ABOUT BUCHAREST

Bucharest is the capital of Romania and the country’s largest city with a population of around 2 million people.

For information on Bucharest and its history, see Wikipedia.

For a clickable map of Bucharest, click HERE.

Plenty more information about Bucharest for visitors can be found at the Romania Tourist Board website.

BUCHAREST SIGHTS & ATTRACTIONS
- What to See & Do

The main sight to take note of in Bucharest is, surprisingly enough, the gigantic Palace of Parliament (Ceausima), a 12-storey behemoth of a building with the dimensions of the Pentagon in the USA. The ancient Old Court is also a must-see, as is the Museum of the Romanian Peasant (named European Museum of the Year in 1996!), while wandering around the old town’s cobble-stoned streets and taking in the many churches, palaces, shops, restaurants and bars is also good fun.

If it’s a particularly hot summer’s day, there are loads of parks in the capital to duck into. Cismigiu Garden lies in the heart of the city and is one of the smaller ones as well as the oldest. It has a lake with boat rentals available as well as ice skating in winter and a restaurant and bars. The best shopping is along the main street between Piata Romana and Piata Unirii.

Lonely Planet’s list of sights and attractions in Bucharest provides further details on what to see and do in Bucharest while you are there, as does this page on Bucharest attractions provided by Romania’s Tourist Board.

VISIT BUCHAREST
- How to Get There

By Plane: For flight deals to Bucharest from the UK, try the Skyscanner.net website or Expedia.co.uk.

British Airways and Tarom Romanian Air operate flights from London Heathrow to  Bucharest’s Henri Coanda Airport.

BUCHAREST ACCOMMODATION

BUCHAREST HOTELS:

- Booking.com: Bucharest Hotels

- Hotels.com: Bucharest Hotels

- Alpharooms: Hotels in Bucharest

Bucharest Hostels:

- Hostelbookers: Bucharest Hostels