ARAD

Arad is the capital city of the Arad County, straddling the Mures River and occupying parts of two historical provinces of the Western Romania. The city has a population of 147,992 inhabitants, making it the 13th largest city in Romania and the third largest in the Western part of the country.

Arad is the most important trans-European road and rail transportation junction point in Western Romania, included in the 4th Pan-European Corridor that links Western Europe to South-Eastern European and Middle Eastern countries.

It is a city of impressive buildings and architecture, with many of the most important sights located along the broad tree-lined main boulevard. The city has a rich cultural and historical patrimony, offering to its visitors a real out-door museum of architectural styles specific to the XVIII, XIX and XX centuries.

Arad has a rich history and a vivid cultural life and is a candidate city for the title of Cultural Capital in 2021.