The Botoșani County Museum presents the region’s most significant periods of development, from prehistory to the present day, in 17 exhibition halls. Cucuteni pottery is also displayed there; the exhibits have been shown in major exhibitions at the Vatican, in Switzerland, and in Poland.
Those considering Botoșani as a travel destination may wish to book a hotel.
Culture and History
The Nicolae Iorga Memorial House is the only surviving 19th-century building among the ten homes in which the Iorga family lived during his childhood and youth. It houses numerous objects of cultural and historical value related to the historian Nicolae Iorga. In the two rooms used by Zulnia Iorga and her children Nicolae and George, the memorial house presents a contemporary reconstruction of the living conditions of that time.
The art department of the “Ștefan Luchian” Art Galleries comprises more than 2,300 works of art. Visitors can see works there by the artists Ștefan Luchian, Octav Băncilă, Constantin Piliuţă, Petre Achiţenie, A. M. Agripa, Ion Murariu, and Constantin Radinschi, who originated from Botoșani. The collection of the “Ștefan Luchian” Museum House also includes numerous items donated by relatives who were alive during the painter Ștefan Luchian’s lifetime.
The Ethnography Museum is housed in Casa Manolache Iorga, a building dating from the 18th century. The exhibition includes exhibits on folk architecture, the region’s activities and crafts, ceramics, furniture, textiles and traditional costumes, Christmas and New Year customs, as well as decorated eggs. The Botoșani County Museum also displays a partial reconstruction of the oldest human dwelling in Southeastern Europe, discovered in Ripiceni.
Coșula Monastery was an important cultural center where the first Romanian translation of Herodotus was produced in the 18th century. The original interior painting of the church at Coșula Monastery dates from 1538.
The June edition of Zilele Eminescu takes place annually in Botoșani around June 15 and has reached more than 40 editions.
Nature
Lacul Stânca-Costești is one of the six special bird protection areas in Botoșani County and bears the designation ROSPA0058. Pădurea Tudora is listed as a protected natural area under the designation RONPA0248, in connection with the yew tree.
The Ipotești Memorial offers a virtual tour for remote visitors. Lacul cu nuferi is part of the Ipotești Memorial and is considered a natural monument. The Ipotești Memorial lists the Mihai Eminescu Memorial House as a visitor attraction.
Places and Museums in Dorohoi
The “George Enescu” Memorial Museum in Dorohoi has a music salon where concerts and recitals are regularly held. The Natural Sciences Museum in Dorohoi has 17 exhibition halls, including nine halls with natural history objects and eight halls with glass and porcelain exhibits.
The natural history collections of the Natural Sciences Museum in Dorohoi comprise approximately 276,000 specimens from all systematic groups. The museum also has a small area with exotic birds and fish.
Routes
The ecumenical tourist route in Botoșani County runs from Botoșani via Stăuceni, Băluşeni, Coşula, Frumuşica, Suliţa, Durneşti, Ştiubieni, Păltiniş, Darabani, Hudeşti, Dorohoi, Hilişeu Horia, Şendriceni, Văculeşti, Brăieşti, Mihai Eminescu, Curteşti, and Vorona to Cristeşti. The route includes the Sf. Nicolae Monastery in Coșula and Sihăstria Voronei.
The Botoșani–Vorona route is described as 18 km long, taking six hours, with an easy difficulty level and Botoșani as its starting point. The Vorona route includes a marked footpath through the forest from Sihăstria Voronei to the Altarul din peșteră of the pious Onufrie from the 17th century; traces of an old chapel can also be found there.
In Vorona, there is a network of agrotourism farms where guests can discover traditional Moldavian cuisine and obtain natural culinary products.
Other linked subareas include Botoşani, Costinești, Zăiceşti, Ștefănești, and Mesteacăn.
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