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The Crăișor Bastion in Oradea Citadel enters the tourist circuit after rehabilitationtranslated

August 21, 2026 · 1 min read

The Crăișor Bastion from Oradea Citadel will enter the tourist circuit of the municipality starting from September 1, after a rehabilitation of approximately 18 million lei.

The project was financed through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, on the component dedicated to tourism and culture.

The mayor of Oradea, Florin Birta, announced on Wednesday, in a press conference organized at Bastion Crăișor, the completion of the works and specified that European funds covered approximately 10 million lei of the project's value. The local contribution was approximately 8 million lei.

"Through this project, the wonders you see here have been brought to light, and the bastion will enter the tourist circuit of the Oradea municipality," declared the mayor.

According to the mayor, Oradea City Hall has so far invested approximately 25 million euros in Oradea Citadel, through projects financed by European funds.

Archaeological discoveries during the works The Crăișor Bastion was built between 1569-1570 and is the newest restored objective in the Oradea Citadel.

The works also had an important archaeological component. The project manager, Mihaela Neag,...

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Νίκος Κωνσταντίνου

They say it well, 18 million lei and only 10 from European. OK, ancient things came out as Michaela Neagh says, but let's see how many tourists will actually come from September. I hope it doesn't stay just for pictures.

James Adams

I hope that tourists will really come to see the bastion, because 18 million lei is not small. I liked that they brought to light those archaeological things during the works, as Mihaela Neag said. Anyway, glad it's over before September 1st.

Katherine Morris

The 18 million lei sounds like a solid investment, especially with those archaeological finds Mihaela Neag mentioned turning up during the work. Hope the tourists actually show up starting September 1st and it doesn't just sit there empty like some of the older parts of the citadel. Nice that the local contribution covered the rest.

Полина Беляева

Maybe it’s good that they spent these 18 million lei, since they found archaeological things, as Mihaela Neag said. But I wonder how many tourists will actually come to Oradea from September 1 to recoup all this. In Yaroslavl they are also restoring the old, but there are not always many people.