Iași, the fourth most populous city in Romania

Iași is the largest city in eastern Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, Iași has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life. The city was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia from 1564 to 1859, then of the United Principalities from 1859 to 1862, and the capital of Romania from 1916 to 1918.

(You can read more here:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ia%C8%99i)

                                                                                                                                                        

 

                                                                                                                                                        

 

A guided tour of IASI on Monday afternoon

  

  

  

  

 

 

Dinner in a typical Romanian restaurant and tasting Romanian national dishes

  

  

 

A cooking class