Top Tourist Places to Visit in Bihor, Romania, Europe

Top Tourist Places to Visit in Bihor, Romania, Europe

Bihor is a county in a historic region of Crisana in Romania. Bihor county spans total area of 7,544 square kilometers (2,913 square miles) and county has 5 major cities by name Arad, Carei, Chisineu-Cris, Oradea and Zalau and majority of the population in the county are Christians and east part of the county is covered by mountain region with highest mount ranges of up to 1,800 meters (5,906 feet) above the sea level. Bihor County is one of the richest counties in Romania and economy of the county depends on construction projects, textile, food and beverages industries. Bihor County shares the border with Hungary and located 580 kilometers from Bucharest, capital of Romania. Coordinates of Bihor are 47.0722° N, 21.9211° E.

Bihor County Tourism:

Apuseni Mountains:

Apuseni Mountains is one of the renowned and most visited mountains in Bihor County and has chain of mountains and the highest peak is Cucurbata Mare located 1849 meters above the sea level and has more than 400 caves. Paths of mountains make the hiking pleasurable for the tourists.

Bear Cave:

Bear Cave is one of the prominent and main tourist attractions in Bihor County was founded in year 1975 and the cave is situated in the west part of Apuseni Mountains in Chiscau Village and one can find numerous interesting artifacts inside the cave.

Galeria de Arta ‘Ioan Sima:

Galeria de Arta ‘Ioan Sima is located in the Zalau city in Bihor County is also known as “Art Gallery Ioan Sima” was established in the year 1951 and showcases the arts and paintings of some of the renowned artists. Museum is one of the prime attractions in the Zalau city.

Calea Republicii:

Calea Republicii is one of the most striking streets of Oradea city and located 2 kilometers from Oradea City and the street showcases an unbelievable number of Art Nouveau buildings and surrounded by cafes, bars and shops.

Other places to visit in Bihor County:

Teatrul Regina Maria
Muzeul Ţării Crişurilor
Catedrala barocă
Biserica cu Lună
Cetatea Oradea
Fekete Sas
Transilvania Building
Roman-Catholic Church
The Reformed Church
History County Museum

Best time to visit Bihor County:

Most part of the county is surrounded by mountains and climate is divided mainly into two parts summer and winter season and summer season is from May to September and winter season is from November to March and best time to visit Bihor County is from March to October.

Reaching Bihor County:

By Air:

Bihor County’s main airport is located in Oradea city by name Oradea International Airport and the airport caters daily flights to Bucharest city and from Oradea city one can reach to any parts of the county through bus or rail transportation.

By Train:

Train is the best mode of transportation to reach Bihor County and Oradea city receives trains from all the parts of the country and from neighboring country Hungary and from Oradea one can reach to other parts of the county.

By Road:

Bihor County receives buses from distinct parts of Romanian and Hungary to Oradea city and Oradea bus terminal connects to other parts of the county.

Accommodation in Bihor County:

Bihor County has some best hotels well-known for banquets that array from budget to lavishness presenting some high class of comfort services to the tourists seeking lodging amenities in such hotels located in Bihor County. The hotels have all latest amenities and services like free internet connection, elevators, personnel swimming pools, doctors on call, airport shuttle and sauna, TV, gym, fitness facilities and many more. List of hotels located in Bihor County are as follows: