Copou Park
Parcul Copou
Iași's oldest park, where the old linden tree that poet Mihai Eminescu often sat beneath still stands, a pilgrimage site for lovers of Romanian literature.
Copou Park was built between 1834 and 1848 on Copou Hill in the north of the city. The park contains the Lion Obelisk, one of Romania's oldest monuments. Its most famous feature is a silver linden tree about 500 years old, beneath which the Romanian national poet Mihai Eminescu often wrote poetry. Today it is a place for couples to meet and a site of literary remembrance, and the Eminescu Museum is nearby. Admission is free, the tree-lined paths are good for walking, and the park can be visited together with Cuza University and the Botanical Garden.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
- Vasile Pogor House
- Iași Botanical Garden
- Ion Creangă's Bojdeucă
- Museum of the Union
- Union Square (Piața Unirii)
- Metropolitan Cathedral, Iași
- Vasile Alecsandri National Theatre