The city

A Craiova boulevard at dusk — traffic, blocks and the glass tower against a pink sky

What to see, the airfield, where to shop, doctors and everyday services.

See & do

What to see in Craiova: Romanescu Park, the zoo, the walkable old centre, the Aman library, and a city that is more for living in than touring.

Shops & malls

Shopping in Craiova: the Promenada and Electroputere malls, the central Mercur, the hypermarkets and the cash and carry, and what each is good for.

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Health

A 24-hour pharmacy, private clinics and imaging in Craiova, and how to reach each one.

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Services

Everyday services in Craiova: repairs, laundry, barbers and paperwork. The unglamorous list that everybody needs in the first week.

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Sport & gyms

Training in Craiova: gyms that take it seriously, what a month costs, and what a visitor can walk into without signing anything long.

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SIM & eSIM

A phone number and data in Craiova: a Digi prepaid SIM with a Romanian number once you arrive, or an eSIM switched on before you land, and where to go.

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Money & payments

Money in Craiova: the Romanian leu, where cards work and where you still need cash, exchange and ATM traps, and what everyday things cost.

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Bitcoin in Craiova

Where the Bitcoin ATMs in Craiova are, and why no shop will take BTC from you.

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Post & parcels

Letters and online orders in Craiova with no mailbox key and nobody at home — lockers, pickup points, post-restant and a rented PO box, with the real terms.

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Where to cool down

Every place in this guide with working air conditioning, measured on one scale and ranked.

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Household electronics

Where to buy electric toothbrushes, shavers, hair dryers and kettles in Craiova: Altex, Flanco, Media Galaxy, eMAG, dm — addresses, hours and map.

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Tech & future

Where Craiova is heading: solar and storage you can see standing in a yard, and the other things in the city that point forward rather than back.

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Weather & seasons

How hot Craiova gets in summer, what the other seasons are like, and the climate month by month.