1. Presentation of the city  IASI is a city and municipality in north- eastern Romania. The city was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia from 1564 to 1859, the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia between 1859–1862 and Romania between 1916– 1918.  IASI is the most important historical, economic, and cultural center in Northeast Romania

2. 3. Accommodation in Iaşi Here are some hotels that you can stay in when in Iasi: Hotel Unirea Piaţa Unirii Street No. 5, Iasi The recently renovated, modern and easily accessible Hotel Unirea in the very heart of Iasi offers well- equipped, comfortable rooms with a warm and welcoming ambience. Hotel Bellaria Bucium 7, Iasi Hotel Bellaria is beautifully located in a quiet residential area of Iasi, a few minutes by car from the historical town centre, offering high-quality services and state-of-the-art facilities in an individually designed ambience. Hotel Ramada City Center Iasi St Grigore Ureche 27, Iasi Ramada Iasi City Center is located in a quiet place in the heart of the city. It is only 15 minutes drive from the airport and 7 minutes from the main. Hotel Ciric Zona de Agrement Ciric, Iasi Hotel Ciric is situated at the shore of Ciric Lake, 3 km from the centre of Iasi and 1.8 km from the airport, being perfectly suited for business people and leisure guests alike.

3. Restaurants and pubs  Restaurants:In Iasi there are many restaurants, fast foods and traditional pubs. There are also different foreign restaurants : Greek(Amanda Iulius Mall, 2nd floor, ), Chinese(Bamboo Chinese Str. Sf. Teodor 26, ), Irish(Ginger ale pub Str. Saulescu 23, ), Italian(Restaurant italian Str. Grigore Ureche nr. 1-3, ), Indian(Indiana Str. Basota 2, ) and so on.  Famous Pub: build in "English Style" - decorated with ancient art objects, approved like being the perfect place for buisness or friendship meetings, London Pub is the ideal combination between entertainment and distinction.

4. 2. Transportation in Iaşi Rail Central Railroad Station, two train stations, Central Rail Station and Nicolina International Rail Station serve the city and are operated by Romanian Railways (CFR). Moldovan railway also serves these stations for travel into Moldova. The Iaşi Central Rail Station, located about 1.5 km to the city centre, provides direct rail connections to all the major Romanian cities and to Chişinău. The rail stations are very well connected to all the parts of the city by the trams, and buses of the local public transport company, RATP. Air Iasi is served by the Iaşi International Airport (IAS) located 8 km east of the city centre. The airport has nonstop flights to and from Bucharest, Budapest, Timisoara and Vienna. Road Iaşi is connected to European route E85/E583 with Bucharest through a four lane express road. It is also planned a East-West freeway connection Romanian Motorway A4 to Romanian Motorway A3 (also known as "Transylvania Motorway"). The Iaşi Coach Station is used by several private transport companies to provide coach connections from Iaşi to a large number of locations from all over the country. Public transport RATP (the local public transport company) provides public transit within the Iasi city and operates an extensive network using 150 trams (electric trams began operating in Iasi in 1898) and 100 buses. In the first 3 months of 2007 the RATP carried 11,365,819 passengers, an average of 128,000 passengers per day. Central Railroad StationIaşi Airport Terminal

5. IASI-Enterteiment  If you ever visit the city of IASI you certainly can`t be bored because you can visit the oldest botanical garden in Romania(1856).  You can also visit:- The National Complex “Moldova”; - 9 Romanian literature museums; - The natural history museum ; - The Romanian National Opera “Iasi”; or if you are young, you can choose to explore the nightlife in clubs and pubs such as:Finley Club, Slash Club, Belfast Pub, Iago Club, XS Club YOU KNOW THAT? -the city of IASI is the second in Romania after Bucharest in population? -the 7 hillocks which gives the name of the city are:Sorogari, Breazu, Cetatuia, Galata, Bucium-Paun and Copou-Aurora? -the University of IASI is the oldest university in Romania? Called “AL. I. CUZA” it was inaugurated on 7 th November 1860.