What to do in Cluj-Napoca when it rains
Caught by a shower in Cluj-Napoca? There's history to explore indoors, art to admire, markets to browse and cafés to settle into until it clears.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Ethnographic Park Romulus Vuia Aleea Muzeului Etnografic, 400221 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- The Art Museum Piața Unirii 30, 400394 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Steampunk Transylvania Strada Ștefan Octavian Iosif 4, 400000 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Ethnographical Museum of Transylvania Memorandumului Street 21, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- The National Museum of the History of Transylvania Strada Constantin Daicoviciu 2, 400000 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Zoological Museum Str. Clinicilor, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Steampunk Transylvania Strada Ștefan Octavian Iosif 4, 400000 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- French Institute of Cluj Strada Ion I. C. Brătianu 22, 400079 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Art Deco Gift & Souvenirs Piața Muzeului 6, 400394 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Edison House of Music Strada Ploiești 51, 400638 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Dr Antiques in curte / in the courtyard, Piața Unirii 11 / 4, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- The Cosmic House Str. General Eremia Grigorescu 106, 407280 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Unirii Square Piața Unirii, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Statuia Mihai Viteazul Piața Mihai Viteazu, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Cetățuia Str. Călărașilor, 400394 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Turnul Croitorilor Strada Baba Novac 35, 400097 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Matthias Rex Monument Piața Unirii, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Romanian Railroads Regional Office Str. Avram Iancu 17, 400124 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Piața Oser Strada Bobâlnei 65, 400394 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Ferma Steluța Strada Odobești Nr. 100, 400618 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Market Flora Aleea Padin 21, 400000 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- PENNY Strada Dâmboviței 12-18, 400584 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Piața Agroalimentară Hermes Strada Albac 3, 400394 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Piața Agroalimentară IRA Strada Dâmboviței, 400394 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- GoK Strada Constantin Brâncuși 97/1, 400347 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Café Bulgakov Strada Inocențiu Micu Klein 17, 400087 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Samsara Foodhouse - Cluj restaurant plant-based Cardinal Iuliu Hossu Street 3, 400029 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- The Soviet Strada Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 400394 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Enigma Strada Iuliu Maniu 12, 400089 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Olivo Bistro Bulevardul Eroilor 7, 400394 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Iulius Mall Strada Alexandru Vaida Voevod 53B, 400436 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Platinia Shopping Center Calea Mănăștur 2-6, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Central Shopping Center Strada Regele Ferdinand 22-26, 400110 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Sigma Shopping Center Str. Republicii 109, 400000 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Sora Shopping Center Bulevardul 21 Decembrie 1989 5, 400394 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Aushopping Bulevardul Muncii 1-15, 400394 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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