Theresia Bastion
Bastionul Theresia
The only large surviving bastion of the 18th-century Habsburg fortress; its red-brick vaulted halls now house restaurants, bars and an ethnography exhibition.
The old town of Timișoara was once encircled by a star-shaped fortress in the Vauban style. At the end of the 19th century the walls were demolished, leaving only the Theresia Bastion, completed in the 1730s. Its thick brick-vaulted spaces have been converted into bars, restaurants and exhibition venues, and the Banat Museum has an ethnography and history display here. It is a five-minute walk from Unirii Square, and the bars are lively at night.
Opening hours
All day; exhibition halls approx. 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Memorial of the 1989 Revolution
- St. George's Cathedral
- Timișoara Art Museum (Baroque Palace)
- Union Square
- Serbian Orthodox Cathedral
- Liberty Square
- Roses Park
- Cetate Synagogue