Timisoara
Timisoara, in the Banat region close to the Hungarian border, is world-famous as the place where the 1989 revolution began. Numerous memorial slabs to those people who died in the fighting are encrusted in walls on streets around the town. Most are still honoured with fresh flowers and lavish bouquets. The Tokes Reformed Church, the flashpoint of the revolution, is south of the town centre. Other main sights include the Roman Catholic Cathedral and the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, which are in the town centre on opposite sides of Piata Unirii, Timisoara's most picturesque square. Timisoara is serviced by international buses, though there are few bus connections to other Romanian towns. The city is serviced by plenty of international and domestic trains. Some international flights go to Timisoara.
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