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Jimbolia
The town of six museums, on the Serbian border.
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Where to stay in Jimbolia
Places to sleep well, picked for comfort and location.
- 1central hotel
Hotel Santa Maria
Hotel with a restaurant and terrace in an old building on the main street. It has single and double rooms and two-room apartments.
Centru€€ - 2small hotel
Barock Jimbolia
Small hotel with five rooms on the main street, close to the centre. Guests praise the cleanliness and breakfast.
Centru€€ - 3guesthouse with restaurant
Hotel & Restaurant Classic
Guesthouse near the centre with single and double rooms and apartments, plus its own restaurant. It is the budget option.
Centru€ - 4guesthouse with pool
Pensiunea Eden RV
Guesthouse on the edge of town with a restaurant and an outdoor pool in summer. The kitchen serves many Romanian dishes.
Ieșirea spre Lenauheim€€ - 5guest house
Casa Giulia
Guest house with double rooms on the main street, between the station and the centre. Rooms have a private bathroom, air conditioning and a kitchenette.
Nord, spre gară€
Where to eat in Jimbolia
Meals worth the trip.
- 1restaurant with terrace
Santa Maria Brasserie
The Hotel Santa Maria restaurant, with Romanian cooking, a bar and a terrace. It is on the main street.
Centru€€ - 2restaurant and pizzeria
Restaurant Riviera
One of the town's oldest restaurants, in Casa Regenhold, an art nouveau building. It has a broad menu with pizza, grilled meat and fish, plus a terrace.
Centru€€ - 3restaurant and lounge
IWP Food Lounge
Restaurant with a European menu, pizza and Romanian dishes, close to the centre. The Fire Brigade Museum is nearby.
Centru€€ - 4pizzeria
Pizza Veneția
One of the town's oldest pizzerias, on the main street, next to Csekonics Park. It is a simple, cheap stop.
Centru€ - 5bistro and café
Bistro Cafe Robert
Bistro with food and sweets, five minutes on foot from the station and the centre. In summer it is known for ice cream.
Centru€
What to see in Jimbolia
Things to see, picked to fill a whole day.
- 1press museum
Muzeul Presei „Sever Bocu”
A museum of the press opened in 2007, with newspapers and magazines from the first half of the 19th century to today. Visits are by appointment only.
Centru-est 
2memorial art museumMuzeul Ștefan Jäger
A memorial exhibition for the Swabian painter Stefan Jäger, with his studio kept unchanged. It shows oil paintings, watercolours, pastels and sketches.
Centru
3fire brigade museumMuzeul Pompierilor „Sfântul Florian”
A museum in the volunteer fire station, which has been running for more than 145 years. It shows old and modern equipment, flags and uniforms.
Centru-vest
4railway museumMuzeul Căilor Ferate
A museum at Jimbolia station about the railway that linked Timișoara to Vienna. It has a steam crane and a section on deportations.
Gară- 5memorial house
Casa Memorială „Dr. Karl Diel”
The house of an important Jimbolia doctor, with medical instruments from early 20th-century Banat. It also shows the life of a family of the time.
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Frequently asked questions
Where to stay in Jimbolia?
We recommend Hotel Santa Maria (central hotel, Centru): It is the safest central choice, with a restaurant downstairs and the museums a few minutes away on foot. Other picks: Barock Jimbolia, Hotel & Restaurant Classic, Pensiunea Eden RV and Casa Giulia.
Where to eat in Jimbolia?
We recommend Santa Maria Brasserie (restaurant with terrace, Centru): You get Romanian food, indoors or on the terrace, right in the centre. Other picks: Restaurant Riviera, IWP Food Lounge, Pizza Veneția and Bistro Cafe Robert.
What to see in Jimbolia?
We recommend Muzeul Presei „Sever Bocu” (press museum, Centru-est): It is a rare museum devoted entirely to the press, and the town's best-known museum. Other picks: Muzeul Ștefan Jäger, Muzeul Pompierilor „Sfântul Florian”, Muzeul Căilor Ferate and Casa Memorială „Dr. Karl Diel”.
How far is Jimbolia from Timișoara?
About 40 km by road from Timișoara.
How do you choose the places?
For each category we pick at most five places and check them: they exist, they are open and they are worth the trip. We take no money to list a place.