PITESTI

PITESTI

ROMANIA

Alexandra C.

Denisa R.

Cultural Life

Pitesti is known for its Arges County Museum and Planetarium, Al. Davila Theater or the old buildings from the city center. Also, Pitesti has two beautiful old churches very important for its habitants. Another attraction are the high number of fountains, the most popular one being in front of the City Hall and its dedicated to Europe's Day. In the weekend nights you can enjoy a unique programe of music, lights and "water dance" in the rythms of Mozart and Beethoven.

City of Tulips

Green Spaces

Pitesti is one of the greenest cities in Romania. It has several parks all around the city and the largest natural park in the country, the Trivale Forest. Also, in Pitesti you can find the biggest natural park arranged with European funding from Europe, "Lunca Argesului Park". What's more, you can take a walk on the Arges river side. A great advantage is that Pitesti has four seasons, each of them beautiful in its way.

It all started back in 1972 when the first tulips were brought in the city. There were planted 3000 tulip bulbs and 200 hyacinths.

No one thought that for Pitesti that day will mean a destiny, that it became in short time known as "City of Tulips", many people reffered to it as the piece of Holland from Romania.

In April 1978 was the first edition of the "Tulip Symphony", a symbol of the cultural life of Pitesti, a flower festival unlike any other in Romania. The event is marked by a series of thematic activities, all revolving around flowers, and their tradition in Pitesti.

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Nightlife

Facts about Pitesti

The fun in Pitesti doesn't stop when the sun goes down. It actually starts. You can find a lot of pubs and clubs spread all over the city. From classy Cafe's, themed pubs to wild night clubs, everyone can find something for their taste. Some young people or couples choose to spend their night on Budeasa Dam, a place where you can see the city's lights.

• It is the capital of the Arges County;
• It was first mentioned as a human settlement in a document of Mircea cel Bătrân (Mircea the Old), ruler of Țara Românească, on the 20th of May 1388;
• In 2013, Pitesti city was declared „European City of Sport” and at the end of that same year applied for the „European Green Capital Award” being the only city in Romania to do so;
• During the communism period in Pitesti was a penal facility best remembered for the brainwashing experiments. Also known as the Pitești Experiment, it was designed as a way of "reeducating" political prisoners opposed to the communist government of Romania. The experiment's goal was for prisoners to discard past political and religious convictions, and, eventually, to alter their personalities to the point of absolute obedience. Estimates for the total number of people passed through the experiment range from 1,000 to 5,000. It is considered the largest and most intensive brainwashing torture program in the Eastern bloc.