Cluj Napoca is situated on river Somesul mic, in area between Apiseni Mountains and Somesan Table-Land. The city borned and developed in one of the main axis of communication which connect the West Europe to South Europe. The oldest writings of the city made from Claudius Ptolemeu geographer (85-165 a.H.) who considered the city one of the most important place of Dacia named Napuca. Cluj Napoca has 332.000 inhabitans and is a touristical attraction centre, due to its monuments from the histirical past (Church and Monastier of the catholic “St. Francis” trend, St. Mihail Church and fortress from Cluj Manastur, Matei Corvins house, Babes-Bolyai university, protection walls of Cluj Fortress, St. Petru and Pavel church, Ortodoxe Church, Manastur Fortress), cultural-scientific rich activity (10 superior institutes with 30 faculties), museums, libraries, dramatic and lyrical theaters (National Romanian theater and Opera, Hungarian Theater and Opera, Filarmony, Gheorghe Dima Academy of Music. An other attraction pint is the Botanic Garden – inside a botanic museum. The touristical accommodation resolve through a net form from 14 hotels, 1 motel and 2 caqmpings. Surroundings of Cluj have a picturesque and outstanding beauty. The fame of Apiseni Mountains is made by its landscapes: large pastures, volcanicspeaks, deep and narrow quaies, being unique in Romania and also in Europe too (Cheile Turzii, Cheile Turenilor). Similar, other touristical attractions are: the caves (Big Cave and Piatra Ponorului Cave), 600 old monuments with the all european stylies: ghotic, baroque, renaissance and modern.
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