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/tineretului-park) — Parks and gardens · București · Free · 1½ – 2 hours The largest park in southern Bucharest, laid out between 1965 and 1974 around a lake of about 13 hectares, with long avenues, playgrounds and the Polyvalent Hall. - [Alexandru Borza Botanical Garden](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/alexandru-borza-botanical-garden) — Parks and gardens · Cluj-Napoca, CJ · 21 lei · 1½ – 2 hours The botanical garden of Babeș-Bolyai University, on almost 14 hectares in the south of Cluj: a Japanese garden with a tea house on a lake, greenhouses more than 60 years old, a water tower and a botanical museum. - [Anton Scudier Central Park (Parcul Central „Anton Scudier”)](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/anton-scudier-central-park) — Parks and gardens · Timișoara, TM · Free · ½ – 1 hours One of Timișoara's oldest parks, next to the Metropolitan Cathedral: wide paths, fountains, pergolas, monuments and the Alley of Personalities, an open-air museum of bronze busts. - [Botanical Park (Parcul Botanic)](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/botanical-park) — Parks and gardens · Timișoara, TM · Free · ½ – 1 hours The dendrological park beside Timișoara's former fortress, laid out in 1986–1990 on a 1966 plan: over 8 hectares with rare trees, a Japanese garden, a rose collection and a stretch of the fortress wall. - [Cișmigiu Gardens](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/cismigiu-gardens) — Parks and gardens · București · Free · 1 – 1½ hours Bucharest's oldest public park, laid out from 1847 in the landscape style around a lake, with shady avenues, the Writers' Rotunda and romantic stone corners, right in the city centre. - [Dinosaur World Transylvania](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/dinosaur-world-transylvania) — Parks and gardens · Sibișel, HD · 35 lei · 2½ – 3 hours Family theme park at Sibișel in the Hațeg area, with dinosaur replicas, an animal farm, playgrounds and outdoor adventure activities at the foot of the Retezat Mountains. - [Kiseleff Park](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/kiseleff-park) — Parks and gardens · București · Free · ½ – 1 hours A historic park laid out after 1832 on both sides of Kiseleff Road, with shady avenues, a small lake with a fountain, a wooden gazebo and busts of cultural figures. - [Solomon's Rocks](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/solomon-s-rocks) — Parks and gardens · Brașov, BV · Free · 1 – 1½ hours A group of limestone crags at the end of the Șchei district of Brașov, on the Valea cu Apă valley, with a picnic area, small cascades and a forest road towards Poiana Brașov. - [Vasile Fati Botanical Garden, Jibou](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/vasile-fati-botanical-garden-jibou) — Parks and gardens · Jibou, SJ · 25 lei · 2½ – 3 hours A botanical garden of almost 24 hectares in the former park of the Wesselényi castle: a Japanese garden with lakes and pavilions, greenhouses with palms and cacti, aquariums and thousands of tulips in spring. - [“Alexandru Buia” Botanical Garden, Craiova](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/alexandru-buia-botanical-garden-craiova) — Parks and gardens · Craiova, DJ · 1 – 1½ hours A botanical garden of almost 13 hectares in the middle of Craiova, with lakes, a collection of more than 3,000 taxa, walking paths and a new tropical greenhouse under construction. - [“Pavel Covaci” University Botanical Garden, Macea](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/pavel-covaci-university-botanical-garden-macea) — Parks and gardens · Macea, AR · 6 lei · 1½ – 2 hours A 21.5-hectare dendrological park around the Csernovics Castle, with one of the richest collections of trees and shrubs in the country, an alpine garden, stone sculptures and small museums in the old hunting lodge. - [Bethlen Castle in Arcalia](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/bethlen-castle-in-arcalia) — Castles and palaces · Arcalia, BN · ½ – 1 hours The only Moorish-Byzantine castle in Transylvania, with four towers topped by red onion domes, set in a dendrological park of over 150 species; the castle can only be admired from outside. - [Brambura Park](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/brambura-park) — Parks and gardens · Avrig, SB · 15 lei · 2½ – 3 hours A family theme park in the Avrig Valley, home to the Upside-Down House, a 200 sq m tilted house built upside down, plus a mini zoo, tubing and playgrounds. - [Carol I Park](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/carol-i-park) — Parks and gardens · București · Free · 1 – 1½ hours A historic park laid out in 1900–1906 on Filaret Hill for the General Romanian Exhibition, with a lake, a monumental central avenue, the Zodiac Fountain and the Heroes of the Nation Memorial on the upper plateau. - [Central Park “Simion Bărnuțiu”](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/central-park-simion-barnutiu) — Parks and gardens · Cluj-Napoca, CJ · Free · 1 – 1½ hours Cluj's historic park, laid out from 1838 on the bank of the Someșul Mic, with Lake Chios, the old Casino, the music pavilion and a central avenue between old trees; locals call it the Big Park. - [Danube Promenade (Faleza Dunării)](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/danube-promenade) — Parks and gardens · Galați, GL · Free · 1 – 1½ hours Galați's 3–4 km promenade, on two levels above the Danube, with metal sculptures from the 1976–1991 camps and restaurants on boats; under redevelopment since 2026. - [Grădina Icoanei](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/gradina-icoanei) — Parks and gardens · București · Free · 45 min A neighbourhood public garden from 1873, covering 2.4 hectares, with gentle paths, an artificial stream, two fountains and playgrounds, a short walk from Piața Romană. - [King Michael I Park (Herăstrău)](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/king-michael-i-park) — Parks and gardens · București · Free · 2 – 2½ hours Bucharest's largest park, on the shore of Lake Herăstrău: nearly 190 hectares of strolling paths, the Japanese Garden, Caryatid Alley and Rose Island. - [Săvârșin Royal Castle](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/savarsin-royal-castle) — Castles and palaces · Săvârșin, AR The Royal Family's Neoclassical residence in the Mureș valley, with a historic park open for guided tours and the Royal Village, where King Michael's garage is now a car museum; open at weekends, May–October. - [Bordei Park](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/bordei-park) — Parks and gardens · București · Free · 45 min A quiet 3.3-hectare park on the shore of Lake Floreasca in northern Bucharest, next to Herăstrău, with paved paths, benches and a playground. - [Circus Park](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/circus-park) — Parks and gardens · București · Free · ½ – 1 hours A park of about 26 hectares in Sector 2, laid out in 1961 on a former clay pit, with a lake of lotus and pond turtles, next to the Globus Circus. - [Copou Park (Grădina Copou)](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/copou-park) — Parks and gardens · Iași, IS · Free · 1 – 1¼ hours The oldest public park in Iași, laid out from 1834 on Copou hill, with the Lions' Obelisk, Eminescu's Linden Tree, the busts of the Junimea writers and the "Mihai Eminescu" Museum. - [Drumul Taberei Park](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/drumul-taberei-park) — Parks and gardens · București · Free · 1 – 1½ hours The largest park in the Drumul Taberei neighbourhood, redeveloped in 2013–2015, with a boating lake, a cable-stayed footbridge with a red pylon and greenhouses of exotic plants. - [Galați Botanical Garden](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/galati-botanical-garden) — Parks and gardens · Galați, GL · 7 lei · 1½ – 2 hours The youngest botanical garden in Romania, on 18 hectares above the Danube: a rose garden with thousands of roses, a Japanese garden with a lake, a sensory garden and plant collections from five continents. - [Roses Park (Parcul Rozelor)](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/roses-park) — Parks and gardens · Timișoara, TM · Free · ½ – 1 hours Timișoara's historic rose garden, laid out in 1929–1934: rose beds edged with clipped hedges, white wooden pergolas and an open-air summer theatre, in a park of nearly four hectares. - [Simeria Arboretum](https://peplaiuri.ro/en/simeria-arboretum) — Parks and gardens · Simeria, HD · 10 lei · 2 – 2½ hours Romania's oldest dendrological park, on almost 70 hectares beside the Mureș: more than 2,000 taxa, magnolias in spring and paths among centuries-old trees. --- Full page: https://peplaiuri.ro/en/parks-and-gardens Other languages: Română: https://peplaiuri.ro/parcuri-si-gradini.md · Deutsch: https://peplaiuri.ro/de/parks-und-gaerten.md · Italiano: https://peplaiuri.ro/it/parchi-e-giardini.md · Français: https://peplaiuri.ro/fr/parcs-et-jardins.md · Español: https://peplaiuri.ro/es/parques-y-jardines.md · Magyar: https://peplaiuri.ro/hu/parkok-es-kertek.md Source: Pe Plaiuri (https://peplaiuri.ro/en) — Guide to tourist attractions in Romania