{"id":304802,"date":"2021-01-14T12:37:43","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T10:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=304802"},"modified":"2021-01-14T12:37:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T10:37:43","slug":"romanias-timisoara-on-the-independents-list-of-best-second-cities-in-europe-to-visit-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/romanias-timisoara-on-the-independents-list-of-best-second-cities-in-europe-to-visit-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Romania\u2019s Timi\u0219oara, on The Independent\u2019s list of Best Second Cities in Europe to Visit in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Timi\u0219oara, in western Romania, features on the list of the Best Second Cities in Europe to Visit in 2021 put together by the British newspaper <em>The Independent<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"RO\">The list covers nine cities that can serve as \u201calternatives to bustling capital cities\u201d or to crowded nature spots. \u201cWith beaches, parks, and even mountains now crowded with people looking for that sense of freedom, cities can be the perfect refuge,\u201d the authors of the article, Qin Xie, Simon Calder, and Helen Coffey, write.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"RO\">The Romanian city is noted for its Secessionist architecture, for which it is sometimes called \u201cLittle Vienna,\u201d the mix of cultures that left their mark on its history and style, as well as it&#8217;s cultural offering, set to expand further as the city prepares to roll out the European Capital of Culture program in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"RO\">Timi\u0219oara is one of the three European Capital of Cultures on the list, alongside Rijeka (Croatia), which held the title in 2020 and will keep it until April of this year, and Wroclaw (Poland), the holder of the title in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"RO\">The full list of Best Second Cities includes Jerez de la Frontera (Spain), Rijeka (Croatia), Wroclaw (Poland), S\u00e8te (France), Lahti (Finland), Cork (Ireland), D\u00fcsseldorf (Germany), and Braga (Portugal). <\/span>The list is available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/travel\/europe\/best-second-cities-europe-spain-france-germany-b1781945.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"RO\">Tr by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.romania-insider.com\/independent-best-second-cities-timisoara-jan-2021\">Romania Insider<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"RO\">Photography courtesy of <\/span>Facebook \/ Timi\u015foara Capital\u0103 Cultural\u0103 European\u0103<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Timi\u0219oara, in western Romania, features on the list of the Best Second Cities in Europe to Visit in 2021 put together by the British newspaper The Independent. 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