A hundred thousand students keep Cluj humming in a way most capitals would envy. The bars around Piața Muzeului and Piața Unirii spill onto medieval cobbles, craft beer costs loose change, and each August the Untold festival turns the football stadium into one of Europe's biggest raves. Off-season, hunt down the courtyard bars hidden through unmarked passageways off Strada Piezișă — the student strip — and order a vișinată, the sour-cherry firewater, before the dancing starts.
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