Craiova as an open-air museum (2) - Historical Centre

Craiova as an open-air museum (2) - Historical Centre


Now that the summer with its sometime ruthless heat is starting to leave us and that we can go for more relaxed walks than usual, it would be a shame not to take a little of our time and take a look at the surrounding details that, perhaps, we’ve never noticed.

And what better place for this than the Historical Centre of Craiova, where stories of all kinds are waiting for us, written in the walls, in the plaster and on the old shreds of special constructions? Once houses in the commercial area, the buildings in the main attraction area of ​​Craiova still bear details that can't help but catch your eye.

So let's walk together through the Historical Centre of Craiova and linger a bit, looking around. Tourists or locals, it's a shame not to let the houses tell us the stories that only they know best.

Here are some images that we captured for you and that, in turn, you can see, if you let yourself be entertained by one of the most beautiful areas of the city.

From Lipscani street, from where we can see the model of old houses - on the ground floor with shops, upstairs with living spaces - and up to the main Buzești Brothers street, we have something to see both in architectural details and in building complexes.

Silk shops, fine cuts and all the businesses that once existed here have been transformed today, as inevitably happens over time. Even if we are no longer at the end of the 19th century or at the beginning of the 20th century, when all the hustle and bustle of the city existed in this area, we can do an exercise of imagination that takes us back in time.

And we don't even have to do it alone, given that there are still some typical businesses in this area that have kept that special air. Whether we are talking about a shop of windows or frames or a tailor’s place that looks different from the new shops or bars, we can certainly show our appreciation by a modest tribute: to sit for a few seconds and admire something that had the strength to be preserved over time. And, why not, let's walk inside to find out the old stories exactly from the source.

Fortunately, most of the buildings in the historical centre have been restored with the rehabilitation of the entire area, so in some locations you can enjoy good food or a glass of wine exactly in houses that have been preserved with taste and respect for history.

For comparison, thanks to those from the County Library "Alexandru and Aristia Aman", who digitized and took care of the images of Craiova in the past, we can see exactly how it was before and relive.

But, the most important thing, through the steps that take us anywhere in the city and in the county, is to respect these legacies and, if we have them, to take care of them as best we can. After all, what would we be without the living proof of our history?

Photos: memorielocala.aman.ro, discoverdolj.ro

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