Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
rooms that look like a spread in
Town & Country
magazine. The standard rates include
breakfast; the higher rates include use of the sauna and pool. To find it, make a right at the
statue of Besarab I near the Princely Court and follow the street uphill about 100m.
Hotel Posada $$
( 0248-721 451;
www.posada.ro
; B-dul Basarabilor 27-29; s/d 130/180 lei;
)
Nicely remodelled three-star hotel with a quiet location at the far northern end of B-dul
Basarabilor by the monastery complex. Try to get a front room to watch the sunset over
the mountains.
HOTEL
Eating
Curtea Veche $$
( 0348-108 114;
www.curteavechekm0.ro
;
B-dul Basarabilor 121; mains 15-30 lei;
9am-11pm)
Handsomely restored villa with a big rambling porch and a lower level terrace
with comfy pillow seating for lounging. The menu is textbook traditional Romanian;
tochitura argeseana
is a stewy mix of pork, peppers, onions and an egg, all poured over
polenta. Does pretty good pizza too.
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Crama Basarabilor $$
( 0744-653 750; B-dul Basarabilor 106; mains 10-32 lei; 11.30am-11pm; )
Nice
summer camp-inspired terrace, but sit inside to enjoy the full menu of classic Romanian
fare, with a few 'international' dishes for variety, including an 'English Breakfast'. Just
20m from the Princely Court.
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Information
There is no formal tourist information office, though the private travel agency
Turism
Posada
( 0248-721 451;
www.posada.ro
; B-dul Basarabilor 27-29; 9am-5pm Mon-
Fri)
in the Hotel Posada may be able to answer some basic questions.
Catena
(
www.catena.ro
;
B-dul Basarabilor 117-119; 9am-8pm Mon-Fri, 8am-3pm
Sat, 8am-2pm Sun)
Convenient pharmacy, 100m north of the Princely Court.
Post Office
(B-dul Basarabilor 17-19; 7am-8pm Mon-Fri)
Near the Hotel Posada.
