What to see in Cluj-Napoca

Cluj-Napoca highlights

The places you can’t miss. In the app we sort them by day and close to each other.

1. Union Square

   With St Michael’s Church.

2. Botanical garden

   With a Japanese garden.

3. Turda Salt Mine

   With an underground Ferris wheel, nearby.

4. Hoia-Baciu Forest

   The “haunted forest”.

5. Atmosphere

   Cafés and festivals.

Day trips from Cluj-Napoca

We take you straight to the best-rated tour on GetYourGuide, with its reviews and dates.

• Salina Turda ★ 4.8 (253 reviews)

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Typical food of Cluj-Napoca

The dish you have to try there and how to make it at home, to whet your appetite before the trip (or to go back to Cluj-Napoca from your kitchen).

Varză à la Cluj

Layers of sauerkraut, minced meat with rice and soured cream, baked until golden: the unrolled version of sarmale and the pride of Cluj cooking.

• Serves 6
• 2 h

Ingredients

• 1 kg sauerkraut (or sautéed shredded cabbage)
• 500 g minced pork
• 100 g rice
• 1 onion
• 150 g smoked bacon
• 400 g soured cream
• Dill, paprika, salt and pepper

How to make it at home

1. Rinse and drain the sauerkraut and soften it in a little bacon fat.
2. Fry the onion and the meat with the paprika, and mix with the half-cooked rice.
3. In a dish, layer sauerkraut, meat, sauerkraut and meat again, finishing with sauerkraut.
4. Cover with the bacon strips and the soured cream.
5. Bake at 180 °C for about 1 hour, until golden.

The trick: A little water or stock between the layers lets the rice finish cooking.

Frequently asked questions about Cluj-Napoca