The city, in English
Arriving, staying, eating and getting around — plus a driven introduction to the city and days out across Oltenia. Written by someone who lives here, kept in English only.
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Moon & seasons
Where they landed
- 1Luna 213 Sep 1959First object to reach the Moon — a deliberate crash
- 2Luna 93 Feb 1966First soft landing that survived
- 3Apollo 1120 Jul 1969Mare Tranquillitatis
- 4Apollo 1219 Nov 1969Oceanus Procellarum
- 5Apollo 145 Feb 1971Fra Mauro
- 6Apollo 1530 Jul 1971Hadley–Apennine
- 7Apollo 1621 Apr 1972Descartes highlands
- 8Apollo 1711 Dec 1972Taurus–Littrow, the last one
- 9Luna 1620 Sep 1970Brought soil back without a crew
- 10Chang’e 51 Dec 2020Mons Ruemker, samples returned
Near side only — the far side never faces Earth, and nothing has landed there that you could see from Craiova. Positions are plotted from each mission’s published selenographic coordinates; the seas are drawn to scale, not photographed.
- New moontomorrow10 Oct 202618:51 EESTin 29 hours
- Full moonnext26 Oct 202606:12 EETin 17 days
- Spring equinox20 Mar 202616:46 EET
- Summer solstice21 Jun 202611:24 EEST
- Autumn equinox23 Sep 202603:05 EEST
- Winter solsticenext21 Dec 202622:50 EETin 73 days
Equal day and night falls on the two equinoxes above — within a few minutes; the exact equal-length day (the "equilux") lands a few days to either side of each one, not on it, because of atmospheric refraction. 2026 dates, checked each January.
01Arriving
Airport, trains, coaches, city buses, the metropolitan routes and car hire — every way into Craiova and around it.
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02Stay
Where we put people when they visit, plus what to check before renting a flat of your own in Craiova.
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03Eat & drink
Restaurants, bistros, specialty coffee, terraces and street food — the places we actually use in Craiova.
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04The city
What to see, the airfield, where to shop, doctors and everyday services.
See more …05Tours & day trips
An orientation drive and days out across Oltenia, driven and in English.
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06Transfers
Fixed-price transfers from Craiova airport, Bucharest Otopeni and the stations — agreed before you leave.
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Contact the Craiova Tour Guide, our partner sites across the city, and how to add a place to the register.
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08Jobbing in Craiova
Working here, from the ground — what a job actually pays, what it costs, and how a foreigner gets in. Starting with one job, told in full.
See more …09Holidays from Craiova
Leaving, not arriving — what a package holiday out of Craiova costs, which flights leave from CRA rather than Bucharest, and the cheap train over the Danube.
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